From My Corner of England

Another baby blanket was completed this weekend. The yarn is Drops Merino Extra Fine. The pattern is from Drops , with some minor ame...

A really lovely, relaxing Easter holiday came and went. The troop was gathered and I have to say I really enjoyed just being home with...

One of the aspects of "being on" Facebook is that 'suddenly' you know when (most) of your friends' and relatives...

This last month I have been to the movies twice. It is literally years since I went to the movies last. Can't even recall which film it...

picture borrowed from the web I had a business meeting in London yesterday. It doesn't happen very often, but a couple of times a y...

One of the real perks of being part of academic life in Cambridge is the possibility of belonging to a college. Cambridge is a collegiate u...

  Note to self -   it is very silly to get over confident in the gym and put extra resistance/weight on the workout machines. You...

  Indian food is very popular here in the UK. So much so that Indian dishes have been voted the nations favourite food for years. Altho...

picture borrowed from the web My in-laws have been living with us for quite a while and I am very spoilt with coming home to ready made...

Snix's cat box. Notice the organised folder on top with all his data and insurance papers. What a well organised cat, that is! Janu...

  I make a lot of knitted and crocheted things for myself and the family - whether they want it or not...   But I was flattered whe...

  Students gathering outside Durham Cathedral I was up in lovely, but very blustery Durham on the weekend (incredible winds - think i...

  I am heading up to Durham for a long weekend and with about 3 hrs on the train there is a chance I might finish the socks I am making...

  Happy New Year!   We have had a lovely Christmas and New Year celebration with loads of food, drink and merriment! Christmas pa...

I am really pleased with the result of this year's pork roll recipe. Here is my other version of how to make it. This version was ...

    What a weekend!   Starting with a great birthday party on Saturday for another dear friend being introduced to to the "5...

I had to make a quick trip up north to Durham on the weekend and was surprised to see that the amazing rose bushes outside our house ...

illustration borrowed from the web    Last week I went with three friends to see Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Oklah...

First Sunday in Advent - with PURPLE candles! Ok, I am back on the blog!   More than a year has passed since my last blogpost... ...

Yes, there is no denying it. This month it is 50 years since President Kennedy was killed, 50 years since C.S. Lewis who wrote the N...

Back in the spring I won a couple of ticket in a raffle to see the American comedian Reginald D. Hunter. Last Sunday Our Young Man acc...

I managed to make the same mistake as many others apparently have done - I dropped my phone in water... It all happened as as I was wa...

Scandinavian (and particularly Norwegian) patterns are all the rave these days. You find them in anything from clothes to kitchen ware...

  Oh, yes, I am still here! I have neither found the right time nor inspiration for the blog, but I hope that will return!   I ha...

It is getting chilly here. It can still get up to 17-20 degrees during the day, but on a grey, rainy day like today there is no denyin...