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About this time last year I wrote a post about the 10 bucket list new destinations I’d like to go to over the next couple of years or so. Well, I’ve only managed to tick off one this year – to Istanbul – but I’ve still had a fantastic year of travel and eating, and […]
Read MoreI must confess straight away that it isn’t my home-grown squash; I didn’t grow it. But my friend Rona did and when I visited her on Saturday she gave me a chunk of huge squash to bring home. Rona has been growing wonderful vegetables in her garden for almost as long as I’ve known her. […]
Read MorePart of the reason for coming to beautiful Aix en Provence was to be able to wake up in the morning and know that it would be hot, the sky blue and the sun would be shining. I wasn’t disappointed. A little bit of cloud covered the sky briefly in the middle of the day […]
Read MoreIt was making lavender ice cream that did it. Next thing I knew I was booking a Eurostar mini break to Aix en Provence in search of lavender, Cezanne and Provençal cooking. Not to mention sun. I do love sun and hot weather. I know we’ve had quite a lot of it in London recently […]
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