Saturday 17th of September 2022 – Queen Queue

Saturday 17th of September 2022 – Queen Queue As we all know, the Queen has died and one of the longest queues ever seen is taking place in London. The mother of all queues became an attraction in itself: performance art, pilgrimage, madness… The queue’s meaning being in the eye of the beholder, a reflection … Read more

Spiced beef and dauphinoise potato pie

– 4 cloves garlic – 400ml beef stock – 1 x 400g tin tomatoes – 100g cheddar cheese, grated – 1kg thinly sliced Potatoes – 2 onions – Thinly sliced 2 inches ginger – 800g beef stewing steak – 80g butter – 3 heaped tsp Ras-el-hanout – salt & pepper To prepare, preheat the oven … Read more

What my granddaughter said…

I’m keeping note of some of the things my granddaughter says… 16 June 2022 L: “Every time I come here it’s like going to a different world. It looks different, it smells different!” 25 Mar 2022 L has been following us around today, asking questions and taking notes. L: “When did you get married?2 J: … Read more

BBC Natural Histories

16 October 2020 To insomniacs and radio listeners of the land: I really enjoyed listening to these for the last two sleepless nights. I mean, eels, wtf? I won’t put any spoilers here but they are incredible. Same for octopuses: they seem to be everywhere these days, but still fascinating! The list goes on, there … Read more