Postcards from Hamburg 1

On Wednesday I took the S train into town with the goal of going to get sweaters in Uniqlo (if … More

Cook Book Club March: Das Schmeckt!

So…my original plan for this month’s cook book club (theme: we often refer to our favourites, but this month, let’s … More

This week’s small pleasures #483

A few small pleasures during our first few days in Hamburg.

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would smile and say this will be or final catch up face to face until June. You say hope you have a good trip.

This week’s small pleasures #480

In a week’s time we will be heading off to the other side of the world, to early spring instead … More

Cook Book Club: February

As regular readers may know, we are soon off (10 days!) on a bit of an adventure to Hamburg and … More

This week’s small pleasures #479

After a very stormy night, with gale force winds of up to 130km/h, and lots of rain, peace returned for a few short hours, at least allowing us to get home before the heavens opened again.

A seat at the table: WBC

On Thursday evening, we set out to have a sort of pre-Valentine’s Day dinner at WBC, a wonderful little restaurant … More

This week’s small pleasures #476

I can’t really believe it is almost the end of January already and only 5 weeks until we head to the other side of the world. Before that, there is a lot going on from the theatre, to a visitor next month to a couple of dinners out.

Cook Book Club: January

When I saw Jo’s cookbook challenge for January – Scandinavian summer – my mind turned to Swedish midsummer, to strawberries … More