Fresh out of the oven: a plum cake

There were half a dozen ripe plums sitting in the fruit bowl on Saturday. I considered a crumble, but we … More

This week’s small pleasures #274

You can really feel autumn is here with darker mornings and a slight chill in the air. We have still … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be drinking mugs of Earl Grey tea and eating … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting outside in the rather humid weather listening … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting with big mugs full of French Early … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting outside in the sunshine. I would say … More

I’m a day late for the What’s on my plate challenge this month…but I am on holiday in the beautiful … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be enjoying some mini mince meat pies with a … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about the weather, about all the sunshine we … More

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