Lucy Antal aka Grab Your Spoon

a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo . Alt: a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo and gesticulating Get Out!

Unsubscribing from EVERY emailer that is sending me Mother’s Day stuff.

Hating the hyperbolic language “epic” “barbaric” “crushing” “relentless”. We are not living in a Marvel film.

VILE

Breakfast of kings

Gorgeous colour.

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I'm doing something I've not done before. I'm taking the paywall off this latest piece of mine, just for an hour, solely so people on Bluesky who want to read the full thing can.

I massively enjoyed writing it.

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Depends. You could go the condensed milk route. I used a custard base so I used a maker.

It’s that old just because science can, doesn’t mean it should. When Russia destroys all the under the sea internet cables, what then? Candles?!

I’m a nightmare. I never make notes. 😬

Me too. Thank you.

No, this was my own made up thing but am sure there was an influence!

Am rather chuffed with it.

Small blue bowl holds pale orange ice cream, with 2 heart shaped ginger biscuits.

I made blood orange, honey & olive oil ice cream.

A nice dollop of vanilla ice cream on the side please.

It’s v nice. Think I’d sub anchovy for cheese next time.

Making a Swiss chard gratin as per recommendations yesterday.

No but I want to know more.

I like to do that. I need the radio burbling in the background tho.

Newspaper column with photo showing green cauliflower, mint, lemons, eggs, breadcrumbs & butter.

Lovely idea for mint hollandaise & crispy cauliflower from @nigelslater.bsky.social in today’s Observer.

Hope you are better soon. It’s such a miserable thing to deal with.

Not even cake is helping but thank you.

Thank you. I am scared by how quickly I have reverted.

a cartoon drawing of a tornado with a bird 's feet coming out of it . Alt: A Tasmanian devil cartoon character is raging.

Due entirely to my own idiocy, I have not taken the sertraline that has kept me relatively sane since 2008 for over a week now. I am not kidding when I say I am currently verging on psychotic rage over very minor things. Clearly I am not, possibly never will be, healed of my ACEs.

two men standing next to each other one wearing a black beanie and the other wearing a white hoodie Alt: Ilya & Shane from Heated Rivalries standing next to each other one wearing a black beanie and the other wearing a white hoodie. Ilya says Okay.

WYCTMC?

IYKYK

Yes. THAT Tony

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Newspaper story about Princess Eugenie, including that she founded a charity that spent twice as much on salaries as actual charitable activities in y/e April 25. 🫠

“Royals” are just grifters. And this is also why people have trust issues with charities.

Yup

Oh piss off Tony.

Tiny bird’s nest held within crisscrossing branches of a young oak tree. Black & blue.

Another monochrome morning.