It’s Monday evening, and time to reflect on small pleasures from the week before. It was a relatively quiet week, … More
Month: May 2016
Watching, listening, reading: May
Can you believe it is the end of May already? No I can’t either. Anyway, here is this month’s round … More
Nostalgia and the Scotch pancake
There are certain foods that have a way of transporting us to different times and places. One whiff of baking … More
This Week’s Small Pleasures: episode 11
Here we are on Monday evening, and time to look back at this week’s small pleasures. Thanks once again to … More
Digital pancakes and printed pizzas
One of my favourite BBC Radio 4 programmes is Digital Human, an occasional series devoted to exploring all things in … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea we would be sitting in the upstairs lounge sipping Pina … More
Exact art or casual game
Among the headlines in the British press when I woke on Wednesday morning, was the story that BBC Food, a … More
This Week’s Small Pleasures: episode 10
A day later than usual – it is Tuesday evening here in New Zealand as I type – but here … More
Preserving: chutney making on a Sunday afternoon
Sunday morning should be a chance to lie in and start the day slowly. Not so this Sunday as it … More
Convenience, for good or bad
This morning as I was dozing, not wanting to get up before the alarm went off, I listened to a … More