Margaret Rose Stringer's Blog, page 26

La Pierre strikes again

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That’s his baby – just SO GOOD, eh ? What a lovely child !

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/06/us/kids-shot-throwing-snowballs-milwaukee-trnd/index.html

That guy obviously thinks so. I mean, if they took his gun away from him, how would he be able to let those damned kids know just how .. irritated he was ?!

The fires

This is where we’re at.

Australia is not going to be again the beautiful country it once was – not in my lifetime.

Oh, YUM !

Cooked this last night, having included another packet of Cyprus Halloumi in my Coles delivery order –

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And btw, please note:

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From experience I can say that anything else isn’t of necessity rubbish, but in general a bit less solid. Chacun (à) son goût. Including whether to use the preposition.

Two packets are a bit more than required, and I did have difficulty getting it all marinated .. should’ve left some out. :\

Spiced haloumi pasta

INGREDIENTS

300g cooked short pasta (Too much, imnsho:...

The lazy woman’s guide

Since I’m never going to work out how to crochet long rows without having to count stitches, and since I’m far too lazy for such dedication, from the moment I realised how ‘non-meeting’ were the edges of the top-down cardigan it was always going to be frogged.So, I thought, I’ll frog it NOW and start again with something else.

Then I considered the amount of yarn that had been consumed by the pattern, and thought again: all that winding ! Far from good for the arthritis in the ancient thumbs....

The US governmental system: HUH ?

A friend and I often share enraged thoughts about Trump; but we almost equally often come back to the fact that there are some unbelieveable (to us, anyway) facts about the .. ahh .. format ? – maybe design of sections of how the US government works, and these act as enablers for him.

For instance: gerrymandering. Someone explain to me how it is that political party members get to redistribute the voting boundaries in their own party’s favour ?

For instance: the leader of the Senate gets to...

Boodie says ..

.. season’s greetings.

:)

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Well, he would say it if he could talk.

This delicious photo was taken yesterday by K, his erstwhile foster-mum. She brought a son with her; and they spent a happy 45 minutes or so playing with him and chatting with me. (I don’t think it was the other way ’round; but it was 24 hours ago.)

I believe he’s still small. I pray that he never gets bigger.

But on the other hand, what’s the point of praying ? If there’s a god of some sort s/he will know that I haven’t led...

As always, there’s a problem :\

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Yes, I realize it looks like an infant’s garment: that’s because the sleeves aren’t there. And that‘s because I haven’t made ’em yet.

You can see the problem, yes ? – I appear to be incapable of crocheting a straight line. Even in the so-far-last 5 or 6 rows, in which I assiduously counted all stitches, it doesn’t line up !

I may have to top meself. (I wonder how many times I’ve said that ?)

If someone would inform me WHY my edges wander all over the place, I would be very happy indeed. The...

As always, there’s a problem :\

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Yes, I realize it looks like an infant’s garment: that’s because the sleeves aren’t there. And that‘s because I haven’t made ’em yet.

You can see the problem, yes ? – I appear to be incapable of crocheting a straight line. Even in the so-far-last 5 or 6 rows, in which I assiduously counted all stitches, it doesn’t line up !

I may have to top meself. (I wonder how many times I’ve said that ?)

If someone would inform me WHY my edges wander all over the place, I would be very happy indeed. The...

Crikey !

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It will get hotter than this today.

The real climate change thing is not only the appalling heat (outside), but the fact that it’s predicted to be a maximum of 22 tomorrow.

Go figure.

There is not a single sound outside my unit. Not a vehicle on any road. No matter how distant they normally sound, there is total, utter silence. No birds. No people, of course. Nothing.

We have become a nation that knows its limitations. When the temperature goes above 110 degrees Fahrenheit we remember that...

I just ate this for my tea, and it ain’t the first time

CHICKPEA COCONUT CURRY

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Chop up a 10cm piece of ginger Chop up 2 medium (ripe) tomatoes Chop up half an onion Chop up 3 cloves garlic Drain/rinse 1 cans (c. 540g) chickpeas Oil into pan, add onion garlic and ginger Sauté for a few minutes Add 2 tsps curry paste Add 1 tsp garam masala Add seasoning Stir and cook for a minute or two until fragrant Add chopped tomatoes Cook for a few minutes until they start to break down Shake wildly then add full can (c. 400mls) coconut milk Stir; bring to...