Wandering the waterways of Venice
There is quite simply nowhere like it.
Chocolate chip cookie recipe
A simple guide to making Nigella Lawson’s chocolate chip cookies.
Friday’s partial solar eclipse
Witnessing the solar eclipse and reflecting on how much has changed since the last one.
A sunny flight to Kemble
We had a lovely flight to Kemble for our first outdoor meal of the year.
Restaurant Review: The Happenstance Bar, London
A thoroughly disappointing experience of Sunday roast at a trendy London bar.
Birthday weekend in London
Photos mostly of traces of old London and discoveries made on a long walk round the capital.
Chocolate & almond marbled Bundt cake
Step-by-step recipe for making a delicious almond and chocolate marbled Bundt cake.
A cute little garden visitor
We have an extremely cute birdfood thief in our garden…
How to make a Battenberg cake
Fancy a baking challenge? Try this recipe for Battenberg cake…
I’ve finally got my pilot’s licence!
I’m finally a qualified pilot! Here’s what it involved…
Flying across the Wiltshire landscape
We flew to Old Sarum in Wiltshire to deliver an important piece of airmail to my parents.