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Season Lag
What kind of person says she misses the Norwich winter when she lives in Nice? Yes, Nice. That place on the Côte d’Azur, with the perennially cyan sky and soft, golden haze that sets the ochre and terracotta buildings aglow … Continue reading
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“I’m sorry it didn’t work out.”
(Apologies for re-sending this: I understand many subscribers were unable to access the earlier post. I hope technology will cooperate this time.) “I’m sorry it didn’t work out.” The phrase wormed its way into my ear even before the decision … Continue reading
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Goodbye, Chocolate Notes. Goodbye, Norwich. Goodbye, England.
I push open the door to Chocolate Notes and make a deliberate effort to take in the white floor with the swirly scores, the dark wooden tables and chairs, the shelving packed with CDs. Fiamma and Jan give me a … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate notes, creative writing, food, katherine gregor, nice, norwich, recipes, scribe doll, travel
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Feasts & Fancies: New Year’s Eve @ Chocolate Notes
The weather is true to this time of year in Norwich: undecided between rain and tentative sunshine, and temperature with mood swings. A gust of warmth and coffee greets me as I open the glass door to Chocolate Notes. And … Continue reading
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Tagged beetroot and apple cake, chocolate notes, Cooking, katherine gregor, new year's eve, scribe doll, writing
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FEASTS & FANCIES: BAROQUE PORRIDGE at CHOCOLATE NOTES
My body and mind are having some difficulty adjusting to Norwich after a few days in the south-east of France. My muscles stiffen against the North Sea wind blowing ruthlessly across the Fens and Broads, my skin feels uncomfortably cold … Continue reading
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On the 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death, I am reposting this…
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Tallis versus Byrd – when you lack the appropriate vocabulary
Originally posted on Scribe Doll:
“You can really tell if it’s Byrd or Tallis from the first few bars?” H. likes some Early and 16th Century music, but is more of a Romantic and 20th Century man. He likes passion…
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FEASTS & FANCIES @ CHOCOLATE NOTES: Cinnamon Cocoa
It’s always difficult to find a table on a Saturday evening, but this time Chocolate Notes is positively heaving, so much so that you can barely hear the aptly chosen New London Consort recording of Carmina Burana over the hubbub. … Continue reading
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FEASTS & FANCIES: Reblochon & Asparagus Sandwich
“Bad table manners, my dear Gigi, have broken up more households than infidelity,” says the ageing Belle Époque courtesan to the niece she is training in the MGM musical based on Colette’s novella. When I was six years old, I … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, katia gregor, reblochon, sandwich, scribe doll, table manners, writing
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