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.
One mezcalita down, sun ditto, our last night on Mexico's Pacific coast, second mezcalita has arrived. Maracuya since you ask.
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
One mezcalita down, sun ditto, our last night on Mexico's Pacific coast, second mezcalita has arrived. Maracuya since you ask.
Lunch in fact. But guacamole,
totopos and grilled corn.
totopos and grilled corn.
January 28, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Lunch in fact. But guacamole,
totopos and grilled corn.
totopos and grilled corn.
Tilly loves David Attenborough programmes. #wildlondon
January 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Tilly loves David Attenborough programmes. #wildlondon
Prawns with their heads still on sautéed in oil, garlic, a chilli (bereft of heat, alas) , coriander and a splash of white wine. Home-made oven chips. Fennel and blood orange salad. Aioli. White burgundy. HNY, dear A. See you on the other side! x
December 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Prawns with their heads still on sautéed in oil, garlic, a chilli (bereft of heat, alas) , coriander and a splash of white wine. Home-made oven chips. Fennel and blood orange salad. Aioli. White burgundy. HNY, dear A. See you on the other side! x
Collective Christmas book haul
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Collective Christmas book haul
Loved Funny Girl, no 1
movie when I was 10, but can't quite decide if it means 2026 will be fab or miserable.
movie when I was 10, but can't quite decide if it means 2026 will be fab or miserable.
December 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Loved Funny Girl, no 1
movie when I was 10, but can't quite decide if it means 2026 will be fab or miserable.
movie when I was 10, but can't quite decide if it means 2026 will be fab or miserable.
The tree arrived on Friday, but it's taken until today to finish putting up all the decorations. All quite twinkly chez nous now though.
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The tree arrived on Friday, but it's taken until today to finish putting up all the decorations. All quite twinkly chez nous now though.
Beached on the sofa, full of dumplings and art: dim sum & the Sainsbury Wing with @southlondongirl.bsky.social. Lovely mystic nativity and a truly hideous St Sebastian.
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Beached on the sofa, full of dumplings and art: dim sum & the Sainsbury Wing with @southlondongirl.bsky.social. Lovely mystic nativity and a truly hideous St Sebastian.
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.