Out the Box – Silky Lemon Pudding
Isn’t it wonderful how seasonal fruit matches its season? What can cheer a room up more on a gray and dull day than a bowl of beautiful bright yellow lemons?…Continue Reading →
Out the Box – Wintery Apple Pie
A few years ago, Martin and I were blessed to spend a bit of time living in the wing above…
January’s Tortures Life Detox
January has always been a detox month for me. I can’t remember where it started, or when, but for a…
Girl’s Night Out
So here it is. My first night out on my own since my baby was born. Actually, now I think about it, it’s my first night out with ‘the girls’…Continue Reading →
Party Time – The Menu and Recipes
Ah! There’s nothing like basking in the glow of a successful evening. It really is one of the most pleasant…
Let me check my calender
Being a mom really is a full time job. I’ve mentioned this before – feeding alone is like a 9-5…
About / Get In Touch
Diary of a First Child once upon a time meant the diary of a having a first child. Fourteen years have passed, and when I look back over these pages,…Continue Reading →
Pregnancy: Throwing Up
I blame Eve, personally. If she’d just been able to refuse that apple, a lot of things would have been…
Day 19 – Verditz to Obertraun
There are some days where words just seem so (and now a list of words are running through my head,…
Day 18 – Venice to Verditz
We spent this morning in and around Venice. Martin and I went to Burano, the fishing village beyond Murano where women (apparently, we were too early to see it) sew…Continue Reading →