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After a hot day spent walking about quite a bit, what could be better than using up a few bits and pieces to make a chicken and spinach curry? That's rhetorical, by the way - I am sure there are many good things to do as the sun prepares to go down!
There's nothing quite like boiled eggs and 'soldiers' made from toast. But let's face it, smashing-in the top of the egg to gain access using a spoon is brutal, messy, and uncivilized.
But lo! I have just managed to find a nifty device from Germany: an eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher. There are several types, this being a precisely calibrated spring-loaded affair that cracks and removes the shell with the bare minimum of collateral destruction.
A device of which even the fastidious Hercule Poirot would approve!
This is a double-dirty chai latte that my friend made for me today. It's his signature drink, and truly wondrous.
A somewhat surprising and amusing urinal.
To be sure. I don't make it a habit to take pictures in toilets but, being alone, I couldn't resist this.
The soffritto was finished, so chopped (aka 'chapped'!) vegetables added, and covered to sweat for 10 to 15 minutes.
I thought a walk along the Black & White canal would be a good idea to clear the head today. Hardly a soul to be seen anywhere. It was a very quiet walk.
From the AI thing:
"The Lancaster Canal is known as the Black and White Canal because it transported coal (black) and limestone (white):
The canal was built to transport coal from the Lancashire Coalfields to the north and limestone from Cumbria to the south. The canal's original plans were to run from the Bridgewater Canal at Worsley to Kendal, but the final route differed significantly.
The canal was designed by John Rennie, a famous canal engineer. The canal was built in two sections, north and south of the River Ribble. A tramway was built across the River Ribble to connect to the Leeds–Liverpool system, so an aqueduct was never built.
The canal's last cargo was transported in 1947, and the canal was connected to the rest of the English canal network in 2002. Today, only the section from Preston to Tewitfield is open to navigation."
Doctors' waiting rooms are renowned for the age of the reading matter that's left to entertain patients while they wait. This magazine is the oldest I have seen. However, it was in excellent condition and a jolly good read. Quality will always win 😁
Here's a recumbent trike made by Inspired Cycle Engineering in Cornwall. It looks seriously kitted out for daily use and indeed that's what it's for. I met the owner who was of mature years. "It keeps me mobile," he said.
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.
The remains of Arnside Tower. Built around 1340. Tower houses were designed to protect occupants from border raiders, known as reevers.
You might call them mugs, but here they are beakers. Well, they were till mass communication arrived. Some people still call them a beaker and I shall encourage it.
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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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 👍
Looking across the Wyre to Fleetwood from Knott End slipway.
No ferry for a couple hours. But when the tide returns, it does so at pace.