A group of resident deer resting in Bushy Park, Teddington
Archives for July 2012
Back to Berries – Red Currant Jelly…
If I tell you that we have a red currant bush in our garden that I didn’t even know existed (until it’s heavily laden branches were almost touching the ground), you might be able to tell what kind of gardener I am! I’m not one to look a gift horse in the mouth but it […]
Sunday Photo – Hollyhocks
English Hollyhocks at Granny’s house. They will always remind me of an English Summer…
The Big Breakfast
In all three countries we have so far inhabited, breakfast is a big deal. In our home country, an English breakfast is a thing of beauty when it’s done properly – an egg cooked to your preference, a couple of grilled tomatoes and a few mushrooms on the side, two rashers of best English bacon, […]
Quatre Jours en Aquitaine
As you may have guessed from the sunshine and the snails of my previous posts, we have been in France for the past few days, visiting family. I first visited France on a French Exchange when I was 13. I was partnered with a girl called Patricia who insisted on wearing a sailor’s hat for […]