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On Saturday, I went to visit my Mum & Dad as it was their wedding anniversary.

They now live with my Sister in Bognor Regis. The garden is more or less sorted how they want it, and my Dad is planning where to grow veg for next season.

I helped out a bit, moving soil from the back garden to the front.

My Nephew Jack arrived after school and I was plunged into geek heaven, as he demonstrated his latest cell phone. It’s a Nokia that looks like a Blackberry and does everything except cook your breakfast  (although I believe that SpamEggzBacon_HoldThe Spam.com are working on an app as we speak) . Then I had a demo of ‘Guitar Hero’ which Jack did in his gaming chair which has speakers built into the backrest, quite impressive. I was offered a go, but I’ve got far too many digital addictions already, so I passed on that. My Sister later showed me how I could play Scrabble on Facebook, my Father even plays on-line now, it was only a year ago that he finally succumbed to pressure from my Sis and accepted a cell phone as a Birthday present. So I shall soon be playing him when I can work out how to set it up, I’m giving up sleep !!!

Took a few photos while I was there, the pond is almost overflowing with fish if anyone wants any……..

        o·vine (vn)

              adj.      Of, relating to, or characteristic of sheep; sheeplike.

              n.         An ovine animal.

             [Late Latin ovnus, from Latin ovis, sheep;]

    Ref: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ovine

Another excellent idea from 70sTeen .

Well, excellent as long as the photos are of someone else……*grumble…harumph!*.

I was horrified to find just how many shots I actually appear in.

http://www.mireilleguiliano.com/frenchwomen.htm

Uncle Paul pays a visit while the Father’s @ work & the Mother and daughter are @ home.

Father: “Hello?,Hi honey this is Daddy. Is Mommy near the phone?”
Little Girl: “No Daddy. She’s upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Paul.”
Father:…”But honey you don’t have an Uncle Paul.”
Little Girl: “Oh yes I do! And he’s upstairs in the room with Mommy,right now!”
Father:…”Uh..okay then this is what I want you to do, put the phone on the table,run upstairs and knock on the bedroom door, then shout to Mommy that Daddy’s car just pulled into the driveway.”
Little Girl: “Okay Daddy, just a minute!”
A few minutes later….
Little Girl: “I did it Daddy.”
Father: “And what happened honey?”
Little Girl: “Well Mommy got all scared and jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming. Then she tripped over the rug,hit her head on the dresser and now she isn’t moving at all!”
Father: “Oh my God!!!,What about your Uncle Paul?”"He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on too, he got all scared just like Mommy did then he jumped out of the back window and into the swimming pool but I guess he didn’t know that you took all the water out last week to clean it and he hit his head on the bottom of pool,I think he’s dead.”
—Long Pause—
—Even Longer Pause—
Father:Wait..”Swimming pool?..uh Is this 486-5671 Sheldon residence

Kevin Dixie of Fuelmyblog floated the idea of a ‘Fuelstival’ and 24hr charity blogathon on Thursday 10th and I found the above video whilst researching an idea for a competition.

Not sure if it’s a sporting event or circus act, but those girls have got amazing balance!

The few recipes I’ve posted recently seem to have been popular. This one I discovered a few years ago in a German travel brochure. It’s really easy to make, and I have fully ‘road tested’ it on work colleagues (when I was working).

Tried to find a photo on the net, but no luck. The above shot was taken by photographing the actual brochure.

Dipped Butter Biscuits (Butterkekse mit Schokolade)

Ingredients

• 120g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 50g caster sugar
• 50g icing sugar
• 1 medium egg plus one yolk, at room temperature
• zest of 1 lemon, finely grated
• 150g plain flour
• 30g cornflour
• 2 tbsp milk
• 200g milk chocolate

To prepare

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas 4.
2. Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
3. Beat the whole egg and egg yolk together and add gradually to the mixture, then carefully mix in the lemon zest, fl our, cornflour and milk.
4. Place heaped teaspoons of the mixture on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
5. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Meanwhile, break the chocolate into pieces, place in a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water.
7. Once the cookies have cooled, dip each one halfway into the chocolate mixture. Place on a tray lined with greaseproof paper and leave in a cool place for the chocolate to set.

Can’t help but think that Daddy Papersurfer has got a tad carried away with his new shed build