Giles MacDonogh
@gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social
British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking.
Leo meets the Great Turk on Thanksgiving Day: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Leo meets the Great Turk on Thanksgiving Day: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'If this plan from Comrade Witloof does not succeed, we may need to get out the Ritz Carlton picture collection?'
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
'If this plan from Comrade Witloof does not succeed, we may need to get out the Ritz Carlton picture collection?'
This is the Pürierstab, which Germans use to make strawberry jam etc. I manage without.
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is the Pürierstab, which Germans use to make strawberry jam etc. I manage without.
«Разве я стал бы тебе лгать?»
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
«Разве я стал бы тебе лгать?»
'The package you asked for is just round the corner in the third bin on the right.'
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
'The package you asked for is just round the corner in the third bin on the right.'
The mouli
Pass the peeled and boiled potatoes through the mouli and then add boiling milk, butter and salt.
Pass the peeled and boiled potatoes through the mouli and then add boiling milk, butter and salt.
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The mouli
Pass the peeled and boiled potatoes through the mouli and then add boiling milk, butter and salt.
Pass the peeled and boiled potatoes through the mouli and then add boiling milk, butter and salt.
English yobboes get everywhere!
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
English yobboes get everywhere!
'Hey kid, I got the papers you wanted. Ivan is dead keen.'
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
'Hey kid, I got the papers you wanted. Ivan is dead keen.'
We now know the truth about Witloof: underneath that gormless exterior, he is an out-and-out cretin.
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We now know the truth about Witloof: underneath that gormless exterior, he is an out-and-out cretin.
David Pryce-Jones has died.
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
David Pryce-Jones has died.
Cool dudes in Moscow: the hotel prospector and the vacuum-cleaner salesman
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Cool dudes in Moscow: the hotel prospector and the vacuum-cleaner salesman
From the other place:
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
From the other place:
Witloof: a vacuum-cleaner salesman in Moscow.
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Witloof: a vacuum-cleaner salesman in Moscow.
British sugar consumption:
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
British sugar consumption:
'And you didn't slam the pensioners this time?'
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
'And you didn't slam the pensioners this time?'
'Is this the sort of thing you were thinking of?'
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
'Is this the sort of thing you were thinking of?'
'I thought you said you knew how to deal with this nutcase?'
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
'I thought you said you knew how to deal with this nutcase?'
Titanic, that's right. That's us on the left.
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Titanic, that's right. That's us on the left.
I think I have been on that boat (right)? It was a treat for judging the Premio Marco Polo. We sailed round Venice. But what made the evening so memorable was a fellow judge, a Canadian who was an accomplished baritone, who sang Reynaldo Hahn's Venetian songs while we drank our wine.
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I think I have been on that boat (right)? It was a treat for judging the Premio Marco Polo. We sailed round Venice. But what made the evening so memorable was a fellow judge, a Canadian who was an accomplished baritone, who sang Reynaldo Hahn's Venetian songs while we drank our wine.
'More money coming, more money coming, more money coming, waddami gonna do with it all, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz'
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
'More money coming, more money coming, more money coming, waddami gonna do with it all, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz'
The Laurel and Hardy of diplomacy:
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Laurel and Hardy of diplomacy:
Thais charlatan will be somewhere in the wings.
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Thais charlatan will be somewhere in the wings.
'What the hell do we do now?'
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'What the hell do we do now?'