Author Archives: Rhona

 

Cloudy with sunny periods and a chance of rain

Aug 20

Sunday was blustery and grey, with madmen sailing up and down the Thames all afternoon, as they were again today. Later Sunday afternoon, I hopped a bus towards Mayfair and found a perch right at the front upstairs, my favourite … Continue reading →

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Grey becomes us

Aug 19

So, I’ve been two days in London, which has been grey, damp and deliciously cool. Leaving Parma scorching in its 32 degrees, I arrived to a 22 degree Friday afternoon and hopped the bus that all the Ryanair passengers were … Continue reading →

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Penultimate Parma

Aug 16

Well if the shops and restaurants are closed, my classmates have left, the larder is bare, the river is dry and the nutria have fled, I guess it’s time I thought about moving on as well. Here’s how the optimistically … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s gone away…

Aug 11

A final lunch yesterday at Sorelle Picchi, which afterwards closed for the holidays. One more bowl of cappelletti in brodo for me and tortelli di zucca for Kathy. Yum, we did it. And here’s how the rest of the neighbourhood’s … Continue reading →

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Leftovers in an empty town

Aug 9

I am in that expat no-man’s land of oddly categorised flours, strange leavening agents, unfamiliar baking pans and an oversized toaster oven to bake in, so I try to forgive myself the many baking failures I’ve experienced this year, even … Continue reading →

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