This week’s small pleasures #52

This was the week that saw the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, another incident in … More

This week’s small pleasures #51

This week’s small pleasures include a new cook book and soup.

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, I would tell you how I have kind of lost … More

I have to be honest and say it is really hard to think of some small pleasures this week. It … More

If we were having coffee, or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting outside enjoying the autumn sunshine. … More

Saturday mornings are a special time for me. Waking up an hour later than usual, having poached eggs on toast … More

What happened on our last day in Vancouver? The sun came out! Yes, finally, the skies turned blue and the … More

I always carry a paper diary and have never switched to digital calendar keeping except at work. It is habit … More

To say the weather has been mixed this summer is an understatement. We’ve had storms, we’ve had snow on the … More

If stress levels weren’t already running high enough what with one thing and another, poor Charlie fell sick this week. … More