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Footnotes and postcards January 2026

Welfare standards, eating guidelines, the Year of Reading and the International Year of the Women Farmer.

9 hrs ago • Cheryl Queen of Markets

Toast and lobster

This is what happens at the House of Dreams

Jan 12 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

The 2026 food and farming wish list

My 20 wishes for the year, and into the future.

Jan 5 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

In the deep midwinter

Yule, knocking robins, strawberries in snow, mouse family Borrowers and embracing the darkness night of the year.

Dec 22, 2025 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

Footnotes and postcards December 2025

Almost 100% gift suggestion free; wild salmon, dark fairies, Studio Ghibli and a woofcopia of dogs.

Dec 15, 2025 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

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The 2026 food and farming wish list

Jan 5 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

Christmas dinner price wars

Dec 5, 2025 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

Notting Hill Farmers Market with Elisabeth Luard

Aug 5, 2024 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

A tale of two citrus cities

Feb 3, 2025 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

personal posts

Never trust The Brownie cook-book

Exploding pressure cookers, disappointing recipes and other stories of learning to cook.

Aug 25, 2025 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

It's not always easy

Jan 27, 2025 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

Soon be Counting Christmas Trees

If you've not opened one of my posts yet try this one; It's a short story for Christmas. With audio.

Dec 16, 2024 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

Is there such a thing as comfort drinking? There is now. Plus why you should never trust The Brownie Cookbook.

Nov 18, 2024 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

Conversations with my food

Does eating alone still have a stigma? A piece I wrote in 2011, a poem I wrote last year. Has anything changed?

Jul 29, 2024 • Cheryl Queen of Markets

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