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Coat and stuff with ground almonds (plus any herbs spices or dried fruit you fancy) fry in brown butter. Serve with a squeeze of lemon 🍋

Just lemme finish this one job and I'm ready for the weekend...

Drop something red

How I arrived on Bluesky

Um, Douglas, if that Zhou Enlai commemorative watch is the real McCoy, have you had it valued recently?

Better yet, as China is on the ascendent, perhaps hang onto for a bit. Fingers crossed you'll get a holiday in China when you do sell it 💰🪙🫰🏻🧧🤑

He was Mao's deputy, who hated him because he was charming, handsome and popular - all things the narcissistic megalomaniac sociopath Mao wasn't 🙂

Is that Zhou Enlai?

He was my mum's favourite, dad was a big Mao fanboy.

Thank you 🙏🏻

...and Happy St David's day to you!

That is ravishingly beautiful!

What is it please? I can't tell if it's a photo, painting or AI 🤔

Thank you lovely CamRideHomers! The night was clear but cool - the company warm and enlightening.
Great to see you all - hellos and adieus all part of the great continuum, always connected in the love of cycling and company.

How would we detect between a real AH headline and a generated one 🤔

The sun is shining and it’s time for CamRideHome February!
Starting Friday 27th 6pm at The Mill, we’ll ride NE dodging potholes, heading back via the recently cleared and cleansed Wadloes footpath and Ditton Meadows crossing. Finishing at the newly refurbished Engineers House.

There are a dedicated few trying to dig into it. But like the original sex abuse and trafficking story, many ignored, played down, thought it insignificant non-story etc. it's an uphill struggle.

I hate the perpetrators and I despise the enablers even more.

Good people are trying to find out who and what organisation is behind Epstein, but are being obstructed. I'm praying for their success.

The story of how he became rich is hooey. It was a large scale, multimillion $$$ intelligence and kompromat gathering operation.

Has anyone mentioned rollmop herrings yet? I like the piquant sweetcure with gherkins and onions.

Thanks to Amy, Emily & @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social we have a copy of the Rangoon Sisters Cookbook to give away and we are adding a 13” prospector woks. The perfect combination to try some amazing food.
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My current obsession is Ken Sakata's Front Office jackets especially the bomber with those four zip pockets 💓

BEWARE THE GREEN MENACE

“Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.”

I was reading about facial tapping/hammering/bone-smashing this morning. I was compelled to read to the end in horrified disbelief.

You can buy little hammers in pretty pastel colour boxes 🙄

What is your discomfort movie? A movie you saw one time & said okay, never again?

Watched in horrified fascination, literally couldn't stop watching because of the psychological drama, twists, transgressions, manga violence, beautiful inventive cinematography

Oh, and that live octopus eating scene

If you like coconut milk, creme brulé with coconut milk is gorgeous

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Did you see this - rice pudding with custard with figs and ginger - phwoar!

Rice pudding with coconut milk is a lovely alternative 🥥🌴

Also, rights/privilege is balanced by duties & responsibilities eg if Emperor/head of state does a bad job, he's overthrown and a new emperor or dynasty begins

China’s 5000-year history has had >80 dynasties & 550+ emperors. Every leader knows if he fails he'll be deposed & history will trash him

Similar but different: Chinese teach their kids critical thinking

My theory why Chinese have Fu Manchu-like reputation for cunning/sly/crafty is because we're used to rules/frameworks, so quickly learn to work within and around boundaries

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David's alright. It's Jonathan his monarchist brother, the "royal biographer", that's the forelock tugger.

Is suicide Trump's version of Putin's "people accidentally falling out of windows"?

Jeffrey Epstein – Suicide (2019, age 66).
Virginia Giuffre – Suicide (2025, age 41).
Ashley Massaro – Suicide (2019, age 39).
Jean-Luc Brunel – Suicide in custody (2022).
Mark Middleton – Reported suicide (2022)

Virginia Giuffre blew the whistle on being trafficked by Epstein and Ghislaine to Prince Andrew in an exclusive interview with journalist Savannah Guthrie

After the interview Virginia died by "suicide" despite saying she's not suicidal

This week Savannah's mom was kidnapped