Author Archives: judithlouise

American Thanksgiving in a Non American Country

Posted on November 30, 2018

Well, we had roast turkey, sausages, gravy, apple-celery-bacon cornbread stuffing with cashews and cranberries, Amish sweet potatoes with apple and mace, mashed potatoes, squash with crystallised ginger, green beans almondine, broccoli, cranberry-orange relish, the obligatory creamed onions (which, I understand, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged casserole, foreign, Mayflower, Mexican, Sarah Josepha Hale, Thanksgiving, turkey, vegan, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Apple County Apple Country

Posted on November 5, 2018

They say that if a medieval Greek man wanted to propose marriage, all he had to do was to toss his Intended an apple. If she caught it, or even tried to catch it (let’s keep her options open as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apples, barrels, cider press, griddlecakes, pancakes, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Living in Limbo

Posted on September 30, 2018

I can find the Christmas plates, but not the base to the kettle. I can find my Grandmother’s jewellery, but not my socks. I can find 36 boxes of books, but two slow cookers have gone missing. Taking the paper … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cake, limbo, lost community, moving, orange | Leave a comment

A Community Farewell

Posted on August 27, 2018

Well, it had to happen eventually, didn’t it — time to leave this community. people who have welded themselves into our hearts, who know us well, have seen us in pajamas and no make up hanging up clothes, have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged community support, courgette, farewell, marrow, plant-based, vegan, zucchini | 2 Comments

Shakers and Movers

Posted on July 31, 2018

“’ ‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘tis a gift to be free, ‘tis a gift to come down where you ought to be” goes the song given to us by the Shaker communal society, with their simple shared property, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ;shakers, bread, community, inventions, muffins, rice | Leave a comment

Community Beautifiers

Posted on June 30, 2018

Just look at these wonderful gates. They’re in Berkeley, California. The decorations are cut out of the metal – leaves of bog rosemary, blue oak, sugar bush, California Buckeye, California Maidenhair, and many more. Rivers and trains, roads and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beautifiers, Bedford, Berkeley California, biscuits, butter, community, daffodils, Eric Powell, fruit, oatmeal | Leave a comment

A Day at the Festival

Posted on June 3, 2018

3 000 New Testaments burned, by order of a Bishop Fight, not facts, are more important to today’s press. The Malawian government seems to be preventing poor people from being educated We are killing our planet Racial prejudice is still blindingly rife … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chilli, Cinderella, Hay festival, LBC, learning community, new learning, vegan, William Tyndale | Leave a comment

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	nicnocs67 on A Community Farewell
	Dianne Lang on A Community Farewell
	Chomp Chomp Food on A Make-Do Community
	Dianne Lang on A Remembering Community
	Andrew Goodman (@and… on The Airport Community