English Mother’s Day
English Mother’s Day is this Sunday, 10th March. I celebrate this one, despite the fact that I’m living here in Singapore where Mother’s Day happens in May. There are a few reasons… Read More
Batik Uncle’s Shop in Holland V
I like the idea of posting off a beautifully wrapped parcel to my godchildren containing something exotic and vaguely useful that they couldn’t buy at home (for most of them, that’s England,… Read More
Butter Dishes…Finding One that Works in Singapore
My favourite breakfast – it comes a close second to a bowl of fish ball mee from Ghim Moh market – is a slice of seeded brown bread, slightly burnt around the… Read More
The Old Fashioned Sweet Shop in Burford
I love old fashioned shops. I have a particular weakness for beautiful old fashioned sweetshops – and not just because I love eating sweets (my guilty secret: the white licorice round ones… Read More
The Deep Jungle…Just Around the Corner from Suburbia
I sometimes feel that if you left your house here in Singapore empty – for more than, say, two months – wild plants and trees would start to squeeze themselves up through… Read More
Easy Peasy Chicken Pie
This is fabulously easy to make, delicious to eat and looks seriously impressive. What more could you ask for?… Read More
