I must confess that before my husband’s best friend John moved there, I would have been hard-pressed to pinpoint the Channel Islands, and specifically the island of Jersey, on a world map. And it appears I am not alone – when I tell friends I am off the Jersey for the weekend, the most […]
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Milan Duomo, July 2009
Click here for a full portionCrunchy carrot, cress & cabbage salad
Anybody who’s a fan of Terry Pratchett’s wonderful Discworld series of novels will be familiar with the witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. Granny Weatherwax has the nifty power of “Borrowing”, the art of overlaying her mind on the mind of another creature, like an owl or even once a beehive, so as to see through its eyes […]
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Lavender – summer 2008
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The Bean – Chicago, October 2008
Click here for a full portionBlackberry & bourbon Eton mess – and Foraging 101
The recession – bah, who needs it?? Everyone is exhausted by its steady erosion of our opportunities, salaries (unless you happen to be a banker, of course…), optimism and disposable income. In fact, the only positive for me so far has been the fact that I am on an enforced four-day week for the next […]
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