lomo a la playa

exquisite jam for nice poets

last august i became wildly nostalgic for my italian mum, emilias' fig jam

so i searched and researched and came up with my perfect fig jam for nice poets.

2 pounds of fresh juicy figs (i like black mission)

about 2 cups of water

1 pound superfine (caster) sugar

juice and zest of 1 lemon

large pinch of cinnamon

clean and boil ball jars

clean, trim and chop figs

boil water, add sugar, stir til dissolved

add figs, lemon and cinnamon and cook down, stirring quite often

i prefer to cook it down to about a quarter of its mass

fill jars, put lids on and boil again

enjoy with fancy butter and fresh bread

she eats colours.

i quite love this image of singer st. vincent.

ojos de los gatos

the perfect eyeglasses. marni. i just want to look like my mum 

when she was eight and had cat eyes.

hot rocks

i watched brideshead revisited monday evening, kinda just for the costumes.

all the lovely rhinestone costume jewelry in the film was brilliant.

my ebay finds include rhinestones and lead to amber and butterscotch amber.