For this month’s what’s on your plate blog challenge, hosted by Donna from Retirement Reflections and her co-host Deb The Widow Badass Blog, I’m … More
Tag: food
Word of the year 2022: April
Creation – the act or process of bringing something into existence. My word of the year is creation. At first, … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea… I would tell you that I am now on holiday, … More
This week’s small pleasures #278
It is Monday evening, dinner is in the oven (chicken breasts stuffed with cooked leek, tomatoes, basil and ricotta) and … More
This week’s small pleasures #276
It seems like yesterday we were ringing in the new year, but here we are at the end of March … More
Fresh out of the oven: a plum cake
There were half a dozen ripe plums sitting in the fruit bowl on Saturday. I considered a crumble, but we … More
This week’s small pleasures #271
The protesters outside Parliament have now been there for two weeks and show no sign of moving. Their behaviour is … More
This week’s small pleasures #269
What a week of ups and downs….the downs include things going on at work, humid weather followed by 48 hours … More
This week’s small pleasures #268
What a glorious summer we have been having! Lots of warm, sunny days that lift the spirits in these gloomy … More
Word of the Year January
I had never really thought about a word of the year before until I came across Deb of Deb’s World’s … More
Thistles and Kiwis 