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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Stories my Father Told Me About the War
My father was given a thrashing because he and his cousin sat up on the roof of their house in Greenwich with their Spam sandwiches to watch a dogfight between Messerschmidts and Spitfires over the London docks. 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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Maud, Lady Cunard and the Wounding Repartee
‘Let me introduce you to the man who killed Rasputin,’ Maud Cunard said to guests attending her large dinner party for the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich. Pavlovich and his friend Prince Felix Yasupov were indeed the men who had … Continue reading
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Mrs. Jackson and the Golden Rules
It was between the wars that the whodunit murder mystery reached its greatest popularity. We call them cozies today, because they contain a minimum of violence –although the murder can be gruesome –and there is no sex whatsoever; even romance … Continue reading
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Why does the Britain of the early 1900s intrigue and delight so many of us?
Today the great houses of Britain’s landed aristocracy with their vast, exquisite interiors and views of sweeping parkland attest to the power of rank and wealth of a bygone age. They also provide a stunning backdrop for elegantly clothed men … Continue reading
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Iyntwood and the Chocolate Challenge
Thanks to author Martine Bailey for inviting me to take part in her Chocolate Challenge in which we choose three of our favorite books and liken each to dark, milk or white chocolate. Martine is author of: An Appetite for … Continue reading
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