If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea

If we were having coffee …or even a cup of tea, we would naturally talk about our recent trip to … More

Shifting light, changing skies and sudden vistas

I was born in Edinburgh and although I haven’t actually lived there since 1998, still consider it my home town. … More

A strike affecting some train services in Scotland meant that we left Aberdeen an hour earlier than planned, and although … More

It is the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand today, and a lovely sunny day it was too, so … 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

There are certain foods that have a way of transporting us to different times and places. One whiff of baking … More

One of my favourite BBC Radio 4 programmes is Digital Human, an occasional series devoted to exploring all things in … More