Whole food that really is naughty and nice

When  a recipe calls for wholefood it reminds me of my mum who went through a phase of being a bit of a wholefood nut. Wholesome, nourishing food that looks brown and had the texture of sawdust.  Obviously things in food have come a long way over the years and this...

A green haven in the city

One of the things I did like about working in London was the ability to find a green haven somewhere close by.  Parks and gardens that oxygenate the city and provide a cool haven for workers at lunchtime.  I was struck today how little green space there actually is...

A basset who loves his master

With MT away in Sydney living it up at a conference, Fortnum is at home whistling at doorways looking for his master.  An impromptu portrait session on a walk on Sunday was the perfect opportunity for Big Basset to be right up front.  Little basset was a little less...

How munching your harvest can give hope

As I stepped into the kitchen garden this weekend it was like being transported to a different world.  A place of minor miracles everywhere you look.  I still can’t get my head around the fact that I can grow food.  Food we eat and enjoy.  Food that started...

The edge of things

Even for a flexible home worker like me getting back to work is always a shock to the system, especially when I break a cardinal rule of working in the City on a Monday.  Hot foot back from my intensive session with a whiteboard I wasd rather taken with this word...