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Well done Kate that looks really good

We also cook mainly from scratch and on the whole it does cost less. I love making my own bread when I have time - but it rarely hangs around in this house!! Or any cakes. I love cooking from scratch and DH and I both find working in the kitchen very therapeutic. In addition my children much prefer "mum's food" so I think that I am teaching them the value of good wholesome food As for adding salt I rarely add any instead relying on herbs and spices for flavouring. I suffer from high blood pressure so I try to keep salt to the rare occassions that I have proper fried chips when we eat out.

I was very pleasantly surprised as Mr Darcy Presents his Bride was very good and I don't tend to go for sequels penned by other authors. Whilst on holiday I also read Jean Plaidy - Defenders of the Faith Jodi Picoult - Picture Perfect and started PD James - A Taste for Death

Kat don't put it in the washing machine! It will ruin all your good work. Just use a gentle handwash and gently rub at the offending areas. Will only take a couple of minutes!!

I really enjoyed Hue and Cry - the first book with more to come about an investigator in Tudor Scotland. Has promise I think Helen Halstead - Mr Darcy Presents his Bride. Maybe interesting as it's a sequel to Pride and Prejudice - so far the author has tried to keep to the same type of writing style as Jane Austen

I don't think that we have become totally Americanised - yet. Tiger seriously rants if she hears any hint of Americanism in this house - LOL!! I know I will say to DS and DH if they say 'garbage', trash or anything like it we both start on about the Queen's English. Many of Tiger's friends are the same. So there is hope that more people (judging by the response on this thread!) feel the same I certainly do feel - passionately that we must try and keep our culture and our Britishness - that is what makes us unique and 'quaint' as the Americans think of us. I think that even the TV companies are beginning to realise the increasing backlash of this as Virgin have launched their own channel dedicated purely to 'Good Old Blighty' and only ever screen British programmes.

Well done Kell - you're really knocking out the projects!

Louiseog - I think I was expecting more and I was left needing more substance. It was a pleasant read though Shirley McKay - Hue and Cry

Really enjoyed Silent Killer Moving onto Freda Lightfoot - Hostage Queen

Beverly Barton - Silent Killer

That's lovely Kate - a big well done

Jean Plaidy - Battle of the Queens

Really glad you enjoyed it Kate

Fantastic read. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to anyone

Ian Rankin - Strip Jack

Shin- creases will come out with a gentle wash and an iron. project looking good

Kate - Johnny is coming on so well - you must be pleased with your progress

Jack did fluff his lines at the beginning. Tiger and I were waiting for a for forgotten lines !! Didn't expect that highlight to happen until the end

Some months I buy none and others upto about