We have so many wonderful memories of time spent with our great friend Penny. How to pick which one to share? Easy ... Always a great hostess (no pun intended) - we were invited over for one of Penny's generous Sunday lunches, including her infamous cheesy leeks! I asked for the gravy jug and began to pour some onto my plate ... SPLOTCH! What's that, I ask myself. A tiara. Yes, a tiara in the gravy, and now on my lunch. 'Oh ... that's where I put it!' Penny laughed. A close second comes the whole salmon, bent in half to fit the oven and cooked for just the three of us ...

Between a group of friends and family we established that New Years Eve wasn’t particularly a favourite night of the year. So, we decided to start celebrating NYE with a murder mystery party instead! Much fun and laughter!!

Penny’s roast lamb was famous! She loved having friends and family over for a roast dinner with all the trimmings including the favourite cheesy leeks!

Penny always looked immaculate and during her teens and 20s regularly shopped at Mary Quant and Biba. I was always happy because she donated her cast offs to me. Her pea green platform shoes we used for dressing up when I was younger were positively fought over by my friends! She also gave me a black pair, but it was alwaysthe pea green platforms which were the favourites.