Even with the copious amounts of storage we have in our kitchen we never seem to have enough room especially for storing those occasionally used kitchen gadgets. For this reason I have resisted for a long time investing in a pasta machine but I caved in recently on... Hanging onto your ears when you’re a basset is like trying to hang onto your umbrella in a Wellington gale. Something you first battle with and then you give up and let the wind do its thing. Looking at Fortnum in this picture I can’t help but think of... Having time to be waylaid is a luxury I don’t take for granted. Being able to stop and say hello to the neighbours can often be the highlight of our days. For Fortnum that is! He loves to stop and say hello although I am not sure that this neighbour is... I turned around and there is was like a blanket giving comfort. Layers of weather on the layers of countryside. Just as well I had plenty of layers on as the southerly was blowing and I was wet. But wet is nothing compared to what residents of Christchurch have... For me one of the biggest downsides of a blog is you come to realise how repetitive life is. How many obsessions you have (like for Ginger Cakes) and dare I say it how boring this can all be to other people.  Since my blog readership is pretty much restricted... 