Pierogi, poppyseed cake and Polish connections

Those of you who have read the “About” me section on this blog will know that my father was Polish.  … More

Pizza, an ice-cream and a film (or two)

It had been ages since we had been to the cinema, but this Saturday we headed off to see “Gone … More

6 things: wine, peanut butter and better scones

As spring takes hold, it is time to taste new things or approach old things in a different way.  Here … More

Sun, sea and a whitebait fritter

Saturday was a gorgeous, sunny day, so we decided to go a little further than normal, and drive the 90 … More

Little cakes, little differences and a little sun

The weather this week has been a bit of everything – lovely sunshine, rain, gale force winds, and apparently hailstones … More

Scones, sofa and a wet Sunday

The clocks may have gone forward, heralding spring, but today, Sunday, is grey and very wet.  Charlie, our visiting cat, … More

A (mostly) sunny week, champagne and another anniversary

My aim with this blog is to do at least one post a week, sometimes two, but of course there … More

6 Things: Food, drink and results

As I said in the last post, this is not a political blog, but since I come from Scotland and … More

A little cake, a cafe and a cat ‘adventure’

One thing you can say about Wellington is that it has no shortage of cafes.  They are everywhere.  There is … More

Sea, sun and a toasted sandwich

This past week seemed to have gone really quickly, and before we knew it, it was the weekend again.  We … More