Category Archives: food

Cabbages and Kinks #poetry #health

Posted on Jul 13, 2017 by

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 →

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Another Millstone – Post Number 200

Posted on Jun 9, 2017 by

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 →

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Comfort Food #carrotranch #flashfiction

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

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 →

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I know I shouldn’t…. But You Should… #bloggersbash #competition

Posted on Feb 6, 2017 by

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 →

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A rehabilitation of sorts

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

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 →

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Beers and Birds

Posted on Jan 30, 2016 by

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 →

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Eating Out

Posted on Jan 3, 2016 by

I enjoy reminiscing; my dad told the same stories over and over and I like to think I’m not as dull as that but I expect my children will tell it differently. The result is, when someone puts up a … Continue reading →

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Cake time!

Posted on Apr 17, 2015 by

It’s a while since I posted a cake but I needed a distraction today soooo ORANGE ALMOND CAKE WITH PASSION FRUIT ICING Ingredients melted butter for greasing 2 oranges 3 eggs 15 g caster sugar 300 g ground almonds 1 … Continue reading →

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Kia Ora Days eleven and twelve: three act town and flying south towards summer

Posted on Dec 7, 2014 by

Ok so the titles are getting a bit strained, some would say deliberately misleading (we aren’t flying after all) mainly because I’ve settled into a nicely complacent fug of limited adrenaline expenditure and fine eating. These two days capture us … Continue reading →

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Kia-Ora days one and two glass bridges and a prickly pair

Posted on Nov 26, 2014 by

We made it. Me from London via Singapore and the Lawyer via LA and Tahiti from Lima. I brought us a mascot. We’re a wee bit dozy so decided on a walk around the Quay area. We found the university … Continue reading →

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