Basic recipe is 1 litre whole milk, 5tbs dried non-fat milk, 1 tbs live yogurt, sweetener as required and flavourings.
So this is the start of a list I intend to make, varying between savoury and sweet.
ORANGES
OK, this is a bit random! But cutting up an orange yesterday I wondered why children and adults playing football always had a quarter of orange at half-time. Whilst certainly good for you I could not see a quarter of an orange doing much to enhance performance! The internet suggested that colds were more prevalent in winter, but I think the clue is more to do with the date of introduction – 1950’s – post-rationing? Even then it still seems a little strange? Why not a piece of chocolate or piece of a banana?
BACK TO NORMAL INCOMPETENCE
There is a clue in the words ‘Test and trace’. To trace you need an address, my understanding was that you needed proof of id to get a test, but as this is run for profit I suppose that details like this do not matter! And surely the test that found the P1 variant is identifiable to a geographic area or even areas? If not, why not – again rather basic.
And then we have the usual bolting the door after the horse has bolted. The variant was detected in January and located to Brazil, but strict quarantine measures were not brought in until 15th Feb. Is there an inter-government game here to see who can make the most balls ups! I guess it makes Johnson look better to be surrounded by so many absolute numpties! To quote from the Observer ‘to call Williamson incompetent is to pay him a compliment’.
ROAST CHICKEN
Stuffed with an orange and a couple of bay leaves by the legs.
And from todays Guardian feast magazine, carrot and coriander fritters. I also like the alternatives.
GREENHOUSE
Thank you Di for confirming that is still a tad early to be putting in seeds. I did it about the 10th Feb last year and half did not germinate or struggled. So I will wait, maybe to the spring equinox, for 50% daylight and warmer nights (and days!). Cold this morning with slight frost before the fog came down at about 7.30am.
So pots and soil ready for action and seeds (although I could get some more!
GEOGRAPHY RULES
CLIMATE CRISIS
IF I WON THE LOTTERY!
It would be a big surprise as I very rarely participate. But if I did I would buy a farm and rent out most of the fields leaving an old barn or three! Convert these into. craft workshops, have a small cafe like the one in Wells selling whole food stuff (I have not got anything against meat – and would have to pop to the garage at Middle Taphouse for the occasional pasty!). A field or two with orchards, and a kitchen garden and a flower/wildflower meadow. A couple of ponds and maybe a classroom attached to the cafe (multi-use) for about 20. A shop would sell from the craft workshop and maybe others nearby.
ROAD MAPS
I love them. Better than satnav. You can see what is nearby and deviate from a boring M or A road. I am not sure villagers would agree but whatever.
Oh, Alexander Johnson has announced a reasonably sensible road map – he almost sounded like a grown up! I am sure there will be hiccups on the way but slow approach is surely the correct one to avoid further lockdowns (not that people take much notice round here! – although people are being generally careful).
I just heard of 3 other people who had reactions to the Oxford vaccine. Enough for them to go home sick from their workplace. I hope this does not put people off. Good link to Covax
People flocking to book holidays – I wonder how many are really aware of the risks? Maybe not health ones although variants could cause problems. But quarantine on return if the country they visit has not vaccinated as much as us (huge expense), and what will be open at the destination? Night clubs would seem to be shut across Western Europe. Netherlands, Spain and Italy (amongst others) all have a higher incidence of the virus than us at present.