Islands surrounded by water…or our travels to Europe part 1

As I mentioned in my last post, we are just back from our trip to Europe. I thought I would … More

A lunch to linger over

Long lunch on Good Friday

Easter Sunday proved another sunny, early autumn day, and after eggs (both hen and chocolate), we set off as planned … More

The house is full of the smell of baking, the sun is shining, the last of the cicadas are singing … More

It’s Thursday, it’s Easter, there is a long weekend ahead. I can start to eat cheese again (I gave it … More

Easter is a spring festival if ever there was one, and it still seems strange to me to celebrate it … More

Despite what the forecasters predicted, the weather this Easter weekend has not been bad at all. Yes there has been … More