Life has limits, but love has no bounds

May 1971

Asparagus with salmon,early peas, mint and new potatoes 

followed by 

Rhubarb poached with ginger and honey

Nine Acre Wood by the River Ouse

Oak and ash trees

Ramsons and marsh marigolds

Cow parsley and crab apple

Wood violets, herb Robert

Meadow buttercups and sanicle

Silver birch


Golden Harvest Casserole
Chicken marinated in cider, honey, soy sauce with sliced peaches


Dining Hall, Corpus Christi
Hot vichyssoise
Smoked salmon, cucumber sorbet
Venison stew
Black berry and apple sponge
Port, madeira, red and white dessert wine


Dr Johnson's Dictionary
Fopdoodle
Bedpresser
Bellygod


Hildegard's perfume
Shalimar
4711
Diorella


"If ever beauty I did see, which I desired and got, t'was but a dream of thee"




* Information derived from Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love *

Decadent Intellectualism

First-year undergraduate Theology paper


1) Explain Luther's doctrine of the Cross. What is the difference between a "theologian of glory" and a "theologian of the Cross"?


2) What does Kant mean by the statement: "A hundred real thalers would not be worth more than a hundred possible thalers."


3) "Believers have a perpetual struggle with their own lack of faith." Explain what Calvin meant by this sentence.




* Information derived from Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night by James Runcie *

A Canon Has To Eat As Well...

Supper with Hildegard Staunton at Le Bleu Blanc Rouge:

Homemade pate and toast

Chicken breast with new potatoes

Chocolate mousse laced with Grand Marnier


Dinner in St John's Wood hosted by Nigel and Juliette Thompson:

Mackerel pate with Melba toast

Chicken casserole with green beans and toasted almonds

Lemon tart




* Post inspired by the novel Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night written by James Runcie *

Mysterious New Year's Eve Dinner Party

Thursday 31st December 1953

St John's Wood, London

Hosted by Nigel Thompson MP and Mrs Juliette Thompson

Special guests:

Canon Sidney Chambers

Miss Daphne Young

Mr Guy Hopkins

The Hon. Amanda Kendall

Mrs Mary Dowland

Mr Mark Dowland

Miss Jennifer Chambers

Mr Jonathan Johnson

Menu:

French onion soup

Pheasant accompanied by roast parsnips, carrots, cabbage and game chips

Lemon meringue pie

Served with Beaujolais and Champagne

* Information derived from the book: Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death written by James Runcie *

Luncheon with Lord Teversham

Venue: 
Locket Hall, Cambridge

Guests: 
Cicely Teversham
 Amanda Kendall
Sidney Chambers

Menu:

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding

Served with Mouton Rothchild 1949

Banana fritters

Served with a rather fruit little Gail




* Post inspired by the novel Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death written by James Runcie *

The Holbein Rustler

Wilkie Phillips

Has a preference for the rare Anne Boleyn painting by Holbein. 

Lives in a farmhouse outside of Ely.

Stocks up on:
~ Condensed milk
~ Salmon paste
~ Bread
~ Bananas


* Information derived from the novel: Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death *