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Showing posts with label cooking. Show all posts

Showing posts with label cooking. Show all posts

Sunday, September 23, 2018

23/09/2018 Photos mainly from the garden.

Maximum temperature today 24C, minimum 13C. Raining lightly as I type this, the garden will be happy; 23km/h North-easterly winds with up to 51 km/h gusts.

I am slowly getting through the holiday photos!

House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) having fun.

Bumblebee on the lavender.

As above.

Cosmos and bee.

Autumn daffodil/crocus (Sternbergia lutea) and bee.

As above

Comos and Carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea).

Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas).

As above.

Pampas with a few tall cosmos in front.

Last nights sunset....

and later the moon that has not quite reached full moon. (Camera handheld).

Busy in the kitchen, biscuits and apple and quince tart.

My bird blog

has been updated HERE

Thursday, August 4, 2016

04/08/2016 Nigel enjoys an Indian Cookery Course.

Maximum temperature 21C, minimum 13C. 24 km/h NE wind. Some welcome rain not measured yet.

Fish Sauce...

with the fish and extras added.

Spinach and tomatoes, with lots of spices

Both dishes ready for serving.

Onions with rice and spices.

Onions with spices and lentils.

Goats Cheese and peas samosa - again with lots of spices

Samosa served with salad leaves.

I am now looking forward to trying some of these dishes while Nigel puts them into practise :-)

Meanwhile back home I had the workmen in, lucky I was here as we were expecting them tomorrow...

The last window in the house to be double glazed. This was not done two years ago when the others were all done as I did not want the wall paper destroyed. The wall is now being re done due to a couple of damp problems.

For those who may be interested; the first couple of days of our holiday have been posted HERE

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

11/08/2015 Only a couple of lizards today. We have been trying to clean out the barn! Nigel's starter.

Maximum temperature 31C, minimum 13C. 20 km/h E wind. Dry.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

08/08/2015 Forgot the camera when we went shopping this morning, but not to worry, lots of photos from last night at the Château L'Age Baston where N did his cookery course.

Maximum 22C, minimum 13C. 26 km/h NW wind. 12mm rain :-)

Thursday, August 6, 2015

06/08/2015 Nigel visits a trout farm, some of the dishes he made today, and a couple of butterflies from the garden.

Maximum temperature 30C, minimum 14C. 19 km/h N wind. Dry.

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Shadows Along the Zambezi by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I so enjoyed this book and towards the end I could not put it down only finishing at 2am! Having lived most of my early life in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, so many places had a lot of meaning to me. Diana’s knowledge of every detail in this book is incredible.
Sadly, so much of this story is fact and very true. It made me cry and at times it made me smile. I hope that it might awaken the world as to what is going on in many African countries, and instead of so many people burying their heads in the sand, perhaps they might stand up and do something. Smuggling and hunting are very soon going to leave the world a very sad place when there are no animals left.
Now I am off to read Shadows over an African Heart.

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Shadows Over an African Heart: a novel by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Shadows over an African Heart is the perfect name for this book. The shadows are even bigger than I ever dreamt, and this book is a real eye-opener to the truth of what is going on. I was in tears in many places in this book. The fictional side story I so enjoyed, but the true and very sad story of the elephants and other animals; the Zimbabwe government has so much to answer for.
The world needs to read both of Diana’s books and action needs to be taken before the children of today never see wildlife as we have had the joy to grow up with around us.
There are many African words in the story which to me were great to be reminded of, but many are explained as you read and there is a good glossary of the words in the back of the book.

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