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


5 Things that make me happy
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You know that song about favourite things... yes, from The Sound of Music? Well, if you think about it, we all have favourite things that make us happy....
I was thinking about things in my house that I…

Easy Banana Bread Recipe
It was during the first lockdown, way back in March last year, that people started baking banana bread, more than usual.
Banana bread usually gets baked when you look at the fruit bowl and see three overripe…

Two Books Two Reviews
“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…

Macaroni Cheese – ultimate comfort food
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…

Good things about 2020
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…

Glühwein for Christmas
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. …

‘Silent Night’ and other Carols
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…

Shortbread for Christmas
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…

Christmas crafts for all
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…