Words on Wednesday: Christmas feasting and other things

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

This week’s small pleasures #328

It’s Monday evening here in New Zealand. The days are definitely getting shorter, with darker mornings making it just a … More

I was lucky enough to receive three new cook books for Christmas, Two of the books are in Swedish, which … More

I may be a little early this month, but with Wednesday being my non-working day, it is a good opportunity … More

I’m not sure where the week has gone. It is Monday evening here again, and time for another round up … More

Summer continues, with more sunny days, blue skies…and the odd bits of rain, which is of course great for the … More

Can you believe it is the 1st February already? I certainly can’t. There are lots of things I was going … More

What a week in world news…from a plane crash in Indonesia, to the never ending tales of Covid, to the … More

This week’s small pleasures come to you from a week which straddled two years. We all have our views on … More

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