We had no such thing as printed newspapers in those days to spread rumours and reports of things . . . but such things as these were gathered from the letters of merchants and others who corresponded abroad, and from them was handed about by word of mouth only; so…
Last year, I found a copy of Mrs Beeton’s Household Management in a secondhand book store, and snapped it up eagerly. It isn't obvious when it was printed. A previous owner wrote her name and the year 1944, but certain things made me believe this was already a few years old when…
In 2008, my friend Suzen and I started making short video diaries as a way of keeping in touch across the country. I'm clearing out some files from my computer and I found the videos I'd made. Here are some text excerpts that prove no matter how much I think…
