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Finally it’s all over and my life is beginning to take shape again. We moved out of my childhood home, spent two months in a tiny apartment pretty close to the beach and moved into …
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Yet again we have a perfect day in the Cape but, quite frankly, I didn’t pay much attention. I enjoy winter and love the rain & the dark, cloudy skies but that’s only because I love winter food & all my favourite dishes are great in winter. Luckily I’m also nuts about Thai food and most of their curries are absolutely perfect for summer eating, even the hot Thai jungle curry that’s great with a portion of zesty fruit-something afterwards! They’re often light and perfect for summer weather & summer moods.
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And so the new year has started and along with that, a particularly stressful time for me which leaves me feeling as if I’m in a giant hole with no idea how to crawl out …
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Christmas is over & quite a few of us are feeling a little deflated, disappointed that the period of goodwill has been & gone, a little miserable that the end of the holidays are in …
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Most of the Christmas markets here have begun and they’re mega busy with Lille, Paris & Strasbourg leading the stakes. The French government, like it’s neighbours, are also busy but they’re at work doing their …
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Christmas begins when the cannons are fired from Castel St. Angelo and the 24 hour fast ends; eight days after the special Novena* of prayers began and right after the Church service, the feasting begins. In …
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Switzerland has always been very special to me, not only because it’s dizzyingly beautiful or because I’ve had specially good times there, but because my son-in-law is Swiss and I love him to bits. In …
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I’ve probably mentioned that Lisa won’t be here this Christmas and I’ll probably moan about it a few more times because I’m so miserable about it. I’ve received the first few photographs of the Christmas …
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It’s the first Advent today plus it’s snowing in Cologne so Lisa’s lighting her first candle tonight while it snows outside and mine will be lit after the sun has gone because it’ll melt. Yet …
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Isn’t it interesting how the first Chanukkah candle was lit last night and the first Advent candle will be lit tonight? I’ve written posts about this special time twice in the past few years so when it comes …
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It’s the season to be jolly and a time when we all give ourselves a little leeway as we postpone the diets for next year. Well, most of us, anyway. Unfortunately just over a billion …
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I’ve been a bit slow with the news these past few weeks but that was because I was busy with a new project, so shoot me. I’ll be in hospital for the next week or …
