It’s coming up to mid-October in a year of autumnal sunshine and warm afternoons. The nights close in faster and faster – bringing the cats indoors more and more. I’m noticing this to remember, ideally year on year, this seasonal change. The time when the cats become mine again. TheyContinue Reading
It’s that quiet time just before dawn that is a true favourite. When the sky lightens infinitesimally, before suddenly it is morning. With autumn on its way and of course the days getting shorter, my quiet time is getting longer and longer. Something I truly look forward to. I amContinue Reading
Living with animals, especially ducks, means you learn to live your life by the weather. Add in a vegetable garden and you truly start to cycle your days and set your routines by what the weather is going to do. Let me explain… Let it Snow Yesterday I woke upContinue Reading
The weather is of late on my mind. Probably because it’s the season when all slows down in readiness to begin a-new. So, let’s talk about the weather here in France. France’s weather is truly, truly varied – north to south, east to west, and even within areas the sameContinue Reading
I am nuts about nuts. I love to eat them, but even more so I love to cook with them ~ then eat them. Given the chance, I could spend on nuts what others spend at a coffee shop, easily and regularly. I can’t decide if walnuts or hazelnuts areContinue Reading
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