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15th August 2015 Time-travel: narrow-boating in Lancashire

After three days of pootling placidly along the bucolic canals of Lancashire, I realise there’s...

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Fiona Dunlop is a seasoned travel and food-writer who has been ‘abroad’ for much of her life. She doesn’t count countries but aims to dig deep beneath the surface of the places she visits. Food has increasingly become her focus, without forgetting art, architecture and design. Andalucia (Spain) is her second home, but French her second language!

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Today's march for Palestine snaking through London

Today's march for Palestine snaking through London & across the Thames - here in Whitehall 🇵🇸
#freepalestine #protestmarch #londonlife

What a discovery! Last night we found ourselves in

What a discovery! Last night we found ourselves in the depths of Kennington, south London @the_cinema_museum. Once a Victorian workhouse which Charlie Chaplin entered aged 7 (misery) it now plays a far more uplifting role as a treasure trove of cinema memorabilia. A cut-out silhouette of Chaplin towers over the screening room / bar while dozens of projectors, price-boards, posters & photos fill the corridors & stairs. And those old seat prices - one shilling! Takes you back, as does Rock Hudson & Charlie himself. He's now the face of a fund-raiser to raise £500k by December for the museum to keep going. Donate or go to one of their many screenings of great classics!
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We went to see a homage to the amazing Midnight Sun Film Festival in the Arctic Circle - some very rare & quirky shorts & a typically maverick film, The Liar, starring Aki Kaurismaki directed by his elder brother Mika. Cigarettes, lies, booze, seduction - Aki did it all - & it was Mika's diploma film - an overnight sensation in 1980.
#cinemamuseum #charliechaplin #fundraiser #filmmemorabilia #classicfilms

Kicking off Faitrade Fortnight courtesy of @zaytou

Kicking off Faitrade Fortnight courtesy of @zaytoun, ethical importers of luscious Palestinian olive oil, dates, almonds & other deliciousness from the West Bank 🙏
#palestinianfood #zaytoun #faitradefortnight #london

#capetrafalgar #andalucia

#capetrafalgar #andalucia

The Levante wind blasts through the Costa de la Lu

The Levante wind blasts through the Costa de la Luz & Los Caños de Meca

Here's Maki Murakushi in the lush oasis of @finca_

Here's Maki Murakushi in the lush oasis of @finca_las_encinas - a gastro b&b in the olive groves of La Subbetica. Husband Clive never forgets his kitchen - homegrown tomatoes gently sun-dry while grapes ripen
#fincalasencinas #gastroretreat #grapes #andalucia

At last a coolish evening on the terrace after sco

At last a coolish evening on the terrace after scorching days sometimes hiding inside, fan full blast. Phew
#andalucia

Tao of Glass @sohoplace - performance - humour - m

Tao of Glass @sohoplace - performance - humour - monologue - puppetry + mesmerising music (the seminal Glassworks + 10 new pieces by Philip Glass) - it's all in an evening fronted & directed by quirky Phelim McDermott. At times frustratingly obtuse but also dreamy, taking you through times of inspiration, through a coma &, possibly, towards death.
For me Glassworks transports me back to the early 1980s, driving through the South of France for research - with only one cassette in the car. And that was it! Forever a devotee of Glass
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#philipglass #taoofglass #sohotheatre #phelimmcdermott #londontheatre

Sad to hear Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist who

Sad to hear Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist who pushed every boundary in paintings & installations, died recently aged 97. What an age for someone who lived voluntarily in a psychiatric hospital when not touring the world for exhibitions. An inimitable figure in her pink or orange wig & wide innocent / piercing eyes who created mesmerising worlds for us all. RIP
#yayoikusama

Weekend eats. Divine as ever @farangldn - high on

Weekend eats. Divine as ever @farangldn - high on spice & complex Thai flavours still coating your mouth as you reach home. And pic no. 3 sneaked in is Palestinian @hibaexpress, equally dependable though this time it was just a falafel salad
#bigflavours #thaibritish #farang #hiba #palestiniansalad

Finally turned on the oven last night to bake sea

Finally turned on the oven last night to bake sea bream but the main objective was to steam fresh samphire - brought by a kind friend from the Norfolk coast. It's the last week of the season - what a treat. Next up will be tagliatelle with samphire & anchovies based on an @ottolenghi recipe. Pure yum 😋
#seabream #samphire

The evolution of a homegrown green tomato, from pl

The evolution of a homegrown green tomato, from plant to salad via a cosying-up to redder versions. Then they morph!
#tomatoes #homegrown #tomatosalad #londonsummer

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