Thank you so much for your good wishes for Kerry, Sunny and the baby.  We, and they, appreciate everyone of them.  It's been a while si...

This post will give me more joy to write than anything else I could think of today.  I told you  there are a few exciting things happening h...

When I first started blogging I felt a bit like a fish out of water. Not only was I much older than most of my fellow bloggers but I was ...

These past few mornings have been a real reminder that Winter is here and most mornings I sit at my computer in woolly slippers and at least...

A kitchen is like the engine on a car; it drives the house.  We spend a lot of time in our kitchens preparing meals, making cups of tea, bak...

I forget if I told you that I'm having a two week break from my voluntary job.  It's been really hectic there all year with our move...

Yesterday, Hanno and I travelled down the coast to have lunch with our son Kerry and his lovely partner, Sunny.  Sunny is a chef too and she...

Today we travel across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand to visit Amy and see where she works. Amy writes: "As a full-time...

I have been secretly savouring a cookbook that I thought would not only be a rich addition to my recipe collection but also help us all ge...

I received the following comment during the week from Monique who wrote: ... we want to sell our place and search for a new home we can...