<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tia's simple pleasures]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site 2]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:50:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[INFORMATION ABOUT CONVERTING OVEN TEMPERATURES AND MEASUREMENTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hope you’ll find this useful. If there’s anything missing then contact me using the page at the bottom of the home page Oven temperature conversions Celsius, Fahrenheit and Gas Mark - https://www.domesticandgeneral.com/blog/oven-tips/oven-temperature-conversions Weights and measures  Grammes to ounces https://theordinarycook.co.uk/conversion-tables-2/ Grammes to cups https://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/hints-&#38;-tips/cups-to-grams-conversion-table I always admire American cooks because they get level...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/information-about-converting-oven-temperatures-and-measurements</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a403b2177696dbd3553bda</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:16:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re all passing through…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I woke this morning with an earworm, so, being a kind-hearted soul, I thought I’d share it with you. It’s an old country song by Charlie...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/we-re-all-passing-through</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d22abfa14cb1a1a09c73c7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:00:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_56208e6791b24f2f9bb35d0257b0d569~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[All at sea...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been working on finishing the next two Lucy Williams cosy mysteries, which should be out in August and September, so it seemed like a good omen to see this windsurfer skimming across the harbour on a windy walk in a very Luke Grant-ish sort of way, which makes sense because I'm pretty sure it's one of our Olympic team. I’m also enjoying the way that characters from the books are popping up in other series’ , just like people from different parts of your life seem to in real life. Much to...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/all-at-sea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3636643fd38a1bb71d356</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_d87d86dfa92e4a458b40f329fd97b579~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A grey day, but still beautiful]]></title><description><![CDATA[I loved seeing the little boats back out on the water because it means that spring’s coming, no matter what it may look and feel like. It was a chance to think and plot and scheme and plan, because my head is buzzing with new ideas for Lucy and Amy and the Shadows and Windy Bay. I’ve been asking if there are any questions anyone would like answered, and one of them was how I write, so here it is. I do most of the work in my head, and then write the story that’s based around characters. My...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/a-grey-day-but-still-beautiful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dde8078946a7ddf470fa7b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_f21d010f5d7d4a2396676d35e68255a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting an old friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[And here he is. U676. Also known as the Little Master. Also known as the gosling who got snatched by a crow on a day when I was fed up with the universe trampling all over the little people. I’d like to be able to say that I channelled one of my heroines, but in fact I was just plain cross as I yelled at the crow, who was so stunned that he dropped the Little Master from ten feet or so up. He landed on the road and I thought it wasn’t going to be a happy ending, but it’s not much of a spoiler...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/meeting-an-old-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d9e9e046e8409f60b2deb4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_d312c523aa6044c38254deb9bd526ac6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Some days, the sun comes out.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some days, you get all the hospital appointments sorted out and in the right order. Some days, you go down to the cake shop and get a wicked cake to celebrate your daughter’s birthday. Some days you go looking for ducklings and see a water vole that moved much too fast to photograph, but was still lovely. Some days, you just about spot a swan sitting on her nest, just above some gorgeous bright pink azaleas. And some days you look at your brave, brilliant, beautiful daughter, think ‘where did...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/some-days-the-sun-comes-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d4e556b75c5d305824daf8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_724966bb689b49199f97953f2c0313e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Easter!]]></title><description><![CDATA[That’s the most important thing, whether you have any faith or none, because I’d like everyone to have as much of a happy everyday as they can possibly have. I’m not fussed if that’s eating your weight in chocolate, going to church, mosque or synagogue, or going out for a long walk. I won’t tell you what’s right for you and, if I’m very lucky, then you won’t tell me what’s right for me. Just be happy wherever, whenever, and however you can. This beauitful bird reflected on a still lake made...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/happy-easter-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d1149bf7044e6cf7ad6c8b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:15:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_dd6c96793a11420d8f7312ab3884a52e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some days you can’t do what you’ve planned.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, you take a different route. And you see these gorgeous little babies, who were NOT in a row. They didn’t want to be in a row. Maybe they’re too young to know that rows exist and you can't just have fun? Or maybe no one’s conned them into believing that rows are better? They were certainly having fun, while they swam, explored and climbed onto the concrete edging and fell into the water. They were zipping around, and cheeping and their mother was calling to them to be careful and then...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/some-days-you-can-t-do-what-you-ve-planned</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cba633e454e7df6253f748</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:15:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_83e808c43a8046c4bd2aca9d1d05c362~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Lord, what a few days…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, so let’s start with an apology if I’m not especially coherent. My daughter went to the hospital on Wednesday, believing her broken wrist was healing. It wasn’t, so she needed an operation, but they couldn’t say which operation, and we played musical chairs around the hospital for a few hours before we were sent home and told they’d ring us next week. Being autistic made this worse, but at lunchtime, oh, Dear Lord, things started happening. A truly lovely lady from the day surgery team...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/dear-lord-what-a-few-days</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c7c0ed5ed83abd8bc10a1d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:56:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_6c0d45e95cfc4070b2d1e521bc652870~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange times.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How’s it going for you? Are you as confused by this sad old world as I am? I don’t know who to trust or what to believe at the moment, so I’ll tell you about the forsythia and the bluebells in my garden and the first butterflies that are coming back from their long journey. I’ll tell you about how kind people are, especially since my daughter broke her wrist. Naturally, it’s the one she draws with, and it’s a month away from her unit assessment. Thankfully, she takes after me, so all her...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/strange-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c23a838f0e652aaa2dddd0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:15:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_61cb373ae1b54df0a83e446989795b8f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oops...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a beautiful spring morning when I took that picture. You can see the sky, and the life preserver where a seagull was posing photogenically, and I just wanted to catch the moment. The seagull had other ideas, just like life so often has, but when I looked at it, once I’d thought ‘oh dear’ or words to that effect, it made me smile, so I thought I’d share it as a brief reminder that things that don’t work out right away often still come out well and that it doesn’t do to take things too...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/_oops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd020ec6c9669173cad5ef</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_0bee9a693a3e46babf4707c4a48346ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFTERNOON TEA AND MEMORIES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afternoon tea is such a civilised occasion that it’s always been part of my holidays and treats, and someday I may allow my husband to forget one particular day. We were in Worcester, which is a beautiful old city in Worcestershire, and were staying in an amazing bed and breakfast in Gloucestershire in the days BC (which stands for before children) The owners seemed to view it as their duty in life to feed us up, so we went big on breakfast, then had lunch and a light tea in the afternoon. As...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/afternoon-tea-and-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b79879ea38c468abdaa709</guid><category><![CDATA[Things I love]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:15:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_8ed499f5a5a74ac0bed349218423604b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_852,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A not at all guilty confession]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like cooking and making a table look pretty. I like collecting old china and trying new recipes. I like the way that the family come together like a flock of seagulls as the smell starts to filter through the house. I even like setting the breakfast table as prettily as I can and as early as I can. That way, when I go in to have breakfast (which I have, of course, made myself), I can feel as if I’m going into a pretty bed and breakfast. There are fresh rolls or a loaf of bread waiting, and...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/a-not-at-all-guilty-confession</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b3fb21f587723d97f8d7cb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:15:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_1133763dac934273815b1766ba570bd3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s been quite a weekend…]]></title><description><![CDATA[So forgive me if this is short. My daughter broke her wrist quite thoroughly yesterday. (And don’t you love the medical jargon?) The Urgent Treatment Centre at Poole Hospital, which I live just across the road from were amazing, bearing in mind she’s autistic so this was more of a struggle for her than it would have been for anyone. They knew how to adapt to her. They really knew, they really weren’t bothered, they were kind and so so sensible. We nipped across there, got assessed and told to...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/it-s-been-quite-a-weekend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aee5f01b8e90b2a7e8a248</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_03b9af84fccf42aab3ed726e3716489e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making the smallest difference...]]></title><description><![CDATA[My last big pots finally arrived yesterday and my plan to write a Lucy Williams cosy mystery featuring a murdered delivery driver is coming together very nicely. I shall probably do something to the delivery depot manager while I’m at it, but at least I’m only doing it in fiction. In real life, I cleared the last area of my garden and reclaimed the path around the shed that had silted up and produced some gorgeous compost and took my temper out on that while planning appropriate dastardly...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/making-the-smallest-difference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69abd45195f8968663599cd6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:15:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_472626265ed5486c92e183fdbc598ffd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring is springing…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a lovely long walk yesterday, which was just as well because I’ve been working my little socks off on the blog design. So, all I’m going to do is to say ‘On Sea and On Land’ is due out on Thursday, and please can let you know what you think about this new promotions format? As always, they’re on at 99p in the UK, and 99c in the US. A Prayer for Peace All Amy Hammond she wants to do is enjoy her job running a craft centre at a stately home, get on with her quilting and cross at least a...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/spring-is-springing-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a6955c7db715abddf8ca93</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:15:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_768c08633ef64b47bd3216cb46db3b98~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One that’s mostly about writing!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eighth of May, I shall have been publishing books on Kindle for four years.  In that time, I’ve published 118 books, most of which I wrote during my time as a carer. Don't worry, I’m not going to bore you with a list, but you  will be able to find one on ‘Tia’s Simple Pleasures’ and “Welcome to the Shadows’ which is about the books I write as Eleanor Neville, some of whose characters have started popping up in Amy's world.  Both my blogs have had a massive rebuild to reflect everything...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/one-that-s-mostly-about-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a179449d34acb7c4340063</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:05:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_8067ea0416324fe5b072c1969a1ed21e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The not sad at all corner.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had a very good walk this morning (Tuesday) where we walked along by the harbour to have a long distance look at the Swash Channel and Studland. Why, I hear you asking? Well, have a look at this! https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25877635.17th-century-shipwreck-excavated-studland-beach/ All those wet and windy days that brought me down uncovered this section of the wreck. So you can visualise it, the Swash Channel is pretty much in front of Brownsea Island and Studland Bay, where it...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/the-not-sad-at-all-corner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699d94113a577494bfd2a1f6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:07:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_e25e4e25ce6a42f4bdd748a9657c3db2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more I learn, the less I know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isn’t it strange how you think you know a place back to front, which you certainly ought to after living there for forty years and living just up the road from where you live now for five years before that, and then you realise that you always take the same route to places? We did a fair amount of exploring during Covid, and I learned a lot about the history of my home area, but that was just one small area. We were playing hunt the parcel the other day because the delivery company wanted us...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/the-more-i-learn-the-less-i-know</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6999913f33aebccb48661891</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 01:06:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_b315b80f43aa47f9bc30566a0a9e9f8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing much happening… and all the better for it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s school half ter,m and there's a very brisk and cold wind, so we went for a street walk once we’d taken the green recycling bin round to the front, where it’s collected from. (Don’t ask me why. It just is.) . My daffodils and crocuses are coming out at last and the little bursts of colour are amazing. The last of the broken and brittle pots went with the dustmen this morning, bless them, because that saved us a dump trip and cleaning the inside of the car, and the brisk wind has dried the...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/nothing-much-happening-and-all-the-better-for-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699449436df156fdbe9f9fd0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_1e65720bacea4f62b5a8d4af0ca4fdbe~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiabrown6</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>