I read a beautiful story about a prize winning New Zealand wine this week, ‘The story behind the world’s best pinot noir‘ and it made me think of particular wines that have become markers of special occasions in my life. On Valentine’s Day 1998 my husband proposed to me at the wonderful Marlborough Food and […]
Some weekends are made for play, others are made for getting down to it and facing up to the moth balls, paper piles, over-grown lawn, dirty windows and piles of laundry. After all, we had enjoyed a beautiful Friday of sunshine – can’t be all play and no work! For our children the weekend was […]
The weather was glorious at the weekend, perhaps a little too warm for what I chose to wear on my feet… but new boots demanded ‘walking in’ and I was too KEEN to resist! As much as I love fashion boots, I’m just not a city slicker these days. Better to face the facts and […]
I never used to bake much; always ate to survive, rather than living for the pleasure of eating. I grazed on the run, grabbed a piece of fruit on the way out the door, hurried down a few slices of toast for lunch, downed a glass of milk before bed… all whilst vaguely ensuring I […]