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God Bless the Red Cross
I wasn’t expecting his reaction and it hit me like a blow to the head. During the Arab-Israeli war, we were hastened unceremoniously from Egypt, (where I’d been teaching at a mission school), onto a German freighter, one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab-Israeli war, Family casserole, recipe, Red Cross, refugees, Vegetarian casserole
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A Community of Displaced People
Alexandria, Egypt. Summer, 1966, during the Six Day War. 4.am. We arose silently, dressed, gathered our meagre belongings and went outside. The police, also silent, led us into their waiting cars, the engines idling softly, ready to move.. Then quietly, … Continue reading
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Tagged aubergines, displaced people, eggplants, Egypt, Recipes, rice, Six Day War, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, volunteer support
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Protected: A Community of Walkers
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Tagged dessert, gluten free, health walks, mental health mates, Persian turnips, quick, simple, vegetables, vegetarian, walking
Hot Cross Buns — and an Unexpected Visitor
Getting ready Well, it certainly wasn’t what I thought would happen. I had offered to help my daughter Joy with her annual Hot Cross Bun Bash on the Good Friday before Easter. This involved a 6.30 a.m. start making the … Continue reading
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Tagged church, commuinity eating, Good Friday, hot cross buns, marmalade, yeast
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March
March Storm. On a recent morning walk, a passenger jet prepared to land on my head. It didn’t. And it wasn’t. It was only the wild wild wind thrashing the trees– spraying the raindrops into showers of rainbows … Continue reading
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Tagged crumble, dessert, dried fruit, fresh fruit, Herefordshire, spring, storm, vegan, vegetarian, wind
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Keeping A Journal
Me: [Ending a telephone conversation]: It will be so good to see you. I thought I’d make fish pie.” Prospective visitor: “Yes. You made that the last time we came.” Me: I did? PV: Uh-huh. It was good. (vaguely) It … Continue reading
Hooray for the Glorious Peanut!
In celebration of Peanut Butter Day, January 24th. Even my mother’s feet showed distress as she pitti-pitti-patted down the stairs, “Poor Georgina! I’ve put her into a terrible mess and don’t know how to get her out!” she threw over … Continue reading
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Tagged California, China, comfort food, India, Jungle Fresh, peanut butter, peanut butter day, peanut oil, peanuts, roasted peanuts
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