George Morley
@georgeisediting.bsky.social
George as in The Famous Five. Books, nice dinners, flowers, cats and rage against the state of things. Erstwhile publishing person.
Just stopped at a French service station and had not had Cannonade of Valmy
dress-up being on sale. To be fair we were at Valmy but ...
dress-up being on sale. To be fair we were at Valmy but ...
September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Just stopped at a French service station and had not had Cannonade of Valmy
dress-up being on sale. To be fair we were at Valmy but ...
dress-up being on sale. To be fair we were at Valmy but ...
Huge congrats to @tommctague.bsky.social whose brilliant #BetweentheWaves was launched last night, is published today & longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. *proudretirededitorface*
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Huge congrats to @tommctague.bsky.social whose brilliant #BetweentheWaves was launched last night, is published today & longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. *proudretirededitorface*
Day 1 as a retired person. Flowers from my now - sob - former @picadorbooks.bsky.social colleagues. Better update my bio ...
August 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Day 1 as a retired person. Flowers from my now - sob - former @picadorbooks.bsky.social colleagues. Better update my bio ...
Once, in the 1980s, I went to the ABC Fulham Road. So did Terence Stamp. God knows what we saw. I spent the entire film watching him watch it. RIP.
August 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Once, in the 1980s, I went to the ABC Fulham Road. So did Terence Stamp. God knows what we saw. I spent the entire film watching him watch it. RIP.
Merciful fucking god. AND the security details used every disabled parking space at Daylesford Organic.
August 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Merciful fucking god. AND the security details used every disabled parking space at Daylesford Organic.
Sitting scrolling looking at the sea, so hard yes.
August 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Sitting scrolling looking at the sea, so hard yes.
Barbecued poussins, carrot salad, green salad, new potatoes
June 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Barbecued poussins, carrot salad, green salad, new potatoes
Leaving a very sunny Ironbridge after a splendid evening celebrating @susannahstapleton.bsky.social's gripping & gorgeously writtten #ThatDarkSpring. And here is the woman of the hour, reading from it last night.
April 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Leaving a very sunny Ironbridge after a splendid evening celebrating @susannahstapleton.bsky.social's gripping & gorgeously writtten #ThatDarkSpring. And here is the woman of the hour, reading from it last night.
Paschal lamb, two tiny legs slow roasted in a low oven for two hours, over sliced potatoes and onions, doused in wine and stock and seasoned with lemon juice, oregano, thyme and garlic. Not bad. Not bad at all.
April 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Paschal lamb, two tiny legs slow roasted in a low oven for two hours, over sliced potatoes and onions, doused in wine and stock and seasoned with lemon juice, oregano, thyme and garlic. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Timeline cleanse in the form of a particularly lovely tulip - Estella Rijnveld.
April 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Timeline cleanse in the form of a particularly lovely tulip - Estella Rijnveld.
I have spent today pottering in the garden, which has been the perfect antidote to Everything Else. Please to admire my magnolia.
April 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I have spent today pottering in the garden, which has been the perfect antidote to Everything Else. Please to admire my magnolia.
Thinking of my splendid if frequently infuriating ma today. Here she is in characteristic pose, sometime in the 1970s
March 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Thinking of my splendid if frequently infuriating ma today. Here she is in characteristic pose, sometime in the 1970s
Back home after knee surgery, up in the loft bedroom with a coffee machine and my new @saskiadanielceramics.com mug.
March 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Back home after knee surgery, up in the loft bedroom with a coffee machine and my new @saskiadanielceramics.com mug.
It's the end of the world as we know it, & while not feeling particularly fine about that going into a cold
but sunlit garden certainly heightened the mood.
but sunlit garden certainly heightened the mood.
March 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It's the end of the world as we know it, & while not feeling particularly fine about that going into a cold
but sunlit garden certainly heightened the mood.
but sunlit garden certainly heightened the mood.
Terrible photo but as a timeline cleanse, here are my amaryllises/i. One's in bud again, one in flower and one is en route to blooming. #flowers #drpanglossbemyguide #cultivatingmyindoorgarden
February 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Terrible photo but as a timeline cleanse, here are my amaryllises/i. One's in bud again, one in flower and one is en route to blooming. #flowers #drpanglossbemyguide #cultivatingmyindoorgarden
Roast pork, squash, fennel, cabbage, wine. Lots of wine.
February 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Roast pork, squash, fennel, cabbage, wine. Lots of wine.
That this week marked Holocaust Memorial Day is doubtless the reason that Judgement at Nuremberg is showing on BBC2 this afternoon, but it's feeling oddly timely for contemporary reasons, too.
February 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
That this week marked Holocaust Memorial Day is doubtless the reason that Judgement at Nuremberg is showing on BBC2 this afternoon, but it's feeling oddly timely for contemporary reasons, too.
Terrific evening @britishlibrary.bsky.social listening to Brian Eno and Bette A. talk about art, then dinner at the always wonderful supawan.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Terrific evening @britishlibrary.bsky.social listening to Brian Eno and Bette A. talk about art, then dinner at the always wonderful supawan.co.uk
I am reminded why I don't
often make lasagne from absolute scratch from pasta dough to oven-ready was three hours solid. Ragù made yesterday, too.
often make lasagne from absolute scratch from pasta dough to oven-ready was three hours solid. Ragù made yesterday, too.
January 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am reminded why I don't
often make lasagne from absolute scratch from pasta dough to oven-ready was three hours solid. Ragù made yesterday, too.
often make lasagne from absolute scratch from pasta dough to oven-ready was three hours solid. Ragù made yesterday, too.
God bless us, every one
December 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM
God bless us, every one
Cheese procured from Neal's Yard, mulled cider drunk, now queueing for Southwark Cathedral's carol service. #cheese #carols #christmas
December 23, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Cheese procured from Neal's Yard, mulled cider drunk, now queueing for Southwark Cathedral's carol service. #cheese #carols #christmas
He would seem to be coming to town quite soon ... #christmaswrapping
December 20, 2024 at 12:46 PM
He would seem to be coming to town quite soon ... #christmaswrapping
Christmas pudding day 1 ... fruit meet brandy.
November 30, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Christmas pudding day 1 ... fruit meet brandy.
Loved Heretic - Hugh Grant brilliant, ditto Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher.
November 22, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Loved Heretic - Hugh Grant brilliant, ditto Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher.