How to get from Dorchester to Clapham Junction via Clapham Junction
So you want to go from Dorchester to Clapham Junction by train. How do you work out the best way to get there? Looking the journey up on the National Rail web site seems a […]
Month: October 2016
Do you know what MPG your car is doing? Ways of keeping track.
I wrote the piece below back in 2013 when I was trying to get an idea what the true MPG figure was that I was getting from normal everyday driving. I have to admit I […]
A Dorset Apple Cake Recipe From The White House Hotel, Charmouth
I have come across this video showing an apple cake actually being made in Dorset. Here the White House Hotel in Charmouth give away their recipe for apple cake. They make them as individual cakes. […]
The coming to the South West of Harvest petrol stations
Over the years Ive seen petrol stations selling all sorts of brands. Over time many of these have disappeared. Elf and Mobil are two that were familiar names once that have now gone, merged with […]
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Dorset Apple Cake, Titli Nihaan style
Fancy cooking an apple cake? I came across this Dorset Apple Cake on YouTube. In the video Titli Nihann demonstrates her recipe for apple cake in her own entertaining, rather eccentric, style. The recipe is […]
Does anyone else think Adele “Set’s fire to Lorraine”?
Who remembers the old song “I can see clearly now the rain has gone” which made it into the UK record charts for both Johnny Nash and Jimmy Cliff? A few years ago I remember […]
Who was cuckolded at Cuckholds Pit?
Out near Chardstock in East Devon there is a road sign which reads ‘Cuckholds Pit’. It has always amused me. I assume ‘Cuckhold’ is a spelling variation of ‘Cuckold’. Cuckold is a term for a […]