Putin makes a move. In some ways quite astute. He just visibly taking control of what he already controlled by proxy. What the West does now is difficult to gauge. Sanctions could provoke further expansion of Russian forces into the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It is likely that Putin wants some resistance to enable him to send further troops in. By stating that Ukraine is not a country he can deny lying when he said he would not invade it (From the Johnson book of lies- p734).
FOOTIE 26
A free game with no prize! But fun. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11rZM4myR7cd_1d4FnmQY77MpApJCg2_-CTpVysfJRRM/edit#gid=0
At present it is close at the top – Adam leading Aaron by 239 to 237, mart and Andy close behind with me and Kate not far behind and John close too. Latecomers Di and Harvey are battling hard. Each week is its own game and Mark Lawrenson of TV pundit fame and football superstardom has been in bottom few for last couple of weeks!
CLIMATE CHANGE
LEST WE FORGET
COVID
BANKS
Basically they do not make anything other than humungous profits. Credit Suisse is the last to be caught out money laundering and with trade with criminals and despots. This is no surprise. The bankers in London will expect around £4 billion in bonus payments. THIS IS WRONG – WRONG- WRONG.
STORM FRANKLIN
Looks like a load of rain coming our way – and a bit of hooley. I guess it is winter so does not matter much to most of us – I wonder how farmers are coping?
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH JOHNSON
If his lips are moving I know he is lying.
WEATHER
Storms Dudley and EU NICE were not unprecedented. However this year has seen very mild weather so far. One frosty morning down here. It seems we may need to get used to storms being stronger rather than more frequent. Insurers are already talking of paying out millions. There would appear to be no easy solutions. Did London’s buildings cause positive or negative friction? Presumably studies will be done.
RECIPES – FEB 19
Normal bread dough but roll out, spread with herb, garlic, cheese and butter mixture – then bake – adapted from
Granola –
INGREDIENTS
- 4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (use certified gluten-free oats for gluten-free granola)
- 1 ½ cup raw nuts and/or seeds (I used 1 cup pecans and ½ cup pepitas)
- 1 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt (if you’re using standard table salt, scale back to ¾ teaspoon)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup melted coconut oil or olive oil
- ½ cup maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup dried fruit, chopped if large (I used dried cranberries)
- Totally optional additional mix-ins: ½ cup chocolate chips or coconut flakes*
Yoghurt cream, sticky mango or apricots and filo wafers.