Beer, beer and more beer

After a week of feeling terrible and even taking two days off work sick, the weekend has arrived, and with … More

Brotherhood of the World-Bloggers Award

It’s been lovely to be nominated by Raphaela over at Hummingbird Redemption for the Brotherhood of the World Bloggers Award! Thank you … More

As you might guess from my response to what I look forward to in the weekly Cee’s Challenge post, the … More

It’s been one of those slow weeks, with nothing much to report. I was off work, sick, on Monday, and … More

And so to Cee’s Challenge for this week. It was a lovely sunny winter day, with temperatures back up to … More

This week I read a really lovely piece in The New Yorker on food in literature, about the joy of … More

I’m sitting here drinking some green tea with lemon and ginger and watching (and listening) to heavy rain falling. It … More

Friday was my birthday, and although it was grey and rainy and I had to go to work, it was … More

It’s now Sunday, and we are having a bit of a lazy morning before heading out for some food shopping … More

Now I work full time, lunchtimes are a little oasis in the middle of the day. Most days, I take … More