The red, the orange and the yellow

Red, orange and yellow, colours maybe more associated with autumn, seem to be the colours this winter (July is winter … More

That was the week…

It’s Friday and even better, it’s Friday evening here in New Zealand. The working week is over, and there is … More

There are places and cities that we visit, sometimes just once, sometimes many times, where we feel at home. Stockholm … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea we would be drinking the pina colada green tea from … More

There is something special about Saturday mornings. Whether it is the knowledge that it is the start of two days … More

These cold and wet autumn evenings draw me to the sofa with cook books and magazines, drooling over hotpots, stews … More

It’s Monday evening, and time to reflect on small pleasures from the week before. It was a relatively quiet week, … More

Here we are on Monday evening, and time to look back at this week’s small pleasures. Thanks once again to … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea we would be sitting in the upstairs lounge sipping Pina … More

Among the headlines in the British press when I woke on Wednesday morning, was the story that BBC Food, a … More