Culinary Croatia Calls, via Guest Blogger Dottoressa — And What a Delicious Call It is!

Most of my readers will already know Dottoressa from her regular generous and thoughtful comments, and you will also have had the chance to read her recent Guest Post here where she tells us about…

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Quick and Tasty Dinner from the Pantry (with one superhero ingredient)

What with the prospective buyers viewing, and the family guests visiting, and now the packing and furniture-selling and moving-truck booking, et cetera, et cetera and, emphatically, et cetera, it’s been a wee bit busy here.…

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What I Wore, What I’m Selling, What I’m Making, What I’m Smelling. . . Really!

Here I am, last weekend, getting ready to leave our island home behind in its newly organised and cleaned state, ready to be viewed by potential buyers. A What I Wore shot in my mom’s…

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Nana Time (subtitle: coaxing meals from near-empty pantries)

Anticipating my granddaughter’s sleepover, I assumed we’d go out for sushi dinner last night and then out for bacon and eggs or pancakes this morning.  I’d underestimated how much she’d been looking forward to playing…

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Christmas Tree Joys, Memories, and Kondo-culling

I spent a lovely few hours with my friend Alison in her studio last week, building up the layers to make Christmas images like the one above. I’d missed the last class in our Watercolours…

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