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Majorelle Blue

There are two sorts of people in the world. Those who take selfies and those (like me) who don’t. When I visited the Le Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech – just before the world went to hell in a handbasket – the selfie takers were, quite frankly, driving me nuts. It is difficult to take photos...

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    Marrakech Street Food

    Get a taste of the real Marrakech The medina in Marrakech can undoubtedly be a bit of a tourist trap, full of Instagram influencers posing in floppy hats and caftans against coral tinted walls (my friend Briana Moore wrote a thoughtful essay about this on Passion Passport). Some of the main streets, lined with shops...

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      Rebuilding the Tower, or How to Cope in a Worldwide Pandemic

      Well, we certainly live in interesting times. Some of us are sick or dealing with grief, or battling on the front lines in our hospitals, or working hard to keep our shops supplied and other essential services running. If that’s you I salute you. And even if, like me, you’re one of the lucky ones,...

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        Italian Lentil, Bacon and Spinach Soup

        So you grabbed several bags of lentils on your last socially distanced trip to the supermarket because they seemed like suitable worldwide pandemic food. Lentils are after all cheap, tasty and super nutritious and have been sustaining mankind through plague and pestilence for thousands of years. The problem is that you have no clue what...

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          Do Remember They Can’t Cancel The Spring

          An international move and a new blog I’ve been meaning to return to blogging for nearly a year now, in order to document our move from Seattle to a 17th century farmhouse in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. It turns out, however, that moving internationally takes up quite a lot of time and energy, so it’s only...

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          • Robin O.

            Welcome home Paola! Such a lovely retreat.ReplyCancel

            • Paola Thomas

              Thank you lovely! And I’ve stupidly only just figured out that I had a bunch of comments sitting in moderation, so apologies for the late reply…ReplyCancel

          • LIZA

            Love your pictures, Paola! Makes the country bumpkin in me weep. XxReplyCancel

            • Paola Thomas

              You WILL visit one day! And sorry for the late reply. Just realised all my comments were in moderation… ReplyCancel

          • Marianne Lenkiewicz

            Absolutely lovely! To your splendid photography and eloquent writing. I am so inspired by you. Such a pleasure getting to meet you and know you a bit during our food photography/styling retreat! ReplyCancel

            • Paola Thomas

              Thanks Marianne! You’re always so encouraging. And it was great getting to know you too on the retreat and hope you’re staying safe and well. (And sorry for the late reply. I just realised I had a bunch of actual comments in moderation and not just spam).ReplyCancel

          • Sharon M

            This is fantastic. Can’t wait to visit. ReplyCancel

            • Paola Thomas

              Can’t wait to host you! And sorry for the late reply. You’d gone into moderation and I forgot to moderate!ReplyCancel

          • Jacqueline Lee-Kersh

            Welcome back lovely girl,  beautiful photography which I will re-visit a few times more this week xx ReplyCancel

            • Paola Thomas

              Thank you! And sorry for hugely late reply. Just realised that I had a bunch of actual comments in moderation, not just spam (duh).Hope you’re all keeping well… ReplyCancel

          • Andy Calver

            Looks lovely, stay safe, AndyReplyCancel

            • Paola Thomas

              So nice to hear from you! I hope everyone at your end is staying safe and well. We’re fine, though the teen is grumpy and bored. And sorry for the late reply. I forgot to dig comments out of moderation (duh)..ReplyCancel

          Join me at my table

          Hi! I’m Paola, food photographer and writer, compulsive baker, passionate cook, even more passionate eater and I tell food stories through images, recipes and words.

           

          I’m now dividing my time between Notting Hill and the Cotswolds after many years of living in Seattle. Join me at my table in a 17th century Oxfordshire farmhouse. There will be cake. And possibly Tarot cards.

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