This is a title that sums up life! Badly Chopped Carrots and Everyday Dinners - we call it Badly Chopped Carrots for short - is the feel-good story of a Canadian who moves to live in rural Wales and gradually finds her way to make new friends and become part of the community.

Dr Anita Rogers Burrell is a counselling psychologist with a wealth of professional experience. Her positive outlook on life shows in her statement:

 “Life is like badly chopped carrots. Far from perfect chunks of equal length and breadth, badly chopped carrots are ragged, irregular, lumpy and bumpy. So too is life, with all its ups and downs, its sheer wonkiness.”

Through a love of the countryside, cooking, and painting, Anita got to know the 'locals' and the rural life. She even took up running at a very 'mature' age and is an active member of the Running Club.