My journals from 1984 until now
Instant Pot Chilli Beans A favourite of mine, especially in Winter. It’s delicious, it’s filling, it’s healthy and protein rich but meat free. It’s very important that the beans are soaked overnight (or fpr a minimum of 6 hours). I drain and change the water once during the soaking period. Ingredients: I get about 5 … Read more
Tuesday 3rd of January 2023 – End/Start of Year with Granddaughter 29 Dec – 3rd Jan I always write quick entries of what happens when my granddaughter is with us on my calendar. This one I’m putting here because it got very existential! We didn’t spend Christmas together this year, but we had a few … Read more
Thursday 22nd of September 2022 – Savoury cake – recipe given to me by Paula Soares After Sunday’s Capoeira class, Paula let me have a taste of this savoury cake she made and it was so lovely I asked for the recipe. It’s a recipe passed on to her by her grandmother (they are the … Read more
What I know about Yoga (Go to last update 14 Oct 2022) First published 4th of November 2017 Yoga Journey Back in 1995, when I was in college, a friend told me about Yoga. She practised it at home, every morning at 6am and she said it had made her stronger and happier. I was … Read more
Saturday 17th of September 2022 – Queen Queue As we all know, the Queen has died and one of the longest queues ever seen is taking place in London. The mother of all queues became an attraction in itself: performance art, pilgrimage, madness… The queue’s meaning being in the eye of the beholder, a reflection … Read more