For a change I can’t complain about the British weather. It’s been ultra warm this past week and we’ve been enjoying the sunshine every day in the park and garden. I felt it was time for a change and decided to get all my hair, which almost reached my waist, chopped off today.
Coconut milk is a must for me in every curry I eat, but sometimes I feel the need for something lighter. The majority of the ingredients used are standard items in most people’s cupboards and fridges. It’s a fantastic recipe to have as a backup for days when you’ve ran out of ideas or fresh [...]
One thing you’ll quickly realise when you come to live in the UK is that its residents talk about the weather…a LOT. It’s not because they’re trying to be polite in all their Britishness but the weather here is utterly, truly and completely unpredictable (can I add horrible too?).
Sharing an office with a 20-month old is anything but dull. Extreme vigilance is required if you don’t want to trip over a ball (or 5), books, pieces of Lego and wooden bricks, an old telephone, plastic trucks, a tub of Play-Doh and a xylophone. Just when I think he’s busy amusing himself with building [...]
What started off as an enthusiastic project this year ended up in an overgrown mess in our backyard. I so wanted to have a flourishing vegetable garden this year, being able to eat from the plants as we need them, but alas, it didn’t happen. Things were more or less under control until we went [...]
