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A friend gave me this old chair which I love, so it just had to be photographed.
My mum has been giving me as birthday and christmas presents over the last couple of years her beautiful china and glassware which I’m thrilled about. This particular set is hand painted by Carlton Ware, called Rouge Royale. Its in such good nick with just a few of the white dots fallen off, due to [...]
What a great way to have your lemons available all year round by freezing them! They defrost well albeit a little mushy, but this makes them softer and easier to juice. You can freeze them whole , sliced or really however you want them. Just put them in the microwave for a short time then [...]
Lemons are in season and I have friends and family whose trees are bursting this year with fruit. I found out this fact when a friend said to me the other day that she has lemons on her tree and would I like some? Lemons are one of my favourite fruits, so I obviously said [...]
We were driving in the mountains near Ubud when we saw this lady and her two daughters walking along the road with food on their heads. Such a surprisingly beautiful sight amid the chaos of the traffic. They were off to a festival at the local temple, we stopped and I took a few images, [...]
In Bali motorbikes are the main form of transport and who needs a car when you see what they can carry? I saw many things being transported, children hanging on carefree (apparently the limit is 4!) Others with boxes and boxes between their legs, including around 10 dozen eggs once (I was too slow to [...]
The Balinese are great at drinks, their cocktails are quiet fantastic. We had a few to taste over our holiday, my personal favourite being the Mojito (just perfect in the heat). We also had our fair share of mocktails and just plain juices, all wonderful. But beware the yellowish Absolut Vodka available at many roadside [...]
I had the most amazing experience in Bali at the Rock Bar. Situated at the Ayana resort you have a view of the beautiful sunsets of Bali whilst watching crashing waves on the rocks that the bar is built upon. The Mojito was the best I have had and the food delicious. If you ever [...]
