Macaron Monday

These delightful treats slipped into the Waitrose shopping basket last month. Six flavours: vanillalemonraspberrychocolatepeanut butterpisachio ...delightful pops of flavour. I could not possibly pick a favourite - alright, alright - pistachio it is!

How Can We Say Forever

I am sure there must be a lot of love songs that refer to forever, eternity or endless love. I am expecting today to be rather romantic over on Song Lyric Sunday. My choice for today is a track from Richard Marx. I remember listening to the song "Right Here Waiting" in my younger days, …

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Keep Doing This In Remembrance Of Me

“Keep doing this in remembrance of me.”Luke 22:19 A few weeks ago, we had a discussion around the dinner table about beliefs. I must admit I have generally kept my beliefs about God to myself most of my life, only because I don't like controversy and I don't enjoy debates on matters people hold sacred. …

Grant Burge Shiraz

If ever there was a bottle of wine that split opinion in our household it was probably this one. I think I stand as the main advocate for this South Australian red wine - I will not tell you what Robert said about it. When I checked the label, I began to understand why it …

Melanzane Alla Parmigiana

I have made the rich tomato and aubergine dish Melanzane many times over the years, following several different recipes. I found this one in The Times Magazine and it appealed to me simply because it looked so very easy. Normally I spend an age panfrying the aubergine before we assemble the layers, so I wanted …

Let’s Go To The Hop

I do believe Jim has chosen a rather fun theme today. The exuberant song I have chosen is called "At The Hop" and I have chosen to feature both the original track from Danny & The Juniors and another excellent recording from Shakin Stevens. This is just the kind of music that I loved when …

Celebrations

We have a special day planned today. One of our household has a birthday this weekend. We all needed something special, something to celebrate.. So we have a weekend full of bursts of joy and fun ahead. Today, we forget all our anxieties and celebrate love, family and friendship. This is a golden oldie....but it …

Les Collines de Luzanet – Cotes De Gascogne

Is it because it is March and almost officially spring that I was tempted by white wine? This sauvignon blanc was refreshingly fresh a winter of red wine and liqueurs. It was everything I was longing for and more - bright citrus lime with a faint floral edge to it. I was very pleased. In …

Welcome Back!

This morning Robert is making his way to Terminal 5 to pick up a friend arriving from abroad. He does not have to quarantine because he has been away working as a government contractor, but he has been taking regular covid-tests, all of which have been negative. I am relieved he is (nearly) back. There …

Housework Haven

Today will be a housework day. I still have annual leave stacked up from a year of no holidays. So I have the rest of this week off work. Today I am going to concentrate on cleaning and laundry. We also have an Ocado order coming this evening to stock up the pantry. I will …