A brief history of Milkmen

If you’re anything like me then if you cast your mind back to around 7am or so then up until the late 1980’s you’d likely be very familiar with the jingle of milk bottles and the heavy clunk as they were placed on doorsteps.   There’s almost certainly a couple of foil-topped glass milk bottles… Continue reading A brief history of Milkmen

Oh no! I’ve been diagnosed as being Gluten, Dairy and Wheat intolerant.

Ain't that the truth!

Firstly I like to think myself as a very tolerant person.  I never get angry or argue, I don’t think I have ever hit anyone even at school.  As long as people leave me alone then I don’t really care what they identify themselves with.  If I don’t like something or someone I just have… Continue reading Oh no! I’ve been diagnosed as being Gluten, Dairy and Wheat intolerant.

Women Who Eat On Tubes

In recent weeks something of a storm has appeared in London and the rest of the U.K. regarding a Facebook page entitled “Women Who Eat On The Tube” and predictably shows photos of women who are eating, sometimes scoffing their face on the London Underground trains and usually surrounded by passengers.  Once the photos are… Continue reading Women Who Eat On Tubes

Sugar is the new tobacco: Why are all my healthy foods so full of sugar?

I don’t want anyone to worry that I’m writing a post about food.  I’m perfectly fine or at least as fine as could be expected for someone who like almost everyone else in the U.K. this week seems to have realised that almost all their foods are packed full of sugar. When it comes to… Continue reading Sugar is the new tobacco: Why are all my healthy foods so full of sugar?