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An immigrant in Turin, scribbling about food, Slow Food, art, homes, music, books. And cheese. Lots of cheese. No DMs unless agreed.

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Me too

10.03.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of front cover of a book entitled Land is what we make it by Ernest Manners. Drawing of an undulating landscape with trees, hedgerows and a setting sun. Colour mainly ochre, brown and black

Picture of front cover of a book entitled Land is what we make it by Ernest Manners. Drawing of an undulating landscape with trees, hedgerows and a setting sun. Colour mainly ochre, brown and black

This gentleman?

10.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was thinking that might be Boudicca but that’s a gentleman blackbird. πŸ¦β€β¬›

10.03.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck. That’s quite tough!

10.03.2026 08:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew O’Hagan Β· Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

The finest take down of the institution of monarchy and "class" and the grasping, greedy, venal, entitled, and very stupid people it enables that you will read today or any day.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

10.03.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 1403 πŸ” 587 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 84

And you, too Carla. Grey and wet here but the sun will shine again. β˜”οΈπŸŒž

10.03.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#RebeccaWest #BookSky

07.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tell us about St Piran, said Wolf, who loved the well-worn tales. "Well," said Old Fox, as if telling for the first time, "he was tied to a mill-stone by jealous fellows in Ireland, and thrown over the top of a cliff as high as our White Nothe. The sea below was dark and stormy and heaving, but the moment that worn old stone broke the water, it calmed, calmed to the glassy still of a mill pond itself! He floated day and night like a calm, spinning otter, gazing up at the passing summer clouds and the bright stars, until he reached the coast of Cornwall. He washed up at first light, and was found and untied and blanketed and fed and watered by his very first disciples - a Fox, a Badger & a Bear. A very scholarly trio from the nearby village. Good and sensible companions. Kind as could be. Noble Cornish folk. 
And he taught them there on the long, curved beach of 
Perranzabuloe, where we went that time on our holiday, where the Atlantic roars day and night. Their seminary was in a sheltered hollow full of flowers - shepherd's needle and sea thrift and weasel's-snout - and butterflies, so many butterflies, their wings as silvery and bright as a mermaid's scales.

Tell us about St Piran, said Wolf, who loved the well-worn tales. "Well," said Old Fox, as if telling for the first time, "he was tied to a mill-stone by jealous fellows in Ireland, and thrown over the top of a cliff as high as our White Nothe. The sea below was dark and stormy and heaving, but the moment that worn old stone broke the water, it calmed, calmed to the glassy still of a mill pond itself! He floated day and night like a calm, spinning otter, gazing up at the passing summer clouds and the bright stars, until he reached the coast of Cornwall. He washed up at first light, and was found and untied and blanketed and fed and watered by his very first disciples - a Fox, a Badger & a Bear. A very scholarly trio from the nearby village. Good and sensible companions. Kind as could be. Noble Cornish folk. And he taught them there on the long, curved beach of Perranzabuloe, where we went that time on our holiday, where the Atlantic roars day and night. Their seminary was in a sheltered hollow full of flowers - shepherd's needle and sea thrift and weasel's-snout - and butterflies, so many butterflies, their wings as silvery and bright as a mermaid's scales.

Happy St Piran's Day, one and all!

05.03.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lindsey’s diplomacy working wonders in UAE.

09.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 19641 πŸ” 6718 πŸ’¬ 805 πŸ“Œ 431
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Dozens of trains cancelled after fire near Glasgow Central station National Rail said part of the station will be closed until further notice.

Dozens of trains cancelled after fire near Glasgow Central station | Cambs Times share.google/yHI9fTo1p9I6...

Anyone commuting into Glasgow Central Station for work tomorrow, the station is shut until further notice due to a fire on Union Street..

08.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This makes me feel physically sick.

08.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t beat it for roasties, either!

08.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Placing bets?

08.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

100%
Only ones I ever liked where in Walton, Liverpool where the chip were cooked in beef tallow on a coal fired range. Probably long gone now as it was archaic in the 70s/80s.

08.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone ever made Good Friday Caraway Bread, traditionally popular in the West Country?

08.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Soon please.

08.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Food and wine are also little known treasures!

07.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I almost envy you - so much to see for the first time.

07.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is an under valued gem. Do let me know if I can be of any help.

07.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even lovelier. So much we don’t show!

07.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Well this is just adorable

07.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s where it started.

07.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh pooh, that sucks. Hope you can find some consolation elsewhere.
That sounds a whole lot more dodgy that it was intended to…

07.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ˜‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ˜‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ˜‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ˜‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

From here on in, β€˜Operation Epic Fury’ will be known in the UK as

OPERATION EPSTEIN FURY

Thank you for your attention to this matter

#paedoprez #trumpydumpy #pieceofshit

07.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

🀣

07.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I also have a few boxes of original 1930’s 1950’ deadstock milliners flowers - for hats, fascinators, corsages. If anyone is interested in these let me know! #fashionhistory #vintagedeadstock #vintagefashion

07.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No. Describes the year thus far perfectly.

07.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent.

07.03.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it wrong to laugh?

07.03.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hegseth: "The only ones who need to be worried right now are Iranians who think they're going to live"

07.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 2495 πŸ” 753 πŸ’¬ 1250 πŸ“Œ 971