Category Archives: cooking

None of this is my fault

You may remember Tillie, the odd person who came with our house– just like curtains and doorknobs. She tends to hibernate in winter but recently I’ve seen her lurking around and she was on hand today when the rhubarb crumble … Continue reading

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Fruit, and an amazing crop circle

Just for fun, the Fruit Gods did something to the Italian prune trees this year, and there was a kind of tidal wave of blue plum fruit. We must preserve it all, Mr O declared. There’s nowhere to put it, … Continue reading

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