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Joy Of The Mountain
WILD marjoram is not ‘marjoram’. Rather, it is a related, similar herb and is also known as oregano, a herb you can buy in the shops and serve in a pasta dish. Both plants are in the genus Origanum, the Italian favourite being O. vulgare, whereas mar
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A Little To The Left
OH, you’re left-handed…’ How many times have you been spoken to as if it is an affliction to bear? Yet countless examples of the great and the good have found it no impediment to their role. The Prince of Wales is left-handed, as was his great-grandf
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I Heard It On The Grapevine
ACCORDING to my late mother, an avid reader and an insomniac witha sweet tooth, a good host always leaves a selection of well-chosen books and a couple of bars of chocolate on a guest’s bedside table. I couldn’t fault the lavish hospitality provided

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