Yesterday was our first month anniversary after moving down to a sleepy village on the North Cornwall coast. It was also a typical day to forget all about it. Several times a day we remind ourselves: “This is where we live.” This place still feels like a holiday on which we carted all our stuff [...]
Rural life is displaying its wind-blown charms on a daily basis. The rhythm of life is unsurprisingly very much slower here, and, in my experience thus far, the stronger the local accent, the slower the life. I completely confused the guy at a local car repair and MOT garage this morning by telephoning to ask [...]
Urban life has its advantages. Convenience and accessibility are surely near the top of anyone’s list. So a move to a more wild and windy land demands some careful day-to-day adjustments. Petrol was my first concern. Even in our preliminary visits, we hunted out the nearest petrol station. Not using the car often, sometimes not [...]
Sleep and I do not have the most stable of relationships. In an attempt to understand more about how I sleep, and how evening routines affect my me, I have been looking at ways to record and monitor my sleep patterns. Insomnia frequently lurks nearby and rarely do I find a night’s sleep properly restful. [...]
I never realised it was so straightforward. Pasta, I mean. Specifically, making one’s own fresh pasta at home. Since discovering some labour-saving secrets, I have been going about it with gusto. Jen introduced me to pasta making a few months ago. Her creations were delicious but took an age, kneading the dough and letting it [...]
