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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Google: Bike There

I know the entire blogosphere is abuzz about Google Bicycle Directions, but let's put it to the test.

I've ridden many, many places a bicycle can legally go in Johnson County over the past 3 years. From the busiest, unfriendliest roadways to the rarely-seen unmarked shortcuts, aqueducts, and un-intentional paths. I know how to get around. I won't claim to know all the routes, but I can usually find a cozy course to nearby destinations. I believe this makes me qualified to judge a proposed route.

Let's start with a route I drew up a few weeks ago. Normally, one would hop straight onto the Interstate. I used Veloroutes to draw the route I had in mind. I later rode it, and I'm very pleased with it, even during rush hour.

Let's see what Google Maps did. A bonus is that all the bike routes, bike lanes and paths appear to be highlighted in "Bike mode," at least for here in Greater Kansas City.

I see kind of what Google was trying to do. They exploit some diagonal route choices to cut a little distance from the ride: about .3 mile worth. Here is an overlay merging the two to see the differences:

They also offered an alternative route that looked almost identical to my route from the point where they join just west of Antioch. The diagonal section east of 69 highway actually does make some sense from a distance and traffic perspective, but it's less than a quarter mile shorter with the disadvantage of technical navigation. The proposed stretch on 103rd street to get across Metcalf is a disaster. The optional route that crosses Metcalf at 99th Terrace is much safer.

I mapped some other destinations as well. My old commute, for example. Here, I noticed that Google Maps seems to give extremely high priority to multi-use paths, roads with bike lanes, and city-designated bicycle routes, sometimes even when they don't make much sense to those who know the area. Case and point in the second map above: Quivira Road is a "Bike route" - yeah, right. At rush hour, you'd be best to take Pflumm (a mile west) or very carefully stick to the sidewalks while preparing to be hooked by inattentive motorists. The outer lane is not wide enough to share with cars, and construction detours in the area have Quivira even more overloaded than usual. This has less to do with Google, and is more of a problem with the cities misrepresenting Quivira as a bicycle-friendly road, even without using it as a detour for highway-bound traffic.

All in all, though, I'm satisfied with the route choices that it comes up with. As a programmer, I'd like to see their algorithm. Pro-tip: you can drag the route to comply with your personal whims. Using the "My Maps" feature, you can save, print, and share your refined routes easily.

And, as always, you can feel free to ask me for input on getting from point-A to point-B in greater KC, using bikes and buses, although my experience really is best around downtown and JoCo. There's also the KC Bike Commuters list.

KansasCyclist said...

For my test, I used it to map a route from south Olathe to Swope Park. It mostly made good decisions, except for two brief stretches on 135th and 151, both of which I would avoid if at all possible.

I appreciate what they've done, but still prefer the mapping at -- they've been offering cycle auto-routing for quite awhile, even recognizing trails and such (I think the data must have been available thru the Google maps API before it was officially announced). Again, their choices aren't perfect, but a more dedicated tool is preferable, at least for me...

cullenk said...

KansasCyclist - on ridewithgps we've actually been using Google's walking directions as "cycle" directions. It avoids the highways so is better than driving when on a bike, but is not optimal for actually cycling. We will be using their new cycling directions soon, just have to wait for it to become available for us to offer as a feature! Thanks for preferring us in any event :)

shan said...

Awesome analysis.

I tried plugging in my commute as well to see how it compares to what I came up with on my own. It lengthened my route by .3 mile, but I introduced me to MUTs I didn't even know where there, so I'm excited to give it a try.

sallymander said...

Actually, the Indian Creek Trail crosses Metcalf at 103rd, so if you ducked onto the trail, it would be a great route. I've used it many times. In fact, I think you could stick to the trail all the way to Nall and then buzz south there.

Noah said...

Yeah, it's not so much the crossing of Metcalf on 103rd, it's more the fact that it has you use 103rd in the first place. Of course, now I'm wondering if the step-by-step instructions specified using Indian Creek Trail for that part. *runs and checks*

Heatherkay said...

It's funny. Going to work, it gave me exactly the same route to work that I actually use going from Rosedale, by the Med Center, to the River Market. But coming home, it just reversed the same route, which is not something I would do as it would add another big uphill. It also sends me uphill on Minnie rather than the shallower, better visibility, wider laned Roanoke. It doesn't seem to be real sensitive to elevation changes.

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Friday, May 30, 2008

Neutrino08 Day 5c

One of the best talks of the conference (I might be biased) was S. King's outline of neutrino mass models. The introduction explained why we really need to go beyond the Standard Model (where neutrinos should be massless) to understand neutrino mass. King then presented his personal roadmap, a large flowchart (ultimately ending in Some Big Theory) to guide one through a series of true and false questions. He opted to begin with the LSND result, now assumed false. What about large extra dimensions and the string scale? The Majorana option seems nicer, because one can get naturally small neutrino masses via a lepton number violating operator involving some heavier particle. Following the chart, if the hierarchy is normal, then the natural mixing appears to be tribimaximal. This would make $\theta_{13} = 0$. Why should this be precise?

Consider instead an expansion around the TBM matrix (see here). This suggests a new family symmetry such as the $A_{4}$ group of the tetrahedron! This could arise from something like 6D orbifolding. See also here. Due to its agreement so far with experimental results, the TBM matrix is considered a key question. In summary, he stresses that the status quo is not an option.

Blogger CarlBrannen said...

The basic question is this: As we get deeper, elementary particles should become more, well, elementary. That means they should be easier to understand and our models should be simpler. The tribimaximal is a stab at simpler.

Instead, what happens with string theory and most phenomenology is that the models get more complicated.

Koide's formula is strange because it applies at zero momentum. If you believe that the only clean way of modeling elementary particles should be perturbation theory, then this is strange because perturbation theory works best when you have the least interaction and that means higher energy. That's why they're always talking about the interactions being unified at extremely high energies.

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Hi Carl. I confess that I skimmed over the parts of the talk which focused on stringy physics.

May 31, 2008 6:20 AM
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"Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication"
-- Leonardo da Vinci
[ seen @Caltech CS Dept, Asyncrhonous Computing Group ]

"complicated models" is a red-flag.

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Fall 2012

Sooo ready for fall.....are you?  Outside...............................

                                                      ....and in!

Friday, July 6, 2012

Barni, named because she lived in our miniature horse's barn until she worked her way into our house (heart).  She was number eight; does this make me a hoarder?

Monday, February 20, 2012

                               I really do have a collection of roosters!

Monday, February 6, 2012

Primitive Red Bench

Do you have a favorite piece of furniture?  This is one of mine; an old, red primitive bench.  The great thing about these (yes, there were two of them!) is they were FREE.  The Colonel's cousin's neighbor (are you following this?) was going to take them to the dump.  Knowing how much I liked them, the cousin snagged both for me.  Now, to get free furniture from Nashville to me.  One really large truck and a very nice driver, and they were mine.  One Man's trash........
And it seems the bench may be Jackson's favorite, too.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Winter Wedding

Weddings are always so special; a reflection of a couple's perfect day.  Last weekend, I was blessed to be a part of Devon and Griffin's winter wedding.  With this theme in mind, I designed Devon's bouquet to be the soft color of snow with the sparkle of ice.
Before the flowers even arrived, the ice was wired.
Aren't the roses amazing?  There is something so beautifully simple in all- white flowers.
This is the finished bouquet; snow and ice.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

For anyone with OCD, you know what it is too lose something; you become obsessed (the O in OCD!) with finding it.  As I was working at my computer, I looked down and realized a stone was missing from my engagement ring, the ring I had had re-mounted only a week ago.  Since it was a tiny side diamond, there was no way that was going to show up, but then I could not find the receipt.  Shamefully, I will tell you I looked for two hours, to include looking in the same places more than once (isn't this the definition of insanity--doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results?)  But after looking through the garbage--twice--I found it!  Thank you Lord.  Then back at the computer, I visited A Holy Experience, Ann Voskamp's blog.  She spoke of the 2012 lists of gifts we should look for this year.  I added my name to the many others that have committed to doing this.  That was when I realized, I needed to give thanks for finding perspective.  Right this moment I have several friends facing life-changing situations; they would trade their problem for my lost rock.  But in reality, we just need the Rock.  Perspective, I am grateful I found it.

The Things You See at Market

How's this for a light fixture?!  When I first saw this from a distance, it was hard to tell what was going on.  But up close--oh my---real birds!  The things you see.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Meet the Designer

One of the most exciting parts of market is meeting those artists whose designs you love!  Margaret Haire of Maggie's Memories was there to showcase her vintage inspired holiday decor, and memories they do bring back.  Her tiny, glittered ornaments remind me of the ones my family used on our tree.  She was so friendly and welcoming, even though she, like the rest of us, had had a long week.
These are a few of her lovely pieces.  Don't they bring back memories?  I was pleased to share my ideas with Margaret and introduce her to Pinterest; how exciting to get someone else hooked on this.  Her designs will be a part of Cricket's holiday display and knowing the designer will give them so much more meaning for us.  Thank you, Margaret for sharing.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Christmas in January!!

Wow!  Let me just say going to market to buy for a store can be OVERWHELMING!!!   Now, add to that, buying Christmas decor.  As with most of you, by January I am so over santa and elves and red and green---you get the picture.  However,  there are alot of great decorating ideas for the holidays, and I snapped  pics of some of the good ones.
If you have an empty birdbath during the winter months, this would be a good way to use it for the holidays and beyond.  With live greens, this would be beautiful through the whole season.  Add some birdseed, and multi-purpose!  Huge statement pieces were in all the showrooms....followed by lots and lots of snowmen.     Maybe we can pin these for next year?

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Atlanta Market

Just back from the Atlanta Market on a buying trip for Crickets.  Lots of pictures and ideas to share.  First, though, I have a "winter" wedding to direct and do florals for (pics of this to follow).  Can't wait to share!!!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Collections or Accumulations

Recently, a worker at my house asked if I collected roosters.  I said No! (a sophisticated designer like me; seriously!)   Then I looked around the room and realized I did have ALOT of roosters that I had accumulated over the years.  This started me thinking, I hadn't set out to start a fowl collection, but in acquiring those things that spoke to me,  I had an accumulation of them.
As a designer,  I often have to caution clients not to buy something just because it's the right color or fills a space.  Instead, take the time to find those pieces that speak to you or have a special meaning for you.  The lamp at the left is a perfect example of this.  Some of you may recognize this from a Goodwill commercial from several years ago. They suggested that if you inherited such a lamp and wanted to get rid of it, bring it to Goodwill.   My lamp was a gift from a dear friend and comes with a very funny (but long ) story.
So to collect or acquire?  I say take your time and find those touches that best represent YOU and your taste.  A good designer can steer you in the right direction, but ultimately the final choice should be what speaks to you.    Can you hear my roosters crow?
Accumulations are always more interesting, as they are less pretentious than collections.. They just happen.  As I was writing this, I realized much of what I design and display with has become a collection of sorts, and this is the fun of design.

Friday, January 6, 2012

This is Beatrice Sugarboo, and this is her chair.  Wouldn't it be nice to walk by a chair and think "I believe I will take a little catnap", and just fall fast asleep?  No problems, no worries;  just chase mice in your dreams.   Ahh, to be a cat.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

"Let It Snow!"

After all the Christmas decorations are packed away,  the house seems  less of a cheerful space,  especially during the winter months.   So, instead of boxing up the snowmen,  they spend the winter on my island.   Actually,  my island is a favorite display spot for all occasions.
  This guy is from a line I produced for a store several years ago.  He's kinda of a bobble-head as he is based on an old bedspring!
The whole grouping is arranged on an old metal tray from Crickets in Livingston, TN  ( this is the store where I do most of my design work---more on them in later posts).   This will carry me through 'til it's time for all things warm and springy!    Let it SNOW.

Monday, January 2, 2012

        Christmas is packed away for another year.  What exactly did pioneer women do with all their stuff before we had cardboard boxes?  Well, they may not have had as much stuff as we do now, but, still they must have had to store something.  I really love a good cardboard box, and luckily, I work for a store that is blessed with these almost everyday.  And I hate throwing away a good box; knowing that there will always be more things to pack.  Did I mention that these multiply while hibernating in my attic?

Sunday, January 1, 2012

There is something about a new calendar.  It is fresh and clean and uncluttered.  Each day is scheduled ( a must for those of us with OCD); planned just as we wish.  This, of course, lasts for a day?  Then life happens, and appointments are scratched out and rescheduled, problems arise;  emergencies happen;  life with all its various changes.  But for today,  my planner is fresh and clean and uncluttered.


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Comedy Correspondent

Well, after two years of hard work the Comedy Correspondent segment that I've been pitching, and repitching and re-repitiching to Capital Public Radio finally went out over the airwaves today.
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MEGEVE, France — Kelsey Serwa says she’s learned when to slow down in the fast-paced world of ski cross and her patient approach is paying off with podium finishes.

Serwa won a silver medal Wednesday at the Megeve World Cup, reaching the podium for the second time this season.

The Kelowna, B.C., skier waited for the right time to strike, then made an impressive pass near the bottom of the course to move from fourth to second.

“It was really entertaining for me because they were all really close and I was maybe 15 to 20 feet behind everyone just watching the action,” she said. “I had the best seat in the house.

“I was just patient with my skiing and near the bottom I saw an opportunity. They tried to ski a line too tight that you had to set up for and be patient on so I just nailed that and carried speed along the flats and passed two people.”

The result moved the reigning ski cross world champion into second place in the overall World Cup standings behind Fanny Smith of Switzerland.

Anna Woerner of Germany took the gold while Ophelie David of France won the bronze.

Ski cross is known as a fast, exciting sport where crashes are not out of the ordinary. Serwa says while a skier’s instinct is to attack every run at breakneck speed, she has figured out how to slow down and pick her spots.

“It’s totally something that you have to learn,” she said. “My first year racing ski cross I think I crashed nearly every race just because I wasn’t patient. I had this mentality that I had to be first every heat even though (the top two skiers) advance.

“I’ve definitely gotten better over the years just because I understand that it’s OK to be second in heats leading up to the final, and I think I have a better eye for when to make passes.”

Serwa’s other podium appearance came last month when she won gold in Italy.

In the men’s competition, American John Teller won gold ahead of Finland’s Jouni Pellinen and Armin Niederer of Switzerland.

Alex Fiva of Switzerland retained the overall lead despite finishing sixth.

Fiva has 384 points in the overall standings, Niederer has 373 and Calgary’s Brady Leman is third with 248.

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September 29, 2007

Why are those people on the beach fully dressed?

I'm just so happy Rita Cosby wasn't on Lizard's List.

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James Lileks would LOVE that sign...

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Happy anniversary Ken...September 30, 1982, Cheers premiered on NBC-TV. That was a quick 25 years.

"Anne Coulter" threw me, until I realized it was shorthand for "any alleged woman with a pulse."

How about Harry Chapin's W*O*L*D for the soundtrack album?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l0fH0dRUowhttp://www.lyricsdepot.com/harry-chapin/wold.html

Steve Martin saying the Ellen De Generes line would certainly resonate given his history with Anne Heche! Fine scene, by the way, even if it does walk that line between "here's where the character reveals his true self" and "here's where the writer shows how us all how humorous and insightful he is." :)

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Ann Coulter? No, you lost me at "picture Jason Alexander". Thank you, no. WHAT do people see in him? Mediocre blob of boredom, befouling show after show.Okay, I forced myself to move past the Jason Alexander directive (But hint: that's why it hasn't sold. People keep picturing a movie starring Jason Alexander, and shutting down.), and instead imagine someone talented. I went with Christopher Walken instead (The man is funny.), and then I could read the scene. In future, if I may give advice to someone vastly more successful than I, if you want folks to read sentence 2, don't put "picture Jason Alexander" in sentence 1.And I'm all for Steve Martin having sex with Ann Coulter, as long as it's oral, although if anyone is rude enough to keep talking with her mouth full, it's Mad Dog Coulter.BTW, one way to perhaps have at least actually tried to have some of those women, rather than just prattle on about how much he wanted them, would have been to have left Bakersfield and gone where they actually are. Frankly, I wouldn't listen to Life Lessons from a man who never even learned Life Lesson #1: If you are in Bakersfield; LEAVE!

I liked the Ann Coulter line. It said something about the character - he went from normal guy with normal libido to 'holy crap this guy would f*ck anything' in a second.Made me chuckle.

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From today's article in the Chicago Tribune on Tina Fey & 30 Rock: Ken Levine, an Emmy-winning writer for "M*A*S*H," "Frasier" and "Cheers," is a "30 Rock" fan and says he agrees with that course correction."I think what she means is that some good jokes don't land because they go by too fast or are not really heard," Levine says. "Things can get lost. I think she's making a good adjustment."Levine thinks Fey ought to change one more thing, though.Tina shortchanges her character," Levine says. "It's lovely that she's so generous, allowing other cast members to shine, but she herself is very funny and at times underused. I hope Liz Lemon has more to do this season."

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Friday, September 17, 2010

MDCC scores first TD of the year, but falls 26-13 to Northeast

BOONEVILLE — The Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans made a valiant effort but still came up on the losing side of a 26-13 North Division battle with Northeast Community College Thursday night.
Riverside High grad and Hollandale native Ridge Rochell made two field goals for MDCC.
Jaris Smith, of Drew, scored MDCC's first touchdown on the year; it came from two yards out.
MDCC will be on the road next Thursday at Hinds Community College at 7 p.m.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

GWHS's Moore signs with Valley, others go JUCO

Photo: Seven GWHS football players signed with their respective schools Wednesday afternoon. Sitting from left: Demarious Pearson (Hinds CC), Kendrell Canada (MDCC), Larry Griffin (MDCC), Charles Moore (MVSU), Willie Mosby Jr. (MDCC), Darius Kennedy (MDCC), Curtis Carter (MDCC) and Louis Parrott (MDCC manager).

GREENVILLE - Seven Greenville-Weston athletes made their decisions final today after signing with their respective schools. Five of the seven players signed with Mississippi Delta Community College, while defensive back Charles Moore made it official with Mississippi Valley State and Demarious Pearson will head to Hinds Community College in the fall.

Willie Mosby Jr., Larry Griffin, Darius Kennedy, Curtis Carter and Kendrell Canada will all suit up for the MDCC Trojans next season.

Moore, meanwhile, was one of nine early signees for the Delta Devils. The 5-foot-11, 165 pound defensive back said MDCC and Jackson State were also vying for his services.

“I went to Valley because I think they need my help the most,” said Moore. “And I feel like I have a better chance of playing this year at Jackson State or (MDCC).”

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The Greenville Christian Saints went from a 1-10 season in 2009 to a district title in 2010. Mike Hardy and three-sport star Justin Leavy played a huge role in the team’s success.

And apparently, colleges took notice as the two local athletes signed scholarships Wednesday to MDCC. Leavy said he will play both basketball and football at school in Moorhead. Leavy – who ranks second in scoring on GCS’s basketball team – accounted for over 3,200 total yards last season.

Two Simmons High football players linked up with Jones County Junior College while two others signed with Coahoma Community College.
Delta Democrat Times' Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Lazarius Chase and offensive/defensive lineman Marqueze McGee signed with Coahoma.
Meanwhile, running back Damian Samuels and receiver Miekell Gray inked with Jones County Junior College.
“I can truly say this group were leaders on our team,” said Simmons coach Carlos Thompson, who also credited Coahoma assistant coach Strong for his recruiting efforts in the area.
“These were guys you could count on in the course of a ballgame,” added Thompson. “With them having this opportunity, they'll be playmakers at their respective schools.”
Chase was on several big school recruiting boards, but a season-ending injury ended his senior season.
“(Signing with Coahoma) gives (Chase) a way of starting over," said Thompson.

Four Leland High players signed with Mississippi Delta Community College Wednesday afternoon.
Defensive back Bronson Bell, linebacker Broderick Fordham, receiver Nicholas Mosby and linebacker Michael Jones all will be at Moorhead in the fall.
Mosby, a 6-foot-1 receiver/cornerback, played a significat role for the Cubs this season. Mosby, Fordham and Bell were all named to the Delta Democrat Times postseason team.

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Saturday, 7 May 2016

New shrew invader on its way to Kerry

A new species of mammal is on its way to Kerry and the implications for native raptors and small mammal species is likely to be profound.

Greater White-toothed Shrew (Rasback Wikimedia Commons).

Greater White-toothed Shrews were discovered in Tipperary in 2011 and are spreading at an average rate of 5.5km per year, more than twice that of the Bank Vole. The western edge of their range is now only about 30-35km from the Kerry border, which will mean they will arrive in the Kingdom in as little as six years.

This is also assuming there isn't a 'jump' in the range. The map below shows two established outlying populations of the shrew, one in Monaghan and another to the NW of Cork City. These were most likely from small numbers of shrew transported accidentally from the core range in Tipperary. This could happen again anywhere in Ireland and in any case, it has been estimated that the invader will spread to the whole island of Ireland by 2050. Like it or not, it is here to stay.

Range expansion of Greater White-toothed Shrews in Ireland, to 2013. There are two outlying established populations in Monaghan and Cork city, though a third, to the west of Limerick, and only 15km from the Kerry border, died out shortly after its discovery in 2010  (McDavitt, et al, 2014)
You can click the map above for closer look.

Pygmy Shrews have been disappearing wherever the White-toothed Shrew invades, and numbers of Wood Mouse have been decreasing. Raptors are feeding voraciously on the new mammal and though it was thought that it might have a positive effect on raptors, offering an abundant new food source, there have been issues with e.g. sickly and underweight Barn Owl chicks which are fed on a diet of these new mammals. The full effects of the invader are as yet unknown, but it is on its way, and here to stay, whether for good or bad.

See more on this on the Irish Raptor blog HERE.

Citation: McDevitt AD, Montgomery WI, Tosh DG, Lusby J, Reid N, White TA, et al. (2014) Invading and Expanding: Range Dynamics and Ecological Consequences of the Greater White-Toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) Invasion in Ireland.


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Dildar punjabi chicken

By: kamani of queens, US

punjab da chicken

Filed in Main Dishes

Serves 2 people

Other 12 recipes by kamani »

This dish is my own recipe that I make special for my husband and it is so easy,light,and digestable that you just want more.its yum yum yummy!

  • boneless or whole chicken (what ever you prefer) i like boneless.
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Tomato
  • 2 tsp oil
  • half ginger
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 lemon
  • whole coriander seed
  • 4 green chillies
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • pinch of gram masala
  • 2 tsp MDH (curry chicken masala) you can get that from any indian grocery store.
  • 1 tsp cumin whole
  • fresh cilantro / Dhania patta (according to your taste)

  1. First heat oil in a pan then add coriander, cumin, with chopped onion, cook for 2 min then make the ginger and garlic paste and add in the onion.
  2. Cook until the oil separates and you see it being done, then add all the spices, mix them well, and add tomato and green chillies.
  3. Cook for 5-10 min add one cup of water so the masala doesn't stick  also add fresh lemon juice, cook until the oil separates, then add your chicken pieces with 2 cup of water and let it simmer. You can add the water base on how much gravy you like, then cook for 10 min until you see the chicken is done and the gravy is not too watery.
  4. Then last put fresh clintro and enjoy guys !

Latest Comments

By soniya on 9/19/2009 12:23:00 AM

Dear Kamini, Please post a real punjabi Chicken receipe.................................. waiting for the real flavor of punjab to taste!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By nushi on 12/22/2008 11:53:00 PM

dear kamini, hi, for all the above,i want to tell that adding whole coriander and lemon juice etc is not usual it is punjabi. this recipie is quick and nice.do not jump to conclusion.kamini jee good work .thanx

By kamani on 11/19/2008 1:11:00 PM

For bhaktipradipbanerjee: I dont quite agree with you because every chicken is made with different fillings or desire and the one i posted, it is easy to prepare and a taste of everyone.chicken is made in varies of ways with different ingredients but the one i provides deals with the things that is avaiable for anyone,but anyhow,, that is how you feel thats your opinion! For Harsh: only a punjabi would understand whats punjabi about it? if you dont agree still, look at the ingredients CAREFULLY! For shweta shetty: Hi ! how are you ,well in everyrecipe in mine I leave it to my readers how much they want to use but since you ask I mostly use chicken drumsticks like 8 pieces ,and boneless a pound would be enough ,any other question please feel free to add all questions and comments respected!

By bhaktipradipbanerjee on 11/17/2008 10:11:00 AM

Dear kamani, your 'punjab da chicken' is the same way any normal chicken curry is made. on going through your recipie, i thought i would get some thing typically punjabi style dish. any way keep it up.

By Harsh Tripathi on 11/5/2008 2:24:00 AM

What is punjabi about this recipe?? Just going through the recipe I can make out this will be a disaster.

By shwetashetty on 10/31/2008 1:40:00 PM

Dear Kamani, I haven't tried your recipe as yet, but when I went through the ingredients, it did sound really great. Meanwhile, it would be so nice of you, if you also could specify the quantity [ by weight] of chicken required in this dish. Hoping to see more of your culinary expertise on this site. Thanks, once again. Shweta.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tuesday Telling

It was a frosty start on Monday - of khourse, no worries fur me!
Later it was time to give Mom the WALK ME PLEASE look - I was sukhcessful of khourse!
Now fur the special YELLOW FOR MURRAY pikhs Mom mentioned on yesterday's post

A 1952 Chevy Deluxe

Wouldn't that be a pawesome transport vehikhle? It belongs to a friend of The Nice Anita Lady - she had been thinking about Murray so she swung by her friend's place and snapped these shots!!!
Now to a string of exchanges from some of the nice humans associated with this past weekend's passengers

This was sent as a THANK WOO to all that helped ShaiTai

Mom is sharing these from The Nice Joy Lady's FB page - here is what she khalled The Cemetary Trio

Lucy - sadly, two days after this pikh was taken in December 2011, she was hit by a vehikhkle - so she's running with The Rainbow Bridge Pakhk - she's so beaWOOtiful!

ShyTai after she finally snagged him - lured in with khottage cheese and a khan of dog food! This was Christmas Day 2011 - what a pressie!
This note was from The Nice Susan Lady that helped Olivia

Thank you all so much for driving Ark dogs to rescue. Ark is a terrible place to be an animal. We get so discouraged sometimes, but a weekend like this is "a shot in the arm" for us, and we owe it to you who drive our dogs to safety.
And a huge thank you to PA rescues for taking our Southern furbabies!
Susan WootenForrest City, AR

This is from The Nice Joy Lady and The Special Angel to help The Trio

Hi All!

ShyTai (now LaMancha’s ShaiTai) isn’t sure if he is ready to thank any of us yet, so I’ll do it on his behalf. : - )

Thanks to all of you for making this transport a great success! I appreciate all of you stepping up to the plate, acting above and beyond as temporary guardians to Tai and giving Olivia safe passage to rescue. Special thanks to Ann Linton for making Olivia’s transition from boarding to transport a breeze, to Dru (as always!) for taking these babies in need in, and to Anita for forging forth on providing excellent leadership for all as the dogs made their way from south to northeast. I think I was supposed to be co-coordinating this one. ALL CREDIT goes to Ms. Anita. Admittedly, I was scrambling to make sure all bases were covered for the send off. I’m grateful beyond words that she’s a staple part of this transition process!

A lot of energy and time and money goes in to getting these dogs from point A to B. On some cases, the emotional investment is at a premium. For me, ShaiTai is one of those cases. I know he wasn’t overjoyed to see Luke, his long-term cemetery roving companion, but I was told Luke was beyond delighted to see him. I think that after a few days have passed and the dust settles, the ShaiTai I came to know will reveal himself again, and it will be a welcome transition for all!

Thanks again to everyone…and thanks for the great photos and videos!!!!!

This is the message TNJL sent Mom about seeing ShaTai's video

You made my day more than I can convey. I have spent quite a few evenings literally crawling in to ShyTai’s dogloo, sharing his space and affection while bringing him out of his shell. Your video of him revealed the boy I know – terrified yet moving forward! Loved it! If you are on Facebook, please friend me and go take a look at what was once the cemetery trio. Thank you again!

As woo khan see, Mom did find her on FB and furiend her there - quite the images of such special khanines AND a furry special human angel!

We'll be sure to share any more messages we get about these three special tails!

Thanks again fur the kind words on Monday's post - they make Mom smile - and that is furry furry good!

Happy Tuesday Telling EvFURRYone!

Suka said...

hey Khyra,

Have you ever not been successful when using that face?! ;-> I hope you had a furry fun walk!

How very sad about Lucy. She was beautiful, and so close to getting her chance at rescue. Luke is so adorable! I don't understand why ShaiTai was not happy about seeing Luke. Do you know why? I thought ShaiTai would be thrilled to find his long lost buddy. I hope they can bond again.

The Chevy is incredibly beautiful! Makes you really wonder why cars are not being made like that today. It is 2012 and yet every car, for the past 12 years, no matter what make and model, looks EXACTLY the same. Where is the innovation and personality of cars today? No where. *sigh...Those old cars were quality - both in mechanics and beauty. Thanks for sharing, and I am sure Murray will love the pictures!

Suka (and Km with her venting on the lame cars of today)

Mitch and angel Maggie said...

What a beautiful yellow car! Mom says she remembers when cars used to look like that. My mom is very old, ya know.

Love ya lots,

Frankie Furter and Ernie said...

BaaaaWaaaah MY mom remembers those cars too!!!! ANCIENT

HoundDogMom said...

Wow, that Chevy is awesome. Sorry we haven't been by for a while. We read your journeys and stuffs and we THANK YOU for all you do for RESCUE. Sniffs, The HoundDogs

Remington said...

Two French Bulldogs said...

Cool car. Glad the wallow look and the transport was a success
Benny & Lily

The Meezers or Billy said...

our the mom wants that car!!!

The Websters said...

such a cool car! We want a ride!

Ginger Jasper said...

yes the car is lovely but the traansport just rocked.. safe at last and will soon settle I am sure.. Awesome.. Hugs GJ xx

Redberry Cottage said...

The 1952 Chevy is beautiful! We are so glad to read that the little fellow was rescued. Our Betsy was rescued from beside the road last July. All of the rescues in our area were filled to capacity so instead of fostering Betsy with one of the rescues we kept her. She is amazing!

Nina, Myshka, Sasha, Betsy, Lucy, Phoebe and Lily

Sam said...

What a great car - I'm sure Murray will love it!

Stewey said...

Cool car!!!

JackDaddy said...

Well, you wouldn't have any trouble seeing THAT car coming down the street on a dark moonless night! :)

brandi said...

Cool car. But your mama is cooler--she's a rescuer, and that makes her very very special.
And of course, you are special.
So sad to hear about Lucy. What a nice woofie she would have been for some deserving family.

mayziegal said...

WHOA! LOOK at that pretty yellow car! WOW! Wouldn't it be fun to take a ROTE in that?

I'm sure sorry abouts Lucy but happy about the others who are safe and sound now.

Wiggles & Wags,

Clive said...

WOW!! What a fantastic yellow car - Murray really loved it!!

He, of course, wants to get one just like that when he grows up! Still trying to explain here how difficult that might be!!

Huge thanks to Anita for taking such great yellow photos for Murray!

He was so happy with them!!

- Clive, Murray and Fiona

BeadedTail said...

We're so sorry to hear about Lucy! That's so sad. We're glad the others are safe though.

Remi said...

It is crazy to me that you have no snow!!!! We got DUMPED on a few weeks ago. Maybe it's headed your way!

Siku Marie, White Dog said...

Dad's drooling over the car. New earbug: Fleetwood Mac Rumours...been down one time...afavorite among the rescue members of the White Dog Army! Thanks for the second chances you help conjure.


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Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Grow The Roses

A wise man once said to me, “From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success.” Well, he wasn’t really wise, he was Lionel Jeffries the actor, and he never said it to me but sung it in the Disney film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Yet the maxim remains true, even far away from the reaches of The Child Catcher and Baron Bomburst.

A newspaper editor once fired the aforementioned Walt Disney because he, “lacked imagination and had no ideas.” We all know he went on to head a global entertainment industry.  His head, incidentally, the stuff of urban legend. Frozen in perpetuity? Stolen? Revived and attached to another body? All likely to be false but his dreams and our childhood memories are now deeply frozen together. All this from a man deemed a failure in the creativity department.

Albert Einstein didn’t speak until he was four years old and his teachers labelled him, “slow” and, “mentally handicapped.” The whole world now knows of his Special Theory of Relativity, even if most of us are too slow to understand its intricacies. His head had the brain removed, at death, and now exists in fragments, petri dishes, museums and universities across the world, much like his ideas that changed our thinking of it and its place in the universe. Not bad for a so-called dunce.

“Can’t act. Can’t sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.” A response by a studio executive to an early Fred Astaire screen test.  It is not known what happened to the exec, I’d like to think he was last seen flying down to Rio. Neither, I believe, had their heads or brains removed.

Sir James Dyson went through 5,126 failed prototypes before his vacuum cleaner really sucked. Jerry Seinfeld was booed off from his very first stand-up gig. Colonel Sanders recipe was rejected by hundreds of restaurants before he decided to go it alone. Even the mighty Henry Ford had three failed businesses behind him before he decided you could have any colour as long as it’s black. Thomas Edison, “too stupid to learn anything.” Winston Churchill, school failure. Marilyn Monroe’s first contract with Colombia Pictures expiring because they thought her not talented and pretty enough to make it.

Most people have many more, ‘ashes of disaster’ than they do, ‘roses of success’ Not all of us go on to be, or want to be, famous filmmakers, scientists, actors, models or inventors. Next time the crap is piling up just remember that the sweetest smelling flower more often than not needs
the stinkiest of compost to bloom. Not my words, dear reader, but those of Dick van Dyke’s dad.

Stephen Kerr 2013 (with thanks to Business for the information).

Saturday, 17 August 2013

Football's Prayer

It’s our Christmas Day, the presents unopened,

Hope yet to be dashed, excitement unspoken.

Beers chilling down as the temperature rises

Grounds filling up with all shapes and sizes.

Sofas are groaning, but not yet supporters

The grass is much greener, always in August.

All can still happen, all still possible

‘Til the very first moment, the very first ball.

And then we submit to the laws of the game

A first goal conceded, our seasons in flames!

A last minute pen, our season is saved!

But so is the ball, our striker just caved.

It’s our Boxing Day, the presents are opened

Stuffed full of footy, passions awoken.

Adjusting predictions, reality bites,

Carlisle away on a wet Tuesday night?

The highs and the lows of  a season to come

All hoping that we get our time in the sun.

And that’s why we watch from the ground or our chair

Massed congregations chanting Football’s Prayer.

Friday, 16 August 2013

Innocence Until Proven Guilty

I lost my innocence many years ago. It was nobody’s fault. It just happened. My body got longer and hairier and I suddenly realised that the action figures I no longer played with were no longer anatomically correct even though they hadn’t changed, I had. I still pulled the girls pigtails, but not quite as hard as I did before, and I didn’t run away as quickly, and I was secretly so pleased when they easily caught me. And that was that. Boom. I was all grown up. Well, I was anatomically correct for an adult but I hadn’t changed. Confused? You get the idea of growing up then.

The things that you can console yourself with as you age are your memories. Fixed, firm and fair in your head. Revisited for pleasure as traffic-free reminiscences when modern life often threatens to overwhelm you with its demands for multi-tasking wi-fi lifestyle choices of reduced-cholesterol phone upgrades; or so it often seems. The theme park of the mind but with no queuing, no rain clouds and no cheese sandwiches that have cooked in your vinyl rucksack and smell of heated Tupperware or spilled Ribena. Imagine walking down a sunny coastal path every day for what seems like forever. You know the path, you know the way and you know that the sun will always beat down pleasantly on your back for the journey. These are our childhood memories. I know I said the theme park was but allow a troubled man to mix his metaphors. Who wouldn’t want to revisit either at the drop of a synapse?

Of late my rose tinted specs seem to be more prick than petal as I’m forced to re-remember (which is troubling because I don’t remember if that’s a word) my childhood memories and make angular adjustments to those well-worn sojourns.

Something is happening with my childhood and it’s happening to yours. The safe haven of the past is suffering from a leak and the jagged present is rushing in. The sunny coastal path is being eroded, we’re not too sure of the way there, or back, and the sun is being covered by large black clouds. The theme park is closed for repairs. The one that’s at the end of the sunny coastal path. The one that’s being eroded. Confused? You get the idea of our predicament then.

The British TV actors and presenters that have recently been arrested and charged and accused of crimes of historic sexual abuse reads like a Who’s Who of the flared and flamboyant 1970’s. Off-screen the decade was dour if you were an adult. If the electricity didn’t cut out in the evening, if you could bury the dead, if the rubbish was collected, if inflation didn’t eat your earnings away to nothing, if you could get your head around decimalisation then you were doing OK, for the 1970’s.
For us kids it was just a kaleidoscopic decade of, well, kaleidoscopes for one, but colour TV, grass-stains, telescopes, lime-flavoured anything, long hair, wide trousers, short shorts, footballs, theme tunes, cartoons, top tens and wigwams. That was just the weekends. During the winter nights the TV was home to our heroes and idols, whose depravity we couldn’t imagine, hidden as it was off-screen, behind the curtain, behind the smile, behind the catchphrase and theme tune, out of shot, out of sight, out of mind. For the time being when the time being was the 1970’s.

What was it that drove many to act like that?  Was it simply because they could? Was it a power trip? Were they weak? Bored? Sick? Evil? Yes. Yes all of those.

So we all have had our childhoods re-invented by the very people that originally shaped them. As silently as their crimes went unnoticed we have experienced a creeping, pernicious alteration to our national psyche. A simple theme tune can now kick out the warm glow that once formed forever and replace it with darker thoughts that you can’t help but play host to but don’t want to acknowledge. A catchphrase once mimicked in the playground and playing fields now hides a darker, broken tale that no one'll fix. Why did this happen? Are we somehow responsible for the change? Did we do enough? Is it still going on? How many more? How’s about that then?

I don’t need my willy extending,
Maybe you should email my wife.
My wire transfer’s really not pending,
And I don’t need a coach for my life.

I’ve no need to improve my body,
So what if sand’s kicked in my face?
I’m comfortable looking this shoddy,
No need for alarms or for mace.

Nigerian Generals, I worry,
You’re losing your money again.
It’s nice that you say I must hurry,
But haven’t you thousands of men?

I don’t want free spins on casinos,
Why sell my house back to the bank?
I don’t want to date Filipinos,
I’ve found that they’re too often, Frank.

I haven’t just won a new iPhone,
I’m not the one millionth hit.
Nothing lasts forever, I’ve long known,
So send the free Will-Writing Kit.

Send vouchers to save on my shopping,
The shops pay less tax than we do.
Save rainforests dropping by chopping,
Watch Amazon’s profits accrue.

Send news of the sad and the needy,
Finally finely tuned my heart-strings.
Just don’t send me spam from the greedy,
As a smack in the mush often stings.

Rules of Engagement

I sometimes hate being English. It is so complicated. This is without me considering the countries that we used to own as right to buy tenants, shafted by the landlord English, who then ran off with all of the furniture the minute the tenants had signed the deeds. Yet consider it I do. As I say, it is so complicated.

Let’s say an Englishman, any Englishman, doesn’t have to be me, finds himself walking down a road that has a steep decline. I just happen to find myself doing this every weekday after dropping the kids off at school. But it doesn’t have to be me. Any Englishman will do.

I, or any Englishman, will invariably pass people that are walking up this decline, which they see as an incline. It is this perspective, sort of, that I want to discuss.

When is it acceptable to make eye contact with your passing traveller? Eye contact is a very un-English thing to do. It smacks of connection or emotion, and that simply won’t do. But it is trumped in the card game of life by awkward silence, the natural and deadly enemy of the Englishman. The Englishman can go through life without connecting or feeling emotion to most of the general public. They are simply the animated screensaver to the Englishman’s reality. What the Englishman cannot do is ignore a passing acquaintance. They do not need to know the acquaintances name. It is enough that they regularly pass them, as cable cars in a frosty decline/incline scenario  - about 9am every weekday morning.

If eye contact is made from over 20 yards away, and is reciprocated immediately, then the Englishman has gone too soon and is unable to maintain his stare for the desired length of time and must look away. Further furtive attempts at eye contact at shortening lengths from the acquaintance now looked contrived and un-natural. The Englishman works extremely hard not to look contrived and un-natural. The Englishman will therefore give up attempts at a distance of 5 yards.

If the Englishman holds his nerve, recognises an acquaintance and chooses to make eye contact at the point of passing, then he is in real danger of committing social suicide and completely ignoring the passing acquaintance. This is a certainty if the passing acquaintance is a fellow Englishman who went too early with a 20-yard effort.

Is there a desired distance for acknowledgement? Italians are said to wave, and continue to wave, from anything up to 100 yards away, the French, 75. Rumours of an Englishman shouting from 60 yards away were dashed many years ago when it was discovered that he was in fact the adopted son of a Spaniard.

We must therefore conclude that it is only the Englishman that refuses to conform to uniformity when it comes to this dilemma. We are desperate to change but more desperate not to cause a fuss. Any inward desire for improvement is kept in check by an Englishman’s sheer Englishness.

I shall be down the same decline on Monday. Keep an eye out for me.

Thick As Thieves

What do you do when your musical hero plays in your hometown?

When he stands on a stage placed upon the very fields where you used to play?

Where he is singing the classic songs at the very place you used to sing them, and pretended to be him, when they were just songs and you were just a much smaller version of what you are now?

You go and see him, of course, and you take what seems like half of the town along with you as Paul Weller came to Delapre Abbey, Northampton. My Northampton. My Abbey. I can still see the tree where I had a rope swing from the stage. Well I would have seen it if half of the town weren’t blocking the view as they followed me to pay homage to a true musical legend. Still writing number one albums some 30 years after his first. I think that’s a reasonable use of the word.

It was a very warm and sunny day. Very appropriate, when you think of it, because those are the days you remember, and boy did we remember this one.

I’d met up with an old mate from school and was introduced to a brand new one. Also appropriate, I thought, as Weller mixes the old with the new. He sprinkles his classic tracks selfishly amongst his current work, just enough to keep us old ‘uns happy but not so much that his back catalogue is used to create his own tribute act. It’s probably not what his old fans want but then how else do you keep yourself current when you’re 55. A remarkable man.

I hadn’t seen my old mate, Russell, since Weller’s first band, The Jam, were the biggest group in the country. I hadn’t seen Weller live, ever. It was a nice coming together alongside 6,500 like-minded people in the sun. People with a passion for music. Middle-aged people, admittedly, but all sharing some of the musical passion that has kept Weller at the top of his game for decades.

We arrived in daylight having spent the afternoon  touring the towns pubs and clubs, like you do when you’re young, but we were far from young, but if Weller could still kick ass some 30 years later then we were going to give it a bloody good try. The laughter and the memories flowed a little quicker than the beer yet neither stopped. I had arranged to meet other friends and go to the gig with them but taken over with folly, Fosters and refound friendship I decided to stay on tour.

Right at the front, we were. Leaning on the barriers drinking someone’s idea of beer from a yellow paper cup. I had never seen so many Fred Perry t-shirts in my whole life. Every colour imaginable yet strangely most seemed XL or XXL.

We bounced, we clapped and we cheered. I wasn’t 45 years old for an hour and 40 minutes, yesterday. I was younger. Everybody who was bouncing, clapping and cheering was younger, if only for an hour and 40 minutes.

Weller once wrote “But we seemed to grow up in a flash of time.” I know because I used to sing it in Delapre Abbey 30 years ago and that seems like yesterday. Then I realised I was in Delapre Abbey yesterday feeling like I did 30 years ago.

That’s the genius of Weller.

The Confused and Stubborn Cobbler

If you live in Northampton, have lived in Northampton, had ancestors from Northampton or worked in Northampton, then you are probably suffering from some confusion and stubbornness in your life. This is not your fault. Confusion and stubbornness is in the air, here, it seeps into your DNA and never leaves. Wherever you are in the world you are hosting the remnants of a little part of Northampton’s confusion and stubbornness. They go together like the River Nene and Southbridge, the Wellingborough Road and vomit, bus stations and urine or the Racecourse and muggings. We few are a confused and stubborn happy band and it’s all in the history.

We’ve had our interlopers from the past. Bronze aged settlements still sit neatly behind the well manicured lawns, double glazing and gravel drives atop Hunsbury Hill and Danes Camp, giving us a clue as to who later inhabited the site. They all left. We stayed. Roman pottery has been found in Duston, but then so have a lot of burnt-out cars and they weren’t necessarily from NN5. The Romans left. We stayed.

We had a castle, Northampton Castle, unimaginatively named but fairly impressive for the Middle Ages. We often held the English Parliament here, we tried Thomas Beckett at the castle before he fled to France. The castle was involved in a tug of love over the centuries between Crown and town, a pattern that is familiar to Northamptonians, leading to the destruction of the castle. It went and we stayed.

We had a big battle here during the War of the Roses. Henry VI v Earl of Warwick, kick off 10th July 1460. Attendance approximately 15,000. To cut a short battle even shorter the Earl of Warwick had a bye as treachery ensured he walked through the Kings lines and captured Henry. This didn’t make Northampton look good in the eyes of the Crown. Rest assured, Henry’s descendants had long memories. It wasn’t really our fault. Being in the middle of England our geographical position meant we were often the scene of battles that were not our doing, we only hosted the match. “Leave it out, he’s not worth it!!”, so passionately heard across town on a Saturday night,   had yet to enter the lexicon.

Delapre Abbey, the site of the battle, was one of only two Clunaic monasteries in England. That is, a monastery exclusively comprised of nuns, think Benedictines with braids. More confusion. Our monks had lumps.

Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries in 1538 and Delapre Abbey lost its female inhabitants, though the Abbey remains gloriously defiant to this day, the Friends of Delapre Abbey ensuring that their stubborn opposition to the development of this historic site leaves it for the whole of the town, and country, to enjoy.

King Charles II ordered our castles destruction and the razing of the town in 1662 as Northampton had stubbornly supported the Roundhead Parliamentarians during the Civil War. Most of the castle went, Northampton remained, until 1675 when a Great Fire finished Charlie’s job for him. The King donated 1,000 tons of timber from Salcey Forest for the rebuilding of the town, this passive-aggressive nature left the  people of Northampton rather confused. Did the King hate or love them? We erected a statue of him on our main church in town as a thank you but we’ve never really trusted the Crown here, much, since.

If we jump to the nineteenth century you’ll find a perfect example of the stubbornness of Northamptonians in the election of Charles Bradlaugh, MP, a stubborn fellow himself. An atheist free-thinker who refused to swear an Oath of Allegiance to a God he did not believe in. Contentious for the Victorian British in 1880 it led to his de-selection and a re-election. The people of Northampton, however, wanted Bradlaugh. Three times in succession he was elected, de-selected and re-elected by the town until a fourth election saw the law itself change and the town finally secure the man they wanted. This greatly upset those who vigorously opposed the amendment. This included the  Conservative Party, the Church of England and the Catholic Church. More reason for this maverick town to love Bradlaugh. George Bernard Shaw was a keen supporter of Bradlaugh and a young Indian barrister was one of 3,000 who attended his funeral. Gandhi’s participation a true testament from a stubborn hero to a stubborn hero for a stubborn town.

I mentioned our geographical position, earlier. We are neither London nor Birmingham, instead stuck midway between the two. We have a railway, of course, but off the main line. The reasons are varied but again down to stubbornness. You either believe the gradients too steep for Victorians to tackle (hmm) or the sadly more obvious one of Northamptonians refusing the construction of a direct link to London on their land.

We are a large town, very large. One of the largest towns in England, yet we have been denied or turned down city status more times than I can remember. It leaves us all a bit confused. We still blame our historical stubbornness to the Crown for this anomaly, who have yet to approve and sign off our city status. I doubt this’ll change any time soon. .This may have saved the town during World War 2 as we were rarely bombed. I believe the Zeppelin raids of World War One killed people in St James but we suffered no deaths from enemy bombing some 25 years later. The only aircraft to crash in town was an allied bomber, crippled from a raid, falling into the heart of Northampton, ironically just missing the statue of Charles II on top of the church I spoke of earlier. Bullet holes from exploding ammunition cases can still be seen high on the sides of All Saints.

Northampton has grown rapidly in the last 68 years since the war has ended. We were the fastest growing town in Europe in the 1970’s. We are no longer. We were the centre of the boot and shoe trade in this country a few decades before and after the war. We are no longer, though Crockett & Jones and Church’s shoes are still some of  the most highly prized footwear in the world.

I haven’t even touched on the only assassinated British Prime Minister being another Northampton MP, a Kings love for his dead Queen and the 720 year old statue that has stood as a mark of his sorrow ever since, the tunnels that criss-cross the subterranean town centre and the guy who co-discovered DNA being a Northamptonian. We also lay claim to the last Doctor Who, Matt Smith, a local lad. His Tardis is bigger on the inside than the out. Now that’s confusing.

Stephen Kerr – August 2013


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Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Dear readers,
please forgive me for my absence! Life has changed tremendously for me in the last year, and paper crafting (sadly), has had to take a back seat for a while... however...
I"M BACK!!!!

So - who's coming to PaperCuts this month??? Next weekend is it? Someone PLEASE remind me lol!!!

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

PAPER-CUTS November 2013

Hello peeps! It's been a while I know... those that know me well will be aware that there's been some big changes in my life!! And alongside that, there's had to be some changes to Paper-Cuts.
So, for the time being, we'll be meeting on a Saturday only. Also, due to popular demand - no more kits! Instead, I'll be creating a layout (you'll still get written instructions, as before) which you can then re-create using your own, ever-growing stash.
Each month, there'll be a little something; this month you'll get the same 'love' stamp and mini heart that I've used on my layout as well as the die-cut 'love' piece. I covered mine in gold glitter - perty!
My supplies such as any inks, punches, stamps, sprays etc which I've incorporated into my layout will still be here for use. The only difference is that you get to choose which papers and added embellishments you'd like to bring along to complete your own layout. Good huh?
So, without further ado, here's this month's layout:

Like it?! For your reference, the photo is 4 1/2" x 3". I found this fitted nicely onto a couple of pieces of 6x6 paper used as matts, whilst allowing that beautiful die-cut piece to show. So then...see you Saturday - can't wait!! xxx

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

PAPER-CUTS June 2013

Hello ladies.... I'm going to keep this short and sweet, as I'm just about to take my hubbie out for a slap up meal! Here's this month's project:
As you can see, this month we're going for a double page spread! The photo's I've used are 3.5" x 2.5", but I'm figuring most smaller sizes would work.
Lots of cutting and stamping (surprise surprise) this month. Included in the kits are the wood veneer and chipboard pieces, but if you have anything at home that you feel would look good 'swinging in the breeze', then do please bring it along! See you this Friday/Saturday! xxx

Monday, 13 May 2013

........and a Card!

For those of you that look forward to making a card in class, here it is:
How's that for a cheery, springtime message; perfect for a dear friend! See the pretty vellum background? You'll be making that (with the help of a Martha Stewart AOTP punch)! Everything else is in your kits so nothing extra to bring/add for this one.
Righto... see you very very soon! xxx

Sunday, 12 May 2013

PAPER-CUTS May 2013 Layout Two!

As promised... second layout for the day:

Sorry that the lighting's not the best and in fact, the shot is a little blurry, but I wanted to get it loaded tonight for you! This one features a small 1 3/4" photo - simply punched out of a larger 6x6 one. When choosing your snap, be sure that there is somewhere within the shot that'll make sense as a small circular photo!!
I'm really pleased with this layout; be warned, it looks fairly minimal but actually took a fair amount of time to create! Don't worry - if you feel like missing some of the intricacies out, I think it would still have quite a lot of impact.
The only things I've added which you may wish to bring along are some small word stickers. Mine are from Authentique - they do loads of different ones... you've even got time for a little shopping before class lol! Of course, you have your alpha stickers in the kit, which would do just as fina a job.
P.S. If anybody happens to own a 2" circle punch and one slightly larger to create a mount, do please bring them along - it'll save a queue for the Silhouette!

Hello girls! You'll be pleased to know that I'm getting a LITTLE more organised.... here's our first layout:
The kit is Gorgeous with a capital G this month; lots of fun, up to date colours and collections. We'll be using the Silhouette to create the hearts, as always, the obligatory stamping (!) and notice those cute mist splatters? You're all going to get proficient at that too!!
I've added a few lovely bits and pieces for this layout: canvas cameras, rub-ons and washi tape. Though we do get a sheet of small alpha tiles in our kits this month, I'm afraid you'll have to supply your own larger alphas if you would like your title to look similar to mine!
OK... layout two coming up later this pm! Hope you like! xxx

Friday, 26 April 2013

Thanks For Your Patience... Here We Go!

OK peeps... two layouts for you to consider, as per the norm! Take a look at number 1:

As I said - the kit has lovely rich colours this month - quite rustic too I'd say, so bare that in mind when you pick your photos. I've added many many polaroid frames to your kits to achieve the pretty cluster  - here's a close up:

Second up; something very 'graphic' for you to work on:

This bold style seems to be very in trend at the moment, so I have to keep you up to speed hey?? We'll be cutting out the arrows with the Silhouette machine from your papers. And the journalling? Well, tht's hidden behind the photo, so you can make it as personal as you like!
Remember to bring that faithful alpha sheet we received in our kits two months ago; I've used them in both layouts - they're still going strong!
Now, lastly... I going to promise to TRY and create a card to give you the instructions for, but I still have the write up's from these two to complete... and I'm a tad er... how shall I put it... knackered (!), so please don't be too disappointed if I don't achieve what I hope!!! xxx


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Friday, March 30, 2007

Enchanted Fridays – Journey of a Novelist

It’s Friday—is this the best day or what?!?

I have the joy of kicking off my new series of interviews with some totally awesome authors. These are some of my favorite writers and I know they will soon become one of yours! Walk, don’t run to your nearest bookstore or library!

Pop open a cold one, grab a hot tea, or break open the bag of chocolate that’s calling to you (yeah, that one right behind you) and sit back and relax.

Whether it’s reading a book that whisks you off into a new world or you’re a writer creating your own, always do one thing: Enjoy the journey . . .

Christine Kole MacLean
flux, an imprint of Llewellyn

New York Public Library has just selected How It’s Done
for its 2007 list of Books for the Teen Age!!!!
(That needs a bunch of exclamation points!)

Q: What led you to write a novel about a girl falling in love with an older man—a college professor no less! I'll admit I had a crush on a teacher in high school while I was working as his aide in a special education class. He didn't wear a wedding ring and I was "crushed" again when I learned he actually was married! Not that I'm looking for your tell-all or *confession*, but did you draw on any kind of personal experience? No pressure here!

CKM: Maybe it was just the community I grew up in (small town, not much to do) or my socially precocious group of friends, but we all dated guys who were older—in some cases a lot older. The summer after graduation, a friend of mine married a guy eight years older than she was. One of the things I’ve thought about a lot was how cool my parents played it when I was dating an older guy. They never tried to tell me what to do. I wondered, “What happens when parents don’t play it cool?” There’s the seed of the idea.

Q: I admired your ability to get inside Grace's head and heart, expressing her feelings and emotions without sentimentality or melodrama. What were some of the challenges in writing this novel? What were the hardest parts to write and which poured out of your fingers onto the keyboard?

CKM: Thanks! I worked on it for about two years, but I was also writing other things during that time. The first draft, which I wrote in third person, took me a year. In the second draft (six months), I switched the story to first person. I spent another three months on the third draft. The hardest part was Grace. I was frustrated with how slow she was to see she was making a mistake. But when the story begins, Grace is 18 and has been somewhat sheltered. I had to remember she doesn’t have the experience to know the things that would help her see the relationship slightly more objectively. (Although, come to think of it, who among us ever sees a lover objectively?) Her relationship with Michael is a “starter relationship.” She’s just learning. The fact that he’s a lot older and ready for different things raises the stakes considerably.

Conversely, Tori, Liv, Will—scenes with them were a blast to write. I have to add, however, that precious little ever “pours out of my fingers onto the keyboard.”

Q: There are some provocative discussion questions at the back of the novel. Did you write those or did your publisher? At the risk of appearing ignorant, what IS the IT'S in HOW IT'S DONE? What is IT for YOU?

CKM: The publisher came up with the questions, and I can’t even answer some of them! I think there’s more than one “it” in the book. “It” refers to sex and seduction, obviously, but also to bigger things, e.g., finding yourself, breaking off a relationship that’s wrong—even if it feels good, and ultimately growing up and being your own person, not whoever your parents want you to be or whoever your boyfriend wants you to be. How *is* it done? One step at a time. There will be missteps along the way. Those are the times we learn the most.

Q: New and published authors love to hear about other writer’s journeys toward publication. Was writing something you always wanted to do? Where were you when you got *the call* that somebody wanted to publish your book?

CKM: I’ve known since I was about eight that I wanted to be a writer and I never looked back. I’ve been a professional writer since college, working at magazines, ad agencies, and corporations. I still do some of that work on a freelance basis to fund my fiction-writing habit. I’ve never felt driven to write—perhaps because I came to writing so young and it has always been integrated into my life. And I confess to being stumped when asked why I write. To me, it feels like being asked why I breathe or sleep. I don’t mean I’d die without it. It’s simply that I can’t imagine not writing, in some form or another.

It was a rainy October day when I got the call at home, just as I was thinking about what to make my sick five-year-old for lunch. The editor made an offer and I asked her if I could get back to her. At the time, I was reading a book about the ins and outs of publishing, and I literally had not yet read the chapter on advances and contracts. That’s how green I was.

Q: Pitfalls? Things you learned along the way? Anything you would do differently?

CKM: I would have written a breakout first novel. LOL!

Q. The most surprising or unexpected thing that’s happened since publishing your books.

CKM: The most surprising thing? I’ve grown into a good public speaker, or so audiences tell me. I recently did a session on how to find the time to write (I still freelance in addition to writing fiction) and got so much positive feedback on it. One person told me my presentation had changed his life. While he was obviously exaggerating, what he meant was that he’d gotten a lot out of my session. Even five years ago I wouldn’t have guessed that I could be an effective public speaker.

Q: I’m sure he was not exaggerating! What are you working on now?

CKM: I just finished a rough draft of the fourth book in my series of Mary Margaret novels for 8- to 12-year-olds. The working title is MERRY MARY MARGARET CHRISTMAS and it’s scheduled for Fall ’08. I’ve been mulling over a picture book idea, so I may get serious about that, but I’m also gearing up to start another YA.

Q. Yay on both the new Mary Margaret novel (great title btw!) and embarking on another YA! Good luck to you, Christine. Last question: What is your own secret wish (goal) for your life or writing?

CKM: I’m thrilled that publishers think my books are worth publishing, but I’m not satisfied with my writing skills. I have a long way to go on that front. My not-so-secret wish is to get better. A lot better.

Thank you, Christine, for being our very first Enchanted Friday guest author! (Hear that thunderous applause from the great blog reaches of the universe?)

I hope, dear reader, that your appetite is whetted to read HOW IT'S DONE. You'll be hooked from the first page!

Don't forget to visit Christine at her website:

Bookmark this blog for the next Enchanted Friday installment!

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Watch This Space!!!

Enchanted Fridays - Journey of a Novelist

I'll be doing interviews with some very cool, chic and awesome YA authors right here in this very blog so Stay Tuned. First one will be Friday, March 30.

Which, actually, is the last day of my Spring Break. I get to sleep in next week! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well sort of. I'm also planning on writing a book. The second half at least. We'll see how fried I am come next weekend.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Clearing the desk

I got sucked into critique land with twenty crits for a contest. Read them all twice, wrote up a full page of coments and suggestions for each one, filled out a talley sheet, picked winners, and mailed them off yesterday. OFF MY DESK! And floor. And nightstand. Yippee!

Now back to MY stuff. Feeling very selfish. And slow. Because I've barely plowed through half of the 200 pages I wrote last September and am rereading so I can get back to drafting the rest of this humongous, ancient Egypt historical. I've also been helping my son with some essays he's needed to write for a class and did some critiquing for a 15 year old girl I teach piano. She's actually a pretty good writer and I wouldn't be surprised if she's published some day. But it sometimes feels like my life is not my own . . .

Check out this interview with Andrew Karre at Flux. Good stuff.

Want to read some great hooks from WIP's by fledgling writers and feedback from a terrific agent? Go here. You'll come up gasping for air about three hours later.

Great news a few days ago: My story, "Rattlesnake Rain" will be published in Cricket Magazine this August! Finally.

SCBWI schmooze tonight and dinner with Nancy H. beforehand. Off to do a few pages of rewriting before I leave.

Before I forget, check out Bev Katz Rosenbaum's web site. Good stuff and she also critiques manuscripts at a very reasonable price.

Now go write.

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Hi everyone!

I finished A Degree of Wickedness and its in the final stages of preparation before being published. Woo! Hoo!

I do need help in choosing a cover for my upcoming novella, Evil Under the Microscope.  This novella is the first in a series and I hope to publish it by summer 2012.

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24 gennaio 2013

Recipe: Homemade Nutella

There’s still some left of the weekend, right?
My intention was to have this up in time for the weekend, but instead it’s now just in time for the week, which is maybe even better.
Well, because you can now make the Nutella in what’s left of this weeken, and have some of this deliciousness left to “spice up” the upcoming week!
It’s been a whirlwind of a week. This weekend went by with the snap of two fingers.
It’s been great spending last weekend was doing a photo-shoot on a stunning island with breathtaking landscape.
The island is a part of a group of 400 islands located on the border to Sweden, about one hour from my little island.
The wind was cold, but the sun was up and hours were spent outside meandering in the beautiful landscape.
Now, onto the heart of the matter.
Let’s face it I’m a chocolate fiend, and when my beautiful Norwegian friend, that I visited in Milano last month, tells me that Nutella is sooo easy to make, I perked up a bit over breakfast.
( Breakfast was shamefully, dark chocolate with spoonfuls of Nutella…)
I don’t usually start the day with such overpowering sweetness, I’m more of a tea and fruit kind of a girl, but when in my friend’s kitchen on a weekend, why not;)
So when I got home, the wheels in my head started turning, and I was ready to test out just how easy it was to make this little hazelnut and chocolate treat at home.
It simply is a bit of roasting, de-shelling and a kitchen aid, et voila!
(Recipe to the end of the post)
Roast the Hazelnuts for 10 min
Put the out-of-the-oven-hot-Hazelnuts in a damp kitchen towel and massage the dark soft-shells off.
Pick out, the now light colored and “naked” Hazelnuts, or grab a handful and blow on them like my little niece thought was a good idea.
Add them to a mixmaster and start it up.
Keep it one for about 5 min till the nuts have began to look like bread crumbs.
Then add the other ingredients.
Turn the mixmaster back on for about 10 min, scraping down the sides when needed.
Et voila, delicious homemade Nutella without wax, preservatives, loads or of sugar is now ready to be enjoyed.
What you need:
200g Hazelnuts
50g Dark chocolate (Lindt is a great option. Remember to use quality chocolate here)
2 table spoons of Cocoa powder
2 table spoons of Icing sugar
Makes one medium size jar.
How to make it:
Roast the naked Hazelnuts in the oven spread out on a tray for about 10 min, or until the inside is golden. (take out one, split it open and check for golden color)
When done, pour the nuts onto a damp kitchen towel and massage off the soft brown shell left on the nuts. (See above images)
Pour nuts in a mixmaster and turn it on hight till the nuts resembel bread crumbs, then add all the other ingredients.
Turn mixmaster back on till all has become liquid, scraping the mixture down from the sides of the mixmaster when needed till it has become a liquid. There is no need to add water or oil. After a while the natural oil in the hazelnuts will make it all become perfect Nutella.
Do not think that when it’s become liquid that you have to add more cocoa powder or icing sugar for it to be more dough like, This will naturally happen as it cools down;)
Pout the content onto clean jars to store in the frige. It will keep for weeks in an airtight jar.
Now, sit back, relax and enjoy you very own homemade Nutella any way you like it…perhaps on warm toast as it melts ever so perfectly…?

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Friday, June 5, 2015

***** Review of Eternal Conflict - (The Ruby Ring Saga #7) By Chrissy Peebles ****

Eternal Conflict
By Chrissy Peebles
 Book 6 of the Ruby Ring Saga

I fell in love with this series years ago and have been hooked
ever since I read book one. unfortunately it is coming to an end, and this is the
last book In this series. And as i am sad to see it end I have to say the Journey
 here to this last book has been fun. This book has so many twist ad turns.
You end up asking yourself, Is this the end so soon. Only to see Sara escape
and keep going. You will never believe who Sara rescues to help them win the
 war. I do not want to blow the ending or you, so I will end here and say If you
 have not picked up this series go get the first book. and start the wonderful
journey Chrissy has planned for you.
I can not wait for more books by her she truly a great writer.
I hope you enjoy this book as Much as I did.
If you do like this book, please consider leaving a review.
The Authors really like it when you do, they value your opinions too.

Sarah continues to fight for the people she loves.
Sarah and Victor are home in Tastia and ready to claim their
kingdom. But will they be able to defeat Ethano and his forces?
 Can they get the castle back and live happily ever after?

 ~*~*~ Chrissy Peebles ~*~*~

 Chrissy Peebles, a practicing nurse, has always loved
reading and writing fantasy from the earliest age she can
 remember. She plotted every single twist she could think of
 during bedtime stories for her children. When her little ones
 begged for more adventures, she felt confident enough to let
her overeager imagination and sense of humor spill out into
 her first novel. She lives in Ohio with her husband, two
young kids, one hamster, three dwarf hamsters and cat.
When she's not taking the kids to Little League soccer,
basketball, or baseball, she loves to snap photos as her favorite hobby.

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

sweets from my garden

My zinnia crop was pretty small this year... at any rate I do love this small sampling! I had to do a mini-harvest, since minnesota had a frost the other night. We had to close the windows it was so chilly.

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