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General blog posts on life, wine, food.
The Real Good Life. Archant Newspapers – Part 4 – July 2010
The wish to grow my own food whilst examining the culinary cultures of the world has had some modest even subliminal effects upon my otherwise well practised daily rituals. However, one sizeable and unexpected outcome of my gardening exploits has been the recognition...
The Real Good Life. Archant Newspapers – Part 3 – July 2010
I am beginning to think Peter Mayle’s international bestseller A Year in Provence is something of a walk in the park. His struggles with the local weather conditions, the daily choice of which beach to inspect, what to select for lunch, his run-ins with local...
The Real Good Life. Archant Newspapers – Part 2 – June 19 2010
In my last journal I tried to pin down the rationale behind my self- imposed adventure into food independence and define the methods I thought might achieve an alternative link with the culinary world beyond. Privacy and contemplation were to be my watchwords and...
The Real Good Life. Archant Newspapers – Intro – June 5 2010
I am about to turn a small area of grassland, peppered with some half a dozen spindly, lacklustre fruit trees, into a cornucopia of food growing excellence that will provide family, both near and extended, with a range of ingredients capable of emulating all of the...