Six on a Wednesday: books about food

I am sure we all have certain things we like to read about: for me it is biographies of dancers … More

This week’s small pleasures #122

It’s Monday, it’s time for this week’s small pleasures. It is a lovely hot summer evening, we are well fed … More

So that was the week…a film, a conversation and a full diary

There was no time to blog, read much or catch up with things this week. It was one of those … More

This week’s small pleasures #121

It’s Monday…it’s time for this week’s small pleasures. It was the first week back at work after a three week … More

Six on Saturday

Here we are again, and time for Six on Saturday. There isn’t much new this week, and the weather today … More

The high point of the season

One of the best things about eating in summer is the piles of berries…strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries….though I do … More

2018: a year in eating

This is probably the most difficult round up of the year, as I just know I will miss things. There … More

Summer eating

When we sit down to eat this time of year, we should toast farmers rather than cooks. They’ve done the … More

This week’s small pleasures #118

This week’s small pleasures comes to you as Christmas approaches at an ever increasing speed. Anyway, first up is the … More

Beer at the Basin

It’s December, and officially summer here, and to celebrate this fact, we, and many others, attended the second Beer at … More