Tastes of the weekend

For some reason, maybe the good weather, maybe there was something in the air, this weekend we picked up different … More

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

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

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