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February - beginnings and endings
"the reason God made February short a few days was because he knew that by the time people came to the end of it they would die if they...
Feb 11
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That other problem
"Of course, you could wait to eat until after the sun goes down, if you have the backbone." Zoe Williams/The Guardian This is a problem...
Jan 30
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Seasonality - over there and down here
"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own." Charles Dickens On the left is the first picture in my new diary for...
Jan 3
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Forever summer with Nigella
"Summer food, even when eaten in deepest winter, contains within it the idea of simple cooking." Nigella Lawson This is one of the two...
Oct 26, 2024
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Cool - another word to ponder on
"Coolness is an aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance, and style that is generally admired. Because of the varied and...
Mar 17, 2023
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Summer's end
"Moods, like seasons, change and the anticipation of something new and different is what gives life an edge." Delia Smith It's my guru...
Mar 7, 2023
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Summertime - More Please
"it's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine ... it's summertime!" Kenny Chesney Today, just to demonstrate the yin and yang nature of...
Oct 2, 2022
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Random thoughts on an ordinary day
“Whatever — the soup is getting cold." [Last sentence of a mathematical theorem in Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook, 1518]” Leonardo da...
Aug 26, 2022
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A tale of two Junes
"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before its afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flown....
Jun 1, 2022
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The end of summer
“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” Sylvia Plath. Today the clocks went back....
Apr 4, 2022
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Salad days - not my thing
"I must acknowledge my true nature. I am a winter cook currently forced to endure the summer months." Jay Rayner - The Guardian I...
Jan 31, 2022
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A climatarian diet? Too hard
“It boils down to people buying what they need, and using what they buy." Andrew Parry - Wrap Does it though? I think it's much more...
Nov 19, 2021
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First day of winter - sun and lockdown
"Even in winter it shall be green in my heart." Frederic Chopin It's the first of June today which in Australia means the first official...
Jun 2, 2021
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May Day
"As full of spirit as the month of May". William Shakespeare It's May 1st. May Day. The heralder of Spring. Well not here in Australia....
May 1, 2021
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The end of summer
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” William Shakespeare And suddenly summer is gone. Here in Melbourne I wonder if it ever...
Mar 1, 2021
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