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Learning on the Wing with ‘Mr Blackbird’

First it was Martina in Valencia.  Today it’s Monsieur Merle from Paris.  In all the years I knew him I never asked his first name- he was father to my good friend Dominique and just retired when I first met … Continue reading

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Enough of these Dastardly Food Scams

Beware of food scams – paying more for skins left on a potato or tomatoes on the vine. All may not be as it seems – it’s called marketing. Continue reading

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