Stick? What Stick?

Sox leaping for joy because of (a) remarkable beauty of remaining section of Caladonian Forest or (b) fine range of tasty things to chase

Have Stick, Will Travel

Sweet Chilli Jam

Went down well at Xmas. Finally found the recipe. As ever, set the chilli quantity based on what you have. We used home-grown Naga chillis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia), so we just has to shine a light through them.

8 red peppers, deseed & chop roughly

10 red chillis, chopped

finger-sized piece of ginger, peeled & chopped

8 garlic cloves, peeled

400g can cherry tomatoes

750g golden caster sugar

250ml red wine vinegar

1. Wizz up peppers, chillis, ginger & garlic in a food processor. Scrape the mush into a heavy pan. Add the toms, vinegar & sugar. Bring to boil, skim & simmer for 50 mins. Stir occasionally.
2. When it starts looking like sticky, bubbling jam, keep stirring so it doesn't burn. Give it another 15 mins then transfer to sterilised jar. Seal & cool.

Keeps for three months in a dark place. Likely much longer if you overdo the chilli...

When & where

Whoa!

Sox encounters snow

Not sure about this stuff. Make it go away!

For Christopher

Pork Pie library, on Pork Pie Island!

Sox

That trip to the Vets seems to have sorted Sox out for the better! Looking pleased with herself, after burying her first bone!

Watch your Chops!

Beijing Pearl Market, June 2008

Feeling like fish out of water, wandering past dodgy Rolexes & failing to get jade. Working on my strategies to deflect sales pitches from stall-holders.




Seals carved while you wait.
This'll be easy!

[Stallholder] "Sir, carve your name in 5 minutes"
[Me] "No thanks"
[Stallholder] "We have all names in this book"
[Me]"Not mine, pal"
[Local colleague]"Look, look. Here it is! There - Bracegirdle in Chinese characters!"

And it wasn't that big a book!

WII WII (LOL)

This Xmas we got a WII. Its really fun and I want to get a WII ballance board soon .

by Max (my first post)

New arrival @ Dewchurch

We have a pup. She's called Socks & is 8 weeks old. She's 75% Border Collie & 25% NZ Huntaway. At least that's what they claim. Make up your own mind.

Niche publishing

Bit of uplift on the High Street c/o W.H.Smith?