I’ve been missing from SoS for a month, due to not having anything much to report and the fact that…
What’s on your bookshelf: May
So it is time again for a review of the month’s reading, a post to contribute to the what’s on your…
In the kitchen: a little bit of nostalgia
The world is full of recipes – they spill out of shelves in bookshops, magazines devote pages to them, they…
This week’s small pleasures #387
I’m writing this on Monday evening feeling pretty lousy. I ache, I have a sore throat and feel totally exhausted,…
Words on Wednesday
We woke up this morning to see frost on the roof of the house next door, and an icy feel…
This week’s small pleasures #386
Autumn is well and truly here. Mornings are chilly, evenings dark, and we are getting out our cosy sweaters. We…
What’s on your plate: May
Regular readers will remember the gorgeous blue skies we had here at the weekend. Today, after a dry start, the…
This week’s small pleasures #385
It really feels like we are now heading into proper autumnal days with dark and chilly evenings just making us…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would offer you a homemade Anzac biscuit with Monk’s Blend…
A seat at the table: an amber revolution
On Tuesday evening, we headed over to Noble Rot Wine Bar for one of their special evenings of wine tasting…