I have always liked to read the paper, and while many newspapers have perfectly good websites, I just can't enjoy reading them online as much as I do rustling through paper pages. To that end, we subscribe to the Guardian Weekly, and although it reaches us a little late, it serves us well in thoroughly …
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In My Kitchen, August 2012
I've been an enthusiastic follower of the In My Kitchen series that Celia, over at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial does for a while, so I thought I'd have a go. (My kitchen is outdoors, hence the lack of walls.) This month in my kitchen there is: A bottle of chili oil This is an …
write it down
Well, the storage space us empty, as are the bookshelves on our old house (in fact, I took the shelves too). The movers were just about able to close the truck, and then they had to tie the bed on to the back of it. I arrived in Antalya with the boys yesterday at noon, …
Gold medal slob
I remember when I gave my notice at work before moving to Antalya, I mentioned in passing to my boss that I was hoping to learn how to spin wool. He commented that I ought to have plenty of time for that, living in the middle of nowhere. As it turns out, although I did …
Christmas come early
... or at least mid-August did. It is folly to hope for rain between June 15 and August 15 here. The forest goes hot and dry as a tinder box, and we all hold our breath until we can reasonably expect rain. Most years, there are forest fires that break out, and of course many …
Garden Correspondent 