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I found this tall cut-glass vase in an opp shop yesterday for a pound. It was a bit manky so I partially filled with hot water and added bicarb of soda and white vinegar. A bit of fixing and soaking lifted all the residue and left the glass sparkling again.
The roses can continue to dry in peace.
Depression comes and goes. There are many ways to address it. For me I have to get busy and do something new.
Today I made Russian kotleta following a friend's inspiring description. A recipe book had something I could easily attempt.
I even set the table with a clean cloth and put my Tsingtao beer into a glass I keep for best.
You can also see some calligraphy here that I framed this afternoon. It's "shi" or 'double happy' which is how I'm beginning to feel again.
Chips are kumara and white potato. The mushrooms cooked in homemade yogurt.
If you want the recipe send me a Flickr mail.
If you want to talk about anything to do with mental health message me. I have a bit of experience.
Have a wonderful day/evening. Kia kaha 🌿
I love this church. A riot of marble. It played a very important part in the story of the emancipation of Roman Catholics in England after the Roman Catholic Relief Act in 1791. This church was founded by the Jesuits, and they still run it today. It has done many good works for the people of Preston and the local area.
The church was designed by Ignatius Scoles and Samuel Joseph Nicholl in neo-classical style and completed in 1794. It is lined with a light yellow veined marble from Molignes, a golden Sienna marble, and has a skirting of Egyptian Green marble. Immediately behind the altar is a mosaic depicting Pentecost, the central figure being St Peter, which dates from c. 1960.
Vespers is possibly my favorite of the hours.
When there's a moment during the holiday season, spare a thought and maybe a prayer for the women who will bring new life into war-torn and famine-struck areas of the world.
Revellers in the sunshine. But who is the figure on the right?
I can't find information on who made these but they are similar in style to the work of Canadian artist Bruce Garner.
My chilly kitchen has led to the honey forming crystals within. They don't change the taste and a few minutes' immersion of the jar in warm water will restore the original texture, if that's preferred. Not too long and not too hot though.
Ukrainian sunflower honey goes very well with coffee and croissants!
Even when the flowers are technically 'over' they have not finished being lovely. Is this the secret to ageing gracefully?
This is a tea light holder in heavy glass, made in the 1980s by Glasdesign Georgshütte, Boffzen (Germany). Sadly, the firm closed in 1989, after 117 years of business.
I had one of these back in the 1980s - finding an example again was like reclaiming the icon of my old chill zone when I lived in Germany. Another happy time.
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"The biggest problems occur at the interface," I was once told. I wonder how the new buildings will interface with the old ones still standing.
It's raining and cold. So stay home and make jam. This is what 800g of apples gave me.
Use on toast or bake in a strudel or similar. Should keep unopened for 3 months.
A few sprays of the fine mist in the air settle with delightful coolness on any exposed skin. No power needed 👍
Not everyone wants to live in an old house, with small windows and thick walls to keep some heat in. This modern dwelling uses glass and insulation to take best advantage of the light. A steel frame and breeze block lurks under the dressed stone exterior.
More play with shooting images in raw, and editing (over-editing!). I like the effects on the pylons on the Millennium Bridge, and realize I should have extended this to the rest of the picture.
Seen at the entrance to the local organic grocery, this electric delivery bike must surely be the way forward.
A sudden prifusion of fruitflies threatened the cleanliness of my kitchen. Basil doesn't repel them, nor incense. But a jam jar with a bit of cider vinegar makes an efficient trap. Some wrapfast over the top, with a few holes, and 'job done'.
The stones are quarried, shaped, and lain on compacted sand. The joints are sealed with hot pitch to reduce ingress of water which could weaken the sandy base.
The stones are called setts and confusingly the road is called a cobbled road. Cobbles are the natural rounded stones you might see elsewhere.
While steep, this road still gives good traction, even when wet.
What can be simpler or more comforting than dipping toast 'soldiers' into a soft-boiled egg?
Today is the spring solstice in the northern hemisphere, marking the first day of spring. Happy Ostara to all my pagan friends. 🌱
My Pixel switches on a ' nightsight ' setting when the ambient light drops. This is the same view as the previous picture but choosing the nightsight setting.
If the phone is on a mount, it will also provide a night sky setting. nice for fireworks, star gazing and satellite counting.