Continuing our traveller’s dream trip along Route 66 as she falls in love with New Mexico, and learns not to ignore warning signs.
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13Mar/13
06Mar/13
In Search of America, on the (runaway) Mother Road….
A road trip along Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles, inspired by Steinbeck and song has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember, Iʼm not alone in this. Pixar did it with Cars the movie, Billy Connolly did it on his Trike, Ricky Gervais sent the The Idiot Abroad in a Smart Car. We took a beautiful black convertible Chevrolet Camaro SS by happy mistake, from Hertz, (a courtesy bus ride from OʼHare airport) which turned the 2400 miles of Route 66 into such a joy to drive that we added another 1600 miles on just for fun.
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06Mar/13
India’s prodigal princess – lost in time
In this part of the world, very little is known of the Indian village: Kodagu (Coorg) and that such a place exists at the doorstep of a bustling metropolis, nestled between the Brahmigiri hills, hidden amongst a canopy of coffee, pepper and paddy plantations.
And virtually nothing is known of its lost princess- a story fit for a fairy tale or a hollywood blockbuster!
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15Jan/13
Is dance important?
Ever since time began human beings have danced. Dance plays an important role in all cultures, notably as part of worship, celebration, courtship, recreation and entertainment. It is an expression of movement and movement is in every living thing.
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15Jan/13
The Biryani Revisited
I don’t think a dish exists today, such as the Biryani, that has been so painstakingly researched over the years. It has left culinary historians baffled and its myriad theories have intrigued countless food enthusiasts, many of whom claim to have decoded its past. If the Da Vinci Code has to be re-written, Dan Brown should certainly chose the Biryani as its focus this time around. And if I were to have my last supper, I certainly wish it was a good Biryani; and so my epitaph should proclaim- “died peacefully, with a bellyfull of Biryani”.
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09Jan/13
Martin Baynton on WotWots, Jane and the Dragon and world domination
Martin Baynton creator of WotWots, Jane and the Dragon and also the author of more than thirty children’s books is talking to Berkshire Woman from New Zealand’s world famous Weta Workshop about his work and his plans for the future.
BW: Many of our readers would know your WotWots from the Channel 5’s ‘Milkshake’. So 99 countries with WotWots is quite a number. Are you planning World domination?
MB: Oh yes! It’s very exciting Continue reading
29Dec/12
Interview with Denise Linn and her daughter Meadow Linn
I was delighted to hear world famous writer, lecturer and spiritual teacher Denise Linn had agreed to do an interview with Berkshire Woman. I read Denise’s books for years and always learned something from them. This year Denise has written a new book with her daughter Meadow Linn which is just about to come out. I was interested to read and review this book, called ‘The Mystic cookbook’. Suffice to say I was intrigued by the idea of a spiritual kitchen and mindful cooking. (My review will be available online very soon.)
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29Dec/12
Where have all the men gone?
The other morning I was doing my usual – get the kid ready for school, make coffee, make some phone calls, sit down in front of my PC do some social networking… Then it all hit me!
Where are the men? What happened there?
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Organic curry? Yes – we found one.
(cooked by Anishya Kumar a food writer and chef from Ascot)
When I was asked to review what I was told was a Dansak meal I had quite a good idea as to what I was about to sample, or so I thought. Continue reading
24Dec/12
BERKSHIRE WOMAN LOVES
We’ve tested some more organic, and non-organic skin products. We searched for good quality products that don’t come with too high a price tag, and selected a few we liked the most.
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