Well what a saga! Had my hand operation in the Nuffield in Exeter, and just as it was about to begin, when I was all cracked and the hand was numb and the surgeon was ready with the scalpel, the fire alarm sounded! Eek! Thankfully he did not make us get up and go out but sent someone to check what was happening! Then shortly after he began the operation to free up my carpal tunnel syndrome. And 10 minutes later it was over. Here is the 'after' with the stitches, along with the before... and - look away now…

Super days out this week - another lovely restful week down in Devon and the dogs loved the sea - twice! See below for videos of how they got on in the waves - so funny seeing what Gracie did! It's been a great week for relaxing and it kicked off with a special acupuncture session with my lovely pal Goody. She told me I have to focus on getting more quality sleep so I agreed. That's why on Wednesday morning, I ended up snoozing the alarm at 8.30. I'll get another half an hour, I thought. I don't have…

What do you do for Hallowe'en? Anything? I do love this pic, taken three years ago at the launch party of a special spooky anthology. It was such fun - mind you, masks are always easier than makeup right? I don't generally do much for Hallowe'en - but I will be in Devon without any guests this year, so maybe we will have some trick or treaters! It'll be the first year in a long time since my last two houses were actually quite remote so we never got any visitors! That's after many years where the tradition in my…

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Hi! Hope you're having a great weekend so far. Here's what I promised for those of you who love vintage as much as I do, a little look at a 1940s cookery book my pal Alix found - what weird ingredients! AND news about Molly the detective dog who finds cats... Plus - below - a sneaky peek at the new Liz Earle Today's Special Value bumper pack for a fraction of the usual cost, and it's available right now - even though it only officially launches on Sunday on QVC. Go here to get the Liz Earle 6 pc…