Author: Cinnamon

I stopped watching The Great British Bake Off when it moved from the BBC and Mary Berry et al left. I realise that is probably silly, but I feel like Paul Hollywood was the least of the programme. I do… Continue Reading →

We’re in our third lockdown and only allowed out for exercise, dog walking, and things like food shops (and all must be very local – I do get grocery deliveries once every two weeks, but everything else comes from local,… Continue Reading →

We saw out the last few days of 2020 in a mostly relaxed mode. My wonderful yoga teacher offered a class early morning on the 30th, which was very well attended. All kinds of twists and balances to ready us… Continue Reading →

I hope everyone celebrating/marking Christmas had an enjoyable day. I didn’t grow up with the holiday – I think I got my first tree around age 28 at my then-husband’s suggestion – and I think I see it more from… Continue Reading →

The 21st is winter solstice. It gets lighter from here … hopefully, in all kinds of ways. I said last Monday I would be more cheerful in today’s post and that just happens to have come true. Thankfully. But first… Continue Reading →

Sigh. This weekend has been nothing but paperwork and I’m a grump (see below). Apologies. I’ll try to come up with something cheery next week. I did say I picked the most recent samples because of the names … I’d… Continue Reading →

Note: Ariel, please send along your mailing deets if you’d like to claim your l’Heure Fougueuse sample. Had a call from a friend last week. Her in a panic: “It’s pouring rain, I’m at Brent Cross, I’m starving, and I… Continue Reading →