Margaret Rose Stringer's Blog, page 12

Give me STRENGTH ..!

I’ve just returned from an ‘apartment viewing’. It has opened my eyes. This is it: doesn’t look too bad, eh ? I had come to think, looking at it, that this kind of small apartment building could be my saving. In fact it was impossible to tell quite what it looks like; for the current … Continue reading Give me STRENGTH ..!

Getting it over and done with

Stupid of me not to’ve just told you the other night. I started to, but then I piked out; couldn’t face the topic yet again. I have to move again. You can be apprised of the many reasons for this truly hideous fact by reading a couple of documents, comprising my letter to my Property … Continue reading Getting it over and done with

HNY and all that

Yeah, I know: I sound less than fulsome, don’t I ? It’s because I’m running out of any ability to be nice (or even pretend to be). The Boodster is much more pleasant company than am I, and that’s the truth . Stringer used often to call me “Lucy” .. And that version of her … Continue reading HNY and all that

A nightshade-less recipe for a friend

THAI RED CURRY WITH VEGETABLES (BUT NO TOMATO) Prep Time: 10 mins     Cook Time: 30 mins     Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 1¼ cups jasmine rice or long-grain rice, rinsed 1 tablespoon coconut oil or olive oil 1 small white onion, chopped pinch of salt, more to taste 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger (about a 1-inch … Continue reading A nightshade-less recipe for a friend

Here’s another bottler ! :)

Today’s recipe (another wonderful discovery !) is called “Spicy Chickpea and Vegetable Stew”. :( I do wish there were some place somewhere to which recipe inventers could turn to find inspiration for Better Names For Recipes ! Still, it’s correctly descriptive: it just doesn’t give the faintest indication of how yummy and good for you … Continue reading Here’s another bottler !   :)

All this WW business ..

You can see in that screen-grab both of the newest switcheroos of WW:  is the word “reimagined”, and  is the phrase “personal points”. When I started with WW it was the beginning of April of this year: I weighed in at just over 104kg (by no means the heaviest I’ve been, as I can clearly … Continue reading All this WW business ..

Yummy new recipe !

MEXICAN QUINOA Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, pressed long red chilli, chopped finely 1 cup quinoa 1 cup vegetable stock 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 can diced tomatoes 1 cup corn kernels (note: not can !) 1 tsp chilli powder ½ tsp cumin salt and freshly ground black pepper, … Continue reading Yummy new recipe !

OK, so I lied .. Big whinge ahead !

This was the cut on the day I had it, yes ? And this was on Sunday, after I’d washed my hair and done my best to flatten the sides. (All the tops I bought from Shein are now  too big, and this one has splashes of toothpaste down it. JESUS CHRIST ! – can’t … Continue reading OK, so I lied .. Big whinge ahead !

Let the record show ..

.. something absolutely ghastly. I look so like my mother that I am seized with terror: if I LOOK so like her, surely I must BE like her ??? First reaction: erhmmmmmm .. this is nothing like the kind of cut I asked the hairdresser for. But I’m going to have to live with it … Continue reading Let the record show ..

Just for the record

I have an appointment with the local barber next Thursday morning, and she is going to give me a #4 all over. YAAAAAAaaaay !! I’ve had quite enough of HAIR. Don’t recall the last time I had this much ! – but it would’ve been black, not grey. And possibly not as curly – that … Continue reading Just for the record