We have a lot of cannas on the terrace and I think this one, fresh this morning, is my favourite. Snagged from a resort in Puglia, I call it Badisco. No idea of the correct variety name. #bloomscrolling
Location check in đș â Tempietto
The first tomato plants in England were noted around 1590, but there arenât many recipes until the 1720s. Why did it take so long?
The stories you may have heard are probably wrong.
Dr Serin Quinn explains what really caused the delay.
Glad to say, Sunlit seems to be operational again for me.
My kind of Renaissance review
When I finally flipped the last page of Ada Palmerâs Inventing the Renaissance I knew that nothing I could write would ever do it justice. So I was very pleased to read Brian S. Campbell’s review in the Dublin Review of Books, because it almost exactly mirrors my reaction. The conclusion:
Any given tidbit is bound to annoy some reader at some point (âI knew that, dammit!â) but on the whole this habit is probably more benign than damnable. Some readers, no doubt, need to be reminded where to look for Brittany and not even accredited Learned Persons know everything and must occasionally whisper âthat was helpfulâ. Perhaps this tic is simply the experienced American professor, aware of what scant preparation her âbrilliantâ students arrive with, doing her job. This book is well worth the attention of that endangered species the âintelligent general readerâ â if any such survive.
Yup, wet words, all the time.
Top Albums from last.fm on 14/06/26 1, Lester Young, Kansas City Swing, (21); 2, Anouar Brahem, Le Pas Du Chat Noir, (12); 3, T-Bone Burnett, The True False Identity, (12); 4, Modern Jazz Quartet, Compact Jazz: The Modern Jazz Quartet Plus, (10); 5, Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Arabic Lounge, (9);
Reports of âbrown marksâ reading 8647 on the grass of the National Mall reminded me of a far superior prank. Wags used fertiliser to inscribe âź on the hallowed lawn of an Oxbridge college in the early 1970s. Much smarter, because weedkiller is easily dug up and resown, fertiliser, not so much
The âLobe Rangersâ Are Fighting to Make Farming in Iowa More Sustainable
Republicans in favour of regulation? Whatever next?
Thereâs a whiff of nostalgia around Eat This Newsletter 304
Small tractors, small farms, small grain, small fibs, and small customs that meant a great deal.
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