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Daily post: Haiku, driving you nuts?

The ‘WordPress’ Daily Challenge has had some pretty inane subjects, but today the idea took my fancy, and maybe it will some of you too?

“Write a haiku about something that drives you nuts.”

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Swift update

I wrote about the swift boxes in October and now have photos of the swift boxes in situ. (Up under the eaves are the prefabricated house martin nests too, with some evidence of occupation.)

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Sixth Photographic Competition 12th – 31st March 2011

The theme for this next competition is ‘The Force of Nature’ – the rules for this one are:

Manipulation is limited to the usual basics of fine tuning the colour balance and brightness etc, and cropping to make a good composition, but none of the ‘high tech’ manipulation of shots.
Photos should be added in a comment following Bearsy’s guidelines –
Each image should be supported by a brief description of the where / why/ how (not too technical) and what the theme means to you, how you interpreted it….
Photographs should be taken within the time frame of the competition.
The closing date is mid day on Thursday 31st of March (GMT)

Oranges in Caramel

Oranges in caramel

8 juicy oranges
225g caster sugar
30 ml-45 ml Grand Marnier
Water as needed.

Pare the rind, very thinly and cut into tiny strips.
Cover rind with water in a pan and bring to the boil for 5 mins. Drain and rinse under cold water.

Place the sugar and 300 ml of water in another pan and bring to the boil slowly. Boil until the syrup is caramel coloured. (I found a high heat is needed.)

Keep an eye on the sugar syrup while you prepare the oranges.
Remove all skin and pith. Slice the oranges into rounds, reserving any juice and discarding pips.
Put in a bowl.

Once sugar is turning caramel coloured you need to watch carefully so that it doesn’t burn.
Remove from the heat and carefully add three tablespoons of water, then return to a low heat to ensure all caramel is dissolved. Then add the reserved orange juice and the liqueur.

Leave syrup mixture to cool for 10 minutes, then pour over the oranges and top with the orange strips. Chill and turn over a few hours.

Can you tell what it is yet iii?

Here we go:

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The Results: CW Competition

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Reunion lunches to keep you going

Lunch with the girls through the ages

A group of 15-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Dairy Queen next to the Ocean View restaurant because they had only $6.00 among them and Jimmy Johnson, the cute boy in Social Studies, lived on that street. Continue reading “Reunion lunches to keep you going”