Holidays are coming

Reading time: 2 mins The flights are booked, I’ve already got my packing list started, and we’re sorting out what things we might do when we get there. We fly in to New York, and then drive up to Boston for a day or so. Then we have a couple of days to pootle around Cape Cod, Providence, Hartford […]

Holiday weekending

Reading time: 2 mins More by happenstance than any form of planning, this past holiday weekend was a busy one, and ohhh so very good! On Friday one of my best friends was in town which means beers and tasty foods (courtesy of Platform). it’s always good when we congregate, much laughter and nonsense, including curing my hiccups; the […]

Draft Posts

Reading time: 4 mins I have a habit of starting to write posts but not finishing them and then complaining (to myself) that I donโ€™t have anything to write about. The moment will pass and then a few days later the urge will come rolling back in like a gentle tide and Iโ€™m back at the keyboard, typing out […]

Six by Nico: Paris

Reading time: 4 mins Bonjour mes amis, le moment est venu de revoir le dernier menu du Six by Nico. Cette fois-ci, nous visitons Paris!* Don’t worry, I won’t be testing your translation skills any further. I’d heard good things about this menu and managed to sneak in to try it before it disappears at the end of the […]

The latest doohickeys

Reading time: 5 mins My Dad is a bit of a gadget fiend. From the colouring change LED light in the toilet (it hangs inside the toilet, lighting up the bowlโ€ฆ) to a myriad of motion sensing lights, web cams, and remote-controlled stuff, he is always happy finding little whatnots and thingymajigs to make things a little easier/better in […]