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Every now and than a product comes along that seems so simple in concept one wonders why it was not thought of before. The Flux doorstop is one such product.  Produced in high density rubber the Flux doorstop can be used on any floor surface without damaging or marking it. It can hold doors open fully or ajar and can also be used in the jam of windows or French doors. Moreover, if you have ever suffred a stubbed toe when you have fallen victim to a forgotten paint can that was wedging a door open you will know how painful it can be. When not in use the Flux doorstop can be conveniently stowed in a drawer or on the window ledge. Flux doorstops are just £4 each from www.roullierwhite.co m

I will never forget Christmas 1987. I was buying for the Covent Garden General Store and one book title in particular was proving so popular there was not room to store it. Boxes of it were crammed into the buying office. I was just recovering at my desk, having hauled two enormous loads down onto the shop floor, when the phone rang ‘we need more books!’ ‘Blinking woman’ I thought as I hung up the phone. The book was ‘The Top 100 Pasta Sauces’ and the ‘blinking woman’ was D iane Seed. The book proved to be one of the best selling non-fiction books of the 80’s. I couldn’t imagine that 20 years later the author would have become my friend and we would be sitting together on a balcony, above a bakers, in the tiny Greek fishing village of Vathi talking about our favourite black and white movies! Having visited D iane at her cookery school in Rome I jumped at the opportunity to join her on one or her ‘Gourmet Adventures’ to Sifnos. This idyllic island is famed for its fo...

Our bodies are temples, so far this week they have been Chinese, Indian and Thai temples, oh and that landmark monument a leaning tower of pizzas. If you are as hurried as we are and find yourself getting carried away with the take-outs. Invest in one of these revolutionary Salad Spinners by Goodgrips. Designed by engineers from NASA this salad spinner will have your leaves dry in seconds. What's more the pneumatic break will stop it instantly. A non-slip ring keeps the bowl steady on the counter top, and the basket and bowl can be used separately, so you can take you salad to the table in the bowl. £25 from www.roullierwhite.com