Far away in Minnesota.. Where it is very chilly-billy, a very Dear Reader Karen.. whom WE actually know.. made MY Carrot and Ginger Soup and she has kindly declared it to be a hit!
This pleases US greatly, as that evil storm Hercules, has dumped a humengous amount of snow and caused ice to form by causing the temperature to drop to a very low low indeedy.
And a warming soup made out of easily digestible vegetables is a good thing to eat.. so go back a few posts to find the recipe.
Karen said she was going to try it and lo and behold.. she did and said that both she and her husband, Bob, liked it too! WE are foolishly happy when OUR Dear Readers tell US that HER recipes are enjoyed and tips found to be useful.
She also said that she would send US a recipe for another warming soup, please do Karen, when YOU have the time, for WE lurve soups!
From Illinois WE have received a photo of Pegeen's deck, correction, WE have seen this photo of an enormous white fluffy snowy quilt which is covering her deck and from MaryLou, also in Illinois, WE heard that the snow was, indeedy, falling down very fast and thick.
MaryLou, please tell US, how was YOUR bird trip.. sent photos pleeease!
From New York City, WE got a curious email on January 3rd, why was it curious? Well, it was 'laughing' at an article about the storm.. pooh poohing the severity of it.. and then the storm blew into NYC the next day..
But I guess that is the difference between people who take care of their own bit of the side walk and their neighbours and people who live in an apartment block with hot and cold running porters and people who do the hard graft.
OUR lovely friend, Mister Bob, who lives out of the city wrote on January 1st about being prepared for this big snow storm and making sure that he had his supply of grit, salt, shovel ready and was fit for the hard work ahead of him.
His words were.. "nothing like digging out 10 inches of snow from walkways and driveways to get the heart rate going"..
It is cold here today, there is a pale grey sheet pulled across the sky. But in OUR home all is well, WE have some very tasty Mister Pig in a marinade and he is going to be put into the Slow Cooker to cook very slowly.
Back in the sunny summer month of July, SHE
bought some Apricots from Karen, they were so delicious, SHE went back for more but not to eat, SHE bottled them with a stick of Cinnamon, a large spoonful of caster sugar and topped the big jar up with White Rum.
Fast forward to just before Christmas.. they had now been sitting happily, doing what alcohol and fruits do best, for five months.
The Rum is Apricot coloured and smells divine.. SHE strained the jar and sent a little bottle of the Rum to Cousin Bruce. Hope YOU liked it Cousin Bruce?
The rest was put back into the original bottle, the extra went into a sterilised glass bottle.. how come was there extra liguid? Well, those lovely-jubbly Apricots were very, very juicy!
The fruit.. now strained of the liguid.. was put into several freezer bags and popped into the frosty bit of chilly white larder.
Today.. Mister Pig is meeting Miss Apricot. For a meat casserole with a little bit of fruit added is truly scrummydumptious.
WE also bottled two big jars of OUR own eating Cherries and all of the fruit from the Morello and the Montmorency trees, the latter gave US fruit for the first time last summer, it is proving to be an excellent variety!
So winds can and probably will blow all that nasty weather this way, the trick is to make sure that YOU and YOUR home are prepared as much as possible.
Check YOUR supply of dried and tinned stores in the cupboard, don't forget garlic, herbs and spices. Of course bread and butter and milk all freeze brilliantly. Fruit keeps well in a cool place as do all the varieties of the root vegetables and cabbages, both green and red.
Flashlight and new batteries, grit, salt and a strong shovel. WE put an old duvet under our mattress cover, it makes any bed very toasty and much warmer, draft stoppers, keep the window blinds down as it stops the cold coming through the glass.
And if YOU live in an exposed area by the seashore or any water that is at risk of flooding, take your valuables and jewellery to YOUR bank for safe keeping or move them upstairs and put them into a safe place, likewise with furniture and carpets and rugs that YOU can easily move.. water damage is dreadful.
And lastly.. this is HER Bete Noir.. do not put the lives of YOUR Lifeboat crew at risk by deciding it would be 'fun or cool' to dice with death and go onto the seashore.. if YOU swept away.. they will have to come out in dreadful weather to find YOU and risk their lives doing so.
The same goes for the Helicopter Air Sea Rescue Teams who have to go out in all types of the most horrendous conditions because some idiot wanted a thrill.
So, stay safe and don't cause grief any to YOUR own or other people's families.
GeeGee Parrot.
January 5th, 2014.
This pleases US greatly, as that evil storm Hercules, has dumped a humengous amount of snow and caused ice to form by causing the temperature to drop to a very low low indeedy.
And a warming soup made out of easily digestible vegetables is a good thing to eat.. so go back a few posts to find the recipe.
Karen said she was going to try it and lo and behold.. she did and said that both she and her husband, Bob, liked it too! WE are foolishly happy when OUR Dear Readers tell US that HER recipes are enjoyed and tips found to be useful.
She also said that she would send US a recipe for another warming soup, please do Karen, when YOU have the time, for WE lurve soups!
From Illinois WE have received a photo of Pegeen's deck, correction, WE have seen this photo of an enormous white fluffy snowy quilt which is covering her deck and from MaryLou, also in Illinois, WE heard that the snow was, indeedy, falling down very fast and thick.
MaryLou, please tell US, how was YOUR bird trip.. sent photos pleeease!
From New York City, WE got a curious email on January 3rd, why was it curious? Well, it was 'laughing' at an article about the storm.. pooh poohing the severity of it.. and then the storm blew into NYC the next day..
But I guess that is the difference between people who take care of their own bit of the side walk and their neighbours and people who live in an apartment block with hot and cold running porters and people who do the hard graft.
OUR lovely friend, Mister Bob, who lives out of the city wrote on January 1st about being prepared for this big snow storm and making sure that he had his supply of grit, salt, shovel ready and was fit for the hard work ahead of him.
His words were.. "nothing like digging out 10 inches of snow from walkways and driveways to get the heart rate going"..
It is cold here today, there is a pale grey sheet pulled across the sky. But in OUR home all is well, WE have some very tasty Mister Pig in a marinade and he is going to be put into the Slow Cooker to cook very slowly.
Back in the sunny summer month of July, SHE
bought some Apricots from Karen, they were so delicious, SHE went back for more but not to eat, SHE bottled them with a stick of Cinnamon, a large spoonful of caster sugar and topped the big jar up with White Rum.
Fast forward to just before Christmas.. they had now been sitting happily, doing what alcohol and fruits do best, for five months.
The Rum is Apricot coloured and smells divine.. SHE strained the jar and sent a little bottle of the Rum to Cousin Bruce. Hope YOU liked it Cousin Bruce?
The rest was put back into the original bottle, the extra went into a sterilised glass bottle.. how come was there extra liguid? Well, those lovely-jubbly Apricots were very, very juicy!
The fruit.. now strained of the liguid.. was put into several freezer bags and popped into the frosty bit of chilly white larder.
Today.. Mister Pig is meeting Miss Apricot. For a meat casserole with a little bit of fruit added is truly scrummydumptious.
WE also bottled two big jars of OUR own eating Cherries and all of the fruit from the Morello and the Montmorency trees, the latter gave US fruit for the first time last summer, it is proving to be an excellent variety!
So winds can and probably will blow all that nasty weather this way, the trick is to make sure that YOU and YOUR home are prepared as much as possible.
Check YOUR supply of dried and tinned stores in the cupboard, don't forget garlic, herbs and spices. Of course bread and butter and milk all freeze brilliantly. Fruit keeps well in a cool place as do all the varieties of the root vegetables and cabbages, both green and red.
Flashlight and new batteries, grit, salt and a strong shovel. WE put an old duvet under our mattress cover, it makes any bed very toasty and much warmer, draft stoppers, keep the window blinds down as it stops the cold coming through the glass.
And if YOU live in an exposed area by the seashore or any water that is at risk of flooding, take your valuables and jewellery to YOUR bank for safe keeping or move them upstairs and put them into a safe place, likewise with furniture and carpets and rugs that YOU can easily move.. water damage is dreadful.
And lastly.. this is HER Bete Noir.. do not put the lives of YOUR Lifeboat crew at risk by deciding it would be 'fun or cool' to dice with death and go onto the seashore.. if YOU swept away.. they will have to come out in dreadful weather to find YOU and risk their lives doing so.
The same goes for the Helicopter Air Sea Rescue Teams who have to go out in all types of the most horrendous conditions because some idiot wanted a thrill.
So, stay safe and don't cause grief any to YOUR own or other people's families.
GeeGee Parrot.
January 5th, 2014.
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