The Princess Royal is notoriously coy about revealing details of her everyday life but as she approaches 70, she has revealed her favourite recipe. Princess Anne has guest edited ”Country Life” magazine’s latest edition as part of celebrations marking her milestone birthday. Her contributions include her favourite dish and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it packs a punch.…
via Princess Anne reveals her favourite supper — Royal Central
Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised over £33 million for the NHS at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, has received his knighthood at Windsor Castle. The Queen conferred the honour in a special investiture ceremony on Friday afternoon. The 100 year old was accompanied by his family for the outdoor investiture, the Queen’s first…
via The Queen knights Captain Sir Tom Moore at Windsor Castle — Royal Central
The germs, fungi and mites that grow on our hands, face, armpits and elsewhere have become stranded during the age of social distancing
Source: What Quarantine Is Doing to Your Body’s Wondrous World of Bacteria
Make this apple ginger pancakes recipe for breakfast at PBS Food.
Source: Apple Ginger Pancakes
I can testify to the veracity of this blog. I wrote the book.
FROM: Canadian, eh – Canada Day 2003;
AKA: Canadian, eh; God’s Country Only in Canada, you say; Proud Canadians; Ten Cents;
 | An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the world. For his first chapter he decided to write about American churches. So, he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando, thinking that he would work his way across the country from South to North.On his first day, he was taking photographs inside a church when he noticed golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read “$10,000 per call.” The American, being intrigued, asked a priest strolling by what the telephone was used for.
The priest replied that it was a direct line to Heaven and that for $10,000 one could talk to God. The American thanked the priest and went along his way. |
 | Next stop was in Atlanta. There, at… |
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{I wrote this after Donald Trump was elected President of The United States of America. He is still in place.
Today an article popped into my news stream entitled : “Trump Has Franz Kafka Spinning His Grave”. You can find it here: https://www.laprogressive.com/trump-has-franz-kafka-spinning/
So, in honour of Kafka (and I have visited his grave), I’ll play it again, Donnie.}
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~ Frank. Welcome to your world.
~ Thanks, DT. I’ve been living it all my life.
~ I’ve taken some pages out of your books, Frank.
~ I did try to get them burned.
~ You didn’t try too hard.
~ Well – no.
~ You know – neither did I.
~ I know. They all ran to your tune.
~ They did.
~ You were the Pied Piper of Havoc.
~ Worked like a charm, Frank.
~ Yes, DT – yes, it did.
~ They thought I was a bug.
~ Yes.
~ But I turned them into bugs.
~That you did, DT. And turned them against each other.
~ Yes.
~ And stood back, and watched.
~ Pretty well.
~ To the victor goes the spoils.
~ I was astounded – believe me.
~ And they keep making the same mistakes.
~ I know, Frank. I’d laugh if it wasn’t so funny.
~ The one-eyed man is King in the land of the Blind.
~ Yes, Frank – yes. But you know what?
~ What?
~ I’ve got great vision in both eyes.
This crostata will never disappoint, just imagine a thick layer of chocolate ganache on top of a creamy filling of fresh ricotta and cream.
Similar to a mojito, this Minty Gin Rickey recipe is made with gin, lime juice and club soda in an iced highball glass with muddled mint.
Source: Minty Gin Rickey
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