Hints and tips:
...Warwick-based dealer John Cornall stocks a range of well-priced chests and marriage cupboards sourced from rural parts of eastern and central Europe, which cost far less than comparable versions from western...
...Lillie says he remained fit and healthy until he was killed in a car accident on his way to work, aged 82....
...Dos Passos, Erich Maria Remarque, Marlene Dietrich, Archibald MacLeish, Donald Ogden Stewart, Beatrice Lillie, Picasso and, most prominently, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald....
...When Lillie O’Brien thinks of jam, what appeals to her is the thought that she as a jam-maker has the power “to bottle the brightness and optimism of spring, summer and autumn”....
...Wilde’s great friend, the socialite Lillie Langtry, also lived next door. For years he taught her Latin, while she would provide the beauty and glamour at his parties....
...John McLachlan, john.mclachlan@hotmail.co.uk....
...Earls Court Exhibition Centre has long been renowned for crowd-pleasing extravaganzas by the likes of Elton John, Pink Floyd, Queen and the Spice Girls....
...There’s lovely work from Lillie Flynn as Ray’s wife Rasa, Adam Sopp as disgruntled drummer Mick and Ned Derrington as shy bass player Pete, while John Dagleish is simply outstanding as Ray....
...Ex-St John Bread and Wine patissier Lillie O’Brien now runs her own jam business using traditional copper pans. Here she shares three sticky, seasonal ways to enhance wintry teas and toasts....
...John Gapper is an FT columnist...
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