Homely things #1 – Baking and Eggs

Images of Things that speak of Home………. As someone who is not overly gifted in the art of cooking – let’s be honest, a slice of bread in a toaster runs the risk of total annihilation at my hands – I take a surprising pleasure in the process of baking.  I still have my occasional…

English Afternoon Tea – French Style

In which we consider tea, cake, insomnia and the terrifying menace of butter………… Because we are situated somewhat off the beaten track, some of our customers travel quite a distance to reach us to visit our boutique.  Sometimes the time taken can be more the result of getting hopelessly lost than the actual distance from…