Devizes Melting Pot

“Protection. Conservation. Restriction. Deep ecology. Give me deep technology any day. They don't scare me. "I'm damned if I'll crawl, my children's children crawl on the earth in some kind a fuckin' harmony with the environment. Yeah, till the next ice age or the next asteroid impact." (Moh Kohn, The Star Fraction)/ "This is the fight between God and the Devil. If His Grace is with God, he must join me, if he is for the Devil he must fight me. There is no third way" King Gustavus Adolphus

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University graduate, currently working as an Information Assistant for the NHS. Interested in politics, history, sci fi etc.

Thursday, September 30, 2010


Peruvian Recipe Blogging

Chicken Stew Creole


1 chicken 3 ½ Ibs
1 tablespoon of oil
1 oz of butter
Salt, garlic, ground black pepper (to taste),
1 heaped tablespoon Oregano
4 oz of streaky bacon
1 large tin of tomato
½ bottle of sweet wine
Chicken stock
1 oz sultanas
1 oz almonds
1 oz vinegar
4 oz mushrooms

Simmer the chicken in a saucepan with enough water to cover. When cooked, cool bone and cut into bitesize pieces. Melt the fats in a pan add the diced bacon, salt, pepper, oregano & chopped onion and fry until the onion is soft. Mix in 1 tablespoon of flour then add tomatoes, wine & stock. Simmer for 15 mins, add vinegar, almonds (blanched and split), sultanas and chopped mushrooms. Simmer until mushrooms are soft (a few mins only). Add the chicken and serve hot with rice & salad.

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

My Maternal Grandmother's 90th Birthday Party


My maternal Grandmother


Me and my mum


My maternal grandparents & my paternal grandparents


The birthday cake

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Friday, September 24, 2010

Friday Music Blogging

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Friday Cat Blogging


Heidi soaking up the rays of autumn sunshine




George doing likewise

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Thursday Ballet Blogging



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Sunday, September 19, 2010

25 Things About Me

Was tagged by tweeter Their Vodka

1. I live in Devizes, Wiltshire, UK
2. I currently live with my parents
3. I studied Ancient History at Swansea University
4. I once sung in my local church choir & sang at Salisbury Cathedral in a choir festival
5. I've performed with my local youth orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall
6. I have 2 cats, Heidi, a lilac Burmese and George a Usual Abyssiniain
7. I have a fear of spiders
8. I enjoy playing computer games
9. Ken MacLeod is my favourite sci fi author
10. I like visiting abroad
11. I like single malt whiskey
12. I like high quality wine
13. I have a wide and varied music taste
14. I enjoy opera & the ballet
15. My favourite cities are Florence, Italy & Cairo, Egypt
16. My father is a trained quantity surveyor & was employed by HOCHTIEF U.K for many years before freelancing, he has been working for 47 years
17. My mother worked as a NHS nurse before giving up work to raise me & my siblings. She is now invovled in the World Scout Movement and is a minor celeb in the Arab Scouting World
18. My sister works as a Housemistress & music teacher at Padworth College
19. My brother works as a Software Support Engineer
20. I've been working for 2 years for NHS Wiltshire as an Information Assistant
21. On September 23rd my maternal grandmother celebrates her 90th birthday
22. I have a brilliant 5 year old niece
23. I've recently joined an online dating site
24. I'm single
25. I like watching rugby & support Bath Rugby

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Cuteness Overload Blogging

Just love this ad

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George


Heidi

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Friday, September 10, 2010

Friday Music Blogging





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Heidi and George


George


Heidi

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Thursday, September 09, 2010

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Saturday, September 04, 2010

Florence Blogging


A view of the Piazza della Signoria from the Loggia della Signoria


Baccio Bandinelli's Hercules and Cacus outside the Palazzo Vecchio


The Piazza della Signoria


The Fountain of Neptune by Bartolomeo Ammannati


All around Florence on bike stands, these locks would be found inscribed with love messages




Above the front entrance door, there is a notable ornamental marble frontispiece, dating from 1528. In the middle, flanked by two gilded lions, is the Monogram of Christ, surrounded by a glory, above the text (in Latin): "Rex Regum et Dominus Dominantium" (translation: "Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords". This text dates from 1851 and does not replace an earlier text by Savonarola[3] as mentioned in guidebooks. Between 1529 and 1851 they were concealed behind a large shield with the grand-ducal coat of arms.

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Friday, September 03, 2010

Friday Music Blogging





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Friday Cat Blogging


George enjoying the September sunshine




Heidi snoozing

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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Thursday Ballet Blogging







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