an eagle’s feather
a spotted feather also
share my writing space
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artichoke purple
tiny tentacles pointing
to an Autumn sun
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kind grey light today
I’m alone in the garden
watching things cha
Yellow Pepper Soup with Aniseed
Ingredients
1 onion
1 clove garlic
3 yellow peppers (without the skin)
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon ground Aniseed
5 dl chicken stock
Salt, freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons A
Roast figs with honey and Port wine…
Select beautiful ripe figs – I like to roast approx. two per person.
Advice to Young Writers…
Firstly, protect your space like a lioness looking out for her cubs.
Don’t answer the phone, don’t open the door.
‘ Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation,’ Sinclair Lewis
The snow arrived this morning. The nights are bright again and the air clean and pale blue.
(Posted 5th May 2010 – written 4th December 2009)
(Based on Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn)
immediacy
in life, in art and in love
purpose in passion
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pearl earrings and satin
leather gloves and love letters
cris
(Indoor Haikus)
shells in a glass jar
picture of girls on a beach
remember the sea.
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a large conger shell
salt on your lips, wind-blown hair
memories that last.
Well I can’t just tempt you with the blueberry crumble as blueberries are out of season now and a whole year away. So what about a fabulous chestnut cake without flour…
This autumn I made the most fabulous blueberry pie. Somehow, the oven had just the right temperature so that the berries didn’t open and lose their juices while baking but burst open in your mouth when eating.