Well the big Christmas feasting is almost over but if you are still feeling cookie, then this recipe is a great one that I tried out and it tasted great. The pears I used were Italian, but any ripe pear will do. Not too soft though. What you need: 2 Pears 2 Tablespoons finest French Cognac / brandy 2...
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Section 76 of the the Counter Terrorism Act became law today in the UK. The new law was ushered in with a protest at the home of the Metropolitan Police, New Scotland Yard by around 150 photographers who staged a mass photo-shoot What’s the fuss about? Well the new section states (1) A person...
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UK housing market in meltdown? The number of house reposessions jumped 71% in the three months to June 2008. It’s not easy out there right now and many people are finding it ever more difficult to keep up with their mortgage payments. Given the current state of the stock markets with banks getting...
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Well the day came and went, Barack Obama has indeed become America’s 44th President and what a day it was. The crowds were enormous, the biggest I have ever seen in my life, and I didn’t even see it all until I came home and watched on CNN. My friends and I was sandwiched somewhere just below...
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Are you a tortured artist? A few years ago, a friend of mine was dating a musician. Observing his behaviour over a period of time, led me to believe he was indeed a ‘tortured artist’. Are you aware of the (stereo)type? The tortured artist seems to be one who is having the most problems with...
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UK housing market in meltdown? The number of house reposessions jumped 71% in the three months to June 2008. It’s not easy out there right now and many people are finding... [Read more]
Like many people, when I first started blogging, I discovered Wordpress and it’s many features that made it easy to set up and get going within a couple of hours. One thing... [Read more]