Sweet and fortified. Carpet of coriander. The dowager.
Sep 10, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
There’s so much division going on, it’s exhausting. Some people don’t seem to understand why choosing this moment to state “they’re not gutted” or that they want to bring down the monarchy, isn’t being received well.
Lots of people are feeling grief.
Whether you’re feeling it or not isn’t relevant. Whether you understand why they’re feeling it or not is also irrelevant. It’s happening. It’s a phenomenon that people became very aware of after Diana’s death. I guess it happens for a variety of reasons.
Apr 7, 2020 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
My aunt classed herself as a Buddhist. She didn't believe in material possessions, apparently. Now she's dead I can tell you, she fucking loved stuff. My god. We keep finding stuff. Floor length beautifully embroidered robes, gems, cups made of silver, dipped in gold.
Bits of things never made. Lions faces. Silver discs. Pearls, every pearl imaginable, pink, cream, white, grey. Drawings. The most beautiful drawings you've seen. You'd think they were drawings of things she'd seen, but they were ideas when they went on paper. Most came to life.
Jan 31, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
I'm just down the road from a little town called Oradour-sur-glane. Here's a photo of it, before the 2nd world war. Look at the villagers and all the shops so lovely.
Here's a couple of photos of it after the 2nd world war.
Nov 25, 2018 • 143 tweets • 9 min read
Twitter, find me a boyfriend, immediately.
1. I cook perfect dauphinoise.