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Continue reading →: Art auctions
I enjoy browsing the lots on online auction websites. Locally, Ross’s has a good reputation for prominent artists’ work. Artists such as: William Conor, Marky Robinson, and Charles McCaulay are often up for auction. Even prints and catalogues come up for bidding at affordable prices. I bought a watercolour some…
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Continue reading →: Pastry
I have brought two packets of ready-made pastry: short crust and puff pastry. Apple pie, apple crumble, fruit compote, apple sauce… I will be a bit bored with apples sometime soon. I think I might just freeze some apple compote and have done with it
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Continue reading →: Free verse
At my last poetry class one of my fellow students quoted Robert Frost “Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.” I am uncomfortable writing poetry without the structure of rhyme and meter. I have made a few attempts at the form, but it often reads like…
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Continue reading →: Antipasto deli
Today I had my breakfast in a wonderful delicatessen called Antipasto on the Lisburn Road in Belfast where the BT9 cognoscenti go. Ciabatta with mortadella and spicy pecorino cheese was delicious. The double espresso was good, and the Sicilian patron was very chatty. We talked about this and that and…
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Continue reading →: Even more about apples
It was all going so well, or so I thought. The apple pie recipe was easy to follow, and I had decided to make the short crust pastry rather than buy ready-made. So what went wrong? Not enough water in my dough? Possibly. In any case, the dough fell apart…
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Continue reading →: A wet and windy day in Belfast
This morning was miserable. Grey, windy and wet. I was late for the appointment with my dentist and rushed out without a jumper. Cycling quickly to avoid being late, I hadn’t charged the bike’s battery. Arriving at Antipasto for my morning’s caffeine fix I decided to leave the bike locked…
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Continue reading →: PSA blood test
My brother, who is a young 72 year old, often gives me sound advice. Recently, he suggested I get a PSA blood test. It measures prostate-specific antigen levels to help check for prostate conditions, including enlargement or cancer. His levels had increased marginally, so his private doctor had recommended an…
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Continue reading →: Autumn leaves
My poetry classes got us thinking about the seasons and how poets have described them. I thought of Autumn Leaves sung by Edith Piaf. I hadn’t realised that one of the verses was in French… C’est une chanson, qui nous ressembleToi tu m’aimais, et je t’aimaisNous vivions tous les deux…
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Continue reading →: More apples
1.5kg used for apple chutney, about 3 more kilos to go. Crumble or pie? I will check with Mrs Berry. She has a recipe for Double Crust Apple Pie in her book Mary Berry’s Complete Cookbook (page 446). I will give that a try, although her recipe only requires 750g…
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Continue reading →: Monday blues
Belfast has little to distract me or many others on a Monday. La Bottega and a few pubs are closed in my neighbourhood. The Ulster Museum is also closed for the day. My apple chutney is cooling, and I’m bored. What to do and where to go? Go West …the…
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