Looking ahead
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 to be perfectly honest, I am still contemplating this. But Read More …
Author: Cathy Powell
On liking books that I read
One of my favourite past-times is reading. I will readily admit that so far this year there has been heaps more reading than writing going on. When I can I like to sit down and escape into a book. So Read More …
Music, music lessons and making use of a treasured possession
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 my iPod with me. And it is true. If I Read More …
Chocolate brick and other food memories
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 in their restaurant in the historic centre of Tuscania in Read More …
Can a foodie successfully use the 5:2 diet
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 a couple of years ago. Firstly let me explain what Read More …
The Liebster Award
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 of Bringing Up Brits. At the time Meg and I Read More …
In praise of shopping in local shops
Several years ago I wrote a post on a different blog that I used to have about local shops. It was in response to an article about the former boss of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy, describing that the rise of Read More …
Charleston- an artist’s home and garden
After visiting Monk’s House for the first time, I discovered Charleston and decided I wanted to visit at some stage. I believe that we timed our visit perfectly. This is because we visited the house and garden a couple of Read More …
Timballino di melanzane
I didn’t discover eggplant (aubergine) until I lived in Italy. I don’t remember it being a vegetable that I was aware of when I was growing up in suburban Sydney. Perhaps it wasn’t as widely available as it is these Read More …
Monk’s House, Rodmell, East Sussex
I had a plan regarding when I was going to visit Monk’s House in Rodmell. I had intended to read some of Virginia Woolf’s work first before going there. This is because Monk’s House was the country retreat of Leonard Read More …