Mushrooms tossed in oil, herbs and garlic. Roasted in the air fryer for 15 minutes.

I just liked the look of this book. There's something endearing about the small tear in the jacket.

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an interesting scheme that benefits many.

1 in 4 people in the world don't have access to a loo.

The apparent calm of the undergrowth is disturbed by a clump of 'Lords and Ladies', poised to open.

Arum maculatum has many names. Lords and ladies is possibly from using the roots of this poisonous plant to make the starch to stiffen ruffs and cuffs that were once sported by the nobility.

Tiramisu. A friend said it resembled a full pub ashtray.

This song popped up on my phone as I was walking to work today. I knew it was my friend telling me to get on with it!

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or your medicine will become your food.

So said Hippocrates (maybe). I tend to agree.

Enough of lolling around feeling crook - time to make something nourishing; so here it is.

In the slow cooker:

Cooking bacon - choline (brain function, memory) and more

Mushrooms - protect the gut, brain, immune system ...

Red potatoes (sliced) - potassium (heart), B6 (stress), C, fiber ...

Onions - lower cholestorol, antioxidants, C, K, Allicin ...

Tomato pulp - all of the above, eye health, prostate health, heart ...

Apple - all the above, more quercetin (brain health)

Lemon - all above, and help reduce the chance of kidney stones

Brussels sprouts - all the above, and folate (red cell health)

Garlic - joint health, anti viral, anti bacterial, anti inflammatory

Bell pepper - all the above, lutein (eye health), A, C

Salt and pepper - a bit improves taste, improves immune system, metabolism, and heaps more beside

Vegetable stock - vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory, all of the above

Ginger - pain relief, heart health, digestion, insulin regulation ...

I'm putting this on at the low setting overnight. It took longer to write this than do the prep. Hopefully it will taste half decent!

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Introduced in 1957, this variety brings delight wherever it goes.

Near the garage at Blackpool. 'Tramcar' is a new term for me.

This little bag was made in Guatemala.

Still can't do latte art. So, get your spargi cacao and dust, baby, dust!

If you look into the distance, you can see the distant fells covered with a sprinkling of snow.

and Carry On

BSL uses both hands to sign. ASL (American Sign Language) is signed with only one hand. Very convenient. But it is completely different from BSL.

Esperanto has a sign language, and of course there is ISL (International Sign Language) which is a pidgin version of all the others. It's often used at the UN and other international contexts.

There's a shortage of ISL interpreters, but I think the time for learning it has passed me by now. But you, dear reader ...?!

Cooked for 15 minutes under pressure and left to sit for another 15 minutes before releasing the remaining pressure.

To blitz or not?

The water with my coffee was served in this faceted glass. I was shocked - had I been transported back to Russia? These 'granyonyi stakan' first appeared in Russia in the 1940s - tough, practical, almost indestructible - and have been mimiced all over the world. This one was made by Ikea.

Sea walls and promenades were built all along the Lancashire coast during the Great Depression.

Cognoscenti of British TV cop shows might recall DCI Fred Thursday saying this to a young Endeavour Morse. But how many remember Constable George Dixon saying the same to the viewers at the end of the show?

As it is, the pavements are slippery this morning, so mind how you go.

The Royal Navy Army Air Force Institutes provide an important service to active service people, veterans, and service families.

There are now a number of cafés in towns for anyone to use. Profits go towards the welfare fund.

This was a good mug of tea today.

The Avanti West Coast Class 390 "Pendolino" train named "Progress" (unit 390119), which features a distinctive "Pride" livery unveiled in August 2020 to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities.

Making a stop en route between Euston and Glasgow Central. This particular train always brightens up the station when it arrives.

Concrete slabs were craned in to provide the floor at my favourite building site.

Yogurt bread toast with Manchester-made marmalade. The tasty bread contrasts with the sharpness of mature marmalade.

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This leaflet was in my postbox this week. In future, 2nd class mail will be delivered only on three days each week in order to allow more time to be spent on parcels.

As a letter-writer this does not fill me with much optimism for the future of the letter post. Other countries have already got rid of it.

Email just isn't the same. Perhaps I should go back to short wave and Morse , or semaphore, for the personal touch.

In case you didn't know, Royal Mail is currently owned by a Czech billionaire, not the royal family, or even the people (as it used to be for nearly 500 years).

Blitz in place. No need to decant.

First sold in 1807 in Oxford Street. London, the soap was targeted at the gentry. Later. his business partner Barret launched the eponymous Cyclopædia to help advertise the brand.

A little splash of red to relieve the boredom.

There are many better pictures of crocuses but this one's mine. The rain poured and I tested my Achilles tendons when squatting to take this. Winter will soon be over for another year.

Checking on my snake plant, these pups look to me like a clutch of baby birds in the nest, demanding food.

When these finally open the perfume will be stunning for a few days, and the bees will gorge on the flowers.

In this 18th century translation of the poems of Catallus, the English version removes Juventius' name from the text. Presumably, the translator didn't want to frighten the horses.

Apart from being homophobic, it's a pretty rubbish translation.

I bought this used Google Nest Mini speaker as a birthday treat. It connects to my wifi and is controlled by my phone. I use it to stream the radio and any other audio playing on my phone. Really simple to set up and use. The only downside is it uses about 1.8 W per hour on standby (1.3 kW per month) and 15 W in use. On the up side, that's less than my Internet radio!

Here it is. Yertis.

Not very tomato colored but it tastes ok. So it might be pasta for tea today.

40 minutes including 30 minutes cooking. Ez.

Rain outside. A warming, comforting and slightly fruity cup of Assam is just the thing.

🍏apple and a whole lemon and sultanas and walnuts. some water. blitzed for 40s.

deliciously tart. fully aerated from the blender giving a nice mouth feel.

anyone remember the juice bar at Harrods way back? this is better 😁

happy Sunday all 👍

Wrought iron gates at Central.

Apple cabbage stew.

Apples, cabbage, kumara, red lentils, red onions, sultanas, garlic, canned tomatoes, herbs, spices, stock.

Saute and cook under pressure for 25 minutes.

A small sailboat appears to have been abandoned in the sands. It's been there for a while and quicksand makes it too difficult and dangerous to be worth salvaging this boat.

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis is the forensic identification of the way blood stains are arranged at a possible crime scene, in order to infer their possible causes. Patterns are labelled in a number of ways.

I saw these 'passive stains' on my way to work this morning - possibly the result of a simple nosebleed, or minor altercation.

As I continued on my way I noted how many people were either yelling into their phones, or at eachother, or both simultaneously. As Christmas approaches, expectations seem to climb as well as personal tensions.

So, here is my thought for the day: be kind to yourself, and be kind to eachother. Christmas will come and it will go. Walk softly, and leave the big stick at home.

Namaste.

The last Bentley that I liked was the 1957 Bentley S1 Continental with coachwork by Mulliner. It had the airy lightness of a greyhound. This modern version doesn't bear any resemblance. The paint's good, at least.

This runs 24/7 and drags out 1/2 a litre of water from the air each day in this room. It is very quiet and efficient. It is way cheaper to run than a heater and keeps humidity to tolerable levels, if not ideal.

Seeing a pair of these for £1 i suddenly had a rush of homemakerliness. English needs more compoundwords i think 😁

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The more attentive will have seen that one of the jobs I set myself today was setting up my 'new' console (it's new to me).

I love finding old tech and re-using it, and I haven't played anything for years. This might be fun. However...

While waiting for the system to update, I thought a bit of lunch would be in order.

Here is this week's guac - too much garlic (for some), sliced baby cucumber, chopped capsicum, cayenne pepper, and a slosh of olive oil (oh, it makes it so creamy!).

Looking down. Aren't they lovely?!

Back to the kitchen and make the soup. Carrot and lentil. Add cumin and turmeric,

I should have doubled the amount of herbs and spices, but it came out ok. if a bit thin.

Will thicken with potatoes next time.