A very different weekend – a cooking course in Flemish

We spent last weekend celebrating the birthday of my friend and colleague Jo (Pronounced Yo) in a small town just west of Brussels in Belgium. Yo has reached the grand old age of X (where X is a whole number between 49 and 51…). His wife and two sons had arranged a surprise cooking course… Continue reading A very different weekend – a cooking course in Flemish

In Fance – And loving it?

One of the great things about international travel is that you are never quite sure if your luggage will arrive at the same venue or around the same time as you.  Why is this great ? If by chance it doesn’t arrive, there is a certain advantage about being a female and being in Paris.… Continue reading In Fance – And loving it?

A rose by any name

Last weekend was another Dutch one involving a fun few days with some friends from the UK. A great time was had including lots of bike riding (well Angela enjoyed it, Jonathon was less certain) and some nice meals. We spent Saturday in Utrecht and paid a very worthwhile visit to the Dom Toren or… Continue reading A rose by any name

The plumber – part 2. Veni, Vedi, Plumbi

I can sense that you are all agog out there wondering what happened next in the great plumber saga….assuming that there is anyone there at all that is….! Well,  he came, he saw, and ….he went away. M.Someone (he introduced himself and I still didn’t get his name) arrived and poked around in the toilet,… Continue reading The plumber – part 2. Veni, Vedi, Plumbi