All good things must come to an end. And in this case it is my faithful kitchen companion, the hot cross bun. It survived 3…
7 April 2023
15 April 2022 – Good Friday the Third
It’s that time of year again when my thoughts return to the hot cross bun lurking in the corner of my kitchen. The last Good…
2 April 2021
2 April 2021 – Good Friday. Again
I loved last Easter. Don’t get me wrong, it was a shit show of epic proportions, but in the space of five days, I’d offered…
9 November 2020 – London’s East End Customs and Traditions
Where to start. You know when you’re so bursting with pride and awe and admiration for a friend, that stringing a sentence together that doesn’t…
19 April 2020 – Quasimodo Sunday
Today’s adventure in folklore was difficult to pin down even though it’s Low Sunday, aka Little Easter Sunday, aka Hock Sunday, aka Balaam’s Ass Day,…
14 April 2020 – St Tiburtius’ Day
Today I’ve been going cuckoo. Or at least trying to. Today is St Tiburtius’ Day, aka First Cuckoo Day, which kind of gives you a…
13 April 2020 – Easter Monday
Today was absolutely joyous. It’s Easter Monday and the original plan had been to commandeer my friends, Matt and Javier’s garden again and set up…