Stirring it up: Christmas cookbooks

Christmas cooking is so easy in this household. We celebrate Christmas Eve, as does most of Europe, and while Poland … More

This week’s small pleasures #381

It is Easter Monday evening and the end of the long weekend. It has been lovely to have some time … More

The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the weeding is done, the pantry tidied up and the shelves in … More

I’m sitting here in the sun on Boxing Day having had a wonderful Christmas and days before with family visiting … More

It’s Easter Monday, and time for a round up of some of this week’s small pleasures. We have had some … More

This week’s small pleasures (number 263!) is all about Christmas and what we got up to over Christmas Eve, Christmas … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be enjoying some mini mince meat pies with a … More

One thing we can all agree on I am sure is that at this time of year we all like … More

So here we are again with another round of lockdown small pleasures. These can be as simple as a fun … More

What a week….politics in various guises, the Australian fires, Samoa virtually closing down due to the measles epidemic, and rain, … More