Tracing Rainbows

Bob has a 'thing' about having sharp knives in the kitchen*. He argues, quite properly, that a dull knife is more likely to slip. ...

I am sorry that some of you cannot get comments published on the blog - I have no idea why that is. Liz sent me a message, as she couldn...

I've been very conscious of the arrival of the spring flowers over the last week or two. As well as the snowdrops, the bright yellow a...

Our Green Living Group on Thursday was fun. Shirley brought a cake [recipe below] which was well received, as was Sharon's Lemon Drizz...

Liz mentioned a good probiotic supplement she had been taking. I thought I'd try them out, since the campylobacter wreaked havoc with ...

Today I am off to my "Green Living Project" group in Christchurch. Last time was just the "intro" - this is the first ...

A couple of years ago, I learned the word galanthophiles  - lovers of snowdrops. We went to Kingston Lacy in February 2018, and found doz...

Repair - good news! Bob went out into the garage with the broken kettle [having been nagged to put on a coat, as it was chilly out there] an...

Last week, this picture popped up on Bob's Facebook feed, and underneath was a caption "we should be doing this now" Bob th...

A lovely palindromic date makes today special.  I was sad on Friday, I admit, but yesterday I found snowdrops blooming in the garden - th...

Last March I finally got around to making myself a crossback apron from the Purl Soho Pattern . I had been given a piece of vintage linen ...

I make no secret of the fact that I voted to remain in Europe. I am incredibly sad that today marks the end of an important relationship. ...

  At the end of the kettle debacle on Sunday, Bob said "We have a camping kettle in the garage" but I pointed out we had declutt...

It isn't just me , is it? Please tell me that your  kettles do not last as long as they used to either.  The kettle we had when we fi...

Did you celebrate Chinese New Year in any way? Unlike previous years I didn't "push the junk out" - but I found my little re...

I thought I knew all about people trafficking . I heard someone speak about it once, and they gave out keys to remind us to pray about the...