Leafing through my colleague M’s copy of Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals: A Revolutionary Approach to Cooking Good Food Fast, I saw a picture of some pappadelle that was looked like it…
As a collector of vintage Penguins books, my bookshelves and various sections of my floorspace are home to part of my collection. Recently, I’ve been thinking of other ways I can…
Last week at work, it was pointed out that I’ve not baked anything for a few weeks, and as I actually had a weekend off, thought I’d do something about…
Yesterday morning, I left the house early so I could run some errands before work. The Central Line, however, had other ideas and decided not to work. Even though it…
I was supposed to see my lovely friend little V for dinner and drinks a few nights ago but such is life, we postphoned. Luckily, we were both not working…
If I wasn’t lucky enough to have an Arne Jacobsen designed Swan chair in the corner of my bedroom, I would love that space to be occupied by Yngve Ekström’s…
Arriving home yesterday evening, I noticed a package from Canada waiting on the doormat. Inside, was the tin pictured above.. within which is the lip balm of my dreams. Although…
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray is one of my favourite novels, and while this is definitely one to file under ‘frivolous things,’ my heart can’t help but skip a…
Kedgeree, with its combination of smoked fish and curry is one of the very best pairings. Such strong flavours shouldn’t work together but they really do. It’s also one of…
As a nation, we do monarchy, pomp and circumstance incredibly well. London, when decked with flags looks at its most lovely. Even so, I’ve never really considered myself to be…
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