Lacock Abbey
The scene is a Sunday morning in October. My husband and I are driving from Avebury to Lacock, a quick jaunt down twisty B roads. The golden light of the...
Something Fresh
Something Fresh (1915) is the first of P.G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle series. We’re introduced to the loveably absent and forgetful Earl of Emsworth, who hates London and wants nothing more than...
Cock-a-leekie
Much has been made of the weird, silly, and giggle-worthy names of British recipes: Toad-in-the-Hole, Bangers and Mash, Spotted Dick, Bubble and Squeak, Cock-a-leekie. In coming posts I’m sure I’ll...