Anji Patchwork

Last week we flew to the UK and visited two of our children. First were Christian and partner. They’ve not long moved into a lovely house ...

Even in the rain the garden is beautiful!  It really is a lovely place to visit, unfortunately the rest of the world thinks s...

We had a few days away last week. We based ourselves in Cognac which is a lovely old town famous for the drink of the same nam...

In the last week I’ve helped my husband change the Siamp valve/membrane (I don’t really know what it is called in English)in the toilet. I ...

Ooops, I didn’t see the time fly at all. An occupational hazard of getting older perhaps? Recent highlights include very, very hot weathe...

I remember the spicy orange smell of the bath oil when I was in my early teens. It was our greatest wish for birthday and Christmas present...

Here I am typing away on the 3rd May wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt, roll neck sweater and long cardigan. Who would have thought it wou...

Yet another month goes by without me posting anything here. It seems to have been an ongoing theme here for a while. Olivier is still in ...

... and other stories.  Is now available in paperback, published on Amazon!  It took me a couple of days to work out how to make a cover and...

Rob just contacted me to let me know that we have a red alert weather warning.  Very high winds are forecast.  I've closed all of the sh...