<?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, 15 Sep 2026 20:59:25 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[Deep profound thoughts - at least by my standards!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What’s the weather like with you? I know it’s such an English question, but it’s been so strange, hasn’t it? If I read the news and believe it then I don’t know if I’m preparing for flood, fire, plague or war. I do know I’ve got nowhere to put 2 weeks supply of water for 4 people, a camping stove, and enough tinned food. I’d expect rain and cold to counteract the hot summer. That’s how it’s always been. I’d also expect journalists and politicians to prophesy doom because that’s how it’s...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/deep-profound-thoughts-at-least-by-my-standards</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa502fd571318e8c9e66112</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:15:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_3f028e2cdc66464ba67a7685b7cf3efe~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[Back to the sea…]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s early Tuesday morning as I type this, and I’m drying out after putting the bins out which they require to be done by 5 am. I don’t like leaving my back gate open overnight, so it’s the first job of the day, and it is raining. I mean really raining. The sort of rain that’s always wanted to be a power shower, so I did it in my nightie, then dried off and got dressed. That means a home day because it’s not scheduled to clear until lunchtime, but that’s okay because I’m happily in Amy’s...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/back-to-the-sea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f9406b373966c3b5f8940</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:15:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_38e6fb1cf0fa4a08a400111aa25aef88~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[Birthdays, books and plans…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I planned to go out for 2 long walks when the children went back to school, so, of course, it rained. Never mind, because I’ve ticked off all the jobs on this stage of my revamping of our room, including the new cat beds. As soon as I put them down, there were cats on them, because they’re built like sofas so they can sit and look out of the window and enjoy the sunshine without worrying about the wind. Amy will definitely be doing some counted cross-stitch again soon because I’m enjoying it...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/birthdays-books-and-plans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9bfa25950c73fdcf7ca329</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_d27c4bdd5d7746648f323355257974d9~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[Meteorological Autumn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still comparatively warm, but the temperature swing is bigger, and there’s that feeling in the air. Schools have started going back too, so the town feels different as the holidaymakers go home. It’s a time for walks and snuggly cardigans and sorting out, ready to snuggle in. A time for smiling as I look back and look forward. A time to work on new books and to read them too, which is where I’ll admit to a mild addiction to cosy witch romantic suspense. You know, the ones with the improbably...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/meteorological-autumn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a96a3dc0125627071d15b5d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_61635d41ea8142d1a0caadd1707666e1~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[Watching puddles…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a short one today, because I’m busy with the joys of watching puddles forming and feeling cosy and snuggled in while I enjoy my cross-stitch and a cup of good coffee and the company of my cats. Yes, I loved summer, but this feels so good too! Add to that the fact that the schools go back on Thursday, so I shall be able to go for long walks with a cardigan on without coming back feeling too hot and sticky and enjoy the peace of the Harbour, and I’m quite happy that the seasons are...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/watching-puddles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a92e0e540e0fd5137c99a76</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:15:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_55e5a37d6359497c9f82d3b4cc178d09~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[These are to show you that everything I write about is true, but adapted a little for my characters. First, we have some archaeologists  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20eqpwp4n6o and a medieval farm that’s been ‘lost’ for centuries. Which, of course, it hasn’t been. It’s been there all along. It’s our records that were lost. Something like this happened to Amy Hammond at Swansmere, and the next Windy Bay features a found ship, which began as this one. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/strange-times-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8d22f430d700055ab43afc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:15:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_fad4197ae9754cab8a4b44a35cfd2be0~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[Forever Autumn?]]></title><description><![CDATA[No thanks, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy it while it’s here. Officially, that’s not till the first of September if you believe the Meteorological Office, which I tend to. I celebrate the solstices too, even though they tend to bring stormy weather with them, but there’s something about this time of year that makes me think of snuggling up with hot chocolate, whipped cream and cocoa sprinkled on top. Of welcoming being back in jeans, and gloating a little because they’re looser than...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/forever-autumn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a89721d2e2bf8de1e296110</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:15:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_cc128e89851548b9a12d95462d33dc78~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[Please, let it rain.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the air got that peculiar heavy feeling that usually means that rain’s coming. The skies and clouds darkened. I began to hope. The clouds pootled off again and rained on the bay where no one got the benefit of it. Mean, mean, mean clouds when it’s the first time in fifty years that our water board has declared a hosepipe ban following a severe lack of what they called meaningful rain. I was feeling a bit tetchy because of the heat and screaming children who have nothing wrong with...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/please-let-it-rain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a83eb980fc3a56d442dd6dd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:15:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_12a346b4095b4c2cad0f77b516373df1~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[Eclipses, seagulls and sewing corners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see the eclipse this week? I know a lot of people in the UK missed it due to clouds, but it was a lovely clear evening down here in Poole, and we had an amazing view from our bedroom window. Mostly, we followed the live feed from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich because I’m very fond of my eyesight and I’m not into fussing with colanders for anything except draining food. According to the papers, a lot of people were underwhelmed, but guess what? I wasn’t! What I noticed was how the...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/eclipses-seagulls-and-sewing-corners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80429e7c0c81962238b04e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_7b87060d32ef4ab6b7e64d64ff91eb57~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[FEELING CHANGE IN THE AIR]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re lucky down here by the sea in Dorset. There are no amber weather warnings, and it’s three degrees cooler than it is where my best friend lives in Wales, and aren’t we lucky to be able to be in constant touch via video calls and Facebook Messenger. It’s still hot and full of people though, so I have retreated to the peace of my garden and am planning for the autumn, which is now less than three weeks away. I have a feeling that when it comes, it’ll come dramatically. Certainly the trees...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/feeling-change-in-the-air</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7ab02abb2b410376bb26a5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_7d724216ddc548c7bf548d54d4fd9f6b~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[Revolving Dresses and missing items]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every time I put my summer dresses away, the heatwave promptly comes back, so I got them out again yesterday and will put them back in the wardrobe on the autumn solstice, which happens to be my son’s birthday. If you’ve seen what skin cancer can do, then you’ll know that it’s not sensible to go for long walks on a hot sunny day, especially not when the sun reflects off the water, so I will be at home more. That’s good in a way because I can work on the new Lucy Williams for next year. I hope...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/revolving-dresses-and-missing-items</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a76f59d2dc76a37da408d63</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_8edca36801f34afd8c3fb885873ed80d~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[IT’S RAINING. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not much, but we got rained on when we went for our walk along Harbourside. We could see it coming closer and closer, and Corfe Castle vanishing into the mist. Once, our smugglers would have loved this weather because Corfe Castle was supposed to be keeping an eye on the naughty smugglers and pirates. It’s around six hundred years since our most famous privateer said that London only noticed us when they wanted taxes, so it was our duty to give them as little as possible. Obviously, I...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/it-s-raining</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71c391d9c2f27b9b14e46b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_470a7c62fd3d4f62a28792e755ebe3a3~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[Welcome to August]]></title><description><![CDATA[My garden in the early morning. It’s funny how different months have different meanings, isn’t it? Or maybe it’s just me being fanciful, which is, after all, another part of my job. So here I am a little before half past five on Saturday morning on the first day of August, pondering how small changes have big outcomes. In this case, it’s changing where I sit in the living room so I am out of the draught from the open window and able to see the dawn coming up and the seagulls coming and going...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/welcome-to-august</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6d7f062aa0dd3fa16402fd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:15:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_d603bf3fadf641b08aa64583e980f45a~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 joy of things not arriving on time.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am thrilled with Temu because they’re running late, ably assisted by the Post Office and Evri. I know that’s not something you hear often, but I am a sneaky soul, so I do orders on a small scale, partly because I like getting parcels and partly because that way, when things arrive late, they give me £4.00 per parcel, which I can then use towards my hobbies without feeling guilty about spoiling myself.  So I have twelve pounds to spend, which is three cross stitch kits because they’re...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/the-joy-of-things-not-arriving-on-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a68511a388acffd1e3e1b72</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_3914c088bb0c41f484024f85fdb47075~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[COME FOR A WALK WITH ME?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, it’s still hot, but gradually, gradually it’s cooling down, so I managed two decent walks this week, and I’d like to invite you to join me in your imagination. We used a lovely new route that takes me down a steep hill where I can then cross at traffic lights, which is one of life’s nicest luxuries for me. They’ve just been installed, and when you’ve crossed the road you go down an old path between older gates and there you are in the middle of the park. You cross the road that would...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/come-for-a-walk-with-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a646634f19ef745d10bf5f3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_09014cd18d6f4a3c9cbd49577ae4972f~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[HE FLEW!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been watching an increasingly cross seagull chick who lives on the roof opposite since late April, when we first caught a glimpse of his/her fuzzy head. I think of him as a him, but I’m not sure I know why. What I do know is that I was opening the windows in our room yesterday morning when he stretched his wings as he’s been doing roughly every half hour before he yelled his fury that he couldn’t fly. This time, though, he gave a happy cry and soared off, looped round the road, came down...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/he-flew</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5efd8dbd30a9e3e57c8606</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:15:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_e8c93098f38845c1adb577caa9dfb4e0~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[Seagull news]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s dawn on Saturday morning. The first splashes of pink are spreading across a grey-ish blue sky. Outside, the young seagull I’ve been watching since he first stuck his head up above his nest is marching up and down the roof and yelling his frustration because he’s extending his wings and trying to fly, but his flight feathers haven’t grown any more than they had the last time he checked them five minutes ago. That’s a shame because he wants to soar like the other seagulls do and they don’t...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/seagull-news</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5b281e830cbda37bbdfc84</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_f616aef6729740a68c6e885ce920027a~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[Just a short one this week…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once Upon a Christmas is now on pre-order, and I’m deep into the second of next year’s Windy Bay series, which features Steph from Once Upon a Christmas because I was fascinated by the idea of someone who was finally getting a chance to curate her dream life meeting someone who doesn’t tick any of her boxes. It’s still hot here, but with the addition of a North wind. I’ve never had a 30mph hot North Wind before. It’s a bit like sitting in front of a hair dryer! Definitely too hot and sunny...]]></description><link>https://www.tiassimplepleasures.com/post/just-a-short-one-this-week</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5645848cc26cbcb415fde8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:15:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d8cee0_c7bd993cdc0a4384a0d8c62e6157dc92~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></channel></rss>