You'll have to excuse me for a little nepotism, but
I must share with you my sister Fran's new book, Keepsakes. Fran is an
artist and lives in New Zealand, and while I'm always proud of her
and amazed at what she can do, this book is something really special.
She has collected recipes from our family‹our mother, great aunts and
grandmothers and assembled them in a whimsical and nostalgic manner.
Each page is a collage that she has painstakingly put together and
then photographed, so it literally is a work of art that you can have
on your book shelf or, preferably, on your coffee table. It's
reminiscent of the cobbled-together cookbooks and magazine cuttings
that our mothers and grandmothers might have hidden in their kitchen cupboard.
We had a little soirée at my Paddington store last week with
family and friends to celebrate, which was a great evening and there was a lot
of love in the room for Fran. Keepsakes would make a wonderful Mother's Day gift,
and hopefully it will become a keepsake for many years to
come.
Fran and I at the Launch of 'keepsakes'
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