Chairs, Tables and Dining with friends

A few weeks ago, my nephew, Peter Mountford, had an article published in The New York Times. The piece, “How … More

A little bit of France in the Pacific: New Caledonia part 3 (or fish, fish and more fish)

In my last post, I mentioned visiting the market in Nouméa on the Saturday morning. We got there quite late … More

Those days between Christmas and New Year are often filled with visits, eating leftovers, perhaps some sale shopping and generally … More

I’m sitting here on Boxing Day (26th) feeling that way one feels at this time of year after two days … More

Gosh – it’s the 23rd already – and tomorrow we will celebrate Christmas Eve with lots of food, beer and … More

I get Cee’s ‘Share Your World’ challenge on Tuesday mornings, but have only just got around to getting down to … More

Thursday (4th December) was my Name Day, that is, St Barbara’s Day. Name days are a tradition in many European … More

It is now the end of my second week in my new job. Gosh – I am not used to … More

I’ve just started a new job, and am not sure quite how I am going to fit in things like … More

This past weekend, we were lucky to spend over the Tasman in Melbourne. We flew over on Thursday afternoon, arriving … More