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Continue reading →: Kale soup recipe
If you were wondering how to make kale interesting without smothering it in a vinaigrette dressing, kale soup is one option that I would recommend… This recipe is easy to follow. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-kale-soup I improvised with half the quantity of kale, substituting broccoli and corn. It turned out very tasty.
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Continue reading →: Autumn is here
Belfast in autumn is beautiful, the yellow, orange, gold and rust colours of the trees juxtaposed against the grey skies..
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Continue reading →: Aesthetics values
Philosophers like to start their debates about particular topics with a definition of the subject in question. Aesthetics is no exception. From the Greek we have anaesthetic, to put to sleep, conversely aesthetic is to wake up or rouse from slumber. How might that apply to art for instance? Have…
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Continue reading →: Dark skies
Having lived mostly in cities, I rarely experience the magic of a totally dark sky. I was at a wedding near Ballymena and stepped outside for some fresh air; looking up I was amazed to see the sky full of stars. The only light pollution came from a solitary lamppost.…
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Continue reading →: Dog therapy
We are over at our youngest son’s house to mind his chocolate coloured Labrador while he and his fiancé attend yet another wedding. We get great pleasure from making a fuss of Cora and I think she is quite fond of us too. She has those doleful eyes that melt…
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Continue reading →: Stolen bike
Stupidly I relied on my ebike’s rear wheel locking mechanism… not good enough.l.have had it stolen outside the Sunflower bar in Belfast.
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Continue reading →: Food inspiration
I hate wasting food. The carrots had sat on the windowsill for too long and had to be put in the wee brown bin for compostibles. I had intended making carrot and coriander soup following Mary Berry’s recipe. I still want to make soup, but my Mary Berry cookbook is…
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Continue reading →: Winter is coming…
Belfast is getting colder although the trees are not ready to give up their leaves just yet. My family have developed hacking coughs and the culprit for sharing their germs is none other than myself. I have made a couple of sensible clothing purchases: a cardigan from M&S and a…
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Continue reading →: Inter Alia – powerful play
The QFT is showing a recording of the National Theatre’s production of Inter Alia by Suzie Miller. It is a thought provoking and well performed play with a small cast, mother, father and son. The mother is a judge and a feminist. The father is a criminal barrister and a…
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Continue reading →: Family reunion
Funerals are terrible occasions, but are often the time when family and friends from far and wide gather to celebrate the life of the departed. My family is no exception, and people came from the Southern hemisphere, Scandinavia, Ireland and elsewhere to pay their respects. We only had to take…
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