tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126887911892437352024-03-08T07:14:20.459+00:00Crowning GloryAll Things Hair and Lifestyle.LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-40573586515592177632024-03-08T07:09:00.002+00:002024-03-08T07:13:46.608+00:00Nostalgia...<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I have been feeling very nostalgic for certain
periods of my life lately ranging from pre teen to teenage hood to early
adulthood just after high school. The nostalgic feeling also goes back to a
longing for certain neighbourhoods and cities I lived in or frequented thanks
to friends and family. Like I have been waking up with songs I loved listening
to back in the day in my head, such a crazy feeling. A yearning for a time long
gone and places that are not quite the same anymore, a yearning for times when
life was so much simpler than what it is today. I have also been thinking about
loved ones no longer here with me who were a part of those times and places
that are now but beautiful memories I will cherish forever. It’s interesting
that as this has been happening I have also been reconnecting with old friends
in the most unplanned of circumstances. I am grateful for these reconnections
as some are definitely needed, others maybe to remind me of who I used to be
and get myself back on that track again who knows... it’s also a time for
transition in many aspects of my professional and personal life so maybe the
two are connected. All in all I am embracing all these feelings and all that’s
happening to and around me. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I am almost done with the granny square blanket
I am crocheting and can’t wait to share the final product!!! Crotchet is
therapy for me and I am glad that I currently have this project and can’t wait
to start the next one. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I haven’t read a book in a while and that
doesn’t sit right with me, I need to rectify that soon and buy some new ones
because the ones I have I have read twice some thrice. I am a reader and if I
don’t read for a while I feel like there is something missing in my life. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">March feels like ABUNDANCE<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">March feels like PROGRESS <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">March feels like JOY<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">March feels like HAPPINESS<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here’s to an amazing month of March!!!</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Link to my E-Book below <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
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January for me was a month of rest, relaxation and taking it slow by easing myself
slowly into the year. Professionally it’s a very quiet month for me because
most of my industry goes back to work in mid January, so there was not much
happening on the professional front which I was grateful for. I took it one day
at a time, worked to my own deadline and just did me, which worked wonderfully
for my peace of mind and mental health. I picked up the craft of crochet again
which is something I did a lot a few years ago, and I am glad I did because it
is therapy for me. I am currently making a granny square blanket which will
take a couple of weeks to complete, but I am happy with the progress so far as I
am quarter way done.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">February feels like RESTORATION<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">February feels like BLOSSOMS <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">February feels like CONTENTMENT<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">February feels like LOVE<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Side
note: </span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">as a former Catholic schoolgirl Valentine’s Day to me is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine" target="_blank">Saint Valentine’s Day</a></b> that’s what we celebrated
in school, so I struggled as an adult to understand the “romantic” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“lovers” aspect of commercialised Valentine’s
Day.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Oh and here’s a quick hair update, been a
minute since I did one of those. I had these twists installed in December just
before Christmas, they are a mix of 70% my own hair and 30% soft kinky hair
extensions twisted to the length of my own hair. When let down people can’t tell
if it’s my own hair or extensions. I get asked “is that your hair?”...at least
once a day when I am out and about. I had the perimeter redone yesterday and
hope to keep them in at least until end of March. I wash and condition them
every two weeks, leave in conditioner spray once a week and scalp oil once or
twice a week depending on how my scalp feels. I also use a hair spray for shine
when going out of the house occasionally as I am full time remote worker.</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Here’s to an amazing month of February!!!</span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Link to my E-Book below <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
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streets. I miss what this community used to be I really do but I am also glad
to see blogging being revived again. I have come across some new blogs and seen
some old friends updating their blogs again which makes me VERY happy. Here’s to
more blogging this year!!!</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Random
thoughts</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">: as much as the block button on social media phones etc is god
sent, I also think that blocking people who have done absolutely nothing to
deserve it or did you no harm because of whatever difficult situation you are
going through personally, is quite childish and immature especially when these
people may be part of your story...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Imagine a scenario where one misses a lifetime
opportunity because they blocked the person who would have recommended them for
this opportunity. True story I currently know someone going through stuff that
has been blocking people left right and centre, because they don’t want to deal
with the concern and questions that are being thrown at them due to their
current situation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These concerns and
questions come from a good place and are there to help alleviate the situation,
but the person concerned out of shame (this particular story is a case of not
heeding advice from those who’ve been there before and things turning out
horribly) would rather block people than communicate the need for time or space
to figure things out on their own first. If people don’t give them the space
they asked for then absolutely they have every right to block them, but simply
blocking people for showing you concern because you are ashamed or embarrassed of
your situation is very immature. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I personally just delete numbers especially
for people I am no longer cool with like that or no longer vibe with like that
who have done me no wrong, (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">keyword</b>:
done me no wrong/harm) but I would rather not have their contact anymore. I would
much rather delete their contact and leave open channels of communication should
the need arise rather than block people...<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Anyway what do I know...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">May you have the spirit of discernment to know
when to block and when to simply delete a contact in 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Happy New Year!!!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Link to my E-Book below <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I have been making my own jam for a few months
now and I tell you once you start making your own jam or buying homemade jam
you may never want to go back to mass factory produced commercial jams...I can
assure you of that. So far I have made Pineapple jam, Mango jam, Apple jam...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9kirj1gPW_M6OCCy-8ihFuT5q9Bb3MZBf4szmk8alrOfOxLPbkRgIo4l7JENWpchyho_Cw3_jH-Wst9FHrw6rpOkty_xr0j7Ek0NCeIIz5LJsZkbiOnkfqDKpwwb7j2VWeMBD60MNSe4N8wuhF0ndelsE8mIyqD_fbqXLlpXU3R8dtkxXXHyz8Yn/s502/2023-04-26%2014.31.55.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="413" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9kirj1gPW_M6OCCy-8ihFuT5q9Bb3MZBf4szmk8alrOfOxLPbkRgIo4l7JENWpchyho_Cw3_jH-Wst9FHrw6rpOkty_xr0j7Ek0NCeIIz5LJsZkbiOnkfqDKpwwb7j2VWeMBD60MNSe4N8wuhF0ndelsE8mIyqD_fbqXLlpXU3R8dtkxXXHyz8Yn/w263-h320/2023-04-26%2014.31.55.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Blueberry
Jam</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH_vjsabRZCl-4oMBrCkBU_jHAZnG57CpuIqDxHFmYHdOMYRmCv8Jc1gpba1Cr5DH2TthttfbaPoH2h-4ZNDufMNEmV60nsNzLumFZBvD-_wDFxp3WBKiOLCoollwx9uCrddhS4kOXNK1Cgvk5vE3C5CeS_Szb5CUtJuiXqsaBA6pzFy44UNVWHjC/s921/2023-04-26%2014.31.23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH_vjsabRZCl-4oMBrCkBU_jHAZnG57CpuIqDxHFmYHdOMYRmCv8Jc1gpba1Cr5DH2TthttfbaPoH2h-4ZNDufMNEmV60nsNzLumFZBvD-_wDFxp3WBKiOLCoollwx9uCrddhS4kOXNK1Cgvk5vE3C5CeS_Szb5CUtJuiXqsaBA6pzFy44UNVWHjC/w267-h320/2023-04-26%2014.31.23.jpg" width="267" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Red
plum jam</span></b></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And I mastered my absolute favourite marmalade
which makes me sooo happy. You see I am not really a jam person like that but
you see marmalade...you can kidnap me using marmalade as bait! I absolutely
love love love marmalade and it gives me soooo much joy to finally<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></b>be
able to make my own.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmk7dC8MLviTxbaQa4MT8gWT_i67rff7tWms2ubilH4ut69YbmVc5g7BVaA0mgmEy2uwKmiko9ZR_tQYy4NSr6UhIV1p-HefXk1S9U1p-_OYR8J0CsgZl58oj_6CtMVfaYrhEMUDMLZrr8Clk_lT8Z6wgFW8Jk_ykFKTbQd6q1rcGYWQo86ZM1tx4/s930/2023-04-26%2014.34.02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmk7dC8MLviTxbaQa4MT8gWT_i67rff7tWms2ubilH4ut69YbmVc5g7BVaA0mgmEy2uwKmiko9ZR_tQYy4NSr6UhIV1p-HefXk1S9U1p-_OYR8J0CsgZl58oj_6CtMVfaYrhEMUDMLZrr8Clk_lT8Z6wgFW8Jk_ykFKTbQd6q1rcGYWQo86ZM1tx4/w264-h320/2023-04-26%2014.34.02.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><b style="font-size: x-large; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Marmalade</span></b><span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Oh and I even made another favourite mango
chutney! Looking forward to making pineapple chutney next.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9dJ8VF1ZGs5IjjBr0RcjUrjL4d73fX2b9s1gMKdtrBsR6DFowTH1JD4ycT_IEzInYux8GAG9icqeuMUfvJfWwYMC9hjsFAqkqdo2_UfMqVfC5IWOMErhxLVMXFThR2Mk8HdSAwxSuYf7pSexRBIC9cTZtTgAjQdC-Y0cv6iqbqRl9nOHEl8z94nR/s708/2023-04-26%2014.32.34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9dJ8VF1ZGs5IjjBr0RcjUrjL4d73fX2b9s1gMKdtrBsR6DFowTH1JD4ycT_IEzInYux8GAG9icqeuMUfvJfWwYMC9hjsFAqkqdo2_UfMqVfC5IWOMErhxLVMXFThR2Mk8HdSAwxSuYf7pSexRBIC9cTZtTgAjQdC-Y0cv6iqbqRl9nOHEl8z94nR/w260-h320/2023-04-26%2014.32.34.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mango chutney </span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Don’t know what to call this era but I have
been in the kitchen a whole lot rediscovering my love for baking, which I
haven’t done in maybe three years and in a span of three weeks I have made
chocolate cake, carrot cake, these two are my favourite, and banana bread. As a
bonus I even made samosas (we call them sambusa) from scratch as in I made the
pockets/sheets myself,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></b>something I haven’t done in a
couple of years I usually<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></b>just buy readymade sambusas.
Whatever this era is I am loving it because I am rediscovering parts of myself
that had been lost or hidden away maybe due to trauma and doing things that
make me happy and I love that for me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIelb4GhP4BfoDC4aJOAO8qsjDukT-aCWaT9mzWSeHIwTSEx_bMkdLmErktcWclzclKI3bg6fAGWJqkJjYHLPeHE2USpAU7Y9gmqCJs4pInAlL-wL7j9LcE_daTdYRDG5t_zbabe5uki3GbvVwQOXgOYp-XSzAU5zUNSFtmZF7fpasCZqXk7FgKSHH/s877/2023-04-26%2014.33.05.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIelb4GhP4BfoDC4aJOAO8qsjDukT-aCWaT9mzWSeHIwTSEx_bMkdLmErktcWclzclKI3bg6fAGWJqkJjYHLPeHE2USpAU7Y9gmqCJs4pInAlL-wL7j9LcE_daTdYRDG5t_zbabe5uki3GbvVwQOXgOYp-XSzAU5zUNSFtmZF7fpasCZqXk7FgKSHH/w210-h320/2023-04-26%2014.33.05.jpg" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not my best work but hey it had been a few years since I made these from scratch!</td></tr></tbody></table><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sambusa </span></span></b><p></p>
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purchases.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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multicultural society, I guess this is part of the reason why I find homogenous
societies fascinating. Like what do you mean you grew up in or live around
people who look like you, eat the same food as you, share the same religion,
have the same culture I find it intriguing. Maybe because all I have ever known
from young is variety, listen it was the norm in my neighbourhood, to get a
tray of sweet treats during Diwali, tasty snacks during Ramadhan from our
neighbours and go carolling</span><b style="text-align: justify;"><i> </i></b><span style="text-align: justify;">at Christmas. The funny thing
though is I hadn’t realised how multicultural I was until I realised that these
foods have become a staple in my house they feature on the menu at least once a
month;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Jollof rice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Jerk Chicken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Curry Goat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Filipino Adobo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Trinidadian Pelau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Afghan Pulao<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Rice and peas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fried dumplings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Egg fried rice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">None of which are native to me.... <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-15563928361749055582023-01-01T15:51:00.001+00:002023-01-01T15:51:06.026+00:00Of Traditions...<p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I got into a Christmas traditions rabbit hole
this holiday season thanks to YouTube, and it was quite fascinating learning
about the history of most of the staple Christmas traditions widely practiced
worldwide, like the Christmas tree and its decorations and Christmas cards
among others. Traditions some of which are quite recent most being just a
little over a century old. In my learning and unlearning it was interesting to
discover how these traditions were shipped from their native lands and on to
other lands who now firmly hold on to these once “foreign” traditions. I mean
you hear of statements such as “what is Christmas without XYZ” from people all
the time around the festive period. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">All this talk about traditions got me thinking
about some of the traditions which some African people hold on to for dear life,
and so I ask;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Dear African person, is it really your tradition or does it have
its roots somewhere in Victorian England or medieval France? Is it really your
tradition or can you trace it back to Arabia if you squinted hard enough?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It’s crazy to think that we are just a few
generations removed from colonialism going by when the majority of African
countries got their independence in the 60s, and we have lost quite a bit of
our native customs and spiritual beliefs. Anyway what do I know I am just a girl
relearning her African tribes’ traditions and spiritual beliefs and connecting
with my ancestors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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New Year People!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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In retrospect this may actually be something I carried over from my childhood,
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Africa (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">specifically Kenya and Tanzania
for this post)</i> from India thanks to colonialisation, trade and
migration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We adapted them and made them
our own. Here are some variations of bhajias that I like to make.
All vegetarian friendly but deep fried so you may want to burn off the calories
the next day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Potato Bhajias <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sometimes referred to as Maru bhajias <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Kenya). </i>These are thinly round sliced
potatoes coated in seasoned gram flour <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(chickpea
flour)</i> batter; I like to season mine with salt, cumin seeds, coriander
leaves, cayenne pepper and sometimes turmeric. You simply coat the potatoes in
the batter and deep fry. This recipe also works well for sturdy vegetables like
aubergines, cauliflowers, courgettes, onions, sweet peppers etc. Simply slice
the vegetable if it needs slicing or coat it whole if it doesn’t require
slicing in seasoned gram flour and fry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here’s a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">link <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWHvCMH-33U" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Kenyan Maru Bhajia)</i></a> </b>and
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">link <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kjAyMO9GC0" target="_blank">Indian aloo bhajii)</a> </i></b>to a recipe you can follow. Served with a chutney or
salsa of your choice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-HG9eL7aQIuDFdv9xFCLmVYaXRQlbDbjNgYoMRyTScVZeem-W6-EHy_1-8J-L9Vmul9sIb_yK-auWj5Dn_dqGMxRUtTSpW-xmfMyPK5j8_hMpeXaCm-NdY_V84sDIiuDC0I_n_-nDfY4Gu3ovXOPR6VH3XVwOnbutQ_9zbqT_2RXYUKOkH8uzAIBD=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-HG9eL7aQIuDFdv9xFCLmVYaXRQlbDbjNgYoMRyTScVZeem-W6-EHy_1-8J-L9Vmul9sIb_yK-auWj5Dn_dqGMxRUtTSpW-xmfMyPK5j8_hMpeXaCm-NdY_V84sDIiuDC0I_n_-nDfY4Gu3ovXOPR6VH3XVwOnbutQ_9zbqT_2RXYUKOkH8uzAIBD=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potato Bhajias</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCH1ETWLLalBNe4ThXCtJ82rFZvXgx-SUgqdCctZUaOXV7HqcsH_X3oDTmCo4xr0p_Ktcu6oWk9qaCd7ZJuBYu6dVuGcoIbSZGNO0kDMBI5zboft_xv-ILGTpviMPvKlazkxBhddnnaK4n1s-4Pk4ee4Zr_e0eykUVcWx69h2_wDRCndVjLDHVxJMM=s753" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCH1ETWLLalBNe4ThXCtJ82rFZvXgx-SUgqdCctZUaOXV7HqcsH_X3oDTmCo4xr0p_Ktcu6oWk9qaCd7ZJuBYu6dVuGcoIbSZGNO0kDMBI5zboft_xv-ILGTpviMPvKlazkxBhddnnaK4n1s-4Pk4ee4Zr_e0eykUVcWx69h2_wDRCndVjLDHVxJMM=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courgette/Zucchini Bhajias<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bhajia za Kunde (Cow pea/Black eyed pea fritters)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">These are exactly as the name
suggests. Somewhere in the Indian sub continent these are called Lobia Vada/Alasanda
Vada. If you are West African these are like rough ground Akara because the
recipe is similar; soak cow peas/black eyed peas overnight or for at least 10
hours or more if you have the time. Grind them; add spices of your choice and
fry major difference is these are ground to a rough finish not smooth like
Akara. You may or may not choose to remove the skins it really doesn’t make
much of a difference to me. For these ones I added chopped red onions, ginger
paste, coriander leaves, red chillies and salt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Traditionally these were ground using a good old mortar and pestle which
I still use if I am making a small quantity and need an arm workout, otherwise
you can just use an electric grinder. I say grinder as opposed to blender
because with a blender you would need to add water which you will have to
strain because otherwise the mixture will be runny, I prefer to use a grinder
much easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just drain all the water
before grinding. To the western world these are similar to Middle Eastern
Falafel. The major difference is that Falafel is made with chickpeas in the
Middle East. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also suspect that in
addition to India, Middle Eastern traders who plied the trade route between the
Middle East and the East coast of Africa and ended up settling in East Africa
may also have contributed to the adaptation of this dish in East Africa. If you
make them bigger, they make for a great sandwich filling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8srGE1JXgxs" target="_blank">link
</a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8srGE1JXgxs" target="_blank">(East African)</a> </i></b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS5gJNOz84E" target="_blank">link </a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS5gJNOz84E" target="_blank">(Indian</a>)
</i></b>to a recipe you can follow. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFGcCOOwr9VNyw_soBhKOVg4NpmTYrN3EGiWxxJSlaEP1fWdhgbIDDVVSupcMxUzojqYW28JsuMQKzSWwVh3NzysQ1JEFs4BcFovmB_GAfJLP2UbrrxbxMtA2ccCeoyyeUMOQqSixaKDlcMKor-wKGZoeVheaoCGBLiIF9xirPInB1JQyA-YNJ4P09=s888" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFGcCOOwr9VNyw_soBhKOVg4NpmTYrN3EGiWxxJSlaEP1fWdhgbIDDVVSupcMxUzojqYW28JsuMQKzSWwVh3NzysQ1JEFs4BcFovmB_GAfJLP2UbrrxbxMtA2ccCeoyyeUMOQqSixaKDlcMKor-wKGZoeVheaoCGBLiIF9xirPInB1JQyA-YNJ4P09=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With skins peeled</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRqtqj0cP_TDW4ORqLnm6hMejnjkWRqgm4fG_z926FUxI1pgIDbWv8OJCZCPm_QCqnYTg4LHx0-UOSo4PiPVVVOAGtgmHIUZoKjksQGYQ2AmHlpauKAlGL1dgm6-Z7wPb7N2waIXeEoUh1VBHjeedqwhh-mZS8dFkGejDPk-FytPnwqmd_00sFh5AB=s993" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRqtqj0cP_TDW4ORqLnm6hMejnjkWRqgm4fG_z926FUxI1pgIDbWv8OJCZCPm_QCqnYTg4LHx0-UOSo4PiPVVVOAGtgmHIUZoKjksQGYQ2AmHlpauKAlGL1dgm6-Z7wPb7N2waIXeEoUh1VBHjeedqwhh-mZS8dFkGejDPk-FytPnwqmd_00sFh5AB=w494-h640" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With unpeeled skins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bhajia za Dengu (Chickpea fritters)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">These are made using gram flour (which
is basically chickpea flour). In the regional name varieties found in India these
would be called Pakoras/Pakodas but in East Africa we call them all bhajias and
specify which variety it is. In Trinidad and Guyana these would be similar to
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=384jwj8rDTk&t=135s" target="_blank">Pholourie</a>. A batter is made using gram flour, water and whatever else you want
to put in them and then deep fried. I added chopped red onions, coriander
leaves, cumin seeds, paprika. dried chillies and salt to these ones. Most times I also
like to add mashed/chopped pre boiled potatoes to the mix and then fry. You can add baking powder or yeast to help them rise if you want puffy ones. These also make for a
great sandwich filling. Here’s a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">link <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jzMEpihvQ" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(East African)</i></a> </b>and another <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tsqTVWOL8I&t=1s" target="_blank">link </a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tsqTVWOL8I&t=1s" target="_blank">(Indian)</a>
</i></b>to a recipe you can follow. </span></p>
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to the video below</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">.</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> I already dry my
own fresh herbs so this was a no brainer; the goal is to grow my own herbs as
soon as I get ample growing space. A dehydrator is also in my future just putting
it out there.</span></span></p>
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sweet peppers and red bell peppers.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Step 2: Deseed and chop into tiny pieces – I
ended up chopping them into thinner strips about three days into the drying
process which is what I ought to have done in the first place.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Step 3: dry the peppers. You can sun-dry them
in a dust free environment, you can use a dehydrator to dry them or use an oven
as shown in the video below. These were sun dried and heat dried when I decided
to smoke them as well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;">Step 4: Grind them in a grinder/coffee
grinder. One of the best investments I made in kitchen appliances was to buy a
blender set that came with two grinding jugs as well. Best decision ever I grind
whatever needs grinding in them.</span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>
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LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-29955487920788061922021-12-25T04:00:00.001+00:002021-12-25T04:00:00.219+00:00Merry Christmas!<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8dKWylR2kGDWfL4woN2wyPAkkOHoh_Prmk8vUgs0MfZRByS2PKYD-xg0nclhOYC2L2N4oed5g1lWWIUQeLL0hcRdFmZcFuxpFeKXibcUAnsQbh3XTaQnBYbO0n8J6F7Z7pSbe4XyaFrujl4BW3DqpIGRzrCzVcbE4cON1E1L16bhiTKUcHpsRPvEI=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8dKWylR2kGDWfL4woN2wyPAkkOHoh_Prmk8vUgs0MfZRByS2PKYD-xg0nclhOYC2L2N4oed5g1lWWIUQeLL0hcRdFmZcFuxpFeKXibcUAnsQbh3XTaQnBYbO0n8J6F7Z7pSbe4XyaFrujl4BW3DqpIGRzrCzVcbE4cON1E1L16bhiTKUcHpsRPvEI=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/wood-brown-deco-decoration-1776060/" target="_blank">image source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Merry Christmas everyone! Have a blessed one!</span></i></b></p>LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-79052924678295949672021-12-18T10:46:00.001+00:002021-12-18T10:46:32.087+00:00BLOGMAS - The Christmas Movies Edition!<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZMHuWdnWvp-77GNL_0JvSzEHMS8mpQZj68dlZVVJtPjHqcsfp0Jc-JE21G80xOqXIa-PDOdEWceVF6Z3WTwAh5pbeH1lD4J_NUHodFDMqEf5EgK4DL9rTEBMc2EZDHSiJVhbsg94jMuPvA2SRAAiIuKEu4SKLmB5ngkdUk2kxwmYj_3ALxu3a7zVu=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZMHuWdnWvp-77GNL_0JvSzEHMS8mpQZj68dlZVVJtPjHqcsfp0Jc-JE21G80xOqXIa-PDOdEWceVF6Z3WTwAh5pbeH1lD4J_NUHodFDMqEf5EgK4DL9rTEBMc2EZDHSiJVhbsg94jMuPvA2SRAAiIuKEu4SKLmB5ngkdUk2kxwmYj_3ALxu3a7zVu=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href=" https://pixabay.com/photos/wood-brown-deco-decoration-1776060/" target="_blank">image source</a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">I am a sucker for Christmas movies I am
currently binge watching them, hey I’d do the same in June, I watch them
whenever I need a good pick me up feel good movie to get me through. One thing
I have noticed in my years of watching Christmas movies is they all seem to
revolve around the same plot lines and depending on what channel you are
watching on or the production house, you are bound to see the same faces in a
variety of roles spread over different movies. Christmas movies almost always
seem to have one, two, or all of the following plot lines. Oh we are talking
specifically about US Christmas movies, wait I have actually never come across
Christmas movies from elsewhere across the globe...I need to research more on
this especially non English language ones I have a feeling they would be good.
Anyway as I was saying you are bound to find one, two or all of the following
plot lines in a Christmas movie;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">Person comes back to their small hometown from
the big city and reunites with their high school sweetheart or old flame that
they abandoned to chase their fortunes in the big city and decide to stay back
for love.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">There is usually a family member suffering
from a terminal illness in secret or only one other person knows, and they
finally decide to let the whole family know. The family then decides to make
this the best Christmas ever for the sick person.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">There’s usually a cheating spouse situation
that comes to light over Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">There’s usually a couple on the verge of
divorcing who either go ahead with the divorce or decide to give it another try
over Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">There’s a family business enterprise (that
goes back generations) that needs saving over Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">There’s a teen/university bound teen who wants
to pursue a career/college course other than what their parents want for them
and they finally get the courage to tell them over Christmas and the parents
see sense in letting them follow their own path.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">Some sort of matchmaking long in the making
finally pans out over Christmas and everyone’s happy those two finally saw the
light and got together. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">There’s ALWAYS some sort of family
feud/sibling rivalry going on with certain family members and sometimes whole
families; Grandma J’s people don’t see eye to eye with her sister Grandma K’s
people due to a long standing feud that no one knows the origin of. Thankfully
this gets resolved over Christmas and everyone is happy they are finally
talking to each other again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">A life changing/long held family secret comes
to light over Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">There’s always someone for who Christmas is
never the same again due to a past tragedy that happened over Christmas. The
current people in their life find out and try to get them back into the
Christmas spirit and do so successfully may I add. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">A prodigal family member back home for
Christmas after many many years away. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">Someone gets fired just before Christmas which
turns out to actually be a blessing in disguise because they end up finding
their true purpose or meet the love of their life due to this. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">There’s usually a person or two hiding their
truth, lying to keep up appearances and it all comes out at Christmas. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">I could go on and on but these are some of the
recurring plot lines I seem to come across from the different Christmas movies
I have watched. Same script different cast type of situation don’t you think?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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YouTubers put out vlogmas videos everyday in December until the 24<sup>th</sup>
of December and I blog <s>everyday</s> whenever I can in December and title it
Blogmas</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Content creator solidarity you
know...it’s sort of like a countdown to Christmas of sorts.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-39763889794508460402021-12-07T17:12:00.003+00:002021-12-07T17:13:21.644+00:00BLOGMAS - Just Say No!<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S0VS4aTuReM/Ya-VaJzMqJI/AAAAAAAACEU/EQO5hju5q-AP987uhO4vwK21nEi-oXEKQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1920/Blogmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S0VS4aTuReM/Ya-VaJzMqJI/AAAAAAAACEU/EQO5hju5q-AP987uhO4vwK21nEi-oXEKQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/Blogmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href=" https://pixabay.com/photos/wood-brown-deco-decoration-1776060/" target="_blank">image source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;">I recently put a stop to a recurring
request from an acquaintance that had been going on for almost a year. Every couple
of weeks without fail this person would send in their request and I would
honour it. Recent events made me realise that this person was not coming to me
with this request out of need, or because I was the only person who could
honour it, but because it was easy for her to get the request honoured by me. I
can’t go into specific details but I will give an example using tomatoes. So
this person’s family owns a tomato farm that she has access to and is allowed
to pick tomatoes from free of charge any time she wants to, but the tomato farm
was about an hour away so it was easier for her to come and get her tomatoes
from me. Get it? I only just realised a while back that she was not coming to
me for tomatoes because she ran out and needed some but because I was more accessible.
So one day I put a stop to it just like that I was like sorry I have run out of
tomatoes I don’t have any more to give and she was like ok. She tried it again
two weeks later and I gave her the same answer. She hasn’t been back since. The
way people take advantage of other people’s generosity will never fail to amaze
me anyway I am just glad I finally put a stop to it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Blogmas is like Vlogmas but for bloggers.
YouTubers put out vlogmas videos everyday in December until the 24<sup>th</sup>
of December and I blog <s>everyday</s> whenever I can in December and title it
Blogmas</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Content creator solidarity you
know...it’s sort of like a countdown to Christmas of sorts.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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splitting the bill equally after having a meal in a restaurant with others? Oh this post is inspired by recurring bill splitting
stories on twitter. I have got so many stories on this but I will share just a
few...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">One time years ago while working
retail, a couple of us decided to go out for an impromptu meal after our Sunday
shift, there was like 14 or so of us. One of the girls was off that day but
lived close to the restaurant we were going to, so we called her up to see if
she wanted to come along. By the time she got there our food and drinks had
been served and since she was coming from home and had eaten already she
decided to have green tea only. So please tell me why when the bill was brought
someone who actually saw this girl come in late and order green tea decided
that the bill should be split equally among us all! Fam it was chaos this girl
protested and some of us joined her in the protest as well, she was like there
is no way she is paying 10 times more for what she ordered, no way, finally it
was resolved and she paid for what she ordered while the rest of us split the
bill equally since everyone else’s meal and drink combo came to pretty much
almost the same price give or take a few. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the other hand....<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">In another very recent scenario, went
out for dinner on a work trip a couple of months ago and one of the colleagues
offered to settle the entire bill when it came, since according to her someone
else could do the same the next day <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(we
were there for 4 days).</i> I told her I was perfectly ok paying my own bill
since, one there was no guarantee that we would all have dinner together the
next day, and two even if we did there was no guarantee that the bill would be
to the same amount or near to make it equitable not just to her, but to the
rest of us as well if her<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> I pay today you
pay tomorrow</i> idea was to work. Imagine settling the entire bill on day one
with the knowledge that someone else would do the same the next day, only for
everyone to go MIA on you. No thanks not happening. In the end we got separate
bills as we should have from the beginning. Turns out the waitress had actually
asked her while the rest of us were cackling away so we never really heard the
question...if we wanted one bill or separate bills...and she asked for one bill.
Why lady why?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">To be fair if I am with my homegirls
or close family/friends then one person settling the bill is not even a problem
because we do that all the time and it’s no biggie. I have also been in
situations where I have gone out with a group of people and two or three people
decide to split up the entire groups bill <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(despite everyone else’s protest)</i> amongst themselves which is ok too. The difference
with this scenario and my colleague is that these people were doing it out of
the goodness of their hearts, no expectations whatsoever, while she was doing
it in the hopes that someone else would do the same the next day. It doesn’t always
quite work out like that lady...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">My opinion on this - don’t be that person that orders an entire
bottle of wine and lobster while everyone else is drinking juice and eating
chicken and expect people to split the bill equally...don’t, just don’t.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Blogmas is like Vlogmas but for bloggers.
YouTubers put out vlogmas videos everyday in December until the 24<sup>th</sup>
of December and I blog <s>everyday</s> whenever I can in December and title it
Blogmas</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Content creator solidarity you
know...it’s sort of like a countdown to Christmas of sorts.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The holidays are just around the corner, the
world is slowly opening up and resuming some sort of normalcy and everyone
wants to look their best while attending the numerous in person or virtual
gatherings or parties that they may be invited to. Whether it’s an office
party, a gathering at home with a few friends and family most people would like
to step out looking their best. Now as a thick girl, I have slowly over the
years cultivated a style and wardrobe that suits my body shape and makes me
feel comfortable whatever I wear. However, every now and then I wear certain
outfits that may require wearing <b><a href="https://www.shapellx.com/collections/plus-shape" target="_blank">Plus size shapewear</a> </b>that gives me an aesthetically pleasing silhouette and
smooth outline that does justice to the outfit. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C6A6i9VUpwg/YZYzzWiUx4I/AAAAAAAACDM/S3ndO2I-C9US6rJZ42iDQRE0EYHVWOKVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s613/NeoSweat_SportVestwithTripleBelts_2_394x.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="394" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C6A6i9VUpwg/YZYzzWiUx4I/AAAAAAAACDM/S3ndO2I-C9US6rJZ42iDQRE0EYHVWOKVwCLcBGAsYHQ/w412-h640/NeoSweat_SportVestwithTripleBelts_2_394x.jpg" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.shapellx.com/collections/waist-trainer/products/neosweat-sport-vest-with-triple-belts">https://www.shapellx.com/collections/waist-trainer/products/neosweat-sport-vest-with-triple-belts</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Nowadays there are plenty of stores online and
on the high street that stocks all types of waist trainers. It could be waist
trainers aimed at losing weight, to be worn while working out or simply to wear
under certain outfits. I particularly gravitate towards stores that specifically
deal in <b><a href="https://www.shapellx.com/collections/waist-trainer" target="_blank">waist trainer for women</a> </b>because
I feel that they have gone the extra mile to tailor their waist trainers to specifically
accommodate the needs of their female customers. These stores in my opinion
stock shape wear that can be worn safely for longer, which is what I as a
customer is looking for. Shapellx is one such online store that has luxurious
durable products designed by women for women of all ages, sizes and shapes.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-twfxilUgyUk/YZYzrPFkQXI/AAAAAAAACDA/wLlxaAdzTyYVOdMSv8jrPWux5cUrH7VwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1400/NeoSweat_TieDyeWaistandThighTrimmerButtLifterWithArmTrimmer_15_900x.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-twfxilUgyUk/YZYzrPFkQXI/AAAAAAAACDA/wLlxaAdzTyYVOdMSv8jrPWux5cUrH7VwwCLcBGAsYHQ/w412-h640/NeoSweat_TieDyeWaistandThighTrimmerButtLifterWithArmTrimmer_15_900x.jpg" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.shapellx.com/collections/plus-shape/products/neosweat-exclusive-3-in-1-workout-mix">https://www.shapellx.com/collections/plus-shape/products/neosweat-exclusive-3-in-1-workout-mix</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">If you have been searching for affordable and
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and functional shape wear to choose from whether it’s a full body shaper,
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within 60 days if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Head on over to the
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LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-25716400431212661532021-06-29T19:11:00.001+01:002021-06-29T19:11:41.540+01:00Keep Hydrating with KEEPTO!<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Imagine dashing to get the train on a freezing winter
morning, looking forward to getting onto a carriage and drink the hot lemon, ginger,
honey water that you have in your water bottle to keep you warm. Only to get on
the train and your water is lukewarm! Worse still cold! Now imagine the
reverse, it’s a hot summers day and you are out and about running errands and
need to sit down for a minute and cool down with nice sip of the cold almost freezing water you have in your
water bottle, only to end up sipping something that is somewhere near room
temperature water! I can’t think of anything more disappointing than having to
drink room temperature water under the hot sun when what you really wanted was
a cold, cold drink of water.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well worry no more…introducing KEEPTO <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/KEEPTO/page/9EADCF53-7BB2-4EFE-A00A-F057EBA34432?ref_=ast_bln" target="_blank">water bottles</a> that
protect the temperature of your water thanks to their double-walled vacuum
insulated feature. There are several water bottles to choose from. There is the
64oz water bottle that has a handle making it ergonomical
and portable.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up next is the 32oz water bottle that is lightweight, stylish
and helps you track your daily water intake with its time tracker feature on
the bottle. This is a particularly good <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/KEEPTO/page/9EADCF53-7BB2-4EFE-A00A-F057EBA34432?ref_=ast_bln" target="_blank">water bottle</a> for the up and about
person who doesn’t want too much baggage but wants to stay hydrated. The size
of the bottle makes it easier to store in your bag or back pack and take with
you to work or your daily errands.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, we all need a little push every now and then. I have to
admit that I need probing to get things done sometimes when I am not really
feeling like doing them and what better way to get motivated than with
motivational quotes. Kind of like my own personal cheering squad urging me to
keep on keeping on. KEEPTO gallon water bottle is a 128oz water bottle with
motivational quotes alongside a time tracker that not only keeps you hydrated but
also motivated. This trendy water bottle comes with a removable straw and brush
as well. This bottle is perfect for at home use or to keep in your car due to
its size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the 128oz motivational water
bottle is too big for but you still need to stay motivated, worry not for it
also comes in a smaller 64oz size with the same motivational quotes with a
durable carry strap, brush and silicone straw to allow for spill free sipping.<o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">All bottles come in stylish colours that are pleasing to the
eye. Stay hydrated with KEEPTO water bottles, shop <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/KEEPTO/page/9EADCF53-7BB2-4EFE-A00A-F057EBA34432?ref_=ast_bln" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-88264801863042538632021-06-03T20:28:00.005+01:002021-06-06T22:22:26.728+01:00BLACK HAIR STYLIST STRUGGLE?<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other day on twitter someone asked
for recommendations for black stylists in the Boston, (USA) area. She got a ton
of comments with recommendations and people sharing their struggle trying to
find stylists in non black majority areas. One of those comments screenshot
below caught my attention because it made no sense whatsoever, well at least to
me it didn’t. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wuTnWdUObDc/YLkrvAD-2vI/AAAAAAAACBM/_Y9gQbZ4TuMmRVFaQ_lQnePb22bjEFrKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1582/2021-05-30%2B23.08.18-1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wuTnWdUObDc/YLkrvAD-2vI/AAAAAAAACBM/_Y9gQbZ4TuMmRVFaQ_lQnePb22bjEFrKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w436-h640/2021-05-30%2B23.08.18-1.png" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am actually grateful to this comment for inspiring this post:)</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I
was like sis what Europe are you talking about, is it the same Europe I know or
a different Europe? Or was this the usual American generalisation of Europe you
know “I am going to Europe” “I live in Europe” etc instead of being country
specific. I had to jump in and comment because that did not make sense to me at
all. You can find a black stylist professional or otherwise in the smallest of towns
at least in Western Europe if you look hard enough. I mean there are black
stylists in Seoul, South Korea! South Korea, a historically homogenous country!
Not to talk of Europe with its millions of decades long black residents. There
are entire streets in London and Paris (in my experience) where you will find a
black salon and a black beauty supply store every two steps you take. Some of
these streets actually have people out on the pavement soliciting for clients
for their salons. I mean we are in 2021 not 1921, it doesn’t make sense to fly
all the way across the Atlantic to get your hair done, that is one pricey hair
appointment. I mean even if one lives in an Eastern European country, it is
cheaper to fly or take the train whichever gets you there quicker, to London,
Paris, Brussels and even Amsterdam I believe, where you can get a same day
service at a walk in salon than flying back to the US. And you get to visit another country in Europe
in the process, so that’s a win win two birds one stone kind of situation. Some
Eastern European countries like Ukraine and Russia have African students studying
there, some who do hair on the side for extra income. FYI Africans have been
studying in Eastern Europe for decades <i>(my half Nigerian half Slovakian bestie’s
parents met in Prague as students in the late 60s/early70s)</i> so I am sure
there will be a descendant, maybe two or a new arrival who can do hair in some
parts of Eastern Europe, especially the capital cities. </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VLF7qreizTU" width="320" youtube-src-id="VLF7qreizTU"></iframe></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even in Western European small towns
and villages with seemingly hardly any black populations, there’s probably
someone who can do black hair or knows someone who can do black hair, it may be
an informal home service or an instagram stylist but it is quite possible to
find someone there or the next town over if you are proactive enough in your
search. I have a friend who moved to a small
town in Germany over 20 years ago, back then black girls in small towns would sometimes
have to travel to major multi-ethnic cities to braid their hair and usually
through word of mouth recommendations. These days it is much easier to find
someone who lives in the same small 99% Caucasian populated town as her, who does
home service hair braiding appointments. If there is one thing black people
have anywhere in the world, it is a strong informal network of service
providers to suit our black needs be it hair, food etc. Use the resources at
your disposal, we have social media these days unlike back in the day, ask for
recommendations online, use the search engines available to your advantage,
Europe is heaving with black people who can do hair. That brother you saw at
the mall in Iceland, where you were the only two black people in the entire 100
floor mall, could have a sister, girlfriend, cousin, wife, mother, auntie, colleague,
or friend who does hair or knows someone who can do hair or even know how to do
hair himself. That friendly Swedish shopkeeper in small town Sweden, who owns
the corner store down the road where you buy your groceries, could have one
other regular black customer he could ask on your behalf, could know of another
small town 30 minutes away, with a much larger black population that you the
new comer had no idea existed and surprise surprise could even have a black
spouse or grandchildren that he could ask on your behalf. You would be
surprised the kinds of networks people have. It could be something as random as
the owner of the nail shop where you get your nails done, having a son, that works
in a factory with a guy from Ghana, and BOOM one thing leads to another and you’ve
got your black hair stylist problem in some random Polish city solved! Be
proactive in your search.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the recurring comments that
really hit home for me on that thread was <i>“go
where our people are”</i>. I whole heartedly agree. Find our people and you
will find a black hair stylist anywhere in the world.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Happy mid May! It’s crazy how the days are
flying by these days it’s like no sooner has the month started than it’s ending
already! Crazy! Anyway just thought I should share some random thoughts going
through my head this Monday...</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s funny how something I grew up eating while
sitting underneath my grandmother’s mango tree is now a “thing”...enters
Avocado Toast! I come from an avocado growing and exporting country, they are
literally found growing any and everywhere in the avocado growing regions,
everyone’s compound will most certainly have an avocado tree or three in these
regions, it’s so commonplace it accompanies our bread, our meals, our fruit
salads, you just name it and we can eat it with an avocado in it or on the side. My
avocado privilege means I find it funny even ridiculous at times how this
regular fruit is now a “thing”. Wait until I tell you of the many afternoons we
spent splitting open macadamia nut shells with little stones to get to the nuts
inside during macadamia nut season...or maybe I will wait until macadamia nuts
become a “thing”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something else that makes me laugh is how English speaking corporations borrow words from other languages and turns them into
something else. Let’s take the Italian word for milk “latte” for example if
there ever was a word that is overused in coffee chains this has got to be it. Don’t
get me started on “chai” which is Persian/Indian in origin but also claimed by
Kiswahili (by way of Persia/India thanks to trade, migration and colonialization) which is now almost something considered a “fancy” drink.
Everyone and their grandmother wants to be seen drinking or heard ordering a
chai tea latte. Chai literally means tea so saying “Chai Tea” is somehow
redundant don’t you think? Some people will visit some other part of the world (East
Africa, India, Persia etc) where drinking good old regular chai is commonplace
and it’s actually called chai and start saying but this isn’t chai tea because
it hasn’t been made in the same way as “gentrified” by your favourite coffee
chain. And then there are those that open a Bistro and charge prices on the
menu that are in competition with five star restaurants. The word Bistro
literally means a small inexpensive restaurant. I could go on and on but that’s
it for today’s musings my brain is exhausted. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh I almost forgot I got caught in a downpour the other day and
got drenched from top to bottom, yep serves me right for leaving my umbrella at
home despite the rain forecast. As I was drying up later when I got home I noticed
my hair was extra soft turns out that whole thing about rain water being good
for your hair is actually true. I could immediately feel the difference in the
softness of my hair after being soaked in rain water. I am so tempted to
collect some next time it rains and use it on wash day!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-6417653181948947122021-04-25T09:52:00.005+01:002021-05-02T20:27:39.395+01:00Rice! Around The World!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recently embarked on a culinary Sunday
dinner journey around the world! For several weeks, I made one pot rice dishes
from around the world. Why rice? Rice is the most common base for one pot meals
around the world, so it was easier to find recipes that revolved around it. Thanks
to YouTube I was able to recreate these recipes some slightly altered to suit
the ingredients available locally and to suit my palate while some stayed true
to their authentic selves.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">So in no particular order I present to you;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Trinidadian
Pelau<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is I had heard of several times (my heart
lives in the Caribbean), watched several YouTube videos on how to make it but
somehow never got round to making it until now. I really liked this pelau maybe
because it has coconut milk and I love anything with coconut milk in it. For me
this dish felt like the offspring of Caribbean rice and peas and Latin American
Arroz con Pollo/Galinhada in terms of the ingredients used. This comparison is
also the reason why Arroz con Pollo/Galinhada did not make this list, because
minus the sugar and coconut milk used in the Trinidadian Pelau, they are more
or less the same dish (one pot chicken and rice). Several Youtubers I watched
used Worcestershire sauce or browning in their versions of Trinidadian pelau
(and that is absolutely ok to do) but I chose to omit them, one because I am
sure their ancestors did not use these condiments and two the sugar caramelized
enough to brown the dish to my satisfaction. Would I make it again? Definitely,
most definitely.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Pulao/Uzbeki Pulao</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">This I have had once before at a previous job
when an Afghani colleague brought it in for a pot luck day. So good so so good
and quite easy for me to make since I already know how to cook East African
Pilau which I must say is a cousin to the Afghani Pilau because they are both
one pot rice and meat pilau dishes that use pilau masala. The main ingredients
are meat <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(usually mutton from what I
gathered in my research) </i>but it is totally fine to use the meat that suits
your needs or is easily available/affordable and local to you, rice, carrots
and raisins. Now for this I will include the YouTube videos of the particular
recipes that I borrowed from by Afghani chefs/Youtubers. I do this because
while scouring YouTube for this recipe I came across so many non Afghani’s who
have their own version of this recipe which is totally fine, but most of them
had so many extra ingredients that were found nowhere in the videos of the
Afghani chefs that I watched. One guy had like six extra ingredients, green
vegetables and herbs included which did not feature in any of the Afghani
recipes I watched. So I decided to stick to the natives of the dish to make it
as authentic as possible. A great tip is to try and watch street videos of
whatever recipe you are looking for, shot in the country of the dish’s origin;
you can hardly go wrong with street recipes, hardly. I loved the sweetness of
the raisins and carrots mixed with the pilau spices so good! This has become a
staple. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For recipes that I used click<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCI0qhfIxsw&t=122s" target="_blank">here</a> </b>and<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u39WGSzZRko" target="_blank">here</a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><br /><span style="line-height: 150%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9F482CeMpWE/YHQQ3q7keYI/AAAAAAAAB-4/On3ySSx67ccYxaV6_75tBeDCj1AZ1gBTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-11%2B20.36.04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9F482CeMpWE/YHQQ3q7keYI/AAAAAAAAB-4/On3ySSx67ccYxaV6_75tBeDCj1AZ1gBTwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/2021-04-11%2B20.36.04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Benachin
(Gambia) Thieboudienne (Senegal)<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">This I have made several times over ever since
I discovered it years ago, it’s my best jollof yet (sorry Nigerians and
Ghanaians), I absolutely love it and is a staple for me. It’s literally the
same dish with different names in Senegal and Gambia. From what I noticed on
the YouTube videos I watched the Gambians tended to make the meat/chicken
version and the Senegalese YouTubers I watched all made the fish version. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spanish
Paella<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a last minute decision I originally
wanted to make jambalaya which I have made before but figured I may as well
make its cousin paella instead. Also the most expensive dish on this list
because seafood don’t come cheap when you don’t live by the seaside and also
because it calls for saffron which costs an arm, a leg and a small kidney, but
thankfully we are allowed to substitute so I used turmeric instead of saffron
to give it its bright colour. I actually used a street vendor’s recipe
from a documentary on Spain and its culture I just happened to be watching,
which if I am being honest contributed to my decision to go for Paella instead
of jambalaya. Besides I am currently learning Spanish so it just made sense to
go with paella instead. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kenyan
Pilau<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is native to me, well by way of
Indian/Persian migrants but we adopted it in East Africa and made it our own. A
staple at any Kenyan/East African event be it weddings, funerals, birthday
parties etc you name it there will definitely be pilau on the menu. This dish
had to be included because well as you know charity begins at home and what
not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-60UyBOPPrOI/YHQRS42i5II/AAAAAAAAB_I/15EmNvKn520h6oa7eXHVc4x490Snfy-XgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-15%2B21.08.24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-60UyBOPPrOI/YHQRS42i5II/AAAAAAAAB_I/15EmNvKn520h6oa7eXHVc4x490Snfy-XgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/2021-03-15%2B21.08.24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Kenyan Pilau is eaten with </span><i style="text-align: left;">kachumbari</i><span style="text-align: left;"> a chopped tomato, red
onion, coriander and lemon juice salad</span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;">My Special Loaded Veggie Mix</span></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a bonus addition for all my vegetarians out there. It's a mix of cauliflower, broccoli, corn, beans, carrots, onions, yellow and red bell peppers sautéed with some garam masala, steamed and then the preboiled rice added last.</span></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-55917662587647047662021-03-26T10:05:00.012+00:002021-04-12T10:44:50.845+01:00Bride Price – To Pay Or Not To Pay?<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7mZLATRzcYw/YF7buXFF00I/AAAAAAAAB9o/yKIjqD934FMODaH1pG1MKVSXcCMkyR3CACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/pexels-suzy-hazelwood-1791583.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7mZLATRzcYw/YF7buXFF00I/AAAAAAAAB9o/yKIjqD934FMODaH1pG1MKVSXcCMkyR3CACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/pexels-suzy-hazelwood-1791583.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some pay it in hard cash (image courtesy of pexels.com)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Bride price is a common cultural practice amongst many African societies;
it is a system that is traditionally used to validate customary marriages in
African societies. I am sure the intentions were noble when the ancestors sat
down to come up with the terms and conditions for bride price negotiations. But
over time and with modernity I personally feel that this is an outdated
tradition that has been overtaken by greed and has lost its place in the modern
society we find ourselves in. Traditions like many other things are always
evolving not static meaning they can be changed to suit evolving times and
situations. Imagine forcing a diabetic to drink a cupful of sugar for whatever
reason, because it has always been the tradition in your culture, not
considering the health risks that come with it? Do you get my point? The same
way elders in the past sat down and decided that for a marriage to be valid a
woman needed to be “paid for” is the same way elders of today can sit down and
decide otherwise.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This post has been at the back of my mind for a long time but was
recently triggered by a YouTube video from one of my favourites, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUmhdR79efc&t=569s" target="_blank">here</a>,</u> </b>who shared a story about the ridiculous
amounts her prospective groom is expected to fork out in the name of bride
price. I for one have no intention of having any bride price paid for me or my daughters should I have them, my family, relatives and friends
who think otherwise will just have to deal with it. After all I am the one who
will be getting married if and when I choose to, not them. Some people argue
that a man paying bride price is showing appreciation to the bride’s family for
having raised her. I didn’t know people had children with the intention of
later being appreciated in life for raising them! Is it not parental responsibility to raise one's children? And if that is the case then
why isn’t the bride’s family appreciating the groom’s family for raising him
too? Or did he fall down from the sky. If that is the argument, then this form
of appreciation should go both ways, appreciate both families lets have a bride and groom price.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For me bride price has more negative effects for women than whatever
positive effects are perceived by bride price crusaders. Many women stay in
abusive marriages in many instances because their families cannot afford to refund<b> </b>the ridiculous bride price they asked for. Oh I bet some of you didn’t know
that in the event of a separation/divorce, the bride price or part of it for
most African societies is supposed to be refunded. I have only ever
heard of one instance in my networks where this was actually done when the
couple divorced. It was a whole event both families went back to the village
and whatever refund that was to be done was done. Kudos to them! In some
African societies a divorced woman cannot have a new suitor pay her bride price
before the old one is refunded. In other words, for you to get an exchange at
the store the old item has to be returned – do you see how this is demeaning to
women? Listen some families in some parts of the African continent even hold on
to corpses of dead women until their bride price has been fully paid, if it hadn’t
been before. How crazy is that! it get's even crazier in this story click <b><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/08/21/432922451/an-ex-husband-can-no-longer-demand-a-refund-of-the-bride-price" target="_blank">here</a>,</b> a father was asked to refund his dead daughter's bride price in order to be allowed to bury her!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_4yT2KNIW9s/YF7b-5_aT1I/AAAAAAAAB9w/87COoxBL0Co-Fm2TybNGCgCyLPtxwaUGACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/pexels-kat-jayne-735968.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_4yT2KNIW9s/YF7b-5_aT1I/AAAAAAAAB9w/87COoxBL0Co-Fm2TybNGCgCyLPtxwaUGACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/pexels-kat-jayne-735968.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some pay it in the form of livestock converted to cash (image courtesy of pexels.com)</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Stories abound of men telling their wives “I paid your bride price, I own
you, you must do this and that” basically these men see their wives as
commodities that they purchased from the family market and can do with as they
wish. There are societies in the African continent where girls as <b><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53420353" target="_blank">young</a> </b>as 11yrs old from poor families
are married off to rich old men in their 60s, so their families can use their
bride price as a poverty alleviation scheme. Elders actually haggle during
negotiations as to the value of their daughter, the more educated she is the
higher the bride price. There are instances in some African communities, where if the girl already has
a child (especially if it was with someone else and not the person paying the
bride price) then her price goes down because she is “damaged goods”. Such
practices equate women to commodities for purchase, you might as well put the bride
on the shelf of a supermarket with a tag that says “price subject to negotiations" on her
neck. I mean it’s the same concept.</span></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thankfully there is an emerging trend of more progressive African parents
out there who are rejecting the whole bride price concept. I know of a first-hand
account where the father insisted that his daughter was not for sale but his
kinsmen kept insisting that they have to follow tradition. So the father played
along to keep the peace, this is a community where bride price is in the form of livestock usually
cows or goats converted to cash (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apparently
to suit modern times, how ironic). </i>So on the D-day the groom and his people
presented the cheque for the agreed cash equivalent to the bride’s father. The
bride’s father accepted the cheque thanked his in-laws and then proceeded to
hand over the cheque to his daughter and new son in law and told them that was
his gift to them to start their new life! Love it absolutely love it! The
kinsmen who were awaiting their cut from the bride price were livid! We need
more fathers like that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully more
parents will follow suit and reject this bride price concept all together.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Like I said at the beginning tradition evolves it is not static meaning
it changes with time. So how about we embrace a new way of validating customary
marriages, how about instead of paying for wives we exchange gifts of equal
value between families, how about we exchange gifts from our lands if the
grooms people are a rice growing community and the girl’s family from a potato
growing community how about each family comes with a sack full of the fruits of
their lands; a sack of rice from the grooms side and a sack of potatoes from
the girls side and exchange that to cement the marriage traditionally? How
about new ways of cementing African traditional marriages that do not demean women,
put them at risk for domestic violence because they were “paid for” or risk of
child/early marriages because the parents see it as a way out of poverty. How
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goes...short one though.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Cooking
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">fried eggs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Drinking
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">ginger, turmeric water.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Wanting
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">my chocolates to be delivered it’s been a week already!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Wishing
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">for this pandemic to be over.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Enjoying
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">life at the moment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Waiting
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">to go for an evening walk.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Liking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">how fit I am these days, those walks
are really working out huh!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Wondering
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">which veggies to have for dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Hoping
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">I can get my chocolates soon. Yes, I know, I love chocolates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Loving
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">love in all its entirety. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Needing
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">this pandemic to end already. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Smelling
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">the aroma from the freshly baked bread I bought.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Wearing
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">pink shorts and a grey tee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Knowing
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">that all good things come to those who are patient enough to wait
for them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Thinking
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">about this new productive and fulfilling project I get to work on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Feeling
</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;">loved all round.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-1698787592500106802021-01-31T15:38:00.004+00:002021-01-31T15:43:32.094+00:00Kitchen Korner: Russian Salad!<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: justify;">As a child I lived in a very diverse
neighbourhood in an even more diverse </span><b style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mombasa" target="_blank">city</a></b><span style="text-align: justify;">.
Thanks to this, I was exposed to a lot of different cultures and foods from a
very early age. One of these was what we called Russian Salad which I later
came to learn as an adult is also called Olivier Salad. This salad along with
most things Russian (tsars, tsarinas, babushka dolls) was introduced to me by
our Russian trained medical doctor neighbour, whose two daughters quickly became
my childhood best friends when they moved in next door. Naturally we spent a lot
of time at each others’ house; our front doors literally faced each other.
Anyway back to the salad, one of my earliest childhood memories was of my friends
and I helping their mum to make the Russian salad which we absolutely loved! I
tried re-creating it from memory with a few extra ingredients that I came
across on YouTube. The ingredients that I could remember from my childhood were
mayonnaise, boiled eggs, garden peas, cubed carrots and potatoes and corn/sweet
corn. I didn’t come across any corn in all the videos I watched while trying to
recreate this recipe but like all the YouTubers I watched said, everyone has
their own twist to the Russian salad, so maybe corn was my friends mum’s own
twist to it. All other ingredients remained constant in all the videos of the
Russian ladies I watched preparing this salad, however the one thing they added
that I honesty do not recall from my childhood, was some type of sausage or ham
and pickled cucumbers.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my recreation of one of my favourite
childhood salads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">One large peeled and boiled potato cubed<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">One large peeled and boiled carrot cubed<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 54pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">Half a cup of boiled garden peas (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you can use canned if you like)<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">Half a cup of canned sweetcorn <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(you can use regular corn)<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">One large hardboiled egg cubed<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">Half a cucumber cubed that I pickled overnight
for about 16 hours<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">One ready to eat sausage that I browned slightly
before dicing<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">A generous helping of mayonnaise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 150%;">A pinch of salt and paprika for seasoning<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I boiled the garden peas, egg, potato and
carrot, in one pot adding and removing ingredients as needed in order of their
boiling time. Once cooled, I mixed everything together then added mayonnaise. It
tasted just as I recalled from my childhood with the added tanginess from the
pickled cucumber.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></p>LYDZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991770025220011882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712688791189243735.post-24205304612963944692020-12-25T03:00:00.010+00:002020-12-25T03:00:02.622+00:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-daoJMkF0NuM/X93O7Fh3twI/AAAAAAAAB6k/Ho6lk0rdY6cs5p8mIcdtr3Jk3n_KlLFkACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/pexels-jonathan-borba-3303615.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-daoJMkF0NuM/X93O7Fh3twI/AAAAAAAAB6k/Ho6lk0rdY6cs5p8mIcdtr3Jk3n_KlLFkACLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/pexels-jonathan-borba-3303615.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy of Pexels.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Merry Christmas everyone! Remember
Jesus is the reason for the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Also remember that;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mince pies are trash<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Brussels sprouts are trashier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mulled wine is trashiest!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">But<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yorkshire puddings are the truth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Christmas pudding is the truthier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Turkey is dry eat chicken instead!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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