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The Imperfect Umbrella with Mark Diacono
Food, gardening, existence, biscuits and everything in between by award-winning author Mark Diacono
By Mark · Launched 2 months ago
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From ill-formed idea to...?
Watch now (1 min) | So, the idea. One sentence with a few ill-formed thoughts pulled like mismatched carriages behind. But it is enough to get going with. At this point, I know what it feels like. You know when you daydream of a holiday, and you can almost feel your sun-tight…
Aug 15
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Into The Garden
Watch now (1 min) | Siberian chives
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The arms of the undiscovered
At school, what you listened to cut you out of the clay. It connected to how you dressed, how your hair was, the whole deal. After years of changing out of school uniform into scruffs, or out of scruffs into bests, wearing clothes you’d chosen was such a freedom. It was like…
Aug 18
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Writing a book, live: an introduction
Here we go: writing a book, live. Thank you so much for being part of this. I hadn’t expected so many sign ups before we started, and I’m delighted you are here. Please feel encouraged to comment, ask questions, and respond to each other. I blogged from 2002 until a few years…
Aug 10
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Welcome to The Imperfect Umbrella
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SPICE/ a cook's companion
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Into the garden: lemon verbena
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Happy Father's Day
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Nocino
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Writing A Book, Live
Watch now (2 min) | Watch the film at the end
Aug 5
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SPICE / a cook's companion
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Aug 4
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Nocino
Watch now (58 sec) | or Diaconocino...
Jul 26
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Something for the Weekend 2
The depth of my suggestible, distractible brain - easily caught in wormholes, chains of light connectivity and tipping dominoes of interrelationships …
Jul 21
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Into the garden: lemon verbena
Watch now (2 min) | Even the words ‘lemon verbena’ make me happy. It would be my desert island herb just for the scent it leaves on my hands every day…
Jul 12
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Let it out and let it in
Last Wednesday, I went in search of an excellent breakfast and may have found the most influential musical instrument in history. I know, big claim, but…
Jul 4
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Into The Garden: Scottish lovage
Watch now (2 min) | I had such a lovely reaction to the first Into The Garden a fortnight ago - thank you. As well as the comments here, many emails…
Jun 30
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Something For The Weekend 1
My daughter used to tell me that despite being unable to finish her tea, she had room for ice cream as her pudding stomach still had room; unfortunately…
Jun 24
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Into The Garden
32
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Welcome to The Imperfect Umbrella
29
15
SPICE/ a cook's companion
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26
Into the garden: lemon verbena
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22
Happy Father's Day
35
10
Nocino
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The Imperfect Umbrella with Mark Diacono
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