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The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
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Category Archives: food
The Art Of Carrot Cake #food #tategallery
I’m lucky enough to be a member of the Tate Galleries though in these Covidy restricted times it’s months since I could visit. Still, as a member they try and keep us informed and in the loop. In the latest … Continue reading
Feta, Sweet Potato And Leaves Soda Bread #baking
I must be on something of a roll. Or loaf. When I retired from the law, one promise I made was to even the balance of running the house, given the bulk of it had fallen on the Textiliste’s shoulders … Continue reading
Dog’s Promise #cooking #food #dog #mincemeatcookies
He said… ‘Time to go home.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Food.’ So we went… The signs were good. The smells even better. But then it all became a bit of a faff… I’m a patient dog. And I like bowl scraping noises, like … Continue reading
The Rustic Pear Pie #cooking
School lunches – ‘dinners’ as they were known, despite that being a northern affectation – aren’t exactly a memory that creates a glow of nostalgia. I had a particularly bad relationship with the school shepherd’s pie to such an extent … Continue reading
Cabbages and Kinks #poetry #health
Ok so it’s chard not cabbage but it is green, it’s healthy and full of vitamins and grows easily in our South London micro climate. But I don’t eat enough. Greens. Never really did. The Archaeologist, contrarian that he was, … Continue reading
Another Millstone – Post Number 200
I will be tied up at the Bloggers Bash this weekend so I thought I should maybe reprise one or two old posts. This one was triggered by being my 200th post and includes a discourse on how to conduct … Continue reading
Posted in #bloggersbash, food, miscellany
Tagged #bloggers bash, appraisals, food, reprise
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Comfort Food #carrotranch #flashfiction
Charli Mills is feeling peckish with her prompt this week May 4, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about comfort food. How can this familiarity influence a story or character? Is it something unusual, … Continue reading
Posted in creative writing, flash fiction, food, prompt
Tagged Carrot Ranch Congress of Rough Writers, flash fiction
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I know I shouldn’t…. But You Should… #bloggersbash #competition
I love cake. It’s always been my default treat but over the last 6 months I’ve cut down. Not entirely sure why. In part it could be because I recently enjoyed my BIG 6.0 birthday and this was the cake … Continue reading
Posted in #bloggersbash, cake, cooking, food, miscellany
Tagged #bloggersbash, bloggers bash 2017, cake, chocolate, cooking, food, truffles
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A rehabilitation of sorts
If you own a property in the UK or have anything to do with property you will know that this stuff is the worst thing you can find close by. Japanese knotweed is the Lucifer of weeds, the Capo Dei … Continue reading
Posted in experiences, food, miscellany
Tagged fergus drennan, food, forage, Herne Bay, holidays reculver, Kent, memories, outdoors
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Beers and Birds
Dad loved a pint. Bitter not lager. What we today know as real or cask ale not what I grew up understanding to be pisswater, aka keg beer. For a full explanation of the difference, click here. Just know that, … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, miscellany
Tagged beer, Beer Orders, licensing laws, Phoenix and Firkin, pubs, ties
28 Comments