Reflections in Lockdown-1) 30 years ago
Thirty years ago–about this time of the year–we walked into a courtyard and fell in love with a house.
Well, I did, for sure.
It was second coup de foudre (thunder bolt) for me in four years–guess who was the first..!
Four hours later, in the retirement home of Meredith’s ex–ABC TV colleague, the veteran anchor and correspondent Hughes Rudd, I phoned the owner of the breathtaking, life-altering, irresistible home and agreed to pay the asking price.
Back in London I heard myself telling brother Jack I’d bought a house in France.
This was the courtyard and this the house.
(Cover photo Meredith Wheeler!)
We are still here and I have never regretted the impulse to buy.
My fourth cookbook (all written in this house) is scheduled for publication in late June.
Robin Ellis’s Mediterranean Vegetarian Cooking
Delicious Seasonal Dishes for Living With Diabetes
(available on pre-order now on Amazon.co.uk)
(Little, Brown UK)
Here’s the link to the magazine (there is no free link to the article itself).
