December Reflections 24: One Year Ago

One year ago today we were in Portugal, staying on the campsite at Sagres - at The End of The World. Sagres has become one of our favourite destinations, possibly our most favourite. It is a wonderful place in which to spend the darkest days of the year. The sun does not always shine and …

December Reflections 23: New Recipe

I believe that I may be in a cooking rut. I have racked my brains but not come up with a new dish, tried this year, that has now entered my repertoire. There is this, that I made last week: Celeriac "Dauphinois" with Truffled Brie Born out of necessity to use up the end piece …

December Reflections 22: Sparkling

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 …

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 …

December Reflectons 20: Best Book of 2020

If asked, I would shamefully have admitted to having read virtually nothing this year. I picked up a book a couple of nights ago and am thoroughly enjoying it. My tendency is always to believe that my latest book is the best that I have read in the year and this time I honestly believed …