Blog Tour – The Game’s Gone – Simon Barnes

Posted on 24th May 2020 by Cathy Powell — Leave a reply

I have found myself turning to audiobooks more this year, so when the opportunity arose to take part in a blog tour of Simon Barnes new book, I thought why Continue Reading →

I wanted to be an expat

Posted on 12th April 2020 by Cathy Powell — Leave a reply

All of us are currently experiencing a rather interesting time due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and it looks like it will have far reaching consequences for countries across the Continue Reading →

January focus – health

Posted on 20th January 2020 by Cathy Powell — Leave a reply

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog and the first post of 2020.  I can’t believe that we are nearly at the end of the first month of a new Continue Reading →

Our first flotilla holiday in Greece

Posted on 10th September 2019 by Cathy Powell — Leave a reply

Recently I had the good fortune to read a book set in Greece that reminded me of my first flotilla holiday experience.  It was a bit different to the characters Continue Reading →

Coffee, falafel and a king

Posted on 8th September 2019 by Cathy Powell — Leave a reply

It has been a rather long time since I have written a post on this blog.  I’ve been deliberating about future direction and haven’t reached any firm conclusions.  But as Continue Reading →

Looking ahead

Posted on 5th January 2019 by Cathy Powell — 1 Comment ↓

It has been a long time since I have written a blog post here. One reason is because I was debating which direction I want my writing to take and Continue Reading →

Music, music lessons and making use of a treasured possession

Posted on 25th March 2018 by Cathy Powell — Leave a reply

I love music.  It is as simple as that.  I love listening to it.  My husband once made a comment to someone about how, whenever I go out, I take Continue Reading →

Chocolate brick and other food memories

Posted on 4th February 2018 by Cathy Powell — 8 Comments ↓

One of the first blogs that I started when I was living in Italy was called Chocolate Brick.  It was so named after a dessert that friends of ours made Continue Reading →

Can a foodie successfully use the 5:2 diet

Posted on 2nd February 2018 by Cathy Powell — 6 Comments ↓

There is no doubt about it.  I love giving myself challenges.  There is another issue though.  Sometimes I don’t manage to succeed with them.  I first tried the 5:2 diet Continue Reading →

The Liebster Award

Posted on 27th January 2018 by Cathy Powell — 8 Comments ↓

This is the second time that I have been awarded this particular award.  The first time was back in 2015 on a different blog and I was nominated by Meg Continue Reading →