Category Archives: Toulouse sausages

thoughts while contemplating a sausage sandwich…

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

Deeply, madly and truly enervated; that’s me today. I rarely find a use for the “e” word as, happily, I am, for the most part, happy. At the moment, however, I am often not which is why I’m so utterly … Continue reading →

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Eating outdoors at last….

Posted on March 28, 2014 by

Dreams have the unfortunate habit of remaining unfulfilled so it is always a delight to have one come true. As the years have passed I have learnt to keep my dreams simple so, on this cusp of summer time, the … Continue reading →

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Toulouse low tech…or a french sausage sandwich

Posted on February 9, 2014 by

The decision that the film making day should always begin at an unthinkably early hour is one with which I never fully came to terms. Not surprisingly, I was also deeply unhappy with the decision, which looked to me like … Continue reading →

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Sausage and mash with onion gravy ….. a good cure for grey Januariness..

Posted on January 15, 2014 by

White is absent; grey is in the ascendant. We are at the beginning of our happy new year yet our hopes are already pinned on tomorrow.  Rain drops fall from the eaves mimicking the sound of irregular footsteps but no … Continue reading →

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Neither a borrower nor a lentil be…

Posted on November 24, 2013 by

There is nothing glamorous about the green lentil yet, from the rich and varied universe of the dried pulse, it holds sway as my unchallenged favourite. There is no question that it needs a little help but, if that help … Continue reading →

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2 across: what connects tripe, ears and trotters? 3 letters.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

This morning I became acutely aware of a personal weakness, one that may be called enigmatic in that this particular weakness is ambivalent. The Pauline moment was upon me as I read a post filled with tripe and piggy offal … Continue reading →

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