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Steaming Bishops and Unlikely Emails

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Kate

“I was supposed to be singing a concert,” said my friend and choir colleague Theresa, “then I got an email with the header: Cancelled, due to infidelity.”

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Fortune and Manhattans

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Kate

I have become ever so slightly superstitious about the fortune cookies at Grand Sichuan St Marks. You should go there for the soup dumplings and mind blowing – in both senses – Gui Zhou spicy chicken. But you should not … Continue reading →

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The Wednesday Tipple – Headless Horsemen, and a Headless Woman

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Kate

Walking down the midway at the Sussex County Fair, you could hardly fail to notice the booth containing the Headless Woman.

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The Wednesday Tipple – lemonade with thyme lemon syrup and patriotic ice cubes, and teenage oppression at the Liberty Bell

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Kate

Jon and I arrived in Philadelphia on a sunny Saturday. We sat on the top deck of the tour bus digesting our cheesesteak sandwiches, and watched selected highlights of the city glide past in the sunshine.

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The Wednesday Tipple – Elderflower Gin Jellies (and homemade elderflower cordial)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Kate

In retrospect, it may not have been a good idea to open a bar tab at the hotel for my sister and I when we were kids.

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