fionasfavourites (66)in #english • 4 years agoEnglish with Fiona: Thinking about writing - ILast week, I suggested that you live dangerously and write on the edge. I linked you to an online app that gives…fionasfavourites (66)in Qurator • 4 years agoComfort food in a time of Covid-19 - II started revising this 2014 post as we entered month two of lockdown in South Africa. Although we moved from level 5…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoEnglish with Fiona: Living dangerously: writing on the edge - IHave you ever just wanted to write but don’t know what to write about? Are embarrassed to share your writing because…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoI'm tiredI'm tired. I'm tired of being in lockdown. I'm tired of people supporting the lockdown. I'm tired of people not…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoEnglish with Fiona: About writing and speakingWhen it comes to writing and speaking, people often think that they're poles apart. In some ways they are. In other…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoEnglish with FionaI am returning to one of my first loves: the English language. Here I shall share snippets and tips about - English…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoBalancing Act or Slippery Slope?I've had a hiatus from blogging. Some of it because I've moved to a new host - a story for another time. Most of it…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoA taste of France IIThis simple chicken dish sounds exotic, but it isn't really. What adds an extra dimension to it is the Herbes de…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoDucks, Drakes and Croc SocksToday is the fourth Saturday of our enforced lockdown. We should have been "free" yesterday. Instead, last Thursday…fionasfavourites (66)in #life • 4 years agoBlack and white*That old cliché, that nothing in life is black and white, is also a truism. Mid 2016, I was increasingly less able…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoCountering Covid-19: South Africa 21 days inThe world seems to have stopped and united over a single concern: Covid-19. In the six years I've been blogging this…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoLeeky vegetables with virus rant on the sideFebruary left in a flurry. So much so, that when I potted my bits for the market on Friday, I set the sell by date for…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoTremendous Trees - IiIn 2016, The Husband did a bit of work for the friends of the local nature reserve, Vrolijkheid. He moved the…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoGood bye summer, hello autumnAs we sit on day eighteen of our thirty-five day enforced lockdown, we are missing out on the best season (and…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoWholesome home made pastaI am having difficulty working out how long I've been making my own pasta. It definitely dates back to before we…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoA re-imagining: life after this CoronaImagine - can you - a new world? It's incomprehensible that less than a hundred days ago, no-one had heard of the…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoComforting Creamy Parsley Fish PieToday we started day fifteen of what is now at least a thirty-five day lock down. I want to be sure of my facts....…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoThose hair(y) days...into the 90s...Mid 2019, blogpal @traciyork shared a selection of family photos from her childhood. It set us chatting about how…fionasfavourites (66)in GEMS • 4 years agoBullies: Virtual hiding in plain sightThe other day, I mentioned my love-hate relationship with the social media. Just yesterday, I not so tongue-in-cheek…fionasfavourites (66)in #yourtop3 • 4 years agoLockdown survivors' guideIn the last two weeks I have written two long and very serious pieces about how people and the world are responding to…