Category: Lifestyle
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Giorgio Locatelli you would love this Porchetta!
I’d been back from America for just over two weeks and couldn’t settle down. I’d procrastinated by cleaning the house from top to bottom, replanted the veggie patch and cooked way too much food. My husband suggested we go away for the weekend and I jumped at the chance…any excuse to avoid stepping back into…
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The Disappearing Tangier Island.
Tangier is a small sand island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, on the east coast of America. My next book is set on a fictitious version of Tangier and researching it was the real reason for my trip to the States. I’d read about Tangier in 2007. Bill Bryson mentioned in his…
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Classic Hampton’s Style
Jane’s friend Jim had called and invited us over to dinner. Till now I’d been a tourist and was looking forward to hanging out with a local.
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Where did that 10 kilos come from and finally… the 40 day result (part 4)!
The goal was to attempt to shed 10 kilo’s and get into a bikini for a holiday in 40 days time…and that was 39 days ago.
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Where did that 10 kilograms come from? (part 3)… and a frustrating week.
Broccoli or Bomboloni? Yesterday I felt really pissed off…two days running and I’ve gained almost half a kilo! Same rigid diet routine, same exercise regimen… WTF! I began to hate the scales and despise the chart. Why bother sticking to the rules when my body seemed to be sucking calories from the air. I felt…
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Where did that 10 kilograms come from…and good riddance to 5.3 kilo’s so far!
It’s day 12 of the ‘FABULOUS in FORTY DAYS’ marathon and this morning the scales gave me the sweetest news…I’ve lost 5.3 kilograms (12 lbs)! Cheers and applause are going on in my head and, at half my goal weight, I feel a great sense of victory! The photo above is what 5.3kg’s looks like…
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Where did that 10 kilograms come from?
I’d been avoiding the scales for a very long time and knew deep down things weren’t right…