Food
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A poor person’s shop
Back in the day (twenty odd years ago) when R and I lived in Livingston, we would very occasionally go to Aldi. It was crap – the sort of bargain basement shop that…
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My Dad would have been proud
My Dad (who died aged 93 two years ago) would have been very proud of my accomplishment this week. He was a jam and jelly maker (and eater) par excellence, and no year…
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Some Victorian images for the kitchen
We were lucky enough to find some original images of some of the inhabitants of the house from the 1870s. Obviously they were in sepia, but I carefully hand tinted them to achieve…
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Dragon Fruit
This is a Dragon Fruit. I saw it at the Farmers’ Market and bought it because it looked spectacular and I had never tried one. TLDR – don’t bother. Like many exotic fruit,…
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Supermarkets
Since we have been here, we have been getting a weekly delivery of our groceries from Tesco. I am very used to getting all our food this way having done so for the…
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A Sunday Mystery
Our kitchen is getting replaced this week – so I have had to remove the entire contents while it is being done. It is surprising how much stuff there is and how much…
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Disgraceful onions
I happened to notice where the onions I just bought from Tesco originated from. Produce of New Zealand! This is quite honestly disgraceful – I will not be buying any vegetables from Tesco…
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Fruits of the garden
For all we are in an urban setting, the garden is full of life (too much so in one respect as I have just had to buy some insect repellent as I keep…
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Tiles and bread
We had the tilers here today putting up the new tiles in our main bathroom. This room was not in a good state when we moved in – it had a hideous 1990s…
