Last night's pasta was served with a whats-in-the-fridge-that-works-well-together ragout. Also known as one of Fiona's made-up dishes. It included balsamic onion marmalade, 2 carrots, grated, half a brinjal

Monday's wrap-up was a little delayed because our neighbour dropped by to discuss a joint order of seeds for autumn/winter planting. Lockdown has meant that we haven't caught up. Properly. For probably

In her official winners' list for February, @traciyork reported that 406 accounts had powered up and qualified for bee badges from @hivebuzz. Of those, only 139 posted and used #HivePUD and/or #HPUD. This,

Last evening, we enjoyed lamb chops and a bottle of wine. What's so special about that? I shall tell you: 21 years ago, I cooked lamb chops the first time The Husband (he wasn't then) had supper at my

Just not normal. It's all really quite strange. Not only was yesterday quite chilly, as it is this morning. Woolly slippers and fleece on a February morning in McGregor? Really? Last night was the first,

Just under two weeks ago, I collected my team for a job. As she got into the car, C asked - Have you heard about Michael?   No? Let me explain: there are several men in the village whose names are

The mornings have been unseasonally cool. Usually, our resident rock martins perch at the edge of the porch roof. Not the last few mornings: this little snuggle seems to have replaced that ritual. The

Mental Health Awareness Month As October is Mental Health Awareness month, before I dive in to the updates on the 2,020 km Challenge, I wanted to shine a light on the importance of increasing awareness