Summer, smells and tastes

Weather permitting (ie no gale force winds or heavy rain), I like to poke my nose outside with my morning … More

A cactus, seeds and garden surprises

The terrace, or garden, or yard, has been really neglected of late, partly as it has been winter of course … More

I really don’t know where last week went. It’s hard to believe it is already Saturday afternoon and that it … More

Spring is definitely in the air. It was 16C today and the sun was shining, and as well as our … More

It has been a while since I have done a Six Things post, so here we go! The theme is … More

As May draws to and end today, winter is here, though for me coming from northern Europe, walking about in … More

It has been nice to have a long weekend to relax and do some nice things. Yesterday (Saturday) we drove … More

I was going to call this post ‘backs, teeth and eyes’ but decided that sounded a bit too, well, clinical … More

This week we had our first house guests, Morten and Maarten. They called in for a couple of days after … More