On our travels this year we thought that we might visit some previously unexplored areas of France and we had an idea that Champagne in particular might be rewarding. We belong to a scheme called France Passion, membership of which allows Motorhomers to stay overnight at a wide range of private stops. Many stopovers are …
Category archives: Memory
December Reflection 28: An Intention for 2021
Now, where did I put that pen?
December Reflections 21: Comfort
Comfort is a matter that has been touched on over the last several few posts and I am not certain what is left to write about on that topic. We love our van and the travels that we undertake in it. It’s quite comfortable, as motorhomes go, and the bed offers us a reasonable night’s …
Swirly
Who remembers these? Duchesse The epitome of dinner party sophistication back in the 70s – the Duchesse Potato. Very “Cordon Bleu”. I first made them in the A-Level Domestic Science room circa 1970. I have made many Duchesses in my time, though not these particular examples. I became very adept at piping Duchesses, as well …
December Reflections 16: Plant Love
PLANT noun1. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.Similar: herb flower vegetable shrub weed greenery flora Dahlia, I believe Just …
December Reflections 15: Difficult day in 2020
Oh, wow, we have to pick just one from all of those difficult days? Sticking a pin into my diary, I come up with The Day That We Didn’t Stay In Germany. Back at the beginning of September we set off from home in the hope of travelling to Germany, through Austria and beyond, to …
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