Life seems to be taking a turn towards madness and mayhem just now. Having elected to take a slow approach to the DIY, suddenly everything seems to be gathering pace! Like Topsy, the job just keeps growing. A late decision to insulate the floors and add heating beneath the slate tiles escalated from an outline …
Monthly archives: June 2014
Cadillac, Chicken Shack, going blind, pap and betrayal
Frankly, had you told me that I would ever say this, I would never have believed you: I have to revise my opinion on Beyoncé. There now. It is said. Feel free to lie down and recover. What happened? We watched Cadillac Records (on Netflix), in which Ms Knowles portrays the late, great Etta James. We …
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Privilege
I was chatting to Gill the other day about the concept of luck. I believe very firmly that we make our own “luck” and that no fates or divine interventions are involved. Over the years various folk have remarked how very lucky I am to live where I do, having the lifestyle that I have. No …
Blippety-doo-dah
I love Blipfoto. If you have yet to come across Blipfoto may I commend it to you? There is much to love about it. It’s a Scottish-based internet site for sharing one photograph a day – a daily photo journal. Any photo, any subject, as long as it’s yours and taken on that day. You …
The Croft
I finally got out today to collect my prescription from the doctor. I took my camera and a couple of lenses with me and parked up by The Croft, walking through Lady Village on a mini photo walk – I may as well take myself out as the new Photowalks group seems to be lacking …
Mushrooms
Click here for larger image view I cooked a Vegetable Madras curry today and made naan breads to go with it. A tasty mix of onions, potato, tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower and mushrooms went into the curry. Mr L has a thing about potatoes in curry and swears that they don’t cook properly, no matter what …