MY 2024 IN 12 PHOTOS
My 2024 in 12 photos is an opportunity to look back over the last 12 months and remember some of the really good times. The end of December doesn’t have to signal any kind of evaluation of life lived. We … Continued
CURRENTLY LOVING | MARCH 2024
My regular currently loving feature allows me to put together a list my favourite things. I’m certainly not going to include homemade toothpaste tablets in this currently loving list, or, for that matter, putting salt in my tea. Both of … Continued
THREE SHORT HIKES IN MADEIRA
Three short hikes in Madeira features my regular collaboration with adidas. Hiking in Madeira is like embarking on a journey into a fairy tale land. But while there are some big hikes – some really big hikes, there are also … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 144 | WINTER SUN IN MADEIRA
In my last weekly blog episode (which was, er, two weeks ago…), I said that I wanted to do three things while on holiday in Madeira – spend time sitting down, walking, and eating. And I can happily report that … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 143 | ALL THE BOOKS
This weekly blog episode comes to you from Funchal, Madeira. I am sat with my feet up on my hotel balcony, with my laptop on my knee, and it is wonderful. My view is of the steep sided hills of … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 136 | SPLODZ BLOGZ TURNS 14
Happy Birthday to Splodz Blogz! Splodz Blogz, this little corner of the internet I call home, turned 14-years-old this week. That’s not a bad lifespan for a hobby blog! It feels like something I should acknowledge, so please forgive me … Continued
Cake Through Your Letterbox
Recently I received an email titled “Cake Review Opportunity” that said: “[we] send personalised cakes for any occasion through your letter box”. You do what? Cake through my letterbox? Don’t be silly. Not actually pushed through the letterbox. It would … Continued