Author Archives: Rhona

 

Catching up with food, poetry and a great big cold

Time has been slipping by and a bout of flu stopped me from catching up earlier. Here are a couple of pictures from a French market which sprang up out of nowhere in the N1 Centre in Islington one chilly … Continue reading

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Why I’m not voting in the Canadian election

I will just interrupt the cheery flow of poetry and food to have another virtual temper tantrum. In case you ever doubted that even young countries can have hopeless bureaucracies, I want to share with you the sorry tale of … Continue reading

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Permaculture and wholesale markets

It’s been a busy week in London, somewhat typically so as it included sun, wind, rain, security alerts on the tube, too much food and drink, too many nights out in a row, a couple of days grappling with bureaucracy … Continue reading

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A Saturday at the Aldeburgh Food Festival

A busy place, the Aldeburgh Food Festival. Only in its third year and utterly mobbed as the organisers sought to top the 15,000 visitors they had last year. I am blessed by friends who had sussed this little corner of … Continue reading

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Luck in London

Yesterday netted me two excellent meals in a row: a great welcome back to London. Lunch was at the Royal Court Theatre Cafe where we lucked into three delightful dishes, for me a fabulous warm salad of Jerusalem artichokes, mushrooms … Continue reading

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