Category Archives: Fools rush in

Miss Labelling 2013

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

The joy of stuffing one’s face with chocolate and champagne, which Valentine’s Day offers,   performs as an unusual curtain-raiser to the austerity of Lent. Only the thorns on the stems of the garage bought roses seem appropriate, unless smart … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Arrogance, Champagne, Chocolate, Dante's Inferno, Digital photography, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fools rush in, Gastro virus, Humour, hypocrisy, Luck, photography course, Photography holiday, Shopping, Supermarkets, Uncategorized, Valentines Day, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Something warm and sticky…

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

“Save it for a….”  a/ bandage to staunch a spurting arterial bleed. b/ hat to put on your head as protection against molten lava belching from Krakatoa. c/ a rainy day. It’s not easy, I know, but then again £56, … Continue reading →

Posted in apples, Apricot jam, Art photography, baking, Baking, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fools rush in, Fruit, Garden, Google, Humour, Ingrate, Money for nothing, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, puff pastry, Savage Breast, Still life, tart, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , | 44 Comments

Days of little miracles

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

There’s a corollary to chasing death which is a blind determination to hang on to life.We were watching a butterfly in our garden gloriously living its short span by floating ethereally    from bloom and bloom like a fantastically rigged aerial sailing ship. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Bad luck, butterfly, Digital photography, Excellence, Expectation, Fino, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fools rush in, Garden, Good luck, Humour, Luck, Miracle, Mussels, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, seafood, Sherry, swimming pool, Tapas, Uncategorized, Wings, Writing | 40 Comments

Blackberries fool angels……

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

I’ve been meaning not to get a Blackberry and I haven’t. What I have got are bowls and bags of brambles freshly collected from as far afield as 200 metres from my front door. I’m neither a hunter nor much … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Art photography, Blackberries, Blackberry, Blackberry fool, Blackberrying, brambles, Cooking, creme fraiche, desserts, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fools rush in, France, French countryside, Fruit, Icing sugar, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Recipes, Still life, Sugar, summer, Vendee, Writing | 42 Comments