My Miscellany

 It's taken me a LONG time to get to 1000 blog posts, but this is it. I've been cycling to work for a full year now. A few falls in ...

My sister says we are lucky to have Farmleigh within our 5km limit, and she's right, we are. But with the walled garden normally closed...

 No particularly appropriate photos this year, due to the 5km travel restriction and the fact that when I am out, I am usually on my bicycle...

 It's Seville orange season here just now. We're well stocked on marmalade, but I have a couple of other recipes that I always like ...

 ...are thin on the ground. An anniversary card for a Dutch couple unable to have a big family celebration, and three others. The Paris one ...

 C is getting over oral surgery and I've had a sore back for the last few todays but this morning was mild and sunny, so after breakfast...

 I was very late sending a sympathy card to my sister-in-law. She's family, so I thought you don't normally send to family, but she...

 I had a very busy first week in January - things calmed down a little after that and, despite the cold and grey, I have enjoyed some creati...