Oh dear - fans of the 🇫🇷 rapper Jul bought 'bargain' €5 tickets to his concert in Sweden, only to find they actually had tickets to a Swedish village Christmas fair (Jul = Christmas in 🇸🇪) www.leparisien.fr/culture-lois...

@nigelslater.bsky.social James’s panettone and mincemeat pudding, just eaten with single cream. *noises* were made..

One of the best bits about @nigella.bsky.social’s Domestic Goddess book is the ability to adjust your favourites.. today, Italian Christmas mincemeat cookies..

@nigelslater.bsky.social Hot smoked fish and leek pie. Lawks that’s good. 💕

Today I learned that carbon footprints were invented by BP and pushed in a mega marketing campaign to shift the conversation from corporations to individuals and I hate everyone. Except NPR, thanks for the reporting.

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

If you see this, post a pic from your phone. Don’t explain.

Stuff the last celebrity, what was the last cow you saved to your picture roll?

This place is so full of needy over sensitive people. Out.

Cake..

There are no dogs..

The sun is out, the sky is blue, it’s beautiful… no filters, just France.

Moody skies last night.. the walnut trees along the terrace now full of yellow leaves, too. Feels like winter is coming, although it was so mild that we had lunch outside!

A new eruption might be about to start in Iceland within the next few hours.... Earthquake intensity is increasing and they've become shallower indicating that magma is rising. en.vedur.is/about-imo/ne...

Wow, 1400 earthquakes in the last 24 hours on the Reykjanes Peninsula! Acc to Iceland Met Office, "it is not possible to exclude a scenario involving a lava-producing eruption in the area northwest of Þorbjörn." Officials released an evac plan for nearby Grindavik as well. apnews.com/article/blue...

French apple cake demain. Made with Chantcleer apples… can’t wait for the house to fill with the vanilla and apple fragrance.

It’s cold, dark and a bit miserable outside. The perfect time for a @nigelslater.bsky.social comfort recipe. Sweet potato and chorizo (I have added confit onions) it is.

This is the face of an outraged dog. Himself has crisps and is refusing to share. So she came to me for shared crisps, only to discover I’m not eating any!

Morning!

I have a 3-day weekend coming up (Friday to Sunday) and nothing planned. Who has suggestions of places to go/stay within a 4 hour drive of Boston?

Article… has provoked much thought for me. johnsnowproject.org/insights/end...

Hamas figures. Never forget Hamas trapped their own people in Gaza. Whatever you think of Israel, right now, also remember Egypt didn’t open its border and Hamas has fired on every humanitarian corridor opened. And didn’t build a single bomb shelter for its “human shield”, for all those tunnels.

I bought panettone today, because I can’t exist much longer without attempting the panettone and mincemeat sandwich referenced by @NigelSlater in #ChristmasChronicles. Have.To.Try!

Much better mince pies.

No apologies. This is beautiful for itself, but.. It matters to me and the people I know who either didn’t come home or came home with life changing injuries.

Evening @miloshropshire.bsky.social lovely to see a fellow noble hound.. x

Made pie. Mostly mushrooms, but a few odds and ends of other veg used up.

QP a photo you’ve taken of water

Today’s mood..

I'll be there and hope some of you will be too

Pork pies.. pleased with the home made version..

Okay Bluski.. peed off to be unable to see my own profile..

Not a good night. Hateful cold and so sitting in bed feeling sorry for myself. One dachshund also “feeling sorry for me” enjoying the comfiest bed in the house.

A lovely bloke from X made this.

I want this place to work, but I miss people from the other place.. Filling with cold, so sure I am just being mawky.

I mean, it’s probably true, but today is World Menopause Day and sometimes, it *might* be more satisfying the other way round.. 😂

Late return to Toulouse from UK, so have an archive pic of the puppers..

Scary times.

Friday night is fish night. Fish finger butties with home made mayo and tartare sauce. The outrage to French sensibilities will be huge, but if it’s our last meal on Earth, it has been a comforting one. 😇

Playing with very simple AI.. girls outside their chateau. 🥰🤣

Someone here was commenting on AF wine. Not sure if it’s of similar interest, but have just found 0.0% Asahi beer in Carrefour. It’s very, very impressive. If you like a standard Peroni, this stuff is for you when you’re not drinking. 💕

A couple (well, three) of busy days at work ahead, but already planning food porn reading.. we’ve been enjoying Mowgli and a spot of Dishoom inspired stuff this week, but as it becomes cooler, a reversion to Nigel and Nigella beckon. Perfect comfort food, with fusion inspirations. 💕

Lazy Sunday afternoon enjoying the dappled shade of the walnut trees..

Question for French living people, please! We have a veritable plague of shield beetles. Any ideas on discouraging the blighters?

Today’s mood…

Afternoon, @mooey1.bsky.social Back in the Engine Room, but accompanied by the ferocious duo.. x

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