Little chickens. Baked in thick soy, hoysin and lemon juice. perfect cold with salad!
I loved hearing from Pamela. It is so encouraging to hear how we link back to each other, past and present, across oceans and communities! Please enjoy Pamela's letter to me!
Stay safe, dear friends! We have returned to the simple life. Reading, working from home (thank God we can do this) cooking big lunches, pulling weeds in the garden (why do they grow faster than anything else?) taking our corgis for hikes in the desert. And our hands are chapped from washing them so often!
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Category Archives: Performing Artists
Chateau Impney and the Salt King
I am delighted to share Chateau Impney as the house on the cover for Lady Montfort and Edith Jackson’s fourth adventure: Death of an Unsung Hero, and the story of how I came to choose it as a stand in for the fictitious … Continue reading
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Sir Thomas Beecham and the Importance of Starting, and Finishing, Together
April 29, 1879 – March 8, 1961 There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn’t give a damn what goes on in between. —Sir Thomas Beecham Beecham’s grandfather, also Thomas Beecham, … Continue reading
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Dame Nellie Melba and the Silver Voice with a Brass Tongue
At the name of Melba… crowned heads would nod respectful acknowledgment, noble lords and ladies would open their doors, newspaper editors would clear space for headlines, theatre managers would turn pale, and the house would be full. Her … Continue reading
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Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon and a Night at the Opera
Constance Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon was six feet tall and considered to be a stunner; she was so beautiful that even the most glamorous in her company looked like they needed ‘a touch of the sponge and the duster,’ according … Continue reading
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Vaslav Nijinksy and the Ballet Russe
It was during the frenzy of the Coronation year of George V in 1911 that brought Nijinsky, star of the Ballet Russe, before the British public. Continue reading
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