Category Archive: eating out

318 – Music for a found harmonium

318 – Music for a found harmonium

I am the proprietor of the Penguin Cafe, I will tell you things at random… — Simon Jeffes I love that song! I love that Cafe! …

 

273 – Licorice bagels

273 – Licorice bagels

We arrived home to experience the delights of licorice bagels. A very distinctive flavour, and equally distinctive fragrance permeated every corner of the atmosphere. I’m always …

 

262 – Holding our breath

262 – Holding our breath

With what kind of voice         would the spider cry in the autumn wind? — Basho For the moment, not even a breeze – while …

 

254 – Time out

254 – Time out

Time today for a lunch in the sun with Marica – simultaneously relaxed and tense – have a bite of lunch, waiting for proofs from …

 

248 – Damian turns 27

248 – Damian turns 27

Today’s Damian’s birthday. Talk about one small step for man, one giant step for mankind. D’s bent the rules and beat the odds for some …

 

148 – Are you lonesome tonight

148 – Are you lonesome tonight

Are you lonesome tonight Do you miss me tonight Are you sorry we drifted apart Does your memory stray to a bright sunny day When I kissed you and …

 

146 – Holding many hands

146 – Holding many hands

Tonight, a real treat for me. I accepted a counter offer of a meal with friends. The counter offer was because I’d extended the initial …

 

134 – Morning jolt

134 – Morning jolt

This coffee falls into your stomach, and straightway there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move like the battalions of the Grand Army of …

 

130 – Food for the soul

130 – Food for the soul

One of the ultimate comfort foods as far as I am concerned is soup – especially my mama’s ‘juha od kokos’ (a clear homemade chicken …

 

116 – Merry Christmas

116 – Merry Christmas

Sretan Bozic Merry Christmas Meri Kirihimete Wesolych Swiat Glædelig Jul 6.00am -  Christmas day began. 7.30am – Breakfast with Lynsey, Mira and Damian. 8.00am – We started to share out our presents …