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    yep, still here…

    For those who hadn’t noticed, I am deeply sorry to report that I have had to postpone my Glasgow trip; I believe that I have contacted everyone who has mailed and certainly those who have booked but alas, due to personal circumstances this was sadly unavoidable and whilst I will definitely be rearranging asap, I have not yet decided on…

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    practical magic…

    As anyone who dutifully read my previous entry will have suspected, unexpected events have been afoot in the form of a long-awaited and much adored visitor of the drop-everything kind and thus I have been persona non grata for a couple of days and basking happily in the resulting warmth, before returning to my usual weekend MO of drifting about…

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    y viva españa…

    And the best team won, as did I; having successfully created ham croquettes, catalan spinach, chilli and garlic sauteed king prawns and most challenging of all, the opening and arranging on a plate of pre-sliced packets of charcuterie (3) and a jar of huge, green, feta-stuffed olives (veering slightly from the Iberian theme, but I am as fond of meze…