A flash of breast in north Cyprus

Robin

Don’t blame me for the editor’s choice of sensational headline. Earlier during the week I thought I saw a Robin in the garden but couldn’t be sure and then while walking the dog there she was; the orange breast left me in no doubt. Why do I say “she” and “orange” […]

Sea Daffodil

sea-daffodil

I went for a walk with my dog on the beach near the old Mare Monte Hotel in Alsancak. There are new stairs leading down to the beach which means that access is no longer through the derelict, glass strewn, hotel. I was surprised to find the beach filled with sea […]

Baking in a bread machine

I guess it was the flu that got me thinking about one particular benefit of baking your own bread. It was the thought of all those sniffling people handling the bread in the local supermarket in Alsancak which made self-baked bread a little more attractive.

Out came the bread machine I’d brought with me […]