On a visit to a working museum set in an old copper mine complex brought some very unexpected pleasures and experiences. After the obligatory rid on the train down into the bowels of the earth – well a few hundred metres anyway, Read More
When you get invited to someone’s house to carry out a crafting project, there is usually the delightful prospect of home made cake or biscuits to be relished. Joining in with friends in such simple pleasures is a way of being rewarded Read More
There was a gathering of senior ladies in our village the other evening. A veritable group they were too. The function was an twice yearly get together of local village groups belonging to a well known national federation specifically for women. This Read More
There’s a new programme on day time tv that is based on the usual home refurb formula but is geared entirely to kitchens and bathrooms. The premise being that a hapless couple of owner has started to work on one of these Read More
There’s something very relaxing about watching videos of somebody else doing household things like cooking and housekeeping. There are millions of online stores selling everything you could possibly imagine and the online video channels where you can see snippets of all kinds Read More
We all know what we like by way of eating out. Those special times when you just want something that you don’t cook at home for instance. The italian pizza parlour or the chinese restaurant. They’re familiar landmarks on or high street Read More
It always saddens me when the last of the summer’s tomato harvest get taken in. No more popping down to the sunniest spot in the garden to collect the days ‘takings’ and instead, I have the remaining few bunches of very green Read More
When I was away recently, I had the chance to watch a cookery demonstration by the young woman from Sri Lanka who lives next door to my hostess and is the neighbour’s carer. This lass makes curry – lots of. Although hot, Read More
One of the things that has loomed large in the recent months of virus based upheaval is the lack of cooking ingredients in some of the shops. I used to go through bouts of culinary extravaganza trying out all sorts of cake Read More
There have been so many changes to the way we conduct our lives due to the impact of the pandemic and lockdown. We have to rely on one person only going to the stores for our family shopping. This is a big Read More