This week's top ten Thursday is all our favourite summer foods - slightly ironic that I'm in Tasmania and it's winter as I write this. It shouldn't be too hard though as food is one of our favourite subjects. What foods come to mind when you're thinking about summer, and I wonder if you agree … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday: Favourite Summer Foods

Hooray, our holiday to Australia finally arrived! Cookie and Bramble might not be cheering so loudly about it as they both have to go on holiday as well. Bramble is staying with a family who have got a nine year old cocker spaniel and a ten week old cocker spaniel - they must be having … Continue reading Scotland to Tasmania – a very long journey!!

The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire was opened in 2001 and is a place to commemorate all those who have given their lives in service to their country since the end of World War Two on the massive walls at the top of the hill in the arboretum. There are also memorials to lots of … Continue reading Flashback Friday: National Memorial Arboretum 2015

We're finally in one place after several days of travelling - it's cold at the bottom of the world. Whilst battling jet lag it's time to sit down with a coffee and list the top ten things that people do that are rude, inappropriate, or arrogant - I don't think we've got enough time for … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday: Rude, Inappropriate, & Arrogant

This weeks top ten is the things on our to do list - but which list to choose? I have many mental to do lists both personal and professional. I also have my 'if we won the lottery' list and the 'I'm living in a dreamland' list. There's also my list of things to do … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – To Do List

Today's top ten is about what we like or dislike about national holidays in July - slightly difficult as in the UK there aren't any major ones that I know about, so I've looked up all the quirky national or international days that people around the world recognise.There are some really strange ones, for example … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – Quirky July Holidays

This week Tamara at Part Time Working-Hockey Mom is celebrating her blog's five year anniversary so this weeks top ten is all about our own blogging journey - our five year anniversary is in September.1. Since I started the blog I've published 319 posts.2. Considering I started the blog to share with family and friends in … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – my blogging journey

I love having a chat over coffee, so why don't you grab yourself a hot drink and we can get started. Rory, at Ink Interrupted has asked us what three things are on our summer to do list. I've never had a to do list for summer so this is an interesting question to answer - I'm used … Continue reading Coffee Chat: Summer to do list.

We're still in Budapest (2014) and of course my beloved would find a car to admire. This is a Trabant which is a car manufactured in East Germany and my own personal car expert has said it's got a two stroke engine and is made of a cotton and resin product called duroplast. There are … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Budapest Food and Churches