Dear Sam, Mmm, the roast chestnuts you were telling me about sound very tempting - I will add them to my Christmas shopping list! Your post started me thinking about all the delicious aromas that we associate with Christmas and it's also one of the themes of a book I've been reading lately, Nigel Slater's The Christmas…
Dear Sam, Thank you for telling me about World Smile Day and for sharing your tip about thinking of things you are grateful for while brushing your teeth. I'm off to the dentist this week, so it's not only made me feel happier but will keep me in their good books, too! I don't know…
Dear Claire It’s the first Friday of October, so Happy World Smile Day! It sounds as though you'll have had lots to smile about in Italy! This is World Smile Day in a nutshell: The image of World Smile Day is the smiley face 😊 The smiley face was created by Harvey Ball back…
Dear Claire, It was so lovely to see you in Oxford, and I do hope it won’t be too long before we meet again. We were certainly blessed with nice weather that weekend. Since our return here it’s been very hot indeed – and much the same for you, I believe! We’re not the…
Dear Sam, Well, what a tonic it was to spend time with good friends! Oxford was looking glorious, with the college gardens and parks at their most colourful, and I loved seeing the profusion of roses everywhere. As well as reminiscing about our student days, it was wonderful to look ahead and make some…
