One of the positive aspects of being stuck at home is that you find yourself doing things you normally wouldn't. For me that's meant a few things. I've been cooking a lot more than I would normally so I've been able to experiment with recipes I'd normally have avoided. So I've had a reasonable degree of success stuffing courgettes for example. Of course I've also had a … [Read more...] about Catching up on Stuff I’ve Been Avoiding
A New Look Caricature
I've been using a couple of photos as my online avatar on multiple platforms for the last few years. I've had various caricatures but I hadn't got a new one in a long long time. Last night I was sent an updated one which I'll probably use in several places: It's the work of Allan Cavanagh, who has been doing caricatures and comics for as long as I can remember. … [Read more...] about A New Look Caricature
More Home Cooking & Buying From Smaller Producers
During the current insanity most of the country is on lockdown (or lock in) and many small businesses are closed. How many of them will re-open when things start returning to some semblance of "normal" is unknown, but I suspect quite a few will struggle to get back to business. I've always liked supporting smaller food producers, which was one of the reasons why I setup the … [Read more...] about More Home Cooking & Buying From Smaller Producers
Photo Memories
A friend tagged me on Twitter a couple of days ago with "my life in pictures". https://twitter.com/lyssamoo/status/1246076527663513600 So I thought I'd participate. I take photos with my phone or one of my cameras when I'm travelling. Over the past few years I've taken literally thousands of photos. Some of them are incredibly boring, but others aren't. So in … [Read more...] about Photo Memories
Buying Irish Food Online
As anyone who knows me will probably work out fairly quickly I like food and I like cooking. I'd never pretend to be a particularly good cook, but I enjoy it and find it quite soothing. I've always liked being able to support local Irish producers when I can. Now, however, with a global pandemic it's become even more important. For the next few weeks and possibly months … [Read more...] about Buying Irish Food Online