6 things: meat, fish and veg

6 things we’ve been eating recently: 1) Asparagus Spring means asparagus.  I love it just with some melted butter.  If … More

Saturday, sunshine and a little bit of Sweden

Saturday was a lovely, sunny and warm day, just perfect weather for wandering about town before going to the “Day … More

Spring, Halloween and treacle scones

It is spring here in the southern hemisphere, the season of new birth and growth.  In the northern hemisphere, it … More

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