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beloved books and forbidden tales.

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darlings during our recent sojourn in brooklyn, we had breakfast with Ms. J. Fain (toast and marmalade and tea for us – something with almond milk for her, if we recall correctly) and she made a Special Request. would you … Continue reading

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the poetic pre-nightfall: Sean Thomas Dougherty, Pam Ayres, Jeff Buckley and Noel Coward.

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darlings you’ll know why the title caught our eye – but the poem made us stay and listen for a while and we wanted to leave it here, for you to see it, whenever you dropped by to visit, perhaps … Continue reading

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sometimes there are more Questions than answers, especially while at the #SunsetTower the day before the Academy Awards

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darlings waving to you from the couch looking at the Hollywood Hills while eating cucumber (chunks, not slices – easier with the fingers) and black olives (cured – they weren’t sick, but, you know, with olive oil and herbs and … Continue reading

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a night with angels who have fallen, in pasadena, under twinkle lights, with george.

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darlings we Just got back from the Farmers Market with an armful of roses and swinging bags of fruit and vegetables (and marinated olives from the greek lady) and need to get ready for Brunch (most definitely pictures Later – … Continue reading

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the writing (and photographing) Life.

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darlings – lengthy blog post alert! bring snacks and a large mug of tea. are you back? delicious. here. we. go. SO! *clearingthroat* we’re Terribly excited because, you see, once we Arrive in Los Angeles (much) later today – our … Continue reading

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what did You want to become, darlings?

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when you were small (playground size and we don’t mean those dodgy clubs south of the river where the cabs don’t go)……what did you want to be? we used to pour over Magazines (we still do) and dream of becoming … Continue reading

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Paul Auster, last night.

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It seems so unlikely, but we have only Just discovered Paul Auster. We are aware that he wasn’t waiting for us to discover him. Or that many millions of other readers aren’t already firm devotees (judging from the slightly heaving … Continue reading

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reading in bed, smiling at the sunshine on trees outside the window.

sometimes, when we’re here, in Portugal, we remember being 13 (when we first came for a Visit) and how we dreamed of being GrownUp with an apartment and a job and international travel and money to buy books and afternoons … Continue reading

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noel, libraries and new lives

we look at you over the tea cup as we are waiting for the black saloon car to drive through rainy manhattan and take us to the airport – we are Bound for Spain on a flight this evening. In … Continue reading

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dreaming of castaways and discs and books and luxuries #desertislanddiscs

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darlings, good morning. are you having a lovely sunday? we found ourselves lying on the sofa with the morning coffee and a stack of books, listening to Desert Island Discs….(on air since 1942!) more specifically, to a vintage program/programme featuring … Continue reading

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