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The Supper of the Lamb – A Culinary Reflection [book review]
“We are not simply the users of creation; we are, all of us, called to be its offerers.” – Robert Capon This is the essence of Robert Farrar…
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Blueberry Summers [book review]
I first read an excerpt from Blueberry Summers nearly twenty years ago in an edition of Victoria Magazine. In this beautiful, old edition – yes I still have…
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The Wind in the Willows [book review]
The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs, with…
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Wherin a Coffee Addict Falls Into a Tea Cup
I used to be a coffee addict. I drank it black, and I drank it often. The stronger the better. Coffee fueled the world, I said. Coffee was…
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A Gentleman in Moscow [book review]
During these shutdown days, there’s a book I’ve been thinking about. A book about a man trapped in his own life. A Gentleman in Moscow is a historical fiction…
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How It All Began
This is the story of how it all began or, to quote The Hobbit, a story of there and back again. It began with a garden. It wasn’t…
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