Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
It’s hard to beat being up early on a summer morning. When the dew is still on the grass, the world is still asleep and in the garden the birds are singing and there is a profound sense of peace. I was never a morning person, but these days are such a delight that I’m […]
Early mornings
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Monday, July 4th, 2011
There’s nothing much on the programme for today. A yoga class at lunchtime and a little light taxiing late afternoon, that’s all. The demolition work seems to have stopped – hallelujah – and I am revelling in and positively soaking up the silence. I can hear birdsong again and the gentle background sounds of village […]
A slow summer morning
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
There is a proper way to make a trifle – and this absolutely isn’t it. For the real way, I would suggest Delia, but be warned, you will be making custard from scratch. The result will be scrumptious, but it will be a lot of work. This, on the other hand, is trifle the Helen […]
Trifle
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
…or at least trying to. I’m set to run the Luzern marathon on October 30th. Give or take a little, I have 4 months to train for it. It still feels like it’s a long way off, but I’m trying to be strict with myself and for the first time ever, adopt a proper scientific […]
Getting technical
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Friday, July 1st, 2011
Just so that there is no doubt about the matter, I am not a flibbertigibbet. I’m really not. Here is the proof… Giotto by Anna Bell in Lana Grossa Soja. A delicate and fiddly sock knitted on teeny weeny needles – 2.25 mm (US 1). They don’t get a whole lot smaller than that and […]
From the sublime to the ridiculous…
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