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A little wild daisy in the shade. Early sample from the new Sony Xperia 1 V. REALLY enjoying this camera!
A ham radio operator chats with people on his radio in the car park. There are about 80,000 licensed operators in UK. It's an amazing experience to establish a link over thousands of miles using nothing more than a shortwave radio connected to a farm fence. Strange terms like tropospheric scatter and using a great circle map can add to the mystery.
I love to dine outdoors; everything seems to taste better. This table needs a bit of attention from a pumice stone, but it has some interesting textures, and is clean enough, I suppose.
"Camerados is a social movement – which really just means that there are lots and lots of us (from Baltimore to Blackpool) who think being a bit more human is a good idea. The movement started in 2015 and the main thing you’ll see us doing is opening Public Living Rooms in our communities – welcoming, no-agenda places for folk to sit down with a cuppa, have a chat, and feel more human."
https://camerados.org/what-is-camerados/
I literally found these shelves next to a dumpster today. Most of my cookbooks will fit on them. I realise I have far too many! But I love how Nigel Slater writes, and Jamie is just fun. But now I have some more space on my counter to clutter up, and I am looking for a used mixer or sausage maker now.
The southern end of Morecambe Bay: Knott End-on-Sea. Look dead center on the horizon and you can make out the two power stations at Heysham.
There's not much here now, but up to the 1950s it was a popular holiday destination. Tastes change, and people seem to demand 'attractions' and warmer weather.
The butcher in the village has some awesome meat, much of it local. The cheesemonger was well-stocked. The hardware shop was full of all sorts of interesting things, and some were even useful. The breeze was sharp, even in July, so I found a charity shop and bought a nice sweater - and a load of photo printing paper, some bail jars and a barometer for my friend; an unexpected haul! Proceeds go to the local hospice, which is good. A pot of tea and a sandwich in Ralph's Cafe was just the restorative I needed. Too soon for fish and chips, tho' the chippy looked excellent. Tourism is not quite dead. What else is there to see, I wonder?
A salad of rocket and mint, with water melon, walnuts and halloumi with a balsamic dressing. I was astonished by how all of these went together to make a really nice lunch.
Am I wrong to think this should have been served with a chunk of crusty bread? Whatever - it was delicious.
aka wedding cake tree.
A native of China, Japan, and the Himalayas.
So pretty in the sun next to the towpath, shading a fantastic rose bush.
While reflecting on speed, accuracy, and efficiency on World Typing Day, here's an Apple 2nd generation wireless keyboard that I rescued from the bin. It looks quite elegant, takes up little space, and pairs nicely with my Mac, my phone, and even my radio (no clue how that happened!).
It is quiet in operation and has multimedia keys on the top row - handy for controlling the volume on my speakers. The 'eject' key (top right) is a bit of a pain as I often hit it instead of the backspace key.
But in truth, nothing compares with the venerable IBM Model F keyboard - sometimes called 'The King of Click'. If anyone ever makes a bluetooth converter for one, I might even buy it!
During lockdown I played Skyrim. Being unable to get about as widely as I'd like, I've dusted off my copy of Skyrim and am pursuing some adventures.
Here is my character in assassin's armor and wearing Volsun's mask.
Decant into jars. Cool in a water bath and refrigerate.
I got four of these 250 ml jars from one batch. That'll do.
Give away to your neighbors!
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Butternut Squash Soup – Pressure Cooker Version
500 ml stock
4 cloves garlic – smashed
1 carrot – peeled and diced
1 onion – diced
1 stick of chopped celery
1 apple – cored and diced
1 butternut squash – medium size, peeled, de-seeded and chopped
Sage – fresh if poss, dried otherwise
Salt to taste - about 5 ml
Black pepper – as much as you fancy
Cayenne pepper – optional, but worth at least 1/2 tsp
Pinch of ground cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
Can of coconut milk
A glug of oil - 1 or 2 tbspn, to help carry flavor
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Put everything except coconut milk into the pot, give a stir, and put the lid onto the Instant Pot
Set to pressure cook for 8 minutes
When done, release the pressure and blitz in place
Stir in the coconut milk
Serve with some nice bread, add some grated cheese, or set aside for storage
While out walking I came across this chunk of spalted oak. It's a strange process caused by the interactions of bacteria, minerals and air. It's much-prized by furniture makers so I was surprised to see this lying about, waiting for decay to set in.
Rene's has been selling quality ladies' clothing and accessories for over 70 years, now in the third generation of family owners.
They always have an interesting window.
Intorduce more members to Readers Union and yu could claim a Conway Stewart fountain pen. Notably, Winston Churchill favored a Conway Stewart. They still make pens, with buttery-smooth gold nibs, but they are somewhat more expensive today than 25 shillings.
Many churches feature this sort of window. Mass-produced glass that was probably made in Birmingham. It's simple but I like how it looks.
Travel broadens the mind, and educates the tastebuds. A friend has recently returned from Thailand and this inspired me to get cooking.
This is my fusion of jerk pork, tenderstem broccoli, and red Thai curry.
No editing - just look at how green that brocolli has remained in the wok!
My friend once disappeared out of the door at the speed of a startled gazelle and chased down some people who decided not to pay their bill. Getting a police caution wasn't ideal but word got around and everyone paid up in future.
one of my most treasured possessions is my cutting block. End grain beech that is hard but won't blunt my knives. I clean it with salt and vinegar, and treat it with vegetable oil. And like a mattress, turn it regularly to keep the wear even.
Split or not, this was safe to eat and served with French bread and there were no complaints or returns.
I'll use a different yogurt next time.
I've recently acquired this old Lumix TZ-60. It might do a slightly better job of focusing than I manage with the Pixel. It even has a sort of viewfinder.
This is my personal journal so forgive me if I post some daft shots while I learn how to use this thing.
I had a nice can of Italian tomatoes, so added that to the mix. A bit more celery, and the celery tops, too. You might also spot some fresh rosemary in there.
So easy to make; I'm glad I had a go.
Couldn't find Savoiadi (ladies fingers) so used a Madeira cake, sliced and shaped to fit the ramekins. Making espresso was easy enough. and I added some rum to add depth. Next time I'll add vanilla. too. Good cocoa powder and freshly grated dark chocolate added to each layer of egg crème was about right. And some good mascarpone made this a nice dessert.