Category Archives: bread

Pain…..

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

Le pain quotidien….give us this day our daily pain. The spinning signs on the pavements emblazoned with PAIN in fluorescent lettering still bring a smile to my face. It would indeed be a pain to be denied my daily bread … Continue reading →

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on sandwiches and their filling…

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Food,Photography & France

“Life is just a shit sandwich” – discuss. There are those of us that read, when seated on the porcelain throne, and those that write. The writers among us seem to choose to do this on walls and only in public … Continue reading →

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pain relief…

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Food,Photography & France

  Street furniture, as a term, is an oxymoron: as a manifestation, an abhorrence. It can, however, be amusing as in the plethora of pavement situated wind driven spinning signs which are as unpleasing to the eye as are the small piles of … Continue reading →

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Parmesan, bread and oil…

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Food,Photography & France

As the year moves relentlessly forward, signs of the ineluctable change of season make themselves known. The leaves begin to fall, and I begin to chop and saw wood. It would be untrue to say that I look forward to … Continue reading →

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Cheesed off..

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Food,Photography & France

Earlier today I had read a review of an eatery in London where , for £100, two people could enjoy fish and chips with a glass of wine. Bile, spleen and age formed a phalanx within me to add strength and … Continue reading →

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The Goat of many colours that my mama gave to me…

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Food,Photography & France

I have just noticed that Tennessee produces some fine goat cheeses which leads me to surmise that it was Dolly’s original intention to sing her about her goat rather than the unfortunate fashion choice of her mother which resulted in … Continue reading →

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Driving out the black dog………..

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Food,Photography & France

The black dog is abroad on such a day as today, which has been so remorseless in its doleful gloominess that the arrival of evening has been a sweet relief. As darkness falls the lights go on and the warmth … Continue reading →

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