Who knew that having a new business was just like having a new baby? No, don't laugh. Listen to this story. It was about a year and a half ago that Mr Angel Jem read this book, The Litigators, by John Grisham. I love JG, I read a lot of JG for the same reason I watch a lot of courtroom dramas and sit on a Sunday watching football. Mr AJ likes them, so there's a lot of it about and it's well worth sharing an interest together (and, no, he CANNOT crochet, although his Mum used to dressmake and he has a lot of respect for useful crafts.) The role of the book is crucial in our story. The hero, David Zinc, has it all; a good job in a big firm, a big BIG firm. But it takes all his time and he is working for the firm. So one day he walks out. Just goes, sets off, gets well drunk in a bar and wanders off to a very dubious part of town where he meanders into a 'boutique' (meaning small) law firm and asks for a job. We were in London. Seriously. Staying for a week in...
Do you know, I've never made pizza from scratch, so I would say that it does, in fact, count as a recipe. I've enjoyed catching up with your posts from the time I was away. We rarely have barbecues but we did have one on holiday. We were able to borrow a gas one, so much easier than coals but I suppose it takes the fun out of it a bit. We have a chiminea which is great for toasting marshmallows. I loved your post about the National Coal Mining Museum. I don't live very far from it and often see it signposted but I've never been, shame. I shall now put it on my places to visit list, especially as we live in a mining village, though officially a town. The Gascoigne family of Lotherton Hall, which I regularly blog about, ran several coalmines.
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