Okay, so I don’t usually go in for completely unpractical things, my mind preferring to find utility (ideally, multiplicity of utilities!) in any energy I expend. Having said that… – exploding targets!? Thanks to #TheKingofRandom and #UrbanSurvivalSite for this post. Bwahahahahaha! This will be tried. Oh, yes… It WILL be tried. Continue reading Target Practice, eh?
I received a lovely pre-Tartan Day gift from Linda Butler Petersen today, a Royal Stewart tartan pillow!! Thank you, Linda, for the Bonny prezzie! Incidentally, April 6 is Tartan Day, where traditionally all those who have a clan tartan wear … Continue reading Pre-Tartan Day Celebrations!
Hullo, all! Here’s a pretty little recipe for cherry tart squares, and as the title says, there is a wee secret to the sweet, creamy crust. Gluten free, true – that’s no secret though, as all my posts are. May, the secret is, the crust is made from mashed potatoes! An enticing blend of coconut flour, coconut milk and potatoes, with some tapioca starch to bind it and nice honey (or plain white confectioners’ sugar if you prefer) makes for a delicious taste complement to the tart and sweet cherry mixture. First thing- boil the living heck out of some … Continue reading Cherry Square (with a delicious secret)
An excellent article from the Globe and Mail. We have to remember that, while we are all tucked away like hares in our holes, the world changes outside- if we don’t take action to be supportive of our businesses, restaurants and shops while we are sheltering in place, they may disappear forever by the time we emerge. Continue reading How to Help Your Neighborhood Business in Troubles Times
An interesting use of such a scale. Continue reading Friendliness Scale
Hullo, all! It’s been a busy, event-filled year since I blogged, much has changed, but one thing has remained- I’ve kept a record of my best recipes! These will be uploaded in forthcoming days, weeks (nae months, I will try … Continue reading So Many Recipes…
I’ve been away in the north or business, and the freezing weather se to have followed me back. My bad. Now that I’m home, it is time to finish off the last of summer, my dandelion wine! This was a smaller batch, and it has turned an utterly gorgeous Baltic amber color, and tastes delicious! Note my #lifehack of using a bag clip to hold the pressure in my siphon until I’m back with a new bottle! Works excellently! Continue reading Last of Summer, Preserved
There’s a brilliant little restaurant along Highway 97 in British Columbia, in a little town called 70 mile- so named, as it was 70 miles up the Gold Rush trail. The fact you’re travelling along frontier history is an added benefit to taking this route through rugged, majestic and isolated country… And this restaurant, The Sugar Shack, is a must-stop place along the journey up the spine of British Columbia. You can read my Google maps review here, but I’ll leave you with one yummy picture of their homemade, home-smoked sandwich! Continue reading Mmmm, Montreal Smoked Meat
This is the Army, Mister Jones- No More Reading, but Gramophones! By Clyde MacGregor Again, we find language conscripted into service for the military, much as my previous essay (which can be found at firthofclyde.home.blog) outlined. Then it was World War I, and T.E. Lawrence had used language to change the tide of war. In discussing the Reading and the Audio-Lingual Approach, we find that language is once again on the front lines. It is interesting to note that the generals who advocated the later Audio-Lingual Approach were themselves taught by the Reading Method. They were American, by and large, … Continue reading This is the Army, Mister Jones- No Reading Method, but Gramophones!
By Clyde MacGregor Language has been on a strange journey in the past century. As a result of a few pesky steam engines, suddenly everyone was travelling everywhere, and language had to hop to attention! It was conscripted to fight on both sides of two World Wars. It was used to open the minds of an entire generation to cultural variety and spiritual growth. It was used to sell, sell, sell, manipulated to drive up product sales. It was written on protest signs. It was broadcast on the airwaves. It was used purely as a logic-oriented transmission; it was a … Continue reading The ‘i + 1’s Have It- Comprehension Theory and Teaching
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