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November
2008 - Issue 95 - Fine Dining |
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'In these
uncertain times,
then, let us
uphold one of
our great
traditions and
prepare a truly
splendid
Christmas
Dinner. Although
for many of us
it is ‘horns in’
time, there
really is no
need to spend
oodles on an
expensive goose
or bottles of
vintage port in
order to enjoy
the seasonal
feast. After we
have decked the
hall with boughs
of holly and
plugged in the
fairy lights we
can gather
together all
those pretty
things from
display cabinets
(sometimes from
the backs of
cupboards)...' |
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'Ahome without a
clock is an
empty home,
there are many
antique and fine
art items that
can add
something to a
room but no
other adds life
like an antique
clock which is
not only an
object of beauty
but a working,
living piece.
How many people
look back with
nostalgia and
recall the slow
tick of a
longcase clock
in the hallway
of their parents
or grandparents
home with that
memory of how it
soothed and
relaxed, filled
the quiet empty
space, indeed
was thought of
as part of the
family?...' |
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'Wine auctions
are not a new
phenomenon but
the modern style
has only been
possible after
the widespread
use of the cork
which emerged as
an effective
means of sealing
a wine bottle.
From the middle
of the 18th
century it had
become known
that wine could
age and improve
in the bottle...' |
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'The City
of WELLS has
been a popular
tourist
destination for
years, mainly
due to its
historical sites
such as the
Gothic Cathedral
noted for the
finest
collection of
statuary in
Europe, 356
individual
figures tower
above the
smallest city in
England and can
be seen on
almost every
approach to the
city. Wells is
also popular for
its closeness to
Wookey Hole
Caves, the
Mendip Hills and
the Somerset
Levels and more
recently, a
great ‘hotspot’
for antiques and
collectables...' |
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