Beware TERRIBLE service at The Pheasant Inn, Hungerford

Today I met some family for lunch at The Pheasant Inn, Shefford Woodlands, near Hungerford, RG17. Well, I tried to.

I had booked ahead and explained we were four adults, two children and a baby but when we arrived we were shown two small tables which they then begrudgingly pushed together. As I tried to get [...]

Great New Bonus Credit Crunch Diet!

I remember once reading an article about cheat ways to diet. One suggestion was to turn the central heating down a few degress so that the body would have to work harder to keep warm and so burn more calories.

I can confirm it works. Due to a “catastrophic” leak in our plumbing I’ve had no [...]

Tough life?

There are days when you feel life is tough. I think I’ve been having a tough time lately. My husband is working away for three weeks so I’m at home alone with the three children. The boys seem to be permanently antagonistic and aggressive, there’s always one shouting, crying, pushing, thumping, hurt. Neither the carrot [...]

Don’t Panic

I’ve not collapsed in a pile of empty bottles. I’ve just had a soak in the bath and am now eating comfort food (muesli) in front of the fire watching TV (unheard of for me) while my husband does the ironing (unusual for him)! I feel like a new woman.

Cry for help?

Is this the beginning of the end?

I’m having a bit of a crap time at the moment – I won’t write why as it will probably sound bleatingly pathetic in print. However, feeling a bit fed up this lunchtime I opened the fridge to get something innocuous like cheese and spied an open bottle of [...]