This week’s small pleasures #512

It has been another mixed week, with some good and not so good things going on. On Saturday morning, I … More

This week’s small pleasures #511

The clocks went forward this weekend, so we are now blessed with longer evenings and the promise of summer ahead. … More

There are times or events that make it all the more important to consider the small things that make us … More

It’s Monday evening and the sun is shining. In fact, it was sunny all weekend which not only lifted the … More

Today began with sunshine, a lovely change from rainy Thursday but reminiscent of sunny Wednesday. Yes it is spring, when … More

Well…Karl had a bad cold this week, and of course, shared it with me, and I ended up coming home … More

As winter tips over into spring and the days become longer, the prospect of piles of delicious asparagus, fresh peas … More

I don’t know about you, but the news is becoming more and more depressing in so many ways. At least … More

Each week I sit down to review the good things that have happened. Sometimes they are really little things like … More

We woke up on Sunday morning to a thick, crisp white layer of frost covering plants, houses and cars. Where … More