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University College, London. Public domain image
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Here’s this month’s self-portrait. Apologies for the lack of fairy lights; I haven’t got into the swing of Christmas yet.
Through a Glassy Pond Darkly[Click the image for a larger view]
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Science Museum. Portrait by John Linnell, 1816
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This year our Ten Things column each month is concentrating on food. Not necessarily the most common or obvious foods, but hopefully ones everyone will recognise.
Nuts
Walnut
Hazel
Brazil
Cashew
Peanut
Pecan
Almond
Macadamia
Pistachio
Pine nuts
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Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photograph by Robert Howlett, 1857
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National Library of Wales. Unknown 19th-century engraver
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National Portrait Gallery. Attributed to John Taylor, 1610
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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
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National Trust. Portrait by Samuel Cooper
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Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1689
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