I'm back with the armchair travel. In Le Puy. A stop on our return through France in October. And at first I wasn't sure whether I did like it. Actually it was strange and beautiful on first sight. Approaching from the hills we could see its stripy cathedral, and weird volcanic toadstools, those topped with…Read more Le Puy en Velay
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Friday Night Dinner
Now I'm being a but naughty with this post. Am I talking about the TV show? Or my actual Friday night dinner. Actually a bit of both. If you're unfamiliar with the show then.. well, you'll need to hurry but you can find it here. So what's the connection? In the show the two grown up sons…Read more Friday Night Dinner
Baking
And I specially like baking cake. Problem is I also like eating cake. So when it's just me'n'MrS here I try not to bake too often. I know there's DogS too but cake isn't very good for dogs. You see MrS is very good at "saving things for later". But I'm very greedy, and hate…Read more Baking
Taking time to explore
Once upon a time we took a trip to Europe. MrS, DogS and me. Well it seems like a long time ago. Even at the time we felt it might be a kind of a "last hurrah". We didn't know how easy a trip like that would be after Brexit. To be able to pack…Read more Taking time to explore
San Sebastian/Donostia
It wasn't the first, nor the longest stop on our holiday but it just might have been our favourite. I didn't know a lot about it when I chose it as a stop off, and it doesn't have masses of "must see" sights*, it's simply a lovely place to be. It was quite astoundingly…Read more San Sebastian/Donostia
Exploring festivals abroad
Not the musical variety, in fact I don't think I've ever been to one of those home or away. There were Glasgow's Big Day concerts in 1990, somehow I got into the then Copthorne hotel to watch the George Square gig and then went down to Glasgow Green in the evening (that was the time Sheena Easton…Read more Exploring festivals abroad
Keeping track…..
What will I write in my diary tonight? Last Thursday in Deauville was mostly about food! It might have been a tad chilly outdoors but this was our favourite cafe and we didn't want to leave @southfieldchat (aka B) behind. That would have added insult to injury. Thursday was "le vet" day, she had to…Read more Keeping track…..
Cartagena
We sneaked away from the Easter snows and enjoyed a few days in the city of Cartagena. The one in Spain, though I'd like to visit the Colombian one too. What a fascinating place, inhabited for nearly three thousand years, layers peel away, almost literally in some cases* to display its history. Now MrS is…Read more Cartagena
Las Islas Canarias
Well the ones I've been to anyway. Last Christmas (2016) we flew off to Lanzarote to escape our renovation works at home. There we discovered the delights of mojo, wrinkly potatoes and its unique volcanic landscape. This year (2017) we spent Christmas and New Year at home, having fun with lots of family and…Read more Las Islas Canarias
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