Looking Disconcertingly Like Harry Potter

My book meme is now over at Sporcle! Go and try it. There's lots of other quizzes if you happen to be procrastinating!

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You can also play my Dragonriders of Pern Quiz on Sporcle

It probably shows my age, but when people talk about ST:TOS I keep thinking of Atari...

New Year to arrive a tick later

...We've all got to count down from eleven...

I've finally done all the washing up!

^{then I used a teaspoon}

I have very dirty knees

I also have rioja*, so it's not all grimy

And Aniseed Balls

The reason for all of this is because I have been decorating. With a hoe.

The rocket is still growing everywhere. We have solved the bug problem on the mint. The courgette is flowering profusely, the basil has decided it doesn't want to be bonsai - and we've just sampled the first carrot!

And the radishes have pretty flowers.

If you don't want to know what's happening in the Cricket, press mute and look away now!

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Deserves a quiet night?

Actually, it's good when it's all wind and rain and howling outside. But this was totally unplanned. Saturday night I was making mango chutney and mango sorbet (with earl grey tea) in the middle of the night, and it's surprisingly turned out nice. The sorbet is a little granular, but this is expected as we went to bed instead of staying up to attack it with a fork at a quarter to one.

Mango is very sticky

Yesterday I was making rhubarb fool at about 11pm. This is terribly bad for you. Though does contain one of your five-a-day fruit and veg portions. Which is why I have one for breakfast.

Now, what can I do with the rest of the rhubarb?

My strawberries are being stolen!

I had a pretty cute queer boy on my couch last night.

Meanwhile, Simon is here - we've had cheese, the Plank and a selection of wines for lunch, been for short stroll, and are now planning dinner.

Obviously we should be drinking cocktails

We currently have "Kiss the boys goodbye" with Wallace and Gromit
Cognac, Sloe Gin, Lemon Juice and egg white - shaken, not stirred.

we are plotting a Blue Star... but the ingredients list is downstairs.

we also have gin, whisky, vermouth, blue bols, creme de menthe, apricot brandy, but very little vodka. Juices of various descriptions.

So, what do you recommend?

I'd have a grasshopper, or brandy alexander, but malachan still has the creme de cacao!