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Continue reading →: Chicken and vegetable pie
I was reunited with Mary Berry’s cookbook recently and had some ready rolled short crust pastry in the fridge. Her recipe for chicken pie with veg was easy to follow even though there was quite a lot of prep. I ran out of pastry for the top of the pie,…
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Continue reading →: Things that make you go mm (2)
Having worked out a study timetable that allocated two hours a day for Saturdays and Sundays, I went looking for a book online by a guy called Scheffler. My search pointed me towards an ebook that has ridiculously small font print size. I won’t bore you with the medical issues…
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Continue reading →: Italian afternoon quaffing
Three hours of studying Global Justice on a notepad and my eyes are tired. A Caffè Shakerato is just the thing to revive the flagging cyclist before he heads homewards..
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Continue reading →: Landscape gardening
Our rear garden slopes down from the patio area to where we planted a tree about 25 years ago. Then it levels off where there is a patch of grass. We decided to level off the slope and fill it with grit and topsoil. That took ton bags of soil…
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Continue reading →: In vino veritas
As all Latin lovers know, wine can loosen the tongue and land you in a lot of trouble. I have ordered a case of Italian red wine online and expect delivery at the end of the week. La Bottega”s wine list is an education. I had not heard of Raboso…
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Continue reading →: Life in the slow lane
I was too early for La Bottega once again so tootled towards Botanic Gardens on my bike. I had thought to take some nature photos of spring flowers and trees with young leaves in the sunshine. Instead I went looking for new artworks in the Ulster Museum.
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Continue reading →: The night before and the morning after
An exciting game of rugby with Ulster playing a better second half. At 29 points down their comeback had their fans, including me, hoping for a miraculous ending. Pints before during and after the match concluded with a final pint of Guinness in Robinsons bar with some Leinster fans. Afterwards…
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Continue reading →: Rugby – European Challenge Cup semi-final
Ulster have home field advantage against Leinster this evening. We stand a good chance of victory if we play like we did against La Rochelle last week. I have my regular seat in the Grandstand on the halfway line at a good height. As usual I have placed some small…
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Continue reading →: The power of oak
After extensive deliberations and procrastinations we went for a custom made oak table. Jimmy has crafted a beautiful table in oak with a live edge and A-frame legs.
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Continue reading →: Bicycle incident
I still take a chance when locking my bike on the street. I use the mechanism that locks the rear wheel. I did that this morning as I visited Gormley’s art gallery on the Lisburn Road where there was an interesting room filled with large acrylic landscape paintings by Irish…
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