This week’s small pleasures #392

The skies have been grey and heavy today, though at least the promised rain has mostly held off. It really … More

Words on Wednesday

Oh it was cold this morning! There was a touch of frost on the roof opposite, and it felt very … More

Deciding what to cook and eat on a daily basis can sometimes be a bit of a challenge as I … More

Here we are at the last day of May, the last day of autumn and almost half way through the … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about baking, about this fantastic seasonally appropriate apple … More

The rain began yesterday, heavy rain lasting most of the night and early morning. And then at Pilates this morning, … More

After a week of really not feeling good at all, I feel I am finally getting over what ever bug … More

The world is full of recipes – they spill out of shelves in bookshops, magazines devote pages to them, they … More

I’m writing this on Monday evening feeling pretty lousy. I ache, I have a sore throat and feel totally exhausted, … More

It really feels like we are now heading into proper autumnal days with dark and chilly evenings just making us … More