air fryers – yay or nay?

03 Friday Jun 2022

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air fryer

I’ve been eye-balling these gizmos for the past year or so and am still not convinced they are worth either the price or the shelf space. And are they a total pain to clean? I mean, I like the idea (a lot!) that you can get nice crispy food without using lots of oil, but it almost seems like they are too good to be true. Also, why are they all so bulky and shiny black and ugly? Quite liked the look of this one in El Corte Inglés today. Anyhow, any advice?

cat stand 2022

01 Wednesday Jun 2022

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cat tree 2022

Totally becoming an annual event, replacing the previous year’s cat stand because Luna RIPS THE TOTAL SHIT OUT OF THEM. In fact by spring there isn’t much left of the scratch posts but I am determined to hold out until at least June. So here you can see Luna looking quite proud of her previous accomplishment and eager to get to work on the new challenge ahead.

The other two barely use the cat tree other than to jump around on it at times or curl up in the cubby hole. They prefer to use my soft furnishings to give their nasty claws a workout. I guess I should be grateful that Luna doesn’t wreak the same destruction on my furniture as she does on this thing.

vinoble 2022

31 Tuesday May 2022

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vinoble 2022 (3)

Such a long-awaited event for so many reasons. The last Vinoble took place in 2018 and should have happened again in 2020… and well, then it didn’t. For me it was such a treat to see all these people again, many of whom I hadn’t seen for four years or more. Others I met for the first time. And others I have seen more recently, well, it was just great to say hi and catch up. I loved this so much. Filled my heart.