In from the garden: . . . and onto the plate: If only I had onions and garlic ready to go in the garden! Everything else in today’s ratatouille came from ten feet outside my back door and went from … Continue reading
Oh dear, do you see how long I’ve been away? I’ve been living out in the real world, with actual people (not that you’re not an actual person, of course — it’s the rest of them that I mean), doing … Continue reading
Look at my pleasant little grey cat: I wonder how big she’ll get? Her paws look huge in this photo, but she’s already ten months old and went through heat once before she was spayed. She’s certainly… plumper than when … Continue reading
Let’s see what’s on the camera, shall we? The first two cherry tomatoes from the garden! I’ve been waiting and waiting for my tomatoes to ripen (I’ve got two different varieties of standard-size heirlooms and four plants of these cherries), … Continue reading
Say, Anna, I can hear you asking, what else can you make with zucchini? Well, I will tell you! You can make zucchini potato hashbrowns, to start: I grated one small zucchini (about 85 grams) and sprinkled it with salt … Continue reading
Don’t you love it when you’ve made a cup of tea and can’t decide what to have with it? And then the doorbell goes? And it’s a package from Portugal with biscuits inside? Yeah, I’m pretty fond of that too. … Continue reading
We had rain the other day — did you know? The UK has been under an almost constant storm cloud, but here in Minneapolis, we’ve been thirsty for a single drop of rain. But, as I said, it finally rained … Continue reading
So many things to post about! So many things to do! I need to start a list just to keep track of the lists I need to make. I shall tell you about some of the many things I want … Continue reading
Well, Rob’s going to be moving house soon (from a dee-lux apartment in the sky to an amazing barn conversion in the Cotswolds), so the website has been shifted over to a third party server. I’m hoping the transition has … Continue reading
Hello, everybody! I’m in a very good mood today. It’s hot as you like, but I headed out early this morning to walk to my local-ish drugstore (about two miles away), to get batteries for my Lomo. I haven’t shot … Continue reading
