Unusual words

PSITHURISM

The sound of the winds through the trees

PETRICHOR

The scent of rain on dry earth

SOLIVAGANT

Wandering alone

TSUNDOKU

Buying books and not reading them

QUERENCIA

A place from which one's strength is drawn

SEHNSUCHT

The inconsolable longing in the human heart for we know not what

Poem

a look
a glance
a smile askance
a recognition of a kindred soul
the touch of a hand
a certain smile
just to be near
the words you hear
your heart alight

a kind word
meeting of minds
sideways glance
looking forward

a barest touch
electrifies
a shiver
a tingle
sparks fly

to be yourself
is hard to do
you're sometimes me
and you're sometimes you

you succeed
you fail
breathe in
exhale

one step
then two
a foot in the shoe

your stars collide
a meteor shower
cosmic energy

Perfect Parsnips

Boil 3 mins.
Coat in flour and parmesan
Hot oil, knob of butter - 20 mins
Turn over then drain oil - hot oven another 15-20 mins

Roses - wish list

JUDE THE OBSCURE

FANTIN LATOUR

Bookmark - The Girl Who Married a Bear

Tuesday February 26th 2013 - one of the best blog posts I have ever read a wild place by Milla at A Girl Who Married a Bear

Books

Elijah's Mermaid
Essie Fox

The Fall of Light
Nial Williams

The Promise
Ann Weisgarber

Bitter Greens

The Wild Girl

Kate Forsyth

quotes

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of life, the clearer we can see through it

Jean Paul Sartre

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength

Betty Friedan

There is a fountain of youth - it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love.  When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age

Sophia Loren

You don't stop laughing when you grow old
You grow old when you stop laughing

G.B. Shaw

The key to successful aging is to pay as little attention to it as possible

Judith Regan

Everyday you must decide what you COULD do, what you SHOULD do, and what you MUST do.

No Knead Bread

3 cups flour
13/4 tspn salt
1/2 tsp yeast
1.1/2 cups water

mix all together
cover bowl with cling film leave for 12-18 hours
Heat over to 450 place a pot with lid in oven for 30 mins
Pour dough onto a heavily flou8red surface and shape
Remove hot pot from oven and drop in the dough (use parchment paper in pot)
Drop in dough cover and return for 30 mins.
After 30 mins remove lid and bake for 15 mins
remove and cool

The Last Bookshop

 

Poem

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing down a bit
Rest!  if you must - but never quit.

december reflections

My Friend Maia

Perfect Day - Miriam Stockley

Tale of Benjamin Bunny
 

Corned Beef Hash

• butter
• onion
• thyme
• 1 tsp marmite
• 350ml beef stock
• 150ml red wine
• 375 corned beef
• chopped parsley
• 750 potatoes peeled
• s and p
• butter
• cheddar
• breadcrumbs

Oven 200
Boil potatoes - when cooked removed and dice
fry onions in butter add thyme add marmite stock red wine cook briskly till reduced by half
add corned beef and parsley
cook 5 mins break up with fork
season potatoes mash with milk and butter
put corned beef mix in dish
top with mash
top with cheddar and breadcrumbs
bake for 20 mins till golden brown
 

Blog Do's and Don'ts

You don't care about your topic any more (a good blog post is written with passion).

You don't know who you are writing for (just think of one person - the post will become more personal, more conversational, and more engaging.

Edit - polish each sentence.

View topics from a fresh perspective

• Share personal experiences
• Develop your own blogging voice that speaks to your tribe
• Share a glimpse of who you are to bond with your audience
• Readers engage because of who you are
• What your readers need is you - your wisdom, ideas, unique stories.
• Take the reader on an enjoyable informative ride.

christmas card

 

scandinavian christmas