by Flic Luxmoore | Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | Hopeful
In this world there is much to be enjoyed, and savoured, and shared with loved ones. The smell of the air after a thunderstorm, the feeling of coming home after a long absence and the taste of a food that delights the soul. A simple joy of life is all we can hope to...
by Flic Luxmoore | Friday, April 22, 2011 | Food Van Driving, Hopeful, House
I’m sure everyone has one, a vague collection of plans and dates that you will tackle when you have a moment. I have one that I am gradually working my way through, adding to it more often than I cross something off. It is fast becoming a creation so complex you...
by Flic Luxmoore | Monday, April 4, 2011 | Hopeful, The Business of Catering
To nickname our Jabberwocky “the Beast” came about largely by accident. It was as much a frustrated description as a term of endearment in the days before the MOT; back when it lurked on our drive, defying any attempts to make it function. Today, not only...
by Flic Luxmoore | Wednesday, February 23, 2011 | Hopeful
I don’t believe in luck. I prefer to savour the good times, and bank them in the ISA of good feelings for a rainy day. Lately there have been a fair few rainy days, and they have been making regular withdrawals, but I’m still determined to save. DEBIT: The...
by Flic Luxmoore | Wednesday, February 9, 2011 | Hopeful, Street Food
A recent survey has shown brownie, cooked to Barny’s Mum’s recipe and served in a styrofoam cup, to be the worlds most successful snack from a van. I know this because last night we had a bunch of friends round, installed Barny in the kitchen and becooked...
by Flic Luxmoore | Monday, January 17, 2011 | Hopeful, The Business of Catering
Yesterday was a long, expensive day. Long, because at 3am I woke up to the frantic hammering of my mind thundering round in ever decreasing circles of worry. Expensive because of what caused the 3am alarm call. But, marvellously, joyously, we have a start! We found a...