Six things on a Saturday

The house is full of the smell of baking, the sun is shining, the last of the cicadas are singing … More

Friday: 6 things this week

Yes it’s Friday, and I have the day off work! Hoorah! In my last post I mentioned how dry it … More

If we were having coffee, or even a cup of tea, we would talk about the weather, and how nice … More

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (or rather a cinema in Edinburgh in 1977), I saw … More

So here we are on Christmas Eve, and my early morning plan to make a cake didn’t happened as I … More

So, here we are at week 50 already. Gosh! Where has this year gone? Anyway, thanks to Cee for the … More

It may be Thanksgiving in the USA, but here in New Zealand we are all looking forward to summer and … More

If we were having a coffee, or even a cup of tea, on this Sunday afternoon we would be discussing … More

There are several expressions I can’t stand – one being ‘when life gives you lemons….’. There’s just something so dreadfully … More

This weekend was the first in ages that we had nothing in our diaries, so Saturday saw me go to … More