Indeed. Lots of scope for experimental fireballs
Oh, and accomplished baguettes < not jealous or at all conscious of baking inferiority, perish the thort >
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yardarm
If you toast the flour first, thatāll make all sorts of interesting new breadā¦
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Ooo flourā¦
We have a delivery slot for the 20th so list is under way
Soo I suspect that you feel like I do about the clapping it makes my teeth itch and as for not allowing folks who can to stay at home to work without a fight there are circles of Hades reserved for them
The clapping is an hysterical thing whipped along with faceache and twatter et al
I am not a fan of maudlin outpourings of emotions
The best way to thank people especially healthcare workers is to stay healthy by following expert advice so when this is over you are alive and then LIVE your life
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āOur people did amazing things in a terrible situationā is a positive friendly message to send, and can distract attention from āthe situation was terrible because we have been penny-pinching for the last several decades and they have to do amazing things just to get through the dayā. I highly recommend Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America (Ted Steinberg); applying its principles to other countries is not hard.
(The edition I read came out just before Katrina, and predicted in detail how that would go.)
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The reaction to Katrina still makes my blud boil
Bacon butties ready folkā¦
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Yes please.
Then I have to decide. Knitting or housework?
Tricky one, that.
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Well, today, in full sympathy with the Fish Finger I jabbed the pad of my thumb with the pointy bit of a sharp knife.
No. I donāt know either.
Just an exaggerated pin prick really, but the outpouring of blood was remarkable. Even Mrs. Armrest was surprised.
I now anticipate, with some glee, the condition known as āWintergreen Fingerā.
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Knitting for me
Dinner here will be easy - rib eye steak with lyonnaise potatoes
So the Bullās gansey will get done today
He seems happy with it - it is not fancy just a plain sweater for gardening and round the house
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The trick seems to be to hover over your keyboard and, at one minute past midnight, pounce! I got even luckier, though; after booking a slot on the just-added day (the 24th), and completing a basic shop to confirm and keep it, I spotted a slot had become available a few days earlier. Maybe someone cancelled ā¦
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not ābetter pay and conditionsā, then?
Afraid that makes my teeth itch a bit in its turnā¦
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Good morning, Cellarites.
I now have zero-palm-oil stock, thanks to TFM 
An unexpected bonus of endless staring at the garden is that I have become expert at naming (accurately) the various narcissi Mr Bee has planted. I have to w#rk at my hosta recognition (most of them are barely a tip-ovva-leaf).
Well done with flour acquisitions. We have sufficient bread flour and yeast for another 3 loaves - no wholemeal, though.
Soo xx
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I can hear buzzing
Sigh
Carinthia orff onna bee hunt
This will be the 3rdā¦
Carinthia.xx
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Are you sure thatās not me, Carinthia? Iāll go quietly, if asked 
How are the Eyes?
Itās about time I showered and readied myself for the dayā¦A walk across the fields beckons.
Soo xx
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The eyes are still annoying, but not as bad, thank-you
Itizz an bumble bee, again, & I believe, in the same place
Sigh
Carinthia.xx
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Today I had my regular five-sneezes-a-day (that Iāve been having since October or so) all in one go just now, which was interesting and has left me a little light-headed. If I didnāt know me or them, no doubt I would be in a taking about them. Just as well not to go to the shops if Iām going to do that; people would probably faint. Or stone me. or something.
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I have had a ānervousā cough for as long as I can remember. Itās just there. Plus hallergies & so sneeze, usually severally, regularly. In a civilised, covered mouth, hankie available sort of way.
I try to not do it now, if out, but itās so ingrained that I do it almost unknown. People do step back a little. I quite like the power tbh.
Mrs. Armrest does surprisingly fierce stares ā¦ at me ā¦ if out & has some proficient at handing me a tissue. Irritatingly proficient.
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The five-a-day recommendation is entirely arbitrary and there is considerable international variation in target levels: in Japan, for example, the guideline is seven or eight a day.
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Your regular 5 is my regular 20 -sneezes, that is 
The antihistamine helps, but I have tried to train myself not to sneeze so violently whilst driving, as closing oneās eyes whilst driving is Nottan Good Thing, generally speaking
Carinthia.xx
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In a fit of entirely uncharacteristic refainment, I am having a cup of tea and a buttered sultana scone.
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