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A busy day today! And a couple more soup recipes
I have been working (or so it feels!) non stop today - but I will only get paid for 3 and three quarter hours! I have had 5x 45 minute lessons...but of course there is the associated paperwork, which...
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Wombling on...
Yesterday's blog In November post was over at The Teapot where I introduced you to one of my favourite songs by Elbow. This is a bit of a womblingly meandering post. No real theme. Except food.In fact,...
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Excitement!
Excited hellos and enthusiastic waves to a new follower! Hello to you over at Cottage Dreaming I think your little dogs are really dinky! I'm not a small dog person, but more and more I discover that...
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Questions...Questions...
For Less is More visitors, my card is over at the Teapot but you could stay and read this as well, if you wish. You'd be very welcome!! *****Well! PomPom & Mags have really helped me out with...
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Two recipes & Menu planning for this week.
My fingers poised over the keyboard, I can't think of a witty/interesting/erudite way of starting this post: so I will just plunge in!!Food this last week has been good: it didn't quite follow the...
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Your starter for ten...
(Cultural reference: This is Jeremy Paxman who is the questionmaster on University Challenge. One of his phrases, when asking a starter question is: "And your starter for ten is..." (10 points, that...
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I'm blogging from my tablet as Mr FD is installing Windows8 on my pc. I'd just got used to Windows 7, so no doubt I will be struggling again to get used to a new interface.just got my hair cut &...
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Today's Blog Post...
...is not over here, but it's over there!More zentangling at the Teapot!
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A Day in the Life
I thought I'd give you a glimpse into my (not very exciting) life, on two days this weekFor my lessons at home I am sitting in my study in front of the computer. It's quite cosy, with a petrol heater...
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you need to go over to The Teapot for musings about JLS, Busted & giant sausages...
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La gastronomie est l'art d'utiliser la nourriture pour créer le bonheur.
"Gastronomy is the art of using food to create happiness"Just a little gastronomic something I rustled up (not really!)Mr FD is out collecting wood from a neighbour's wood pile at the moment (The...
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Cats I Have Known
When I was young we had a cat for a few years - our cleaner brought her from a refuge - she (or maybe he) was called Tuppence, and was a sleek tabby cat. I don't have photos of him/her but remember one...
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is over at The Teapot today.Do pop over to see some photos
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40 cm of the stuff.Mr FD couldn't get down to St Etienne for his course; I couldn't get to Roanne for my lessons. Power went off for 4 hours. Going to snuggle up in my slanket near the fire.No more...
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SNOW Take 2
I've just realised that my previous post was short and a bit ungracious of me! So I'm posting a little more.These are views from my study window at 8.00 this morning - the snow continued for another 4...
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RECIPE: Lemon Pudding
I have just typed this out for a student - we were talking about "retro desserts" and this dessert that my mum used to make for dinner parties in the eighties/nineties was discussed. Caroline asked for...
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Due to the snow we had a power cut from midnight to about 10h today. Since then it's been going on and off.But at least I managed to post today!!!It's amazing how everything relies on the power - we...
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Saturday 23rd
Today's post is being hosted by The TeapotIt could be entitled "Adventures with Baking Powder". But it isn't. Here's a clue
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A Thankful Day
Today has been full of things to be thankful for:# A wonderful church service# A wonderful church service,that my French friend Danièle enjoyed. She said she would like to go again# A delicious...
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