Another thing to do, while you’re kneading your dough (see ‘What to do?’ post) - you can listen to Roy Orbison, but only if you turn up the volume and sing along …
Feeling poorly? What to do? I tell you, making bread is so therapeutic it should be in all the medical books! Forget about eating your lovely fresh home baked bread (although that can be a BIG reward) - the benefits are all in the making …
Quilts have a long history. Many women have created magnificent ones over the centuries. Just imagine what thoughts, hopes, efforts and emotions are behind every stitch in any quilt ever created? The Sydney Quilt Show showcased some absolutely magnificent examples from today’s quilters …
Make a cup of coffee and take a few moments getting to know Victoria Cosford, author of Amore and Amoretti, a travel memoir of her times spent living, loving and cooking in Tuscany. It was her urge for a larger, brighter life that led her to Italy …
Do you find yourself repeating little behaviours and getting a great deal of pleasure from them? Having a bath by candlelight, a cup of tea in your favourite nook of the garden - the possibilities are endless really. I think of such things as rituals of the very nicest kind, comforting and soothing …
You can rely on sound health advice from The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health, based in Melbourne. As many of you would know by now I feature their monthly newsletter, on a topic relevant to our wellbeing, because little prompts about our health are very handy don’t you think? This month it’s about exercise, something I find extremely hard to do in the winter months, although I’m full of the best intentions …
Prague is so full of contrasts - from C10 cobblestones to stunning examples of art nouveau …
