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Preston town hall. Side door. I'm not convinced that these signs will encourage people to engage with the democratic process. There's also a sign pointing to the information desk inside. Clearly, messaging is not clear!
Bread pudding has been made in England since the 11th century. Over time other ingredients have been included, such as milk, eggs. butter, sugar, and fruit.
Here's yesterday's attempt, with wholemeal bread, served with custard. Calories and comfort.
I've been looking at some lovely pictures of butterflies taken in Dorset. Such a lovely county.
Here, it will be a little while yet before I see any lepidoptera gracing the landscape!
Time for lunch, methinks.
This week's soup from assorted stuff on sale and lurking in my cupboard.
Wash but no peeling: fiber and nutrients abound.
The pickled garlic remained firm despite pickling. It sliced as finely as you might want.
Letting the brine cool a bit seems to have avoided any cloves going blue or green.
Spaghetti Eis. Haven't had this since the 80s, yikes!
Here's my take on the Italian flag: vanilla ice cream pressed through a potato ricer, ground up pistachio, strawberry sauce.
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Breakfast coffee and my Herdy mug. I adore Herdwick sheep for their hardiness and sense of mischief.
It's 'Light up Lancaster' again; an annual festival where light installations are displayed and often projected onto buildings.
This little souvenir from swamp kauri wood is old, buried during the last ice age.
I've hung crystals in the windows and love these serendipitous light plays.
These flowers just go on and give joy each time I see them.
I have met some people like that along the way.
A word that's almost disappeared, along with pantry.
Using a pumice block to de-pill cloth looks like a good plan.
I watched a short film of Gennaro Contaldo cooking today and was sufficiently inspired to try and recreate the dish for tea tonight. There was enough sauce leftover for another meal, another day. It should sit in the fridge OK for a while as the freezer is full.
The jar once held marmalade. I like this lid 👍
More to follow soon.
The sheep were very timid at first and ran away when I approached the fence. Curiosity soon got the better of them and they came back for a closer look.
The Kenneth and Avon Canal runs in the south of England between Bristol and Reading.
IDK how long it would take to get here, but it's at least 260 miles away. That's about 2 weeks of steady cruising just to get this far.
You need to run the engine for about 6 hours per day to power the batteries for the fridge and lights and other electrical items.
Many boats have small log burners for heating, which are essential during colder months.
I was craving a curry all day; I haven't eaten one in years. I wasn't going to go to a takeaway, so I made one (my first).
Here is my best go at at tarka dal, made with red lentils.
It gave me the excuse to buy a jar of lime pickle, which I love.
It tasted a lot better than it looks.
'Ruby Murray' is rhyming slang for curry (duh) and you can listen to the eponymous Ruby (an Irish pop singer from the 1950s) here:
A cloudy day snap from the "poorest premium phone camera" I reviewed of last year. When even the weakest cameras on our phones can turn out shots like this, I think we're in pretty good shape for mobile photography.
Semi macro of a pink beach hut showing the wood grain.
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New kicks - in a sale, of course. When I see 'Goodyear' I immediately think of blimps! They seem to make an awful lot of them.
I've had trouble with my achilles for a month or so, and someone suggested I try a pair of Skechers. They aren't pretty, but I've been walking in them for the last few days and I don't have the same amount of pain when I make dinner now.
Binned the liners and generously greased a baking tray with fat. Yes! Fat, not oil.
Batter put into each well using an ice cream scoop. Easy to measure and eject into the well itself.
I tried veganism last year for a few months and got sick. I guess it isn't for everyone.
Things that different people have said:
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation."
Henry Thoreau
"Clive, you are living your best life."
"This is normal life for you now."
Being at a loose end, I took a trip to Morecambe to buy some paint, and stopped at Lewis's for a 'natural dairy' ice cream, and paused a while on the promenade to consume it while looking across the bay at the Lakeland Fells.
Nothing is ever perfect, but I felt blessed today.
Timing is everything. Just a few minutes later and this bus would have been full of students.
The potholes combined with the hard suspension made this an almost terrifying journey. The first bang made me think we were being shot at. Really.
It was strangely very hard to find an Advent calendar. By chance I found this at Oxfam. The chocolate is very nice and fairly produced.
The colors complement those of my disco light 😁🎄
I followed Bruce's tip and braised the mushrooms to go with my lunchtime bacon. Simple and delicious.
Slice the mushrooms, drizzle with some oil, sprinkle with salt, and braise with the lid on for 15 minutes.
Up in the tree safely away from humans and cats is this bat box.
With declining insect populations bats are having a hard time. Local volunteers do what they can to help.