On what has become an annual odyssey to Greece, we spent ten days in Syros where we held a Greek cooking class. We shared this with a lovely group of people and it was great fun even if the weather did not always behave! Syros is one of my favourite […]

As the blackberry season is upon us, it’s time to take a walk, and don’t forget the containers. The blackberry season offers us the ideal opportunity to fill our faces with this juicy fruit ,as we wander along the hedgerows. I always think that if it’s a serious picking session, […]

I was sitting at my computer last week watching the clouds move across with hints of blue tucked in and wondering which way the weather would go. No such problem this week, as we’ve had glorious sunshine every day. Just what the doctor ordered for our courgettes, which had been battered […]

We got ourselves a completely new commission this month, babysitting our grandson in Budapest, all expenses paid. It was an offer impossible to refuse, especially as we’d never been to Hungary before It’s been a new experience, exploring an unknown city with a four-year-old who does find the city remarkable, […]