Heather

Lunch

2007-02-21T14:05:25Z

Lunch
Originally uploaded by akki14.

Look at my yummy lunch! I made it myself :)

Not for veggies or vegans

2006-08-04T18:50:55Z

but it made me smile
http://members.tripod.com/NailThatCatfish/prahafood12.html

caradea @ 2006-04-16T10:09:00

2006-04-16T09:09:00Z

Happy Easter!!
luv,
Twitch in her Easter bonnet.

Newbies!! Happy New-Hamsters-Day

2006-02-11T22:56:37Z

Just got these from a rescue. Apparently they're well bred but the breeder got overwhelmed so he upped and left them. They're about 5 weeks old, female, red-eyed argente campbell's.

(oops a bit of millet husk on her face)

They're actually very tame and handle-able already. No hard bites off of them, occasionally a small nip here or there but they're not jumpy or super-fast. Happy to sit in your hand or walk from hand to hand :)

Frost pictures

2006-01-27T15:23:15Z

From a few days ago.
http://www.stargazy.org/frost2006-01-24/

New Hamster!

2006-01-07T21:53:40Z

http://www.stargazy.org/newhamster/
Dunno what to call him yet.
He's got a pedigree going back to great-great grandparents. Lots of the names seem to be alcohol related.

Breezer Sire. Sable Roan Longhaired	Whiskey Mac sire. Black-Eyed Cream Longhaired	Whiskey Sire. Black-Eyed Cream Longhaired	Willoughby, Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired
			Pearl, Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired
		Nadia Dam. Sable Longhaired	Guinness, Sable Longhaired Rex
			Chardonnay, Black-Eyed Cream Shorthaired
	Davina Dam. Sable Roan Longhaired	Willoughby Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired	Zachary, Black-Eyed Cream Longhaired Rex
			Emerald, Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired
		Whisper Dam. Sable Roan Longhaired	Scooby Doo,Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired
			Diana, Sable Roan Longhaired
Ambrosia Dam. Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired	Whiskey Mac Sire. Black-Eyed Cream Longhaired	Whiskey Sire. Black-Eyed Cream Longhaired	Willoughby, Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired
			Pearl. Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired
		Nadia Dam. Sable Longhaired	Guinness, Sable Longhaired Rex
			Chardonnay,Black-Eyed Cream Shorthaired
	Bianca Dam. Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired	Bailey Sire. Black-Eyed Cream Shorthaired	Willoughby, Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired
			Mia, Red-Eyed Cream Shorthaired
		Martini Dam. Red-Eyed Cream Shorthaired	Diamond Geezer, Red-Eyed Cream Longhaired
			Pixie,Red-Eyed Cream Shorthaired

Smoke from Hemel Hempstead Oil Depo Explosion

2005-12-11T12:12:03Z

I am going bonkers.

2005-11-30T08:54:26Z

Does *anyone* remember an animated version of The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe that isn't the 1979 BBC version that looks extra cartoony? There was a really good version I remember watching many times as a kid because we taped it off the TV, possibly HBO, mid-80s I think because I remember being *really* young watching it. Google and IMDB do not concur with my brains.
There's apparently an animated version from 1967 but I didn't think it looked that old when I watched it. There's no photos/screenshots from that version and it's not available on tape so I'm not sure if that's what I'm looking for :/ (edit: er, it seems that that was in B&W and what I was watching was definately in colour. grr.)

Contemplative Twitch

2005-11-14T23:34:16Z

plotting her next move.

Have you hugged your Titan Arum today?

2005-09-28T18:52:27Z

The nice lady who looks after the plants, being told to hug the flower for a photo shoot (photographer is on a ladder to the right)

caradea @ 2005-07-07T12:33:00

2005-07-07T11:32:12Z

I'm fine. I'm far away from central London, as is hubby and as far as I can tell, everyone else I know is fine.

Chihuly at Kew photos

2005-06-18T11:19:39Z

Chihuly Chandielier near the entrance.

The floating glass bubbles are called "Walla Wallas"

"Yellow Tower" and "Scarlet Tower" outside the Palm House

Momentarily distracted by a nearly-ready-to-bloom Titan Arum. Note to self, go back sometime this week to see and sniff

Spot the chihuly. These large (over a yard/meter in height) vases were common in the Temperate House as well but I didn't get any photos in there

This one was easier to spot.

Reeds (the tall thin things) and Baskets (the round bowls) in with the dry tropics plantings

Reeds. They're about 10ft tall some of them, just to give you the sort of scale of how big the plants, especially the agaves, are. This is usually my favourite "scene" at Kew anyway and I'm not sure if I like the density of the glass reeds blocking the view of the other plants. At other parts of the garden, the glass is more tucked away and hidden than this.

A smaller cluster behind all that red & purple. Strangely this looks okay to me because it compliments the cactus which is a similar thickness and upright style to the blue reeds.

Green Grasses. These were originally leaves for another project but Chihuly has grouped them together to make a rather nice cluster of "grass".

They had a special hands-on session too where they let you handle smaller pieces of chuhily glass. They're actually very heavy and thick glass so all the wire holding the pieces together must be unbelieveably strong.

caradea @ 2005-03-29T10:03:00

2005-03-29T09:02:22Z

Seed Listing - Free seeds for UK friends

2005-03-16T13:25:33Z

These are all the seeds I have. All of them should do well in containers as well as in the ground. Organic ones have been noted as such for those of you into the organic thing.

Flowers:
Black cornflowers
blue morning glory 'Heavenly Blue'
Nasturtium 'Dwarf Compact Mixed'
Sunflower 'Big Smile' (a mini sunflower)
Pansy ' Swiss Giant'
Pansy ' Winter Flowering Mixed'

Herbs:
Summer Savory smells and tastes like a combination of mint and thyme, Very interesting but nice herb, grows around beans and repeals beanbeetle
Sage
Thyme
Mint
Oregano
Wormwood
Coriander (sounds like it's a kind that is good for seed and leaf on the packet. I only used it for leaves last year)
Parsley 'Plain Flat Leaved 2'
Basil 'Purple Ruffles'
Lavender
Borage (cucumber flavour leaves that are fuzzy and yellow-green in colour. Gets blue flowers and is apparently invastive if left go to seed. You've been warned.)

Fruits:
~~Strawberry 'Fresca' (a kind of alpine patio/container variety. Extremely tiny seeds. Does not produce runners.)~~ Gone.
Melon 'Sweetheart F1' can be container grown and grown up sturdy trellis. Looks like a cantaloupe with orange flesh.

Vegetables:
Radish 'Scarlet Globe' done very well for me in containers especially when planted in the same container as beans. Photo of them is my user icon for this post.
Baby Leaf Salad, Lettuce mixed. A mix of Red, Cos, red-tinged batavia & oak-leaf lettuce varieties.
Spring Onion 'White Lisbon' (have both Organic and non-organic due to having lost the first packet of seeds)
Capsicum (sweet/bell peppers) 'Rainbow Mixed F1' - seriously I think this is a mixed packet of sweet pepper seeds. I got some non-round shaped peppers out of it along with reds, oranges and purple peppers. Should be grown in some sort of greenhouse even if it's a cheapo plastic/PVC covered frame one. Gone.
Sweet Pepper 'Oro' Organic. Long red sweet pepper. Not tried it yet. Greenhouse crop as above.
Hot pepper 'Early Jalapeno' Organic. - Jalapenos!What more can I say? They're great for poppers filled with herbed cream cheese. Not tried growing these but one germinated today. Another greenhouse crop.
Carrot 'Parmex' small, bite-size round carrot. Won't be growing these again in containers because I didn't feel they were worth the wait.
Lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl' Organic.
Leaf Beet 'Bright Lights', also known as Chard, leafy bits can be used as spinach, thick bright coloured stems can be used in stirfries.
Tomato 'Ailsa Craig' Medium sized tomato.
Claytonia 'Winter Purslane' Organic."winter" crop to be sown in September. Winter producing salad.
Radish 'Black Spanish Round' Organic. Sow June-August, winter cropping radish.
Climbing French Beans 'Barlotta di Fuoco' Organic. Climbs up canes, can be used for dried beans or for fresh pods.

Sprouting Seeds:
Mustard 'White' Very very peppery and hot flavoured.
Thompson & Morgan Salad Alfalfa. Grow in a glass jar, wash twice a day until large enough to your liking.

Basically listing these because I don't have enough space to grow *everything* from every packet. I go for variety rather than quanities. Poke me if you want anything and say how much (if possible)of what you want.

caradea @ 2005-03-02T23:06:00

2005-03-02T23:07:50Z

White Orchid from Kew's Orchid Festival

More photos here: Kew Orchid Festival 2005

Fluff of the Day

2004-11-18T21:10:16Z

Twitch eats a banana chip.

caradea @ 2004-10-11T21:47:00

2004-10-11T20:47:17Z

Chapter 17 - Our National Dialogue on Terrorism
Why do they hate us?

They hate us because they're evil.

That's it, huh? That's the entire story?

Yes. They're evil. And they hate us because of our freedoms.

They hate us because of our freedoms?

But really because they're evil.

I know they're evil. I was just thinking that maybe if we understood what specifically seemed to trigger the -

Why are you apologizing for the terrorists?

I'm not. They're evil. You have no quarrel there. It's just that maybe if we understoo-

Why are you on the terrorists' side?

I'm not! I hate the terrorists. I was just saying we might be able to prevent the next -

Three thousand Americans dead. How can you defend al Qaeda?

Believe me, I was not defending them. What they did was horrific and inexcusable. They're evil. I was just -

Then why are you apologizing for them?

I'm not. I'm trying to say that maybe there are lessons we can -

Why do you hate America?

- Al Franken, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right

from yesterday

2004-06-10T15:02:18Z

they like sleeping in their egg carton :) That's Zoe looking very very cute. if you look closely, you can see her little paws :)

Heather's guide to meat cuts

2004-06-10T10:47:39Z

Pork(http://www.askthemeatman.com/hog_cuts_interactive_chart.htm and River Cottage Cookbook as references) -
US/UK
Boston Butt - Shoulder joint
loin - loin
picnic - hand (or picnic hand)
belly - belly
hock/foot - trotters

Beef (http://www.procutlery.com/CutsChart.htm and River Cottage Cookbook as references)
Chuck - Stewing/mincing steak
-- shin? front leg
Breast and flank area
Flank steak, skirt steak, hanger steak, brisket & shortribs (US)
Hindquarter flank(below sirloin, before ribs began, aka belly), forequarter flank(as previous but contains ribs), Brisket(UK)
"round" - thick flank, topside, silverside, rumpsteak
loin, sirloin, t-bone, porthouse steaks

Today's Fluff Of The Day

2004-06-08T17:57:55Z

Smooch!

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2004-06-03T16:20:40Z