Why is There Sand in the Car?

I like living a few minutes’ drive from the beach.  The down side of living near the beach is that the car often has sand in it, and when the children were small, so did … (read more)

Great and Simple Pleasures

Fathers Day called for a special family afternoon tea with best china, scones, home made jam and mascarpone cheese (which replaces the Cornish clotted cream I’ve only ever tasted in England).  This is always something … (read more)

My Opus Magnum

I finally ticked ‘make lemon marmalade’ off my ‘to do’ list.  Apart from the fun and satisfaction that I got from making the marmalade, it was good to tick something off my long ‘to do’ … (read more)

Knitting

Last Friday afternoon it poured down with rain which called for cosiness and spoiling yourself a bit. Miss 14-year-old and I had just got back from her fitness class and we decided to treat ourselves … (read more)

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