Thursday, 27 November 2025

The Tale of Mr. & Mrs. Squirrel Nutkins and the Drain-Side Dwelling

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Yes, I know, it's been a while. More than a while. What can I say... I've lacked inspiration. That was until the distant one sent me...
Saturday, 8 November 2025

Clips from village life in Autumn: Grape jelly, caterpillars, and dubious trucks

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Three recent snapshots from September 2025, just little sketches to remind us to laugh at the ridiculous. It doesn't get more ridiculous...
Thursday, 3 July 2025

"Between the Wines" Book Club: Reflections on 'Where the Crawdads Sing'

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We are "Between the Wines". We are independent, smart women whose conversations range from literary criticism to life advice (and ...
Saturday, 12 April 2025

Experimental writing 2: A new start

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Chapter One It wasn’t the first time Clare had left him. But it was the first time she hadn’t told him she was going. No blazing row, no ove...
Thursday, 10 April 2025

Snakes and ladders, and other nonsense

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Where are we at the village house after this two-week hiatus of moving ? After the house move, my routine is definitely out of whack, which ...
Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Why moving house moved me in many ways

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Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have recently moved from Žnjan to Kaštela Lukšić. It’s been a long time since I moved anywhere. ...
Friday, 7 February 2025

Steps, swearing and cats; Or going up in the world...

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What is the point of having a second storey if there is no way up? That is to say, there is a way up but if you have vertigo as bad as me, t...
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