It is still winter here, but with lighter mornings, we know spring is on its way. We have had a…
What’s on my plate: August
Back in March, I mentioned a couple of things I had made from Julius Roberts’ beautiful book The Farm Table.…
This week’s small pleasures #399
After lots of rain and wind at the start of the week, we had lovely sunshine at the weekend and…
Words on Wednesday: lunch at WBC
Regular readers will know that I usually go somewhere for lunch on Wednesdays after Pilates. This week instead of the…
This week’s small pleasures #398
It is Monday evening, the first day of the working week is done. There are leftovers for dinner, and we…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about July, about the good and the bad…
Words on Wednesday
I have been feeling distinctly under the weather the past few days, but needed to get out today for a…
This week’s small pleasures #397
Can I really have caught another cold? I certainly haven’t been feeling 100%, and slept for 9 hours (!) on…
What’s on your bookshelf: July
So it is time again for a review of the month’s reading, a post to contribute to the what’s on your…
This week’s small pleasures #396
The weekend brought us some sad family news. Karl’s aunt was taken to a hospice in Sweden, and my sister-in-law…