The weather remembered Mother’s Day for those of us English Mums in Bavaria yesterday, it was truly glorious – and would have been criminal to stay indoors (I have spent Mother’s Day here in Bavaria before, but let’s just say it wasn’t quite as relaxing as this one!!)! My boys spoilt me (as I am […]
Food
Cherry, Chocolate and Pistachio Biscotti
It seems that Small Boy has an allergy to certain nut varieties – “brain shaped” nuts to be more precise. We suspected it a few years back after a mild reaction to a walnut he had pinched from the top of a cake, then recently I made a pecan pie for some friends, and he […]
Seven – on Happiness and Lego Heads
A little belated Happy Birthday post for the Small Boy…. It was actually a few days ago now, but it wouldn’t seem right to not document it on here – in the hope that he will look back on this one day… I have been quite lucky this year, as he too gave me […]
Expat Essentials – Famous Tiffin
Okay, okay, this one might not strictly be an Expat absolute Essential, but if you are English, and miss the convenience of the great food halls of a well-known high street branch or three, I think you might agree that this one (at a push) deserves that Expat Essential title? I know I miss the silver […]
Four Days in Rome – 1 – Basilicas, Pizzas, and Art Students
Rome is one of those cities that feels familiar even when you’ve never been there before (inevitable with how often it feature in films and historical programmes I guess), and therefore it can feel quite surreal when you see parts of it “in the flesh” for the very first time. I felt like I […]