A LIFESTYLE BLOG. MUSINGS ABOUT TRAVEL, INTERIORS, RECIPES AND LIFE IN GENERAL.

A LIFESTYLE BLOG. MUSINGS ABOUT TRAVEL, INTERIORS, RECIPES AND LIFE IN GENERAL.

Two Books Two Reviews

Two Books Two Reviews

/
0 Comments
“Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, published by GP Putnam’s Sons. Many people…
Read more
Macaroni Cheese - such comfort food

Macaroni Cheese – ultimate comfort food

/
0 Comments
I love comfort food. If food could hug, this would be that kind of food.  It makes you feel warm and cosy and comfortable, outside and inside. During these times when we can’t really meet up and have to stay in our…
Read more
Good things that happened in 2020

Good things about 2020

/
0 Comments
  With 2021 still in its baby shoes, most of us are glad 2020 is over.  It was an unprecedented year to say the least.  Millions of people got infected by the Covid-19 coronavirus. More than one million sadly died.  Governments…
Read more
Gluhwein for Christmas

Glühwein for Christmas

/
1 Comment
I remember we were in Germany one December. That was when we still didn’t think twice about travelling and flying.  Somewhere on a square in a German city.  It was bitterly cold.  But that smell .... it was amazing. …
Read more
Stille Nacht and other carols

‘Silent Night’ and other Carols

/
2 Comments
It was 1914.  The First World War. A bitter cold winter in the trenches for soldiers on the Western Front. Bleak, with little hope that the fighting would stop over Christmas.  Then, on Christmas Eve, the English…
Read more
shortbread recipe

Shortbread for Christmas

/
0 Comments
What better biscuit to bake for Christmas than shortbread? Gingerbread is definitely a close second. However, this blog is about shortbread.... The Scotts claimed to have ‘invented’ shortbread in the 12th century…
Read more
crafts for Christmas

Christmas crafts for all

/
1 Comment
In this new kind of normal with social distancing and masks it is still imperative that we make the Christmas season the special time it always is, a celebration. So, I thought to get you in the mood I'll make a few Christmas…
Read more
Clever use of space

Clever use of space

/
1 Comment
It doesn't matter if you're living in a big or small space, everyone deserves to have a space which they can call their own. Usually if the space is small it tends to get cluttered faster than living in a bigger space. So by…
Read more
Favourite things about South Africa and Ireland

My favourite things – Eire & South Africa

/
2 Comments
Next year we will be celebrating 20 years of living in Ireland, our adopted country.  So I thought I’ll make a list of my favourite things of Ireland.  Things I've really come to love about this country.  Because…
Read more