by Alet | Jan 22, 2025 | Arts and crafts, Series 13
The adventurous young Joanna left her home in Poland to explore life in Ireland. This is where she met her future husband, also an expat and the two of them got married. Now, living in Kent where her husband teaches and she helps to keep a busy pharmacy going, Jo has...
by Alet | Oct 15, 2016 | Books, Writing
Our young hero learning to feed the forces at the Pretoria Police College – peeling a mountain of potatoes, making notes, AND finding time to take the love of his life to the Burgers Park in Pretoria. Coming from a family of 14 children, Danie had a knack with...
by Alet | Nov 27, 2015 | Arts and crafts, Embroidery
Our beautiful, talented youngest daughter’s wedding took place in August 2015. The challenge that had come my way was to be creative and come up with a stunning ring cushion. The theme: succulents, and the colour scheme: the colourful lilac-breasted roller, a bird...
by Alet | Feb 17, 2014 | Cooking
What a privilege to dig up new potatoes from our own garden! (Not me, but my very able husband who loves gardening.) So I had to whip up a lovely Sunday lunch – to be enjoyed outside with the patio heater making up for the winter sun not being able to give the...
by Alet | Sep 25, 2013 | Cooking
What to do when you have bought a packet of ready-made puff pastry for a household of two? Make chicken pies, then a beautiful strawberry dessert, then start thinking about the next application…. Ingredients: Ready-made puff pastry (or make your own!) Fresh...
