When Sir Steve Redgrave won Olympic gold for the third time as part of the British coxless four rowing team in Atlanta, he announced his retirement from rowing with the now-famous words: “if anybody sees me go anywhere near a boat, they have my permission to shoot me”. As I flopped onto the sofa last Sunday […]
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Alone on the platform – Paris Gare Du Nord, 2007
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Windfall (wndfôl), noun: 1. a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain. 2. something, such as ripened fruit, that has been blown down by the wind. And why, you may ask, am I telling you this? Could it be because I have finally won the Lotto and have had a huge cash windfall on which to retire […]
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Flag, Arlington cemetery, Washington DC – October 2008
Click here for a full portionCreamy chorizo and broad bean pasta
You know how they say that the journey of a thousand miles starts with a leaky radiator and a worn fan belt? Well sometimes meals start off the same way. I was exchanging e-mails with a good friend yesterday and she expressed her inheret mistrust at people who appear, well… too organised. Me? I feel more […]
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Peek-a-boo butterfly – Zibello, July 2009
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