11. Partridge in a Pear Salad

This is a good seasonal dish – all the ingredients in this week’s recipe are at their best and readily available.

12. Learn how to carve that turkey this Christmas

“Turkey carving is a lost art,” says Antony Worrall Thompson. “Birds are so piddly and small these days and the Sunday roast is dwindling, so people rarely find the need to carve.

13. National Curry Week

It’s National Curry Week – what better to enjoy it than to make your own?

14. White’s wine - Pinot Noir

So you have all seen Sideways, right?

The brilliant mid-life crisis film set against a Californian wine-tasting tour backdrop.

15. Make the most of your midriff

Keeping fit can be a chore for many of us but it is a necessary evil if we want to keep ourselves slim and healthy.

16. Following in Dita’s slow footsteps

The quest to find a fitness class with the emphasis on fun took me to the 19th century.

17. Pet Finder: Can you help a playful pair?

Ginger and white pair Carly and Joe are brother and sister looking for a new home together.

18. Pet Finder: Keeping guineas healthy

Q I have a pair of guinea pigs who live happily in a hutch on the lawn. Now that the cold weather is approaching, what should I do to make sure they are warm and stay healthy?

19. Go Organic: Buy nothing for 24 hours

Next Saturday is the official Buy Nothing Day, one of my favourite days of the year.

20. Rural Reading: Wet feet are worth it to see waders

I Wonder if our local fauna read Rural Reading. No sooner had I decided that a walk to the gravel pits was in order...