Christmas is just around the corner…along with summer holidays and time to read, relax and recuperate from 2021. I can … More
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A seat at the table: Christmas
One thing we can all agree on I am sure is that at this time of year we all like … More
This week’s small pleasures #222
Two hundred and twenty two small pleasures posts! Gosh…I have been writing on this themes for quite a while, and … More
A seat at the table: Brick Lane
Have you ever had a Proustian moment? That brief ‘taste memory’ based on the childhood memories that come to the … More
This week’s small pleasures #196
It was a week in which we had a lot of rain…and I mean a lot of rain. The skies … More
This week’s small pleasures #186
So here we are again with another round of lockdown small pleasures. These can be as simple as a fun … More
Christmas comes but once a year…
I’m sure like me you struggle to remember what day of the week it is at this time of year. … More
This week’s small pleasures #115
Here we are again with my weekly roundup of small pleasures. There is quite a variety this week, so let’s … More
Blogmas 2017 Day 9: Food
Today we picked up our supply of Swedish food for Christmas. With a fridge now full of different herrings, and … More
This week’s small pleasures #45
This week’s small pleasures include a cyclamen plant.