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When I get an oven.

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Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash When I get an oven I will roast a chicken with lemon, garlic and herb butter. I will bake The Pioneer Woman's soft cinnamon rolls . I will bake a quiche, all cheese and wobble. I will roast pork ribs, spicy and sticky. I will bake bread. I will bake my Nigella Lawson cookies. I will cook a lasagna, all layers and topped with ricotta. I will bake a frozen pizza and savour the simple pleasure. Please can I get a new working oven. 

Is blogging dead?

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Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash  Is blogging dead?  Google and the rest of the internet says not, it's just evolving.  I remember when people would blog about their life, like in the old days of Instagram when people would just post up the dinner that night. Yes there were those out there wanting to and making their blog into a business but generally I loved the blogs that were just peoples updates, a recap of what they done at the weekend, their successful recipe the tried out, their trip with friends. We didn't know each other in real life but I "knew" them enough to want to know what they had done, to catch up. I always thought the best blogs were those written as it was a letter to their friend or a diary entry. I recall my brother telling me I should start an "online" journal during one summer holiday to give myself something to do, he was clearly well ahead of his time. Although I do think that was the summer holiday I taught myself photoshop, so not...