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on December 10, 2017

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Roast muntjac with red wine, rosemary and redcurrant & mustard mash recipe

Just in case you are reading this and wondering what on earth muntjac is: it's a type of deer, lighter and generally less gamey than venison with a very low fat content and a wonderful taste which I would compare to rare beef.

We get lots of muntjac in the area I live in as we are quite close to where muntjac originated. Well obviously not originally - originally they were from China but were brought to Bedfordshire in about 1900 by the Duke of Bedford.

Escapes and deliberate releases have resulted in a fairly wide spread of wild Reeves" Muntjac to give them their full name. Interesting fact - they are believed to be the oldest breed of deer with prehistoric remains found dating back to as long as 35 million years ago!
They are considered a serious threat to woodland management as they will eat almost any plant material and therefore I am occasionally offered haunches by a local gamekeeper who owns and manages a local ancient woodland.
So - onto cooking. You can slow cook it …

Living With Lichen Sclerosus- My Story.

Warning - contains graphic content about my lady garden region.

I held the clothing in one hand and wielded the scissors in the other. I took a deep breath and hacked a hole. Nope. I was not getting revenge on an unfaithful lover. I was adapting items in my wardrobe for life with Lichen Sclerosus.

I wasn't sure I was ever going to share here the fact that I have been diagnosed with Lichen Sclerosus (sometimes spelled sclerosis but either way, LS for short). I am embarrassed but in the hope that it might prevent someone else having to go through the years of misdiagnosis and agony I have suffered I am going to publish and then maybe run away.

Some of you who either know me in real life or have been following my blog for a while will know that generally I don't shy away from discussing intimate issues. I've happily written about condoms, urinary incontinence and piles, childbirth, breastfeeding, depression and more. I'm a fan of (over) sharing.

But this, this is a little …

Sharks and sea turtles in Reef 2 :High Tide- DVD review

Half term is looming and I am faced with the prospect of a whole week with all of the children at home, almost certainly stuck indoors given the current monsoon conditions in my neck of the woods.

I know, I could pull on wellies and raincoats and go for a nice healthy (damp) yomp round the woods with them. But if you were even thinking of suggesting that you obviously have never met me in real life. I am that woman who doesn't much like walking even on the sunniest of days. The words "a", "Nice" and "walk" should never ever be put together in my opinion.

At a push I might load them into the car and take them to the local museum but on rainy days, especially in school holidays it is always rammed with soggy toddlers and harassed mothers with steamed up glasses and their best Joyce Grenfell voices on. "George. Don't do that." (Go google Joyce Grenfell if you have no clue what I'm talking about!)

So I was delighted when I was sent the l…

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