This week’s small pleasures #61

As I type on this Sunday morning, the rain is pouring down. It is grey and gloomy, and feels very … More

There and back again: Auckland

There was no time for a midweek post this week what with one thing and another. Anyway, this was a … More

This week’s small pleasures include scones, flowers, chocolate and fish cakes.

If we were…having a glass of wine, as after all it is Friday evening, we would talk about the election … More

This was the week that saw the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, another incident in … More

Thursday…a day of hope that the weekend approaches. ‘Lille fredag’, little Friday as it is sometimes called in Danish, is … More

This week just flew past….where is time going? Autumn is here in all its colourful glory (see my last post), … More

Last week when I was off sick, I felt it was important to make food that was tempting and delicious. … More

A roast chicken is a delight. So easy, always good, often better cold the next day. Serve it with roast … More

I always carry a paper diary and have never switched to digital calendar keeping except at work. It is habit … More