Good Friday, good morning and a failed plan

We woke up on Good Friday to a lovely sunny, if windy day. I had planned to make today a … More

Share Your World: Week 9

This week’s challenge from Cee was tough – or rather, two of the questions were really tough and had me … More

A few weeks ago, my nephew, Peter Mountford, had an article published in The New York Times. The piece, “How … More

Those days between Christmas and New Year are often filled with visits, eating leftovers, perhaps some sale shopping and generally … More

We’ve been having mixed weather as Christmas approaches, with some lovely sunny days and some very wet (but still warm) … More

I have had a couple of what I am going to call bonus days off work this week. It is … More

This week just seems to have flown by, and as the weekend approaches, we are keeping our fingers crossed that … More

This is not a political blog, but with an election that has just happened in Sweden, an election coming up … More

My current job allows me to have quite a bit of time at home on week days. This is of … More

On Friday afternoon, I had a sudden longing for a sultana scone for some reason. So, I came home and … More