Edible ornament
Ornamental cabbages are very popular in municipal displays…. I hope they get harvested and eaten!
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I want one!
Isn’t this a great idea? As I am one who frequently throws all sorts of food and drink down my trousers (and shirt/jumper/dress/jacket/even shoes) I like the idea of throwing tea in an item of clothing! A-Team beverage, obviously!
MoreRobert and Mary Say, and lichen
I came across this gravestone, gilded with lichen. The dates are 1767 to 1819… I guess these are the dates for Robert’s life. I can find no other information about them at the moment… so here they lie with golden lichen.
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Scissors
A pair of scissors is an everyday tool of which there must be at least one in everyone’s house… and they come in all different shapes and sizes used for different things… from dress-making, to food preparation, to craftwork, to opening those wretched sealed packages… I came across a little feature about scissor making…
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Mmmm!!!
Home-made coleslaw – leek, cabbage, carrot, spring onion, yoghurt, mayonnaise…. grilled sweet peppers with Greek olive oil…. broad bean salad – broad beans, zest of lemon, feta cheese, olive oil, pomegranate syrup… green salad, cos lettuce, red spring onions, cucumber, courgette, leek, olive oil and pomegranate syrup…
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Yet another secret door
Hidden in plain sight… how many times have I walked down this village street? Literally hundreds, if not thousands of times. I had noticed the other door in this wall a few feet further on, another door encrusted with ivy, a door I have never seen open… but somehow I didn’t realise there were two doors…my mind registered; […]
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