Tag: food

  • a feast . . .

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    . . .has arrived! I have just become very excited opening a big box of edible treats. Thankyou, lovely people at the Port of Lancaster Smokehouse.

  • tourist

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    “. . .as this place differs so vastly from anything thou hast ever seen, I make no doubt thou will be agreeably entertained with the many romantic prospects, whimsical houses, pleasant cool gardens, and amazing precipices. . .” (Deborah Hill to her son Richard, Funchal, Madeira, May 1st, 1743) My only previous experience of Madeira…

  • always a fresh egg a’piece

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    Let me start with a disclaimer. I do not work for Yorkshire Tea. I do not know anyone who works for Yorkshire Tea. I apologise for any unseemly brand promotion. But I heart Yorkshire Tea. There are many anachronistic elements to my Yorkshire Tea obsession. The first is that I originally hail from Lancashire. In…

  • thanks

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    THANKS so much, everyone, for your good wishes. Seriously, it really does make a difference to know you are thinking of us. Tom felt a veritable wave of good karma when he sat down and read through your comments. We were both very cheered by them. Thanks! I want to say thanks for something else…

  • whisky and women

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    Bunnahabhain. Monday morning. I’m a woman that likes whisky. Now, I know I don’t need to explain this to you. I know that you may like whisky too. And I’m sure that if you do like it, if you have any sort of taste or enthusiasm for any type of usquebah, that you will probably…

  • place

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    There are two places in the world I miss when I’m not there. One is Philadelphia. I love Philly. Present location excepted, it is my all-time favourite city, and a truly great place to live. Part of the reason I am preoccupied with it it is because I’m writing a book about it. (Well, I’m…

  • process

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    Needled reviews: The F-Word. Tuesdays, 9pm, Channel 4 Richard Sennett, The Craftsman (Allen Lane, 2008) Don’t get me wrong, I do not like The F-Word, but it is worth watching it occasionally for a few cheap laughs. You know the bit I mean: when Gordon tells you how to make his pea and lettuce soup…

  • too good to eat . . .

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    Look what just turned up. How cute are these ladybird chocolates? thanks so much, Heather!

  • lunch

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    Titch is here. As usual, he is laden with intriguing Japanese snacks. He gave me one for my lunch. could it be. . . . . . . no, really . . . indeed, it *is* a green kit kat. It is supposed to be green tea flavoured but tastes more like a weird caramac.…