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

This morning as I was dozing, not wanting to get up before the alarm went off, I listened to a … More

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 a coffee, or even a cup of tea, on this Sunday afternoon we would be discussing … More

Given that it is Saturday evening, it is more likely we’d be having a glass of wine rather than a … More

…we would be sitting outside on the terrace again, and I’d be sipping green tea with jasmine. I would tell … More

It is so nice to come home from work, sit outside, put my feet up and catch up on things … More

Spring is the time of plans and projects so they say (actually, I think it was Tolstoy?), and although part … More

Sunday was a lovely, sunny, spring day, and with Karl up early to head over to Canberra, I had the … More