And so to sleep....

Proof it does happen, both of them asleep!

DD2 has had miserable cold, and hasnt managed much in the way of snoozing at all.

This was taken last night.

News Events Today.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Girl-Thrown-Off-Bridge-In-Melbourne-Australia-Father-Arrested-After-Tot-Fell-From-West-Gate-Bridge/Article/200901415212642?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_6&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15212642_Girl_Thrown_Off_Bridge_In_Melbourne,_Australia:_Father_Arrested_After_Tot_Fell_From_West_Gate_Bridge


It feels like someones pulled the plug on love somedays, and its all just draining away. The more and more you hear, the less and less faith you have in the world coming right. If we’re going to survive the big changes due to happen, we all need love, self reliance and trust. Peak Oil, GW, Worldwide Economic Depresion, its all coming and what on earth are we all going to do to cope with it if society appears to be fracturing around us? Surely someone should have asked that father if he was ok… I really do think that some (ok, if I’m honest, a large chunk) of society see caring and doing things not for our own gain as some sort of sign of weakness.

Sleep well little lady, and the world needs to reach out and hug those two poor boys. AND their father.

cous cous recipe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/couscouswithspringve_81567.shtml

yum.

Jerusalem Artichoke Soup

Preparation Time: 10 minutesCooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
500g jerusalem artichokes, washed and thinly sliced1 onion, chopped1 tbsp olive oil800mls chicken or veg stock100mls creamsalt and pepper



Instructions
1. Gently fry the onions in oil for 5 minutes. Add the artichokes and stock.
2. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes until the artichokes are tender. Blend the mixture until smooth and stir in the cream.

Hamster Trouble.

Well, have had to take one of DD1s chinese hamsters back to the pet shop. The other one sadly left the house in a body bag. The still living hamster had killed his cage-mate,and then begun to eat him. Thankfully we discovered this after DD1 had gone to school. We exchange phsyco hamster (getting him out of the cage, he bit me twice, so was no longer safe to have round with young children) for a traditional Syrian - like nibbles, our previous incumbent - who is a black and white female. DD1 was told the two previous hamsters were fighting and had to be tkaen back and be separated, and has named hamster mk3 'Rosie'...

No Success!

Didn't win the fabric I was bidding on, so its back to searching the net for suitable stuff. Please feel free to comment if you know where I can get hold of breathable waterproof. Dont want much, metre and 1/2 at most!

Nappy Wrapping....

Have bitten the bullet and have deicded now I have my new swanky sewing machine, I'm going to have a go at using it to make a couple of nappy wraps for DD2. I'm currently bidding on some fabric on ebay suited to the task, and if I win, shall be embarking on the project next week, will post up how I get on. Shall be using velcro, as I don't want lining up press studs to get in the way of sewing,cutting and aligning. Perhaps when I've got my nappy stripes.

Farewell, Nibbles

DD1s hamster, Nibbles died in the run up to Christmas. We now have two new members to the family, who are using his previous accomadation. Chinese hamsters, called Yin & Yang. The are very small, about mouse size and dont grwo and longer, only possibly plumper. Chinese hamsters, it turns out are actually members of the rat family and not hamsters at all!

DIY Rusks...

2kg self raising flour
250g marg
4 cups sour milk ( just add some lemon juice to milk to get the effect)
2 beaten eggs
1 and 1/2 cups sugar - if you want or a half cup still makes them palatable

1.Rub marg into flour.
2.Combine eggs,milk and sugar.
3. Knead together
4. form long cylinders on a tray.
5. Bake 55mins at 180 c
6.cool
7. dry overnight in a very low oven....or just for a few hours.