Plain white rice with garlic hoisin greens ( Read more... )

I'm in two minds about what to do about LJ. I'm just about getting my life back after over three months of not really being able to do anything much apart from work and necessary tasks to keep me and my cat from starving, which is why I haven't been around much. I'm almost better, apart from lingering aches and the frustration of not being able ( Read more... )

Just popping in quickly for an update: work is still busy and sciatica is still being a right bugger, so comfortable time in front of the internet is still a bit scarce. I'm reading my friends list intermittently, so if there's something you'd specifically like me to see, please leave a comment ( Read more... )

I might not be around much for a little while, as I'm pretty busy at work and I'm finding using the laptop at home rather uncomfortable at the moment.

I have an appointment with a physiotherapist for my back, later this morning. I'm hoping he can sort it out, as I'm getting a bit fed up with bits of me not working.

Cycling Before Lycra, a site about 1930s-1940s cycling. Contains things like the site's author's recent experiences in recreating a carbide bike lamp and selections from a 1906 guide to cyclists (under 'Memorabilia').

Cyclists should know that one of the finest remedies in the world for cyclists, and one that is little known, is the sustaining ( Read more... )

Or, Something Else To Do With Parsnips.

I wanted something quick and tasty that would use up some root vegetables. Luckily, Munchkin Mail's recipe blog came to the rescue with a post about Parsnip and Lemon Couscous. The concept sounded a little strange but it was exactly the sort of recipe I was looking for so I decided to give it a go. I did ( Read more... )

BBC News currently has an article with the headline Mammoth-killing comet questioned. Presumably it is helping police with their enquiries...

Watched the first episode yesterday evening. Looks interesting so far but I'm a bit confused about which department is doing what, owing mainly to my ignorance of how the U.S. justice and law enforcement systems are structured.

Despite having a rather painful back at the moment (sciatica: will be seeing dr. at first available appointment, i.e. next Monday, grrr), I managed to achieve two new (to me) things this weekend, as well as working on a crocheted scarf, keeping up with the washing and tidying up the garden for the first time since Autumn: double-crust turkey and ( Read more... )

Finding, just as you're about to leave the house, that the cat is once again suffering from very smelly digestive trouble, necessitating a thorough cleaning of (a)the floor and (b)the cat, which will make you half an hour late for work. While you're suffering from sciatica (ow).