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Parcel delivery! *woop* My Emma Bridgewater bowls have finally arrived: I love them! http://twitpic.com/1u3o4r

Emma Bridgewater bowls have arrived - I love them!

Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, some other bloke, and Matt Damon at the Invictus premiere earlier. :-)

delphiniums and gladioli i bought at Columbia Road yesterday. £2! bargain! :-)

a snail attempts the north face of the carrot tub (wire route) #snailmountaineering @RealBillBailey

My prize! Dewazakura Tobiroku Sake. ("Festival of Stars"). Available at Cocoon restaurant (£21). ooo-ee!

Honami tells us about the one that got away

Honami, sommelier at Coccoon, invites us to try different salts and vinegars

more rice-fanning (you can't fan rice enough IMHO)

gilding the lily Osaka-stylee

rice-fanning: a popular japanese pastime

sushi Osaka-stylee

tuna sushi roll (by my own fair hands), sushi workshop, Coccoon restaurant.

lunch experiment: melted rocquefort on toast (with tomaters). *note to self* remember to buy cheddar. #lunchtweet

carrots (not individually named, you'll be relieved to hear!)

beetroot seedlings. popular with slugs and snails. have to be vigilant!

lettuce seedlings coming along nicely. 5 out of 33 survive. (not yet individually named!)

Molly is the runt of the squash seedlings, sadly. she was attacked by slugs/snails at an early age and has not thrived as a result :-(