This week’s small pleasures #365

Today (Monday) has been a glorious sunny day – if a little windy – perfect laundry drying weather. The bright … More

What’s on your plate: December

A few weeks ago I bought Tilly Pamment’s The Plain Cake Appreciation Society which I mentioned in last month’s book … More

After a not too good start to the week where I was not feeling at my best, I gradually began … More

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

It isn’t long to Christmas now, and our guests from Sweden arrive tomorrow (Tuesday). We are now on holiday from … More

Summer is here – and so far we have had a fair bit of sunshine, and certainly warmer temperatures. The … More

It is a bit of a grey day today. It has looked like rain all day but none has materialised … More

The past week has been such a week of contrasts, from the weather being both sunny and very wet, from … More

It is November already…the days are getting longer and brighter and it really feels like we are heading into summer. … More

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