A cake is something to share

I’ve been baking for many a year, and while I have many old favourites, I also love trying out new … More

Highlights of 2019 part 2: tastes and travels

For part two of my personal highlights of 2019, I’m going to turn to tastes and travels. Whereas travels are … More

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

Here we are again, Monday evening, and time for a round up of some of this week’s small pleasures. It … More

Here we are again, Monday evening, and the time to look back on the small pleasures of the past week. … More

The week began with a Monday at home, and the joy (?) of fridge cleaning and ironing, before moving onto … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…you would say you popped round to cheer me up as I have a cold.

It is my birthday today. A grey morning, a rainy afternoon, and an even wetter evening. This morning I set … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea we would agree it has been ages since we sat … More

After a few gloriously sunny days, and stunning weather over the weekend (see Saturday’s post), today has turned grey and … More