Pick Me Up!

UP IN SMOKE

Heading into my kitchen and opening a cupboard, I reached up to pull down a bag of sugar and a bag of flour.

What else do I need? I thought to myself, pulling out my KitchenAid mixer.

One evening, in October last year, I’d decided to bake a Victoria sponge – I loved baking, and I’d often whip up a cake for my neighbour who cut my grass, as a little thank you.

But as I went to plug the mixer in, I noticed the green light flashing away on my Hoover battery.

I’d bought a lightweight stick Hoover the

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