Sally Vincent’s Diary of Food and Life on a Devon Farm.
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A Veal and Ham Pie
Here is my Cordon Bleu Cookery School Student recipe of 1964; something we rarely make now but, if you have the will, is very delicious. I have brought it up to date at the end! Despite giving quantities there are no instructions for making the required 8oz of flaky pastry, so buy it ready made!…
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The Garden in June
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Untidy July
Sitting on the fence June has given way to the chaos which is July. Our National Garden Scheme Opening was a huge success. Well, that is to say it was a huge success on day one when the torrential rain of the previous day gave way to beautiful blustery summer sunshine. Hordes of people flowed…
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Blackbird
Just for the joy of it…….. from Paul Vincent on Vimeo.
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Summertime
Days, weeks, months have flown by. Spring has slipped silently into the lush green of summer. Apple blossom faded, roses prepare for their annual show. Will they perform in time? I gaze at them pleadingly. The garden open days loom close now. Will the Embothrium still blaze scarlet against the sky? Will the sky be…
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A Late Spring
“Weed, weed, weed”. The words of the NGS Chairman still ring in my ears. Daily as I struggle to prepare the valley for public gaze I wonder why I allowed myself to be persuaded to open the garden in June for the National Garden Scheme. Then as I dig, weed, weed and dig, a quiet…
