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Continue reading →: What’s the point?
You might be thinking that I have slipped into a well of gloom and depression. You’d be wrong because I am asking myself a serious question about democracy. The USA has a liberal government and a Constitution, a Senate and House of Representatives, and yet Donald Trump has made a…
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Continue reading →: No more physio
After four physio sessions I am like a new man, younger, fitter, and self delusional. Shari has discharged me from her expert ministrations. My calf muscle is no longer painful, and she has given me a bunch of exercises to strengthen my aged limbs.
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Continue reading →: Naan bread
I had a go at making naan bread from a cookery book by Dr Anila Bali, Mom’s Cooking and More. The above recipe is easy to follow. I used natural yoghurt, but I will try buttermilk next time. Despite the burnt look, the naans taste good.
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Continue reading →: Open air swimming
If you’ve ever felt so hot and sweaty that you’ve stripped off and jumped into an outdoor pool, please be careful. On Hampstead Heath there are three outdoor pools, one that is meant for nesting birds and had a No Swimming sign. In the recent heatwave, some people have ignored…
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Continue reading →: Fine Wine Direct
I have been waiting 6 weeks for an order of only six bottles of wine to be delivered. I had previously ordered wine without a hitch from Fine Wine Company Ltd. I mistakenly went online and logged into the wrong website. Fine Wine Direct had told me that I had…
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Continue reading →: Homophobic African countries
Ghana has joined a number of African countries making homosexually illegal and making it compulsory to report homosexual acts to the police. The country’s president, John Dramani Mahama gave the bill his full support, and the the bill’s sponsor Reverend John Ntim Fordjour said the bill protected Ghanaian family and…
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Continue reading →: New improved Labour?
Sir Tony Blair is urging the Prime Minister to embrace AI technology and develop economic strategies around the brave new world. Starmer has been fighting a backbenchers revolt, and the knives are out to topple him, but so far, there’s no sign of him giving way. Much as he may…
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Continue reading →: Baking improvisations
This morning I felt like doing some baking. I looked through a few cook books and settled on the Hairy Bikers recipe for Chewy Cranberry and Apricot Bites. Not having some of the ingredients didn’t bother me – substituting orange juice for apple juice, chestnuts for dessicated coconut, and blueberries…
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Continue reading →: Cooking as therapy
My state of mind slides up and down, but there are certain activities that keep me grounded. Cooking is one of them. The results are usually better if I stick to a recipe with minor changes, but I occasionally go off piste and try for something uniquely my own. Sauces…
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