After a mild and sunny day yesterday, the rain returned this morning and created a huge puddle by the garden wall. The frogs seem to look a...

Pear & Ginger loaf cake... Yes, it is a day after Valentine's Day but never too late to write about romance of some kind. The f...

So, after my last post I had to revisit my own observations regarding palm oil. I realised that the stuff is in many more products than I h...

Coffee walnut cake It's still freezing here! To warm us up we have been having steaming mugs of tea and homemade coffee & walnu...

An update from the pond (given the title of my blog): The pond has been frozen over for the last few days but we have been able to spot the ...

For a lot of people living and working in cities like London the day starts with a takeaway "designer" coffee and lunch could be s...

I love the smell of fre sh bread! It reminds me of spending time in my uncle's bakery as a child when I was allowed to choose from the ...

It's the last day of January and finally, winter seems to be arriving. It's cold outside but I am sitting here with a steaming mug...