A good fire from cherry wood and juniper branches

Wood pigeons, guns and chocolate in no particular order

Paul had shot me two wood pigeons. Quite accurately in fact. Often game birds don’t fare well at the business end of a shotgun.

If you’ve never plucked a wood pigeon before, much like a little duck or a grouse, you’ll find that there are an extraordinary amount of feathers. Not the flight feathers, these remiges are neatly arranged on the wing, architec…