Apparently Jay Raynor was on-board the Celebrity Equinox; more interesting were Julia Parsons, Liz Upton and Douglas Blyde. So too was Craig Butcher but we didn’tRead More

Last Sunday, up early. Dawn-like early. Absolutely no one about. From my cabin on the 11th deck up to the open air on top I sawRead More

It is next to impossible to explain the size of the Celebrity Eclipse; near impossible to visualise if you haven’t actually been on-board. The two elevatorRead More

You never take enough photos; despite seeming to prowl around the ship clicking like a mad thing it seems surprising how few pictures you end upRead More

This Chocolate and Walnut Cookie Recipe is a bit odd. Taken from the Celebrity Bake Book it was submitted by Tom Kerridge of the famous HandRead More

My good friend Malika celebrates her 30th today. Down the pub later of course but I thought a little homemade treat would be in order. TheRead More

St. Clement – the patron saint of blacksmiths, killed in the 4th century by being thrown into the sea, tied to an anchor. November 23rd isRead More

A recipe in the Oxford Times seemed ideal for my entry for Sugar High Friday. A bit dumb perhaps selecting a theme without a single ideaRead More

Odd looking Rocket you may think; and well spotted if you did for the green bits are actually pea shoots. A substitution but one that workedRead More

Squeezed 9 different jams into mine – Bramble and Brambly, Apricot, Blackcurrant, the last scrape of Gizella’s Plum, Strawberry, Cloudberry, another strawberry, homemade Sloe and someRead More