Setting foot in a new place

I love the feeling of being anonymous in a city I’ve never been before (Bill Bryson) Now we have our … More

Words on Wednesday

Hello from Hamburg! Yes…we got here but what a journey! As regular readers may remember, we were supposed to fly … More

This week’s small pleasures #482

A few small pleasures of the week.

Words on Wednesday

After two cold days, and very heavy rain on Tuesday, the sun is shining brightly again today, lifting everyone’s spirits. … More

This week’s small pleasures #481

I wasn’t going to bother with a small pleasures post this week as we were supposed to be leaving for … 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 smile and say this will be or final catch up face to face until June. You say hope you have a good trip.

This week’s small pleasures #480

In a week’s time we will be heading off to the other side of the world, to early spring instead … More

What’s on your bookshelf: February

Here we are again with another round up of what I have been reading this past month. It was a … More

Cook Book Club: February

As regular readers may know, we are soon off (10 days!) on a bit of an adventure to Hamburg and … More

This week’s small pleasures #479

After a very stormy night, with gale force winds of up to 130km/h, and lots of rain, peace returned for a few short hours, at least allowing us to get home before the heavens opened again.