December 2009
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Philip Gardiner Pottery on eBid, by Kimbo! →
There I was chatting to my next-door-neighbour about plumbing and leaky pipes, when we somehow got round to the fact that I sell things online. “You can sell my pots” he said. So I thought… why not?
Philip makes lovely little pots in a variety of tasteful glazes, many with a marine / seaside theme to their decoration. In keeping with my belief in taking things slowly, I’ve...
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“Margarita on the Rocks
2 teaspoons salt
1 lime wedge
2 ounces tequila
½...”
– I asked about for a tried and tested margarita recipe, and Tia in San Diego provided this. Thanks Tia! Bought limes today - since Cornwall doesn’t yet run to lime groves these are rather well travelled I’m afraid - the booze is sitting waiting, relic of some long-distant duty free moment...
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Add your favourite egg pun here
I can’t eat eggs. Well, of course I can eat eggs… I just don’t get to keep them for very long if I do. Sorry, was that too much information?
Some years ago, on holiday with then BF in Greece, I finally worked out what it was that had been making me ill for some years. The Greek village we were staying in was unable to provide fresh eggs very often, so I went eggless for several...
BBC News - Thousands of shopping websites 'could... →
Never assume that just because a site is of a certain size, that the owners know all the rules and follow them. Look at the size of the examples given in this piece.
I always consider that individuals who sell through portal sites such as eBid, Amazon etc, need to accept responsibility for their own actions and make sure they comply with the law, as well as the site’s own rules.
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Home-roasted red peppers. Yum!
Bought a bunch of red peppers (a rare treat as they’re hardly going to be locally grown!) and roasted the lot today. Hot oven till skins blacken. Peel away the skins, and bottle the soft, sweet flesh in olive oil. Fantastic. Had some with Stilton for today’s sandwich. Even better with brie, but I’m brieless right now. A foolish over-sight on my part!
Roasted red peppers are one...
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When buying ready-made mince pies is okay, honest.
As a believer in slow living, and an enthusiastic cook, I really should make my own mince-pies. I really should. But hey… slow living is all about cutting down on the stress, so I shouldn’t say should, I should just do what feels right, yes?
Well whatever, I’ve bought mince-pies, and I’m feeling pretty good about that. Because I’ve bought them from Denise in the...
