This week’s small pleasures #382

The clocks have now gone back an hour and we have to finally admit that autumn is here. French classes … More

What’s on your plate: April

As I gradually get used to the new kitchen, I’m gradually also getting my cooking mojo back again. Cooking for … More

It is Easter Monday evening and the end of the long weekend. It has been lovely to have some time … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting outside in the garden and marvelling at … More

While we are still sitting with boxes to unpack, partly as we don’t have enough storage for some of our … More

As regular readers know, I enjoy pottering about in the kitchen. Chopping onions, peeling carrots and stirring things is all … More

As regular readers are aware, we get a vegetable delivery (almost) every week. While often there are crisp salads that … More

What weather we had today! Heavy rain, wind and even thunder at one point this morning. Today’s autumnal blasts have … More

Well….what a week….from hearing we were going to have to move by August to finding somewhere new to move to … More

It was a week that saw Karl in Auckland for a couple of days for a conference, me listening to … More