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In Vino Veritas

September 27, 2024

Good morning lovely people It’s feeling cooler than we’re comfortable with. Jumpers are on. We have been able to pick courgette flowers almost every day […]

Just the tonic

September 12, 2024

Count Negroni must have been having a hard day. Goodness knows what the barman at Cafe Casoni Florence’s reaction was. The fashionable drink, then in […]

An Oasis of Happiness

September 1, 2024

Good morning lovely people Nonna G was the master of moderation. Only ever the very best, little but often. This applied to her eating habits […]

Summer Broth of Claims, French Beans & Pesto Genovese

August 16, 2024

Victor has grown an abundance of Genovese Basil in the polytunnel this year, enough for all three of our venues and a sneaky plate of […]

Hymne A L’Amour

August 2, 2024

Good morning lovely people What makes you want to visit a city? Family, friends, culture? Have the Olympics tempted you to Paris? Celine Dion’s (renamed […]

What’s the definition of great?

July 19, 2024

Good morning lovely people On 13 March 1996, Britain’s deadliest gun massacre occurred at Dunblane Primary School. This tragedy eventually led to legislation in the […]

New Prime Minister : Job Advert

July 5, 2024

Good morning lovely people That felt like the longest six weeks of our lives. The days seemed to go on and on. The journalists commentating […]

Who crossed the road first, the chicken or the egg?

June 20, 2024

Good morning lovely people Where has the summer gone? Thank goodness for the sunshine we’re getting from Italy via our Italian produce as it’s been […]

Who cares?

June 7, 2024

Good morning lovely people Who are you voting for? Many people don’t seem to care as they sadly feel it won’t make much difference. Political […]

Get on your bike.

May 22, 2024

Life, and sometimes death, gets in the way. The next stage consultation for the “George Street Operational Plan & Project” took place last week. I […]

Mamma Mia

May 10, 2024

Good morning lovely people, 1928 was a good year. Equal voting rights for women and men, pre-sliced bread, bubble gum, Mickey Mouse, and on the […]

Perfect Partnerships: Who’s the melon to your prosciutto?

April 26, 2024

Good morning lovely people Strawberries and cream. Super sweeties covered in a silky blanket. A perfect partnership. Prosciutto e Melone; a little more adventurous […]

Don’t get caught in the Tunnel

June 12, 2023

Good morning lovely people A lovely friend once told me of the Teenage Tunnel. Those few years of adolescence when the world feels turbulent […]

Time to use our best conscious

May 29, 2023

Good morning lovely people, A little post today, that’s helping me open up to what’s around us. The sun is shining so just a […]

Serendipity

May 15, 2023

Good morning lovely people, Things can happen that can surprise the most jaded of us. I’m feeling jaded by the latest interest rate rise. […]

The wrong rules are changing

April 11, 2023

Good morning lovely people, BBC has axed Ros Atkins’ Outside Source. Always an excellent analysis of current affairs. I feel, no doubt like many, completely […]

Mother’s close to our hearts

March 20, 2023

Good morning lovely people, and happy Mother’s Day for all you even lovelier mummies. If No 1 daughter was at home, I’d be getting warm […]

No room for carelessness

March 13, 2023

Good morning lovely people, I’ve been careless. No, I didn’t forget to declare £27m. Sacked from the Cabinet, how is Zahawi still allowed to be […]

Pedestals to be used for saints only

January 23, 2023

Good morning lovely people , I hope I have a tinge of humour, arising from the situations that we’ve been subjected to. I’ve mocked mistakes […]

Best restaurants in Edinburgh | BBC Good Food

January 23, 2023

Best restaurants in Edinburgh | BBC Good Food “It’s famous for its summer arts festivals, but Edinburgh has plenty to offer visitors all year round, […]

Some fresh air would be a treat

January 11, 2023

Happy New Year lovely people Some say we shouldn’t look back. A little health check to see if we’re heading in the right direction, can’t […]

‘Tis the Season

December 11, 2022

Good morning lovely people Yes, when you’re told you can’t have it, you’ll want it even more. The polls have seen a significant shift, […]

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

November 28, 2022

Hello lovely people, What does happiness mean for you? For Nonna G it’s duck with orange sauce, dauphinoise potatoes followed by vanilla ice cream, pineapple […]

We Must Never Forget

November 14, 2022

Hello lovely people, Permacrisis (blooming nightmare had too many syllabubs), Collins Dictionary word of the Year “an extended period of instability and insecurity”. I thought […]