I recently watched a TV cooking competition on YouTube. The judges asked the contestants to cook something which was a family tradition and reminded them of home.One girl made scones. She told the judges that every day after school she went to her gran’s house, and her granny made the best scones. Her face litContinue reading “Scones”
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The mystery of the metallic manure.
When we moved to the Galicia fourteen years ago, we had never lived in the countryside before. We couldn’t speak either the local Galician language used by our neighbours or Castilian Spanish. Over the years, there have been many misunderstandings because of both language and lack of rural experience. I can’t hope to explain howContinue reading “The mystery of the metallic manure.”
Publication, Prayer and Pilgrims.
The week after I publish a book is always strange and often, I mooch about the house, not quite knowing what to do with myself. In theory, I start the next book, but the time immediately before the publication date is so intense that I have to shake that off before I can think ofContinue reading “Publication, Prayer and Pilgrims.”
A Womble in Winter
It is normal for me to supplement our diet with wild greens, even though we have a vegetable garden. Miners’ lettuce (Winter Purslane), Pennywort and chickweed all find their way into winter salads. This year, though, I stumbled on a real find by the lane which leads into the village. Turnips. We’ve been eating themContinue reading “A Womble in Winter”
Bookshops
I suppose that there are people in the world who don’t like bookshops, in the same way as there are people who forget to eat lunch. I don’t recall having many conversations with such people, but that’s probably because the conversation was too short for recollection. Bookshops, which also serve lunch, or at the veryContinue reading “Bookshops”
Diary post.
24 October 2022 Well, the new computer has been up and running for a couple of weeks now, and I am used to all its foibles. My two newest projects are ready to be worked on and I feel OK about that. All the other things that I lost will take many months to sortContinue reading “Diary post.”
New Topic- Diary
Three weeks ago, my computer died. I didn’t have good backups, despite having promised myself that I would do a manual backup every week. I didn’t want to pay for extra cloud storage, which is why One drive wasn’t working amongst other things that seemed important at the time and that is the reason forContinue reading “New Topic- Diary”
Hot cars, hot pants and hot weather
July and August here have both challenges and delights. Pilgrims once confined to a narrow corridor through the old town now spill into every building that someone can convert into an albergue.Blocks of flats which stand partly empty through the winter months are full to bursting with city escapees who bought them for peanuts asContinue reading “Hot cars, hot pants and hot weather”
Broad Beans. Part 2
Broad beans part two. Wow. At last, I have got round to finishing the broad bean post and too late for most of you I imagine. The last of ours are hung in the barn ready for saving as dry beans.Today I’m going to share two ways of making a lovely dip with middle easternContinue reading “Broad Beans. Part 2”
Abigail Thorne 