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Seeing charities raising funds for causes and learning that less than 30% gets to those in need, the rest of the donated funds are caught up in admin/running costs. I expect everyone to keep working for free and there's accommodation and materials to consider but that to me is too much and shows that it isn't really charity.
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I think the book I'd throw into the bonfire first would be Howard's End by E.M. Forster.
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The Chrysalids is my favourite too
I enjoyed this one too.
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None! It's all too personal, somebody's all-time great being somebody else's pet hate. It doesn't help that I'm finding TV less and less interesting, to the extent I'd be quite content for the TV to go (but the family wouldn't let me!). Having said that, the one big personal 'must-see', and the only TV I've watched since Christmas, is Sherlock (I'd be prepared to wait for the DVD!). With film, a long list of favourites (not many blockbusters though, but I do agree with Raven in rating Amelie as a favourite, maybe even no. 1), but I can't think of any that everybody should see.
I kind of get annoyed when I hear the words "should have watched" or "must see movies". I get just as irritated when this is done with books as well. I've seen about 5 from the first list and only two from the second list.
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I had some black eye peas falafel that I'd made and some salad.
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I mostly read sci-fi/fantasy these days though I've had a mystery phase and a horror phase. I think some of the best books are those that fit more than one genre making them hard to categorise.
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Princess Mononoke
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A pear and a plum.
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peach upside down cake.
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A drink called sorrel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselle_(plant)
In the Caribbean, sorrel drink is made from sepals of the roselle. It is prepared by boiling dried sepals and calyces of the Sorrel/Flower of Jamaica plant in water for 8 to 10 minutes (or until the water turns red), then adding sugar. It is often served chilled. This is also done in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Guyana, Antigua, Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago where it is called 'sorrel'. The drink is one of several inexpensive beverages (aguas frescas) commonly consumed in Mexico and Central America, and they are typically made from fresh fruits, juices or extracts. A similar thing is done in Jamaica but additional flavor is added by brewing the tea with ginger and adding rum. It is a popular drink of the country at Christmas time. It is also very popular in Trinidad & Tobago but cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves are preferred to ginger.
In the UK the dried calyces and ready-made sorrel syrup are widely and cheaply available in Caribbean and Asian grocers. The fresh calyces are imported mainly during December and January in order to make Christmas and New Year infusions, which are often made into cocktails with additional rum. They are very perishable, rapidly developing fungal rot, and need to be used soon after purchase – unlike the dried product, which has a long shelf-life.
Jam and preservesIn Nigeria, rosella jam has been made since Colonial times and is still sold regularly at community fetes and charity stalls. It is similar in flavour to plum jam, although more acidic. It differs from other jams in that the pectin is obtained from boiling the interior buds of the rosella flowers. It is thus possible to make rosella jam with nothing but rosella buds and sugar.
In Burma, the buds of the roselle are made into 'preserved fruits' or jams. Depending on the method and the preference, the seeds are either removed or included. The jams, made from roselle buds and sugar, are red and tangy.
"Sorrel jelly" is manufactured in Trinidad.
It's got a tart taste rather like rhubarb or rose hips. I drink it hot as a herbal tea or as a cold drink.
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Muppets Christmas Carol
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I've been reading Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series. It starts with Soulless first, then Changeless, Blameless, Heartless and lastly Timeless. Alexia Tarabotti really does use her parasol as a weapon usually striking someone one's head
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Roast chicken, garden peas, with rice and gravy. Cake for dessert.
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Ginger Ice cream? That sounds beyond yummy, I will have to seek some out!
We have just had jacket potatoes with sausages and salad.
I got it in Tesco, though Budgens has some too.
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Oh I'd just like to add that I hate ironing. I try to avoid it if possible. I only like ironing when I'm sewing something. I make clothes, cushions etc. Lil sis wasn't too fond of cooking. She said she'd get around that by dating a guy who likes cooking or a chef and she did
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Hi Frankie,
I too know a few guys that clean up better than some women. They stayed the same when they became couples. One was with my sis. He'd do the cooking too. His family visited and thanked my sis for the delicious food she cooked (she had nothing to do with it but they expected it to be her job). Neither of them corrected his family. Sis's idea of doing the laundry would be to sort the dirty clothes out according to colour and put them in the washer/dryer, then packing the clothes away. His idea would be similar except he'd separate the baby clothes and hand wash them since he considered them to be delicate. He'd also iron the clothes before he put them away.
On the other hand when we were with our grandparents, chores were gender orientated. My grandmother would do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry with us children doing chores like making our beds, sometimes sweeping the floor or stairs and weeding in the garden. My grandmother hand washed the clothes before she put them in the washing machine. My grandfather would do all the DIY and house maintenance and clear our the garden. My grandfather cooked about twice a year. I recall smelling a nice meal in the kitchen and telling him I was hungry. It was past lunchtime but he said wait until our grandmother got home. He'd cook but he wouldn't serve it. He'd also cook christmas day so my grandmother could put her feet up.
In my mother's home she did all the cooking, most of the cleaning and the laundry with the exception of our step father's undies, he'd wash those himself. We children had our chores, cleaning our rooms, sometimes cleaning the sitting room or washing some dishes and the occasional cooking. My step father would clean the fridge once a week. My mother is a nurse and she'd be away 12 hours at a time. My step father was a good cook after all he'd invite us all to dinner that he cooked when they were dating. He stopped cooking the day he married our mother. My bro rarely washed the dishes, he claimed it would affect his health because he was asthmatic. He paid lil sis to clean his room. It was up to him to build the dog house since this was expected of boys though he'd never done any carpentry before or had the opportunity to learn it. My step father couldn't because he was going blind. The dog house had a roof, walls and a floor though it was wonky and the gaps between the floor boards were an inch wide. The poor dog had to live in it. When she had puppies the little puppy paws got stuck in the floor gaps and we'd have to help the puppies out.
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ginger icecream
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Chicken and chips with ginger icecream for dessert.
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Pontalba,
my big sis is a bit OCD when it comes to cleaning and keeping things in their place. She admits this. I recall that she used to iron my nephew's undies, y-fronts for a two year old. You couldn't even see the undies under the iron! She's a bit better now but when she gets too stressed out then she'll go over the top.
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I do all the cleaning up at home. I have the whole place to myself. I must admit that I do hate dusting so I don't give much attention to the shelves. I do focus on keeping all surfaces in the kitchen clean, dishes washed and laundry done. I also spend a lot of time cleaning the bathroom. I too don't like the sound of the vacuum cleaner so I mostly sweep and mop leaving the vacuum cleaner for extreme emergencies. Yes I can sometimes leave the bed untidy which I can live with as long as the sheets have been changed regularly. Windows get wiped every so often and I don't disinfect any tv remote, phone or even door handles. I depend on washing my hands after using the toilet, before preparing meals, after sneezing/coughing or if they're dirty. I; get hayfever so there's a limit on how long I can leave the shelves before dusting. I don't spend much on all those different cleaners. My allergies prevent that. After putting on protective gloves its soap, water, vinegar, baking soda and bleach for cleaning.
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I'm considering making some broccoli cheese.
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I've been watching Nodame Cantabile. It's about the friendship/relationship between two musicians. It's not violent though there are some slapstick moments and no scantily clad characters. You get to hear a lot of classical music in it.
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Bratwurst sausages, picallili,and the version of freshly baked soda bread that I grew up eating. It's got coconut cream instead of soured milk in it.
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An orange.
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Another family one is Yumeiro Patissiere, its about a girl that ends up going to a chef school.