on the edge of ordinary

Yesterday I did something a bit unusual.  I'm gradually realising that having extra free time gives me the opportunity to say yes to une...

I've had time to think about a lot of things. Here are some of them: Providing food for an itinerant family (on a budget) As I explained...

If you’re new here, please don’t think we camp all the time, we’ve only managed three camping trips in 2020, That’s about our average. Howev...

I've been thinking about baking recently. It's something I do regularly, as you probably know. I've shared quite a number of rec...

So I've resolved this school year to blog at least once a week.  But every now and then in my job I run into a quiet patch and have more...

We moved to Tokyo fourteen years ago with three little boys . . . anyone who's ever had multiple little boys knows that little cafes ar...

One of the things we do a lot when we're in Australia is "seize the day". Here are some recent examples: I've been buyin...

These last two days I've had quite different lunches to what I usually do. Let me give you a taste. Monday On Monday I joined with a ...

I'm still struggling with my cold, complicated, as always, by asthma. However this afternoon if I sit quietly in my "relaxing chai...

Today's been a messy day.  It was one of those days that it's hard to get traction on anything. Here's how it went (please be p...

On Saturday I met my two Bible-study ladies at Harajuku, a popular hub in Tokyo. I have only been there a handful of times. It is usually...

Last night I baked a vegetarian dish that I found when I was a poor newly wed. I haven't made it, as far as I can recall, since we'...