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In old age, life is a holiday
"Hopes, dreams, your favourite cuisine?" Siri The title and the quote are two interrelated nudges to write about something vague - I...
2 days ago
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Different ways of cooking
"experience a dish through the person most intimate with it." Genevieve Ko/New York times via Smitten Kitchen Now who might that be? ...
Mar 30
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Bread and butter
"Perhaps the most beautiful and uncomplicated thing you can put into your face." Joy the Baker During the night I did not feel that well....
Mar 27
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French village moments
Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life....
Mar 19
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Soused herrings - moments
"Why is it that weeks and months and years go by so quickly, all in a blur, but moments last forever?" Jennifer Donnelly I remember. I...
Mar 5
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Behind my pantry doors
"a well-stocked pantry – a grand word for some precariously stacked shelves and rodent-proof storage boxes." Felicity Cloake It was...
Jan 17
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Same old, same old ... hiatus
"Downtime is where we become ourselves, looking into the middle distance, kicking at the curb, lying on the grass or sitting on the stoop...
Dec 29, 2024
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A small triumph
"For some reason, leftover omelettes always come out way tastier than by-the-book ones." atto_del_fatto/reddit First thing to say - I...
Dec 17, 2024
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Who are these people?
"I know of three reasons that people go to coffee houses: to drink coffee, eat pastries, and socialize." Martin Bayer/Quora On Wednesday...
Dec 5, 2024
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Back to normal
"Normal - the usual, typical, or expected state or condition" Oxford Languages I just tested my COVID status, and as expected, it was...
Dec 1, 2024
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One thing after another
"They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them." A. A. Milne I know it's been a long time without a post,...
Nov 27, 2024
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Roast pork with Robert Carrier
I'm not really proud of this picture, because apart from my poor photography skills when it comes to photographing food, I had, of...
Nov 4, 2024
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David's kitchen
"Oh my God, I grew up in the kitchen. Absolutely. The kitchen, for me, is home." Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark Continuing with...
Oct 31, 2024
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A day off
"doing nothing much can be surprisingly productive." Anita Chaudhuri/The Guardian Yesterday and the day before were pretty hectic,...
Oct 28, 2024
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Geese, dancers and friends by the river
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day." A. A. Milne The goose, well geese were the stars of the show really. ...
Oct 24, 2024
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Apparently my shepherd's pie is all wrong
"The best cottage pies and shepherd’s pies are made with leftover roast meat, not mince. In fact, the whole purpose of these pies was to...
Oct 23, 2024
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Party time in the wilds of Nillumbik
Nillumbik is our local council area. It calls itself 'The Green Wedge Shire' - because over 90% of it's 431.94 square kilometres of land...
Oct 21, 2024
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Mishmashing cauliflower cheese soup
"mishmash: a confused mixture" So today I presented my cauliflower cheese soup to my book group colleagues and they pronounced it good. ...
Oct 14, 2024
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Past, present, future - reminders
"A reminder helps you remember, whether it's an appointment, an acquaintance's name, or a grocery list." Vocabulary.com I have spoken...
Oct 9, 2024
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Those old posts
"You live life looking forward, you understand life looking backward." Soren Kierkegaard This is the header for the first iteration of my...
Oct 6, 2024
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