Thursday, 5 February 2009

Snow


Think the picture speaks for itself.

Brrrr!

Saturday, 31 January 2009

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.

Friday, 30 January 2009

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.

Thursday, 22 January 2009

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.

Monday, 19 January 2009

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!