Friko's World

In my previous post I said "When you get to my ripe old age you realise that nothing much matters..." I haven't changed my min...

Roughly once a month Paula and I meet for supper and a glass of wine in the White Horse. We book a small table in the pub window whi...

that  ‘The functions of the Mistress of the House resemble those of the general of an army or the manager of a great business concern.’ I...

yet another reason to smile. We made marmalade, 14 jars of it. Although it’s a bit late in the year for making marmalad...

“What’s libertarian?”  Beloved couldn’t give me a definite answer. We were both guessing. It’s late Sunday morning and we are having break...

Did I sound just a tad smug in my previous post almost a week ago? Being self-satisfied and boasting about how good things are never pays of...

Sometimes, I just potter. Days without plan, without purpose, days when I can land on any activity I fancy, at any time, suit me well....

Mushrooms in hollow trees and as anklets around fenceposts.  I shan’t be eating them, mind you. Paul is picking plums. ...

From light to darkness - how soon things change. Before you know it black clouds roll in and overwhelm you. Up until a few days ago I f...

The Martyrdom of St Lawrence  Tintoretto - Christ Church, Oxford Yesterday was St Laurence’s Day, not a feast day with which I...

I am from a poor people’s kitchen with a large table . . . . . .  What has happened to tables? In particular kitchen tables? What has ...

It’s wonderful when I have to eat my words! No matter whether I complain about the weather, tiresome people, the boring place we live...

You might ask what’s changed since yesterday : weatherwise it’s all the same. In fact we’ve had more snow today and the going is getting ...

is quite often oddly satisfying. "Did you see what I did last week? Did you notice the sparkle?" It was Kelly's mornin...

Wirsingkohl - Savoy Cabbage "You're making some wonderful smells again", Beloved says, coming into the kitchen from o...

" Sorry for not replying to your chatty letter sooner but we've been rather busy. We've finally had to put Oma Hannah into a ...