A day in the Old City
Friday, March 4th, 2011A day’s immersion in the Old City of Jerusalem
Archive for the 'Miscellany' Category
and now our feet are standing within thy gates O Jerusalem
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011We arrive in Jerusalem before we start our walk along the Abraham Path
Remembrance Day thoughts
Sunday, November 7th, 2010Remembrance Sunday will be celebrated next Sunday, so today I bought my poppy. For me, Remembrance Sunday is the most important day in the civic calendar, when we remember those who have died in the various wars that have ravaged the past century. It’s a sad fact that warfare has changed dramatically since the first [...]
Brose
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009I don’t do recipes as a rule , but Mel brought a tub of Brose along to a party this afternoon and was asked for the recipe, so here it is. Brose 1 oz medium oatmeal 4 oz syrup 1 tbsp lemon juice ½ pt double cream 5 tbsp whisky Toast oatmeal under grill until [...]
Spam scam spam scan… (repeat)
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009Like most people with publicly available email addresses, I get lots of spam. Most just goes straight to the bin – but from time to time there’s one that’s so outrageous that it’s worth preserving for posterity: Microsoft Corporations: Customer Service Reference No: ESP-X/M-2810 Batch No: 2009/101/MIC OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform [...]
