Archive - A Kitchen Notebook

June 2025

Three lists: thoughts on gifts, gifts I have received and gifts I have given. And what I think every given book should have in it.

Jun 26 •

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June Postcard Newsletter

Warm weather, a workshop and a fundraiser with a chance to win one of three prizes.

Jun 24 •

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Kitchen Conversations: Gossip

Some thoughts sparked by Tattle Life and my own experience of in-person gossip.

Jun 21 •

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Three Words that Define Our Home

These dropped into my head without warning and were not quite what I expected.

Jun 19 •

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What I wanted to be when I grew up, and how that's going.

It involves less international travel but more fun and love than you expected.

Jun 14 •

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My love, I think you missed the point entirely.

A petty and gleeful reply that was too long for the comment section.

Jun 10 •

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A Room (a window, and possibly a waste pipe) of One's Own.

New beginnings in a new space.

Jun 4 •

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May 2025

My Imaginary Grown Up Home

It has a garden with a meadow and a treehouse.

May 30 •

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May 2025 Postcard Newsletter

What I've been up to, what I've been consuming and one outdated 'pearl of wisdom'.

May 27 •

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