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I noticed a row of trees all this shape because of the wind that blows from the sea. Marine topiary I suppose.
Romani abiit in domum suam. (The Romans went home).
Students from the university are conducting a geophysical survey around the castle to locate the boundaries of the Roman fort.
Pictured is a Leica total station - I'd call it a theodolite, but I'd be mistaken.
Shamrock IV Leaving for New York from Portsmouth, 18 July 1914," created by Charles Dixon.
Subject: The painting depicts the yacht Shamrock IV departing Portsmouth for New York on July 18, 1914.
Artist: Charles Dixon.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Provenance: The painting was gifted in 1932 by the Trustees of the Estate of Sir Thomas Lipton.
Yes, Lipton as in the tea!
Of more interest to me are the warships in the background. King George V class battleships, some destroyers, most headed for Jutland eventually.
My French cousins will not approve but here's something i knocked up this morning. No glaze but a little coulis for color. Frangipane is new to me so it looks a bit grainy.
It went well with my afternoon tea and helped soothe my recovering migraine 😁
I had some fruit leftover. This is simply stewed apple, sultanas and berries with the juice from an orange. Cinnamon sugar over the top and then into the oven for 30 minutes, covered.
It's got some frangipani in there too, over run from some tarts i baked at the same time. Thickens the liquid a bit.
For those who didn't fancy eggs i made level and potato soup with a yogurt garnish. Simple and satisfying.
The Aotearoa Overture is a rather fine piece and, like most things from Aotearoa/New Zealand, will leave you feeling uplifted and joyful.
I saw this record in my local Oxfam shop.
You can listen to it, here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5ozpJmoqY
Kia ora
Morecambe Police Station.
There must have been a sack of money in the not too distant past to build a number of brutalist police stations across the county. Compared with the one in Blackpool, this looks quite benign.
Butterflies and moths are in serious trouble in England. It was so nice to see this speckled wood close to my front door.
Our artisan bakery is no more. Spiralling costs, reduced turnover, Brexit, Covid, crop failures, mental health all combined to drive this fantastic business under.
But it's ok because supermarket bread is fine. Not.
Our community is poorer for their loss.
The Herbarium is an indy café bar restaurant in Lancaster. It has deep connexions to cultural life including poetry night once a month. Oh, it's vegan, too 👍🌿
If you have some spare time why not hook up with a local charity to help out? I cook but you could work in an opp shop or drive a delivery truck or answer a phone or a million other things.
Time is our greatest gift.
It's official. MagicHour is my fav photo app for Android, at the moment.
Let's connect on G+ - gplus.to/framesmedia
By Salvador Dalí
It was on loan when last I was here. I was so happy to see it 'in the canvas' at last. I was not disappointed.
It was badly vandalized shortly after being hung in Glasgow. The conservators did an amazing job.
after tarts and crumbles lately, I had gotten used to a dessert with my dinner. So, having noting prepared, I made this very quickly.
Take an eating apple and chop it up, removing the core but leaving the skin on. Put in a (this one) bowl, add a tablespoon of water, a squeeze of lemon juice, and microwave on high for a minute. Remove and dust with some sugar and ground cinnamon, and microwave for another minute or two.
Meanwhile, I mixed a couple spoons of yogurt with some of the juice left over from when I was steaming the fruit for my tart. It made this pink sauce.
Add to the hot apple, stir and eat.
Then reflect on why you didn't do it with two apples! (But one is quite enough, really.)
Polari is seldom heard in this area. Or so I thought. But have you ever zhuzhed up your place before visitors arrive? Well that's a polari word. Argot, slang, dialect, have always fascinated me.
As for Gertrude Stein's book, Food, it is not a recipe book. Now I need to find a copy of the Alice B. Toklas Cookbook. it contains some seriously interesting recipes.
The Bookish Type is a lovely bookshop in Leeds. Their mail order service is excellent. I hope to see their dolly eeks before too long.
The pink flowers are red valerian; introduced to England in the 1600s, it is now wild. A great source of nectar for bees, butterflies, and other insects. Here it is growing from this old stone wall (seemingly, its preferred habitat - walls, cracks in stone, etc).
After a day's cooking for other people, I couldn't face more cooking at home.
And having bought a packet of wraps to bake my quiche, they need to be used up!
I found some ginger roots sprouting in the cupboard! So I planted them a few weeks ago, and here's the result so far.
Improbable, yes. But National Carrot Day was celebrated in England on 3 October. It coincided with National Poetry Day, so I wrote a limerick to celebrate both. However, I will spare you that forgettable moment.
As I had some French beans, I thought they would make a nice garnish.
If anyone wants the recipe, let me know and I will post it here later.