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  • 47 things I learnt about Christmas parties

    47 things I learnt about Christmas parties

    9th December 2009 | 3 comments | 2 people like this


    With many Christmas parties to attend this week, as well as hosting my own at my home last Saturday night, I thought I'd share some of the lessons learnt. As they say, experience is the best teacher.
    1. All anybody wants is to be invited somewhere. So don't stress too much about your party. You've already done the most important part - giving people a place to go. Mission accomplished. After...

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  • What I’d give for a decent scone

    What I’d give for a decent scone

    9th November 2009 | 5 comments | 2 people like this


    A scone has the power to heal my soul. Even more so when it’s part of a decadent afternoon tea at a fine hotel, but also on its own, with its favoured companions, strawberry jam and clotted cream.
    To me a scone means leisure. It means choice in what I’m doing. Freedom. And definitely no guilt.
    It means being idle and enjoying life. It means it’s 4pm and there’s nothing better to...

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  • Rossiyan jam tea

    Rossiyan jam tea

    21st July 2009 | 2 comments | 1 person likes this


    Recently my mother and I were visiting Matsumoto in the Nagano prefecture in Japan and we popped into an unassuming café on the road leading up to the city’s historic castle.
    Both of us being tea aficionados, the ‘Rossiyan jam tea’ on the menu piqued our interest. When the various components of the drink arrived we were unsure how to drink it, let alone knowing what all the different dishes were.
    With...

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