September 2nd, 2010
We’re Carol and Sue and we’ve been virtual friends for nearly 10 years. We often say we are twins separated by 10 years and 100 miles, although politically we may not be quite the same eh Carol?
We were Guides for About.com in 2001 and then ran a successful website business together so we get along well, and recently we decided to bring together our musings and rants about everyday life. Not being ‘girly’ types we get annoyed by all sorts of things and we hope your find our musings either:
- Enjoyable
- Amusing or
- Thought provoking
Whatever – please feel free to comment. We look forward to reading them.
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September 2nd, 2010
Whilst I’m old enough to be a Grandma, I don’t yet have any grandchildren and I’m honestly not worried about that fact. Does that make me strange? According to some of my friends and work colleagues yes.
Yet I am cherishing my life of freedom and as far as I can see grandchildren have the potential to interfere with that big time. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 30th, 2010
For the second time, I dragged my unwilling husband into a tea shop for lunch today. Unwilling because last time we visited one was in Montgomery – an awarding winning one as well I may say – the experience was expensive and underwhelming. It was just before the last election and we dodged inside when a local told us Lembit Opik was canvassing just around the corner.
This is the kind of thing I expected!
Once inside what seemed like someone’s crowded front room, we ordered from the delicious sounding menu. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 31st, 2010
Crop Circle in Switzerland
Do you believe crop circles were made by visitors from other planets? Maybe you think they are made by people who like a joke and don’t mind some hard work to achieve a good hoax that attracts many people to see it. A lot of people take the circles very seriously and there is a large conference on the subject opening today.
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Tags: aliens, Avebury, Berkshire, Crop circle, Devizes, Milk Hill, Paranormal, Silbury Hill, Stonehenge, universe, Wiltshire
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July 20th, 2010
Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron
While fighting the last General Election in the UK, Conservative leader, David Cameron, put forward the idea of the Big Society. During the election campaign he didn’t go into many details about it, perhaps he hadn’t worked them out at that point.
Now he’s Prime Minister in a coalition goverment with the Liberal Democrats, he has just launched his plan and told us how it’s going to work.
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Tags: Big Society, britain, Conservative, David Cameron, Government, libdems, Liberal Democrat, Local government, Politics, Prime minister, uk
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July 10th, 2010
A Bride and Her Bridesmaids
Although the bride is the star of the wedding, other people have their own roles too. These are the traditional duties of the various wedding attendants.
What do they all do or are they there just for show?
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Tags: Bachelorette party, hen party, Wedding, Wedding ceremony participants, Wedding dress, Wedding reception, Weddings
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June 25th, 2010
Bridal Bouquet
The bridal bouquet has origins deep in history. The Roman bride and groom would wear garlands around their necks to symbolise long life and fertility. Strong smelling flowers, garlic and herbs would be worn to ward off evil spirits which were thought to be ever present and bad luck.
History of the Bouquet
During the plague in England when it was thought the plague was carried by the wind and bad smells, people would wear strong smelling spices and herbs to drive away the infection. The bridal bouquet symbolised a maid in bloom and the flowers she chose related to smell, colour and decoration, and could be recalled later on when the couple would come accross the same smell, to bring back memories of their happy day. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bouquet, bridal bouquet, bride, Flower, flowers, Victorian era, Wedding ceremony participants, Wedding dress, Weddings
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June 6th, 2010
Garage Sale
A garage sale is a lot of hard work, but the returns can more than justify the effort.
Clean out your closets and anything that is useless to you or you don’t want – put it in the sale. Don’t throw anything away. What is one person’s trash is another’s treasure. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Advertising, Garage Sale, Money, Newspaper, Shopping
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May 29th, 2010
Garden Mint for Taboulleh Salad
In summer most of us want our food to be fresh and light. In hot weather we don’t want casseroles or stews, roast beef and potatoes or hot desserts, even if they are chocolate.
Luckily, summer produce gives us just the kinds of food we want to eat and, even better, it’s often quick and simple to make. Here are some suggestions.
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Tags: Chocolate, Cook, Fruit, Grains, Home, Lemon, milkshake, Potato, raspberries, recipes, Rice, salad, summer recipes
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May 22nd, 2010
These Rice Crispy chocolate bars are a favourite with children of all ages. The recipe is quick and easy to make, the children can join in the fun. Makes 30.
Ingredients
60g (1/3 cup) soft brown suga
80ml (1/3 cup) light corn syrup (or golden syrup)
30g (2 tbs) unsalted butter
60g (1/4 cup) dark chocolate bits
125g (1/2 cup) of crunchy peanut butter
125g (4 cups)Â Rice Krispies/Rice Bubbles
60g (2 squares) chopped baking chocolate – for decoration
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Tags: baking, Chocolate, chocolate bars, Cook, Food, ingredients, recipes, Rice Krispies
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