Notes from the Slow Lane

Before we run out of February here is my book for the month: An Omelette and a Glass of Wine , a compilation of the journalism of Elizabeth ...

A challenge to myself and to my usually gloomy outlook: to find and write about some best bits or favourite things from the past year. Kni...

Posting a day late this week because I have been a little (more) under the weather (than usual), nothing major, just a low level virus I thi...

This has been a slightly strange week, during which the admonition to "Rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn...

As our tomatoes aren't in the main getting any riper I've cut our losses today and picked them. Dad now gets to make green tomato c...

So, a bit over a week into Weight watchers , I'm about 2lb lighter (bit hard to tell due to complicated scales issues, should be more ac...