This week’s small pleasures #190

At 4pm today, the Prime Minister announced a staggered move to alert level 2. Retail, restaurants, cinema (and best of … More

One of the glories of autumn

Yet a pear may only be at its point of perfection for a day or two, the slide into over-ripeness … More

I’ve been baking for many a year, and while I have many old favourites, I also love trying out new … More

This week’s small pleasures post’s subtitle is ‘Nelson weekend part 2’, for while there were other small pleasures during the … More

Here we are already into the middle of February – hard to believe. It is Monday and therefore time for … More

One of life’s small pleasures is the Monday holiday. That extra day that means a long weekend, and a shorter … More

On Sunday, as you may have seen from the last post, we popped over the hills to Martinborough. It just … More

The week began with a Monday at home, and the joy (?) of fridge cleaning and ironing, before moving onto … More

It is my birthday today. A grey morning, a rainy afternoon, and an even wetter evening. This morning I set … More

It’s time once again for a round up of this week’s small pleasures, and once again, food features. The week … More