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…hints of jam,..cinnamon…and a sprinkling of ….sugar.
The disappointingly dull explanation, when recounted to me in my childhood, of how a ship got into a bottle failed then, as now, to raise more than a bored ooh, or a stifled aah. Why one should choose to put, by necessity, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Bad Habits, Burger, Digital photography, Drinks, Excess, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Health, Humour, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Wine, wine, Writing
Tagged Calories, clear thinking, digital photography, Food photographer, France, Health reports, Humour, Obesity, red wine, simple logic, social networking, writing
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On the beach…
Not hearing, not seeing and not speaking any evil depends on an individual’s concept of evil. Within the family of man, barefaced lies, equivocation or deep sincerity all function equally when adopting this maxim. Yesterday, a friend sent me a … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Digital photography, Emotion, France, harmony, Health, Photography, summer, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged "On the Beach", blue plaque, clear thinking, digital photography, epitaph, family of man, hear no evil....., mankind, maxim, natural beauty, nature, Neville Shute, outdoors, Photography, sea, Summer, surf, writing
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On the trail of the toothsome pine…
The muffled drumbeat of rain on the awning has not been heard for some time, but there it was, like an unexpected knock on the door that momentarily causes the smile to drain from the face. Being English we have … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Cookery Writers, Cooking, cous cous, Digital photography, Flat parsley, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fruit, Health, Herbs and Spices, Humour, Moro Restaurant and Cookbook, Nuts, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Pine Nuts, preserved lemons, Recipes, Saffron rice, Sam & Sam Clark, Spanish cookery, summer, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Food photographer, food photographers, France, Humour, Je mange bien tous les jours, landscapes, literature, natural beauty, palate, Photography, Recipes, restaurants, social networking, writing
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Postcard from France.
Poolside La Moussiere looking a bit LA
Posted in Art photography, Digital photography, France, French countryside, Garden, Health, lifestyle, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, swimming pool, Writing
Tagged cool images, digital photography, France, Humour, LA, natural beauty, nature, photographic media, Photography, Photography course, poolside, postcards, swimming pool, vacation, writing
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Note from a stranger to hunger…
In concert with a large percentage of the viewing public, I watched a BBC programme on the prevalence of real hunger, through poverty, in working people in the United Kingdom today. I had just eaten a simple dinner and, if … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, Fish, fish cookery, Fish stock, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Health, hypocrisy, Illusion, Reality, Salmon, Writing
Tagged A Girl Called Jack, BBC Budget Banquet, clear thinking, digital photography, Food photographer, food photographers, Hunger, Jack Monroe, social networking, writing
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Cross words and radishes….
The neutral grey of the sky only served to accentuate the multiplicity of greens and ochres that make up the “slap” on the face of the countryside at this time of year. Driving along shiny, rain slick, black lanes this … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Cookery Writers, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, Excess, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, harmony, Health, Humour, Landscapes, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, radishes, Recipes, Religion, Sugar, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vendee, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, crucified, Crucifix, digital photography, Familiarity breeds contempt, food, Food photographer, food photographers, France, green countryside, grey skies, Honeymoon, honeymoon period, Je mange bien tous les jours, landscapes, Last Tango in Paris, long honeymoon, misty morning, natural beauty, nature, palate, peripheral vision, Photography, Photography course, Radis, Radishes, Recipes, Slap, Vendee, white wine vinegar, writing
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Pimping my nuts….
It’s so easy to lose control. I am bitterly aware that one can have enough of a good thing, and it was clear that my nuts were starting to play too big a part in my life. There is a … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Almonds, Bad Habits, baking, Digital photography, Excellence, Excess, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Health, Nuts, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Recipes, Sugar, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged agony aunt, almonds, baking, calling a halt, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, Humour, Nuts, obsession, Pimping, Recipes, social networking, soy sauce, surfeti of lampreys, tweet, tweeting, writing
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First taste of summer…
For three successive mornings we have woken to sun pouring in through the windows. But winter habits being hard to shake off, ask any monk, on my way back from buying bread, I stopped at Claude’s house to order some … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, anchovies, Breakfast, capers, Digital photography, Excellence, Farming, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Garden, harmony, Health, Les Saints de Glace, Mediterranean food, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Sunday, Sunday breakfast, Toast, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Vendee, Writing
Tagged Anchovies, Breakfast, Capers, clear thinking, colour of the sky, digital photography, firewood, first taste, Food photographer, France, Garlic, Mediterranean food, morning toast, natural beauty, outdoors, palate, Photography, Photography course, Spring, Summer, Summer food, Sunny morning, Toast, writing
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Food, Photography & France 