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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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Tagged autumn, katherine gregor, katia gregor, nice, norwich, scribe doll, winter, writing
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Postcards from Nice: the Feast Day of the Patron Saint
(Sunday 6th October 2024) A few people have already gathered outside the mairie in the old town. The statue of Saint Réparate stands ready in a white boat filled with lilies and red roses, eyes downcast, holding a silver olive … Continue reading
Posted in Postcards from Nice
Tagged Ciamada Nissarda, katherine gregor, nice, Saint Reparate, scribe doll, travel, writing
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Postcards from Nice: Blue.
Blue. The first thing that struck me about Nice was its blue. The blue of its sea. Deep, rich, silky, alluring blue. I never knew blue could be warm. The blue sea in the Baie des Anges. Swathes of aquamarine … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, katherine gregor, nice, photography, Postcards from Nice, scribe doll, Travel Writing
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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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Saint George’s Day @ Chocolate Notes
(23 April 2024) One of the local pubs is displaying white flags with the red cross of Saint George. I suddenly feel the need to be in an international environment and can’t think of a better place than Chocolate Notes, … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate notes, katherine gregor, scribe doll, writing
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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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The Sorrows and Joys of Translating Italian Dialects
When you translate Italian literature you will, more often than not, come across expressions in one of many dialects or vernaculars. It’s the difficulty and – even more – the joy of being a It>En translator. Here is an article I … Continue reading
Posted in Odds & Ends
Tagged Italian dialects, katherine gregor, katia gregor, literary translation, Romanesco
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FEASTS & FANCIES: Aubergine & Fava Bean Bake
Posted in Feasts & Fancies
Tagged aubergines, Cooking, fava beans, katherine gregor, katia gregor, scribe doll, sundays, writing
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FEASTS & FANCIES: Borsch for Easter
Easter brings back memories of my Armenian grandmother perhaps more than the other Christian Festivals. The large bowl with the dough for the kulich resting on a warm hot water bottle on her bed, wrapped in her grey woollen shawl, … Continue reading
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Tagged borscht, Cooking, easter, katherine gregor, katia gregor, orthodox easter, writing
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FEASTS & FANCIES: Sometimes, you just need a subterfuge…
It was always the same pattern. “Dearest, what vegetables would you like?” “I don’t know.” “We need some greens… they’re good for us.” “Okay.” “You never have any greens.” “Yes, I do.” “No, you don’t.” “I do, sometimes!” This … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, curly kale, humour, katherine gregor, katia gregor, pea pasta, scribe doll, writing
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Scribe Doll 