People often ask me why I decided to go the website route to earn a crust and how I got started with it all.

Well, the reason I went that way back in 2002 was because I was semi-retired and didn’t want to go back to ‘work’ but I wasn’t ready to sit and vegetate just yet. I wanted something I could do from home and work at when I wanted to.

The trouble was

Is it me or has Nigella Lawson turned from flavourful food goddess into trying-too-hard tasteless tart?

Her new series ‘Nigella Express’ just seems to be endless shots of her making eyes at the camera and smiling coquettishly at the naughtiness of eating fattening ‘comfort food’.

You don’t need to keep reminding us that you are being ‘sexy/naughty’ by forever snacking or raiding the fridge at night Nigella, we can see it quite obviously on your hips.

Here’s an easy, healthy meal you can prepare in no time.

Take some salad leaves and throw them on a plate.  You can use pre-packed of any description or rocket or watercress, whatever you’ve got is fine.

Throw on some Serrano ham (Jamon Iberico is the best), some cut up peaches, some broken up buffalo mozarella cheese (not the pre-grated stuff) and mix it all up a bit.

Make up a sharp-ish dressing (3 parts olive oil, 1 part lemon juice, salt and pepper) and pour it over the salad.  Job done.

Eat with some nice crusty wholemeal and a glass of your favourite wine.  Simple, tasty, healthy and fast.

The unfortunate demise of Princess Diana. Was it an accident? Was the driver drunk? Was she pregnant? Was she murdered? Was there a conspiracy involving her ex-husband? Had the car been tampered with?

I’m afraid I (and most of the sane world no doubt!) have long ago got to the point where I have to say: ‘Who gives a

There seems to be a bit of fuss and indignation from the smoking fraternity in the UK about the recent law banning smoking in the workplace, pubs, restaurants and other public places.

A hardcore section of inhalers are up in arms about it, calling it an attack on their personal freedom, interference by the nanny state, political correctness gone mad, etc., etc.

Have you ever come across anyone whose chronic bad breath was enough to floor an army at 50 paces? I’m sure we’ve all been friends with, or at least known someone, who had us running for the sick bucket every time they opened their mouth.

There are many reasons and causes that give rise to this condition and the first thing to do is

There is a largely held (pun intended) belief that whatever occurs in the US will inevitably find its way over to Europe and the UK. So waddling its way over the pond comes the weighty (ouch!) subject of obesity.

The top echelons of the UK medical profession have stated that more than half the UK is either overweight or obese. Apparently over 70% of men and 63% of women are classed in this category. That’s an awful lot of fat people.

There are many overseas property scam stories out there. Some are just so unbelievable you wonder how anyone can be so stupid as to fall for them. Some are very clever and you feel sorry for the victims.

When you’re dealing with prospective ‘cash’ purchasers abroad you need to be very cautious and question the motives of anyone that promises you anything for nothing.

That said, I thought you might like to hear of an attempted scam which actually happened to us.