It’s a long time since I last had breakfast in an aluminium trailer in Cumbria. Twenty-five years or so ago on a cold November morning I bought a bacon sandwich and a polystyrene cup of luke-warm coffee as I
Read MoreArticles from issue : June 2016
Big Boys’ Toys
1973 MG BGT 3500cc V8 Back in the late 1960s I bought my first MG. It was the latest model, a BGT finished in Damascus Red. Up to the minute, its features included opening doors and tailgate, suspension, glass and
Read MoreEverything is pixelated
The column that focuses on providing help, top advice and news about your Apple devices, namely Macs, iPhones and iPads. Please send any questions to Steve via the contact details below. Q: Why is there no way to search for
Read MoreShe’s Electric
The BMW i3 I’ve been desperately trying to remember what I learnt in my physics class. What was Faraday’s Law again? What was it he said about an electric current being generated by a moving conductor within a magnetic field?
Read MoreShin Splints
Rosie is an Osteopath with Swansea Body Kinetics at The Natural Health Service in Page Street, Swansea. This month Rosie explains the causes and treatments for shin splints Shin Splints What are they? The medical term for shin splints is
Read MoreSummertime and the living is easy…
Summertime and the living is easy… …or so sang Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald on their 1950s sultry jazz tune Summertime For the majority of us summertime is a time to enjoy. For the unfortunate minority the onset of longer,
Read MoreSalvia officinalis – Sage
Today the mention of sage is likely to evoke thoughts of Sunday roast with stuffing, but this garden herb has so much more to offer, as is revealed by its illustrious past. Wisdom and old age are the themes woven
Read MoreEditor’s Choice – Environ Original
I WASN’T LOOKING FORWARD TO MY MEETING WITH JODIE GROVE OF THE GROVE SKIN CLINIC IN GOWERTON – NOT BECAUSE I DIDN’T WANT TO SEE JODIE – SHE’S A LOVELY LADY – BUT BECAUSE TALKING TO A SKIN EXPERT MAKES
Read MoreSwansea on the Ebola Frontline
One morning last year, as I sat at my desk and opened my emails as usual I was surprised to receive one from a doctor in Sierra Leone. Dr MICHAEL BRYANT, one of the doctors who was helping to fight
Read MoreVegan Leek and Asparagus Quiche
Rachel of Nutri Balance Swansea is a nutritionist with over 10 years’ experience. Rachel also runs a vegan cookery school called Cool Beans, from her home in Sketty. With warmer days ahead, Rachel’s recipe for June is a vegan quiche,
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I’M AN OMNIVORE WITH VEGETARIAN TENDENCIES. I CAN HAPPILY SURVIVE IN A MEAT-FREE ENVIRONMENT SO LONG AS I HAVE ACCESS TO CHEESE AND EGGS, SO I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE IF I COULD BE DRAWN TO A VEGAN DIET. RACHEL
Read MoreRanji’s Mackerel Curry
This month we bring you a mackerel recipe attributed to a lady that Jon calls his Sri Lankan mum – Ingredients 400g boneless mackerel fillets 4 tbsp coconut oil ½ tsp black mustard seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 3 tsp
Read MoreA proper Italian Limoncello
TATIANA IS BACK THIS MONTH WITH A REFRESHING SUMMER DRINK THAT IS STRICTLY FOR THE ADULTS This Italian liquor is deeply rooted in the south of Italy in the province of Sorrento and Amalfi and is normally made from the
Read MoreCulinary Causerie
In like a Lyon Bouchon de Rossi – French Bistro & Café Bouchon de Rossi in Oxford Street has been on my to-do list for many months. I’d heard very good reviews on this classic Lyonnais restaurant, and so I
Read MorePostcards from Down Under – Continuing with Connor Griffiths (Chris’s son) who’s spending a year in Australia. Here’s the latest news from Oz…
This week was fun. On the Monday it was Anzac Day, a day to remember those who died at war “Lest we forget”. I woke up at 3:30amto get to the dawn service for 4:20am. The service contained speeches from war veterans
Read MoreGreenway – Travel with Liz Barry
“I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me” On a weekend stay in Devon I went along to Greenway House, the holiday home of Agatha Christie which sits in the midst of beautiful gardens
Read MoreThe Written World
BOOKER INTERNATIONAL 2016 WINNER The Vegetarian, a novel by Korean writer Han Kang, translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith and published by UK imprint Portobello Press, has been judged the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for 2016.
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