We (I mean, we two, personally speaking) are never going to get through this thing on short rations. It is important to us to eat well as it is the greatest pleasure in our lives. All the same, I think it paramount not to waste food either, Tonight I cooked pork chops. I made Potatoes …
Category archives: Cooking
We all need a little chocolate in our lives
I passed on taking the morning walk today because I wanted to tackle a few jobs in the house that were niggling at me. Having dispensed with those minor irritations I sat down at my computer with a large mug of Cider Vinegar and Honey. I had woken this morning feeling as though I had …
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Tasty, very, very tasty (December Reflections 26)
The 26th December Reflections prompt is right up my street: Delicious Good heavens though – what do I write about? We eat well and do ourselves proud on most days. I am a competent cook – I once earned my living, and the roof over my head, by cooking for “the Gentry”. The present Mr …
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Hot, hot, hot and… hotter still? (December Reflections 16)
A recent update to WordPress appears to have broken image uploads so we are for the time being bereft of photos. We have spent hours in attempting to resolve the issue with no success. I apologise. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. In the meantime, I have decided that words are more …
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Absolutely the right choice (December Reflections 15)
Today’s prompt is: Best Decision of 2019 It was about this time last year when Mr L raised the subject of the Keto dietary regime and asked if we might try it once we arrived home in the spring. I was somewhat aghast – it sounded cranky and extreme but he told me of one …
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An Island Year (December Reflections 11)
December Reflections prompt number 11 is: 10 years ago. Same old problem… all my images are at home. I don’t appear to have been Blipping at that time but I have managed to log in to Flickr tonight and refreshed my memory… Ten years ago, I was living one of the outer Northern Isles of …