I’m currently reading Pie Fidelity by Pete Brown. A fascinating book that looks into the strange relationship we British have with our food. It’s not that we don’t like food, don’t obsess about food in many cases. It’s that we seem to find it so important where it originates from. He argues that most of …
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Not So Blue Monday
It’s #BlueMonday. I didn’t know there was such a thing, and as with all these sorts of days, I’m not sure who designated it so. Probably someone trying to sell you something to cheer you up. Rest assured, I’m not going to do that. All I will say is if the weather is as rotten …
Sometimes it’s not the writing
Sometimes it’s not the writing. It’s what to write about. I’m sure there’s supposed to be a goal when I sit down in front of a blank document. An ambition to fill it with prose which will leave any eventual readers interested stimulated and keen to come back for more. But it’s easier said (or …
Here’s one I wrote earlier
Clearing out a cupboard yesterday I found a long-since forgotten school magazine, dating back to when I spent part of my childhood in Malta. My Dad was a printer by trade and he’d gone out to Malta to help set up a print company. We were there for about four years and he still reminisces …
I’m still here
Up until the turn of the year, which feels such a long time ago now, I was writing regularly. The blog was thriving, words were flowing, and I was enjoying the whole experience. Something I’d prevaricated about for years was turning out to have been a very good idea. I even had the thrill of …
Spontaneity is back
It’s not until you start going out again that you realise just what it is you’ve been missing. Spontaneity is back. So much of my life these last twelve months has centred around food. First, there’s been the planning, trawling through cookbooks or magazines for inspiration, trying to find new ideas rather than always falling …
I took a trip on a train.
The sun is shining, the grass is growing and slowly but surely it feels as if I’m coming out of hibernation. This tentative route out of lockdown might just be leading somewhere. I know you only have to watch the TV news to quickly realise the UK is currently bucking the international coronavirus trends. So …
Things are starting to look a bit brighter.
As the night pull out and the grass starts to look as if I can’t put off the first cut of the year for much longer, living at home all day, every day seems to be getting ever more wearisome. I do try and motivate myself, to be active and creative, but to be honest …
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If All Else Fails,There’s Cake
It’s my sisters birthday today. I won’t share her age, a gentleman never tells, but let’s just say it’s a landmark one. The sort which in a more normal time would have been marked with hugs, kisses and a big family get together. Instead, she’ll be having a quiet day at home and other than …
Magazines for the stay at home food traveller
The first thing I read this morning was the government is currently looking to April as the soonest the current lockdown might be eased. Given the UK posted it’s highest daily death figures for the pandemic only yesterday, we’re going to have the hatches battened down for a long time yet, even April might turn …
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David in the kitchen. 