claire 'n' fish

I made a cake late yesterday afternoon. Cherry and Almond Cake. It's a precarious cake to make because the almonds don't hold togeth...

I have small hands. It has always been so. They're hands inherited from the small hand side of the family. Dainty, not too stubby, one o...

It's a sad week this week. Not only is it the last week of my sabbatical, but it's the end of 37 years of Neighbours. A soap that is...

Some time ago, in the near distant past, not here, but there, I was let down - betrayed perhaps - the ground had shifted underneath my feet ...

I just looked in my diary and realised I came home a week earlier than I meant to. How did that happen?  I think that maybe I was ready. I t...

Earlier this week I spent some time in Southwell, and wandered around the Minster Gardens. The gardens are beautiful and time and care has b...

Who is this person who stands in front of you? You try and read and make sense of them as you form your reply. They disagreed with you and c...