Which dessert did we each choose?
Chocolate and almond brownie or creme brulé with berry coulis? Which one do you think Tish would choose? To protect the innocent I kept my camera in my handbag throughout our meeting, but I really couldn’t resist sharing our dessert.
I had expected to be nervous meeting Tish Farrell, but somehow there wasn’t time for nerves. Before I knew it I’d scurried down the steps and into her arms. She and husband Graham had kindly suggested picking us up from our apartment to go out for supper and, after a full-on day, we were almost in danger of being late!
Many of you will know Tish from her writings “on the Edge”. Wenlock Edge, in lovely Shropshire, to be precise, where she tends her garden and allotment with huge enthusiasm, in the minutes purloined from writing. With gently self deprecating humour, she shares a slice of her life and a little Monday Magic. Her skill as a raconteur and respect for our world combine in the telling of The Mysterious Stiperstones. But when Tish writes about her time spent in Africa the whole page lights up- The Way We Were~More from the Kenya Diary. It’s a passion shared with her husband.
Because we were a foursome talk was mostly of Much Wenlock and its beautiful surrounds. Tales of village life were delivered with a twinkle of fun. Conversation was easy. The food was good. Graham became an honorary blogger for a little while, and we were enveloped in the warmth of good companionship. They would make lovely neighbours, and I found the perfect timbered cottage nearby.
Did you guess which sweet Tish had? I forgot to tell you that we were in The Green Dragon, in Little Stretton, and very nice it was too. Debbie’s a little short on words for Six Word Saturday this week. I must have borrowed them!
restlessjo 
How wonderful that you got to meet Tish. Guessing she chose the crème brûlée 🙂
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Not a bad guess, Madhu 🙂 🙂 Sorry I’m so late with my replies. I’ve been out all day and didn’t get back till 9.
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Sounds delicious, Jo! What a nice meet-up with Tish and her husband. If it were me, I’d have the chocolate. No doubt about it. 🙂
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Seriously tempting, Patti 🙂 🙂
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Yum! Both look delicious. I bet the conversations were as pleasant as the desserts. 🙂
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The company was excellent Liesbet. How are you? Still busy? X
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Extremely busy with our business, translation projects, travel to a new house sit… I even skipped a week blogging. That hasn’t happened since I started Roaming About almost two years ago. 😦 Hopefully, we can get back on a feasible schedule soon…
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I noticed your absence(and hoped you were focusing on the book 🙂 )
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One of the things I bake most often are brownies and I think mine are lush, but I’d still choose them over brulee. You would probably have eaten just a small piece of either. I’d be nervous meeting Tish, I see her as a very lovely but quite formidable lady!
Monday hugs darling 🙂
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Nope, I ate all of my dessert, Gilly 🙂 🙂 And Tish was very lovable and kind. Thanks, honeybun!
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great dessert for great company! how wonderful Jo! i’d go for the brownie 🙂
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Good for you, LolaWi 🙂 🙂
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I prefere the first one! 🙂 😀
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It’s yours! X
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A meeting with Tish……wonderful.
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You’re right Ann. It was! Hope things are going better for you xx
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A good day today. 🙂
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Wishing you many more of them 🙂
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It would be difficult to choose between the two. I’d probably have suggested going halves and having some of each. It’s the greedy dessert loving side of me coming out. 🙄
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I don’t think they’d go well together. The brulé was beautifully presented though. 🙂 🙂
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Yeah and add a strong coffe, so count on me. 🙂
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You would make a fascinating addition to our company, Drake. Pull up a chair! 🙂 🙂
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Sure I wouldn’t regret such wonderful company. 🙂
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A lovely encounter between two great women (and two equally great spouses!!) and a lovely encounter between tastebuds and desserts. Will you have a dessert-reveal, or just leave us guessing??
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I was waiting for you Australian stragglers to catch up before the grand reveal. Tee hee 🙂 🙂 Feeling mischievous today. I think I might make it part of my next 6WS now I come to think of it. What’s a few more words between friends? What’s your guess? And how are you? Hugs from a less hobbling person with a near normal pair of hands 🙂
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Australian stragglers? Blame the government. Reception at J’s this weekend was particularly abominable, and besides I was going to 80th birthday lunches and walking along beaches and raking up leaves. Chocolate for you. And I’m so glad you are less hobbling. I like mischievous. Sending you hugs wrapped in glorious sunshine, despite the insults.
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They were only very mild insults. I can do much worse 🙂 🙂 Ask Jude or Sue! Glad you were so happily occupied, and you guessed right. 🙂
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I wouldn’t mind either, but often I find chocolate too rich. Depends on what I ate first really. Glad you had a good meet-up with Tish and he who builds sheds out of pallets…. 😉
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I like both and Mick’s Eton Mess looked the business! Strange choice for him. Sticky toffee for Graham. Or was it Spotted Dick? X
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Eton Mess and STP all go down well with me, though occasionally the STP is too sweet too.
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Yep! 🙂 🙂
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How wonderful you were able to hook up with Tish – I always enjoy her blog as well as yours Jo. I’ve now met 2 faraway bloggers when I’ve been traveling and both times were truly terrific. It’s a great way to meet people don’t u think? And PS, photos are great – I’d love either one!
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It really is quite an amazing world we’ve created for ourselves, where we can do this, Tina. I’ve been incredibly lucky and met 9 wonderful bloggers. 🙂 🙂
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I don’t know, but I know which one I would have! Chocolate all the way.
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I’m keeping count, Anabel 🙂 🙂
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No losers with this choice, Jo! I’m a chocoholic, so that one appeals but I also love creme brulee.
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I’m exactly the same, Noelle. It was a tough decision to make. 🙂 🙂
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Good conversation, good desserts … either way you choose, you win! (chocolate)
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So true! It was definitely a winning evening, Susan. 🙂 🙂
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