Lovely post Matt. The books sounds so fascinating, a good one for the shelf where “books to spend time pondering with” live. And I so relate to the chip butty story, my Mum used to make us FPS’s every Saturday. Stands for Fried Potato Sandwich - made from leftover mash, squashed into a pan and fried until crispy each side. Squished between Mothers pride and squirted with not inconsiderable amounts of sauce.
I like very much the sound of your FPS! The Broken Plates book is a lovely one to ponder over, and I doubt I'll work on another quite like it again. Chip and mash butties definitely not ones we should be eating often, but also ones we should be sure never to forget.
Matt, this is probably my most favourite post I’ve read yet - I love it. Also, that chip butty reminds me of exactly how my grandma used to make them - so thank you for stirring up good memories 😊
That's lovely to read, thank you Mark. I like this larger format – just takes a bit more time to write, edit and procrastinate! Dad's was definitely not the sort of sandwich you could afford to eat often, but my word it tasted good. I did consider skipping the audio for this longer-form post – it's almost impossible to flawlessly deliver seventeen minutes' worth of voiceover, but I think it's a really important add-on. I now listen to rather than read a few of the newsletters I subscribe to – it means I can squeeze in a couple on the dog walk, so a most valuable resource!
Mark’s book arrived on my desk a month ago and we’ve reviewed it in July issue of Homes & Antiques (out next month). It’s such a beautiful creation - both the physical object and the wonderful stories. We all loved it, especially my colleague, Jenny, a keen mudlarker and collector of sherds.
Mark's book really is entrancing. It only occurred to us that we could add an index when the book was nearly finished, but with a few pages to spare. We had great fun in sketching and then fleshing it out – Mark made it as fantastical as the rest of the book. I must look out for the review – thank you.
I started to read this thinking 'Oh how wonderful - I do love a good index'. Then a few lines down I came across your discussion of how we had created an index together for my book 'Pepper'. So kind of you to mention, and such very fond memories of our time working together
Lovely post Matt. The books sounds so fascinating, a good one for the shelf where “books to spend time pondering with” live. And I so relate to the chip butty story, my Mum used to make us FPS’s every Saturday. Stands for Fried Potato Sandwich - made from leftover mash, squashed into a pan and fried until crispy each side. Squished between Mothers pride and squirted with not inconsiderable amounts of sauce.
I like very much the sound of your FPS! The Broken Plates book is a lovely one to ponder over, and I doubt I'll work on another quite like it again. Chip and mash butties definitely not ones we should be eating often, but also ones we should be sure never to forget.
Matt, this is probably my most favourite post I’ve read yet - I love it. Also, that chip butty reminds me of exactly how my grandma used to make them - so thank you for stirring up good memories 😊
(P.s. Also love the voiceover!)
That's lovely to read, thank you Mark. I like this larger format – just takes a bit more time to write, edit and procrastinate! Dad's was definitely not the sort of sandwich you could afford to eat often, but my word it tasted good. I did consider skipping the audio for this longer-form post – it's almost impossible to flawlessly deliver seventeen minutes' worth of voiceover, but I think it's a really important add-on. I now listen to rather than read a few of the newsletters I subscribe to – it means I can squeeze in a couple on the dog walk, so a most valuable resource!
Mark’s book arrived on my desk a month ago and we’ve reviewed it in July issue of Homes & Antiques (out next month). It’s such a beautiful creation - both the physical object and the wonderful stories. We all loved it, especially my colleague, Jenny, a keen mudlarker and collector of sherds.
Mark's book really is entrancing. It only occurred to us that we could add an index when the book was nearly finished, but with a few pages to spare. We had great fun in sketching and then fleshing it out – Mark made it as fantastical as the rest of the book. I must look out for the review – thank you.
This is wonderful. Already a strong candidate for ‘Most Gorgeous Post of the Week’. Love it.
Ah, very kind, thank you. Have missed this larger newsletter format. x
So lovely to be relishing a gorgeous flow of your words.
Two thumbs up for this week's email 😊
Thank you, Ed. Hope you are well.
I'm great 😊
I started to read this thinking 'Oh how wonderful - I do love a good index'. Then a few lines down I came across your discussion of how we had created an index together for my book 'Pepper'. So kind of you to mention, and such very fond memories of our time working together
Fond indeed, and thank you for all that you taught me! Pepper was such a wonderful book to work on. x