The lack of a mid week blog post as an indication of just how busy the past few days have … More
Tag: food
The red, the orange and the yellow
Red, orange and yellow, colours maybe more associated with autumn, seem to be the colours this winter (July is winter … More
This week’s small pleasures: episode 15
This week’s small pleasures comes to you on a Sunday, as tomorrow evening I’m off to see the documentary film … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea
If we were having coffee …or even a cup of tea, we would naturally talk about our recent trip to … More
Nostalgia and the Scotch pancake
There are certain foods that have a way of transporting us to different times and places. One whiff of baking … More
Digital pancakes and printed pizzas
One of my favourite BBC Radio 4 programmes is Digital Human, an occasional series devoted to exploring all things in … More
Convenience, for good or bad
This morning as I was dozing, not wanting to get up before the alarm went off, I listened to a … More
An Egg, a fish and a brief trip to Hawke’s Bay
After a couple of work trips to Hamilton (and another one next week…) it was nice to take a trip … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea
If we were having a coffee, or even a cup of tea, on this Sunday afternoon we would be discussing … More
If we were having coffee…or even a glass of wine
Given that it is Saturday evening, it is more likely we’d be having a glass of wine rather than a … More