I honestly cannot believe it is the end of November already. It seems like yesterday we were watching fireworks at … More
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Watching, listening, reading: October
It’s Halloween today, a festival that originally marked the start of darker nights and the approach to winter and which … More
Watching, listening, reading: September
So here we are almost at the end of September and another round of what I’ve been watching, listening to … More
Cee’s Challenge: Week 32
Here we are, Tuesday evening for me in NZ and time to tackle Cee’s Challenge for this week. Can’t believe … More
Sunshine, rhubarb and muffins again
This week I read a really lovely piece in The New Yorker on food in literature, about the joy of … More
Lunches, lemons and a different type of brownie
Now I work full time, lunchtimes are a little oasis in the middle of the day. Most days, I take … More
Share Your World 2015: Week 3
I’m going to try to do Cee’s Share Your World challenge from my iPad as we are on holiday in … More
Feasts, more feasts and sunshine
Those days between Christmas and New Year are often filled with visits, eating leftovers, perhaps some sale shopping and generally … More
Share Your World: Week 45
This week’s challenge questions from Cee’s Photography has some good questions to think about. What is your favorite color? My … 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