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Vol. 2 Issue 18 20th November, 2001
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CONTENTS
- Hello there . . .
- Inside Story
- Bachelor Pad
- Plant Presents From Your Own Garden
- Chocolate Rules - you can Really Relate to
- Will a Trouble Magnet Attract Spark
Plugs and Air Filters?
- You Weigh How Much!
- eNonyMouse - exercises with a difference
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HELLO THERE . . .
…you with the stars in your eyes, a grasshopper brain
and thoughts without boundaries…
Time to wish all our North American readers a happy
Thanksgiving - while the rest of us give thanks we only
have Christmas to worry about. Some of you will recall
that I start to behave like Scrooge, or worse, as the festive
season approaches - and I'm getting into stride early this
year as we will be driving to Zimbabwe to spend Christmas
and New Year with the rest of the family.
There's always so much to do and most of it lands squarely
on the shoulders of long-suffering women - which is why I"ve
included Bachelor Pad, just to remind you men of who really keeps
the wheels on all the year round.
Then there's the seasonal dieting which is absolutely essential
right now so that one can over-indulge with a clear conscience
later. See Jan Tincher's You Weigh How Much!
And all those presents....Ron Williams has some timely suggestions
for gifts you can garner from your garden even if you're not much of
a gardener, don't have one or your's just happens to be covered by
snow. (Yes, I know I should have used this last month as some
of you are heading for Winter.)
To cheer you up and take your mind off the Xmas endurance test
I have included Sally Breslin's Will a Trouble Magnet Attract
Spark Plugs and Air Filters? I always love Sally's contributions.
She makes me believe in the possibilities of worldwide unity and
peace because there she is on the other side of the planet (New
Hampshire) attracting the same sort of ridiculous, sometimes
mind boggling, situations that I do.
Even trying to exercise the utmost goodwill I can't get too
enthusiastic about Griselda and Inside Story but some things
are sent to try us. And don't believe a word she says about
my Christmas Pudding. Believe me it will be outstanding.
(As the first attempt at mailing was rejected by Topica,
this issue is being split into two parts.)
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INSIDE STORY
(More lies from Griselda's poisonous.
pen. Pity she's never heard that if you
can't say anything nice it's better to
say nothing at all - Ed.)
YOU live and learn in this place and this month I've been taught
how NOT to make a Christmas pudding - along with a whole lot of
drivel such as 'If you haven't made it by Halloween forget it' -
and other erroneous, sweeping statements.
Of course this was a special pudding because when the world's
laziest cook bestirs herself the end result has to be considered
special. Then the fact that the recipe was handed down by
Sheldene's grandmother certainly gives it antique status. Naturally
my boss has changed the recipe a bit, by substituting orange juice
for the stipulated rosewater, and butter instead of suet, because
doesn't she always know better?
Planning and executing the pudding turned out to be an exercise
in togetherness. From the moment Sheldene decided to make the
pudding (which she intends taking to Zimbabwe) Keith hovered at
her elbow - and I'll get around to telling you why, later.
Assembling the ingredients was in itself exhausting but before that
there was the usual runaround because she had managed to mislay
the famous recipe.
Then she had to telephone a few selected friends and inform them
they were being honoured by being given 'one of my puddings'.
One or two obviously protested because Sheldene started yelling
'Of course I know how to make one....any fool can make a Christmas
pudding...(and I won't tell you the rest of it but when she eventually
found out how much all the pudding bowls were going to cost the air
was blue.)
Anyway the loving couple went shopping and returned with pounds
and pounds of fruit, the iniquitously expensive bowls and who knows
what else. Keith was told to cream the sugar and butter and make
breadcrumbs, while she soaked the fruit in brandy. The fruit and sugar
mixture alone filled their largest mixing bowl to the brim and they still
had to add everything else so panic stations!
But not for long because Sheldene had a plastic washtub tucked away
so they completed the mixing in there. I'm sure you've guessed that Keith
had to do all the heavy work but after he'd filled all the bowls (four
including
the one bound for Zimbabwe which holds the equivalent of at least three
normal sized puddings), she graciously supervised covering up the tops with
greaseproof paper. After that there was nothing to do other than pressure
cook the puddings in relays - which is when Keith's anxiety got completely
out of hand ...and when I found out why I could hardly blame him.
Apparently it was about 12 years prior to this that the world's greatest
pudding maker actually produced one for Christmas. On that occasion
Keith had just come out of hospital having had a severe asthma attack
and he was confined to bed, hardly able to breathe let alone talk or move
a muscle. Llewelyn (over 21 at the time so he should have known better)
and Merlyn (still at school) were living at home and the scene was set to
make the pudding.
In a matter of moments Sheldene and Llewelyn whipped it up and placed it in
the pressure cooker in the early evening. Watching the steam became boring
so they opened a cask of wine and called in the next door neighbours, so now
there were four people crouching on stools at the kitchen counter, watching
the pudding.
When it became plain that no-one planned to give him any supper Merlyn
went to bed, and as Keith couldn't make himself heard from the bedroom
he fell into some sort of stupor. In the meantime the first lot of wine
was finished
so the neighbours fetched more and the good times in the kitchen
continued. It
was one of those spontaneous affairs, that just happens, and is great fun as
long as you are one of the immediate participants.
And it came to an end when the revellers discovered they had inexplicably
destroyed a perfectly good pressure cooker - and allowed one of the dogs to
chew up one of the kitchen stools.
When the invalid staggered out next morning, and established the extent of the
damage he was not amused. Fortunately the pudding survived - and according
to Sheldene 'It was fantastic'.
If you're interested I've stolen the recipe but remember to halve or
quarter the
ingredients - unless you too are feeding hundreds.
1 lb homemade breadcrumbs
Quarter lb flour
1 lb suet (she uses butter/margarine because the suet was a 'disaster')
1 lb sugar (brown)
8 eggs (she used 10 - 'it wasn't moist enough')
1 lb EACH of seedless, raisins, sultanas, currants (I happen to know she used
packets of mixed fruit plus some extra sultanas)
Half a lb of cherries (more if you like)
A few almonds, chopped (she used a small packet)
1 tablespoon treacle (she used honey)
1 grated carrot
1 grated apple
Half a cup brandy (what a joke, she used half a bottle and poured even more
on later)
Half lb preserved ginger (she cheated and used a teaspoon of powdered ginger)
1 tablespoon glycerine, rosewater and orangewater (mixed)
2 teaspoons mixed spice
Half a nutmeg (grated)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Cream sugar and butter. Beat eggs well and add to butter mixture,alternately,
with the rest of the dry ingredients. Boil in a pot for 4-5 hours (or use a
pressure
cooker for a shorter cooking time).
While storing open the cooked puddings up at intervals, poke with a fork and
pour on some brandy.
BTW I discovered that this recipe is also used for a Christmas Cake by
simply substituting one-and-a-quarter lbs of flour for the breadcrumbs and
flour
in the pudding recipe. Bake the cake for 3 hours at 325 degrees F.
I need hardly add that I was not on the list of lucky people selected to
receive one of
Sheldene's puddings. I can't decide whether to pass the recipe on to my
mother -
or simply sit back and wait for them to leave the huge pudding behind in
all the
excitement of setting off for Zimbabwe.
It's possible!
(Dream on - Ed.)
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BACHELOR PAD
by Shannon Jarvies
AH, the joys of returning home from a vacation. Piles of laundry,
unpacking and house cleaning. I usually try to get my house as
clean as I can before I leave but this time it was different.
This time my husband and oldest son stayed home.
And what a wonderful experience that was! For the first time in
both of their lives I think they actually realized how much work goes
into keeping house. They were responsible for cleaning up after
themselves, cooking and doing laundry. And I'll have to admit they did
a pretty good job. Especially considering they left at about 6:30 in the
morning and returned at about 7:00 each night.
My son also discovered something that surprised me. He realized that
his dad would also get after him for not cleaning up after himself. It was
shocking to hear groans from my nine-year-old son about being
reprimanded by his dad. Yes, he learned that even his best-buddy,
most looked up to person in the world could get after him.
'He just doesn't listen.' his father told me. 'I told him to unload the
dishwasher BEFORE he put the dirty dishes in.'
All I could do while hearing this is grin and nod. My son was learning that
moms (especially his) aren't the only mean people on the planet. And my
husband learned what it's like to deal with children and housework. It's
been a whole different ball game since I returned home. Now my husband's
the one telling my kids to put their dirty socks in the hamper!
They surprised me when it came to cooking as well. They only ate out one
time and they didn't spend every meal at my mother-in-law's house either. At l
east that's what they tell me. So why is the spaghetti sauce and chili I made
for them before I left still in the refrigerator? Apparently, they couldn't
find it.
'You told me it was in the freezer,' said my husband.
Now that one didn't surprise me. It only confirmed the following:
1) My husband really doesn't listen to me and
2) if I'm not there to point out exactly where something is, it won't be found.
All in all it was good for all of us. I realized how much fun I have with
my husband
and how I missed him while on vacation. He realized that I don't just sit
around
all day eating bon-bons and watching 'Days of our Lives'.
Now if you'll excuse me I have a dying plant to nurse back to health.
Copyright ©2001 Shannon Jarvies
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PLANT PRESENTS FROM YOUR OWN GARDEN
by Ron Williams
WHETHER you are looking for ways for you or your kids to provide
cheap presents for the extended family or you are after ways
cutting the bill of Christmas gifts this year, or do you just like to
give gifts which have a personal element to them, then here is a
suggestion or two for you
If you are looking to make a present for the gardener in the family
or someone who has recently moved into their own home, someone in
flat or unit, a person who can't manage a full sized yard, a family
member who loves to cook with fresh ingredients, etc. - then why not
consider giving them something from your own garden. Here I am
talking about plants that you have divided off from your own garden
plants.
There are many plants growing in the average garden that can be
divided, or that have naturally self layered themselves. Where you
could go along and take a rooted section, pot them up and with a bit
of dressing up of the planting container, you could produce a really
nice gift for someone you care about.
These plants include many herbs as well as perennials or shrubs and
even some trees manage to send out self-layering branches or suckers
from the root system. Some perennials or bulbs will increase their
size or number of bulbs over time. All of these provide you with an
opportunity to cheaply create a wonderful present for someone else.
First things first you will need to obtain a number of pots either
plastic ones left over from additions to the garden population, or
from someone you know, or you can go out and purchase a pot
plastic/ceramic/terracotta etc., to suit your needs. If the person
you are giving the plant/s to is not a real gardener, then you might
consider getting a pot with a waterwell in the base to increase the
plants' chances of surviving.
Next, you need to begin looking for your plant material, so take a
careful look around your garden at the soil level. Check out which
plants are showing multiple stalks growing out of the ground. Or
those sprawling plants where a branch has leaned over on to the
ground and taken root along the branch, maybe one where a branch has
become buried under the mulch. Or one where there is a sucker
growing from the soil a short distance from the parent plant. Another
possibility is seedlings growing in the garden a distance from the
parent plant material. Maybe there is a clump of plants or a big
patch of bulbs where you can do some dividing. Many of these plants
benefit from being divided up or being allowed some more growing room
in the particular area where you have taken away some material.
Different parts of the world will have a differing range of plant
species, which lend themselves to this form of self-propagation. If
you can't find any plants that are doing this in your own garden, why
not look at a friends or neighbours garden. Or you could maybe join
forces and give a joint present using plants from another family
member's garden.
Or another possibility is to buy a plant in a pot
that has several plants already established in it. Divide that up
before you use half in your own garden, and still have half to repot
and give away. Even if you are not confident about your gardening
skills you can still pick up cheap plants at the local market,
school/church fair, garage sale etc. Repot them into a bigger or
nicer pot for a fairly cheap present, or possibly even right up to
shrubs and trees, (Including Topiary and Standards or even Fruit
trees).
Another possibility is to multiplant a few different plants into a
long/large round tub. This will create an instant garden on the
move. Some themes you might consider here are herbs, indoor foliage,
bulbs, annuals, alpine/rock, cacti/succulent or even patio gardens
mixing some annuals and perennials.
It is best to moisten the ground around the plant that you are going
to work on well before you do the dividing, as this allows you to
remove the maximum amount of root mass during the dividing process.
The first step is to divide the clump or cut away the joining branch
to make the separate plant available. Then using a spade, fork or
gardening trowel, dig as far out from the potential plant as
practicable, because this will give you the biggest root mass
possible. Go down as far you believe you need to, (this will depend
on such circumstances as size of new plant, species of original plant
material, type of soil, other plant or landscaping material around
the area, etc.). As gently as you can dig out the new plant. Shake
off any excess soil and refill the resulting hole in the ground if
necessary.
Prune back the foliage of the new plant to roughly equal size of the
root mass, trying to protect some of the new foliage growth. Repot as
soon as practicable, so that the roots do not dry out and die.
Another thing to consider is what sort of pot you are gong to plant
into; if it is only a plastic pot then you do not need to prepare it
beforehand. However if you are looking at painting it, then do this
before you get digging.
When painting up pots, you will need to do some preparation work for
the paint to stick properly. Plastic pots should have their surface
roughened up with a bit of sandpaper. While some terracotta pots
should have a primer applied to the outer surface before you paint
them. Try not to get primer or paint onto the inside of the planter,
because while most wont there are still some paints which contain
chemicals that may affect or contaminate the soil and plant over
time.
Other possibilities for decorating up pots include simply gluing on
bits and pieces including stones, tiles, buttons, sticks, shells,
ornaments, ribbon, stickers and decals, etc. Other ways of decorating
up a pot for the initial presentation is to wrap up just the pot (not
the actual plant)., using either wrapping paper, cellophane,
material, a cheap tea towel or even hessian. Hold these wrappers in
place with string, ribbon, bandana, scarf, etc.
Other possibilities for adding value to the potplant is to provide
some growing information and name tags for the plant/s included.
Other little quirks you might add include a personalised name tag,
(Hi, my name is David the Diffenbachia), or a little watering
indicator, miniature hand tools, small amounts of fertiliser, pot
ornaments, watering can etc.
So as you can see, creating a very personal gift for just about
anyone can easily be within the grasp of anyone. Why not go out into
your garden and start thinking about what presents you can be
preparing for Christmas this weekend.
© Copyright 2001 Ron Williams
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being a Horticulturalist and Rehabilitation Therapy
Aid at a Psychiatric Hospital In Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia.He writes regular email newsletters for
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Travel in Australia
http://wz.com/travel/TravelWithinAustralia.html
He also owns a Discussion Group about Australian Gardening
at www.Yahoo.com
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RULES OF CHOCOLATE
(This brilliant piece of prose landed on my desk when,
for the very first time in my life, I haven't eaten any
chocolate for weeks. I'm feeling really deprived and
just reading about the lovely stuff has given me a
lift....why haven't I come across this before...it has
probably been circulating around the 'Net' for years...)
IF you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it
too slowly.
CHOCOLATE-covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and
strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.
PROBLEM: How do you get two bars of chocolate home from
the shop in a hot car? Solution: Eat them in the car park.
DIET Tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It'll take the edge
off your appetite and you'll eat less.
A NICE box of chocolate provides your total daily intake of
calories in one go.
IF calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of the
fridge. Calories are afraid of heights and they will jump out of the
chocolate to escape.
EQUAL amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate is a
balanced diet.
TWO phrases: Money talks. Chocolate sings.
THE preservatives in chocolate make you look younger.
WHY is there no such organisation as Chocoholics Anonymous?
Answer: Because no-one wants to quit.
WITHOUT chocolate there would be no need for control-top tights
and an entire garment industry would be devastated.
PUT 'eat chocolate' at the top of your list of things to do today.
That way at least you'll get one thing done.
(...hmm...perhaps I must think again about this
strict diet. Perhaps I should only give up white
chocolate....which I never have considered the
real thing....)
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- Will a Trouble Magnet
Attract Spark <br>
Plugs and
Air Filters?<br><br>
- You Weigh How
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<b>HELLO THERE . . .<br><br>
</b>…you with the stars in your eyes, a grasshopper brain<br>
and thoughts without boundaries…<br><br>
Time to wish all our North American readers a happy<br>
Thanksgiving - while the rest of us give thanks we only<br>
have Christmas to worry about. Some of you will recall<br>
that I start to behave like Scrooge, or worse, as the festive<br>
season approaches - and I'm getting into stride early this <br>
year as we will be driving to Zimbabwe to spend Christmas <br>
and New Year with the rest of the family. <br>
<br>
There's always so much to do and most of it lands squarely<br>
on the shoulders of long-suffering women - which is why
I"ve<br>
included Bachelor Pad, just to remind you men of who really
keeps<br>
the wheels on all the year round.<br>
<br>
Then there's the seasonal dieting which is absolutely
essential<br>
right now so that one can over-indulge with a clear
conscience<br>
later. See Jan Tincher's You Weigh How Much!<br>
<br>
And all those presents....Ron Williams has some timely
suggestions<br>
for gifts you can garner from your garden even if you're not much
of<br>
a gardener, don't have one or your's just happens to be covered
by<br>
snow. (Yes, I know I should have used this last month as
some<br>
of you are heading for Winter.)<br>
<br>
To cheer you up and take your mind off the Xmas endurance
test<br>
I have included Sally Breslin's Will a Trouble Magnet
Attract <br>
Spark Plugs and Air Filters? I always love Sally's
contributions.<br>
She makes me believe in the possibilities of worldwide unity
and<br>
peace because there she is on the other side of the planet
(New<br>
Hampshire) attracting the same sort of ridiculous,
sometimes<br>
mind boggling, situations that I do. <br>
<br>
Even trying to exercise the utmost goodwill I can't get too
<br>
enthusiastic about Griselda and Inside Story but some things<br>
are sent to try us. And don't believe a word she says
about<br>
my Christmas Pudding. Believe me it will be
outstanding. <br>
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<i>(More lies from Griselda's poisonous.<br>
pen. Pity she's never heard that if you<br>
can't say anything nice it's better to<br>
say nothing at all - Ed.)<br>
<br>
</i>YOU live and learn in this place and this month I've been
taught<br>
how NOT to make a Christmas pudding - along with a whole lot of<br>
drivel such as 'If you haven't made it by Halloween forget it' -<br>
and other erroneous, sweeping statements. <br><br>
Of course this was a special pudding because when the world's<br>
laziest cook bestirs herself the end result has to be considered <br>
special. Then the fact that the recipe was handed down by <br>
Sheldene's grandmother certainly gives it antique status. Naturally
<br>
my boss has changed the recipe a bit, by substituting orange
juice<br>
for the stipulated rosewater, and butter instead of suet, because<br>
doesn't she always know better?<br><br>
Planning and executing the pudding turned out to be an exercise <br>
in togetherness. From the moment Sheldene decided to make the
<br>
pudding (which she intends taking to Zimbabwe) Keith hovered
at <br>
her elbow - and I'll get around to telling you why, later.
<br><br>
Assembling the ingredients was in itself exhausting but before that
<br>
there was the usual runaround because she had managed to mislay <br>
the famous recipe.<br><br>
Then she had to telephone a few selected friends and inform
them<br>
they were being honoured by being given 'one of my puddings'.<br>
One or two obviously protested because Sheldene started yelling <br>
'Of course I know how to make one....any fool can make a Christmas <br>
pudding...(and I won't tell you the rest of it but when she
eventually <br>
found out how much all the pudding bowls were going to cost
the air <br>
was blue.)<br><br>
Anyway the loving couple went shopping and returned with pounds <br>
and pounds of fruit, the iniquitously expensive bowls and who knows
<br>
what else. Keith was told to cream the sugar and butter and make
<br>
breadcrumbs, while she soaked the fruit in brandy. The fruit and sugar
<br>
mixture alone filled their largest mixing bowl to the brim and they still
<br>
had to add everything else so panic stations!<br><br>
But not for long because Sheldene had a plastic washtub tucked away
<br>
so they completed the mixing in there. I'm sure you've guessed that Keith
<br>
had to do all the heavy work but after he'd filled all the bowls (four
including<br>
the one bound for Zimbabwe which holds the equivalent of at least three
<br>
normal sized puddings), she graciously supervised covering up the tops
with <br>
greaseproof paper. After that there was nothing to do other than pressure
<br>
cook the puddings in relays - which is when Keith's anxiety got
completely <br>
out of hand ...and when I found out why I could hardly blame
him.<br><br>
Apparently it was about 12 years prior to this that the world's
greatest <br>
pudding maker actually produced one for Christmas. On that occasion
<br>
Keith had just come out of hospital having had a severe asthma attack
<br>
and he was confined to bed, hardly able to breathe let alone talk or
move<br>
a muscle. Llewelyn (over 21 at the time so he should have known
better) <br>
and Merlyn (still at school) were living at home and the scene was set to
<br>
make the pudding. <br><br>
In a matter of moments Sheldene and Llewelyn whipped it up and placed it
in<br>
the pressure cooker in the early evening. Watching the steam became
boring<br>
so they opened a cask of wine and called in the next door neighbours, so
now<br>
there were four people crouching on stools at the kitchen counter,
watching <br>
the pudding. <br><br>
When it became plain that no-one planned to give him any supper Merlyn
<br>
went to bed, and as Keith couldn't make himself heard from the bedroom
<br>
he fell into some sort of stupor. In the meantime the first lot of
wine was finished<br>
so the neighbours fetched more and the good times in the kitchen
continued. It <br>
was one of those spontaneous affairs, that just happens, and is great fun
as <br>
long as you are one of the immediate participants.<br><br>
And it came to an end when the revellers discovered they had
inexplicably<br>
destroyed a perfectly good pressure cooker - and allowed one of the dogs
to<br>
chew up one of the kitchen stools. <br><br>
When the invalid staggered out next morning, and established the extent
of the<br>
damage he was not amused. Fortunately the pudding survived - and
according<br>
to Sheldene 'It was fantastic'.<br><br>
If you're interested I've stolen the recipe but remember to halve or
quarter the<br>
ingredients - unless you too are feeding hundreds.<br><br>
1 lb homemade breadcrumbs<br>
Quarter lb flour<br>
1 lb suet (she uses butter/margarine because the suet was a
'disaster')<br>
1 lb sugar (brown)<br>
8 eggs (she used 10 - 'it wasn't moist enough')<br>
1 lb EACH of seedless, raisins, sultanas, currants (I happen to know she
used <br>
packets of mixed fruit plus some extra sultanas)<br>
Half a lb of cherries (more if you like)<br>
A few almonds, chopped (she used a small packet)<br>
1 tablespoon treacle (she used honey)<br>
1 grated carrot<br>
1 grated apple<br>
Half a cup brandy (what a joke, she used half a bottle and poured even
more <br>
on later)<br>
Half lb preserved ginger (she cheated and used a teaspoon of powdered
ginger)<br>
1 tablespoon glycerine, rosewater and orangewater (mixed) <br>
2 teaspoons mixed spice<br>
Half a nutmeg (grated)<br>
2 teaspoons cinnamon<br><br>
Cream sugar and butter. Beat eggs well and add to butter
mixture,alternately, <br>
with the rest of the dry ingredients. Boil in a pot for 4-5 hours (or use
a pressure <br>
cooker for a shorter cooking time). <br>
While storing open the cooked puddings up at intervals, poke with a
fork and <br>
pour on some brandy.<br><br>
BTW I discovered that this recipe is also used for a Christmas Cake
by<br>
simply substituting one-and-a-quarter lbs of flour for the breadcrumbs
and flour <br>
in the pudding recipe. Bake the cake for 3 hours at 325 degrees
F.<br><br>
I need hardly add that I was not on the list of lucky people selected to
receive one of<br>
Sheldene's puddings. I can't decide whether to pass the recipe on
to my mother - <br>
or simply sit back and wait for them to leave the huge pudding behind in
all the<br>
excitement of setting off for Zimbabwe.<br><br>
It's possible!<br><br>
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by Shannon Jarvies<br><br>
</b>AH, the joys of returning home from a vacation. Piles of laundry,<br>
unpacking and house cleaning. I usually try to get my house as<br>
clean as I can before I leave but this time it was different.<br><br>
This time my husband and oldest son stayed home.<br><br>
And what a wonderful experience that was! For the first time in<br>
both of their lives I think they actually realized how much work goes<br>
into keeping house. They were responsible for cleaning up after<br>
themselves, cooking and doing laundry. And I'll have to admit they did<br>
a pretty good job. Especially considering they left at about 6:30 in the<br>
morning and returned at about 7:00 each night.<br><br>
My son also discovered something that surprised me. He realized that<br>
his dad would also get after him for not cleaning up after himself. It was<br>
shocking to hear groans from my nine-year-old son about being<br>
reprimanded by his dad. Yes, he learned that even his best-buddy,<br>
most looked up to person in the world could get after him.<br><br>
'He just doesn't listen.' his father told me. 'I told him to unload the<br>
dishwasher BEFORE he put the dirty dishes in.'<br><br>
All I could do while hearing this is grin and nod. My son was learning that<br>
moms (especially his) aren't the only mean people on the planet. And my<br>
husband learned what it's like to deal with children and housework. It's <br>
been a whole different ball game since I returned home. Now my husband's <br>
the one telling my kids to put their dirty socks in the hamper!<br><br>
They surprised me when it came to cooking as well. They only ate out one<br>
time and they didn't spend every meal at my mother-in-law's house either. At l<br>
east that's what they tell me. So why is the spaghetti sauce and chili I made<br>
for them before I left still in the refrigerator? Apparently, they couldn't find it.<br><br>
'You told me it was in the freezer,' said my husband.<br><br>
Now that one didn't surprise me. It only confirmed the following:<br><br>
1) My husband really doesn't listen to me and<br><br>
2) if I'm not there to point out exactly where something is, it won't be found.<br><br>
All in all it was good for all of us. I realized how much fun I have with my husband<br>
and how I missed him while on vacation. He realized that I don't just sit around<br>
all day eating bon-bons and watching 'Days of our Lives'.<br><br>
Now if you'll excuse me I have a dying plant to nurse back to health.<br><br>
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<b>PLANT PRESENTS FROM YOUR OWN GARDEN<br>
by Ron Williams<br><br>
<br>
</b>WHETHER you are looking for ways for you or your kids to provide<br>
cheap presents for the extended family or you are after ways<br>
cutting the bill of Christmas gifts this year, or do you just like to<br>
give gifts which have a personal element to them, then here is a<br>
suggestion or two for you<br><br>
If you are looking to make a present for the gardener in the family<br>
or someone who has recently moved into their own home, someone in<br>
flat or unit, a person who can't manage a full sized yard, a family<br>
member who loves to cook with fresh ingredients, etc. - then why not<br>
consider giving them something from your own garden. Here I am<br>
talking about plants that you have divided off from your own garden<br>
plants.<br><br>
There are many plants growing in the average garden that can be<br>
divided, or that have naturally self layered themselves. Where you<br>
could go along and take a rooted section, pot them up and with a bit<br>
of dressing up of the planting container, you could produce a really<br>
nice gift for someone you care about.<br><br>
These plants include many herbs as well as perennials or shrubs and<br>
even some trees manage to send out self-layering branches or suckers<br>
from the root system. Some perennials or bulbs will increase their<br>
size or number of bulbs over time. All of these provide you with an<br>
opportunity to cheaply create a wonderful present for someone else.<br><br>
First things first you will need to obtain a number of pots either<br>
plastic ones left over from additions to the garden population, or<br>
from someone you know, or you can go out and purchase a pot<br>
plastic/ceramic/terracotta etc., to suit your needs. If the person<br>
you are giving the plant/s to is not a real gardener, then you might<br>
consider getting a pot with a waterwell in the base to increase the<br>
plants' chances of surviving.<br><br>
Next, you need to begin looking for your plant material, so take a<br>
careful look around your garden at the soil level. Check out which<br>
plants are showing multiple stalks growing out of the ground. Or<br>
those sprawling plants where a branch has leaned over on to the<br>
ground and taken root along the branch, maybe one where a branch has<br>
become buried under the mulch. Or one where there is a sucker<br>
growing from the soil a short distance from the parent plant. Another<br>
possibility is seedlings growing in the garden a distance from the<br>
parent plant material. Maybe there is a clump of plants or a big<br>
patch of bulbs where you can do some dividing. Many of these plants<br>
benefit from being divided up or being allowed some more growing room<br>
in the particular area where you have taken away some material.<br><br>
Different parts of the world will have a differing range of plant<br>
species, which lend themselves to this form of self-propagation. If<br>
you can't find any plants that are doing this in your own garden, why<br>
not look at a friends or neighbours garden. Or you could maybe join<br>
forces and give a joint present using plants from another family<br>
member's garden.<br><br>
Or another possibility is to buy a plant in a pot<br>
that has several plants already established in it. Divide that up<br>
before you use half in your own garden, and still have half to repot<br>
and give away. Even if you are not confident about your gardening<br>
skills you can still pick up cheap plants at the local market,<br>
school/church fair, garage sale etc. Repot them into a bigger or<br>
nicer pot for a fairly cheap present, or possibly even right up to<br>
shrubs and trees, (Including Topiary and Standards or even Fruit<br>
trees).<br><br>
Another possibility is to multiplant a few different plants into a<br>
long/large round tub. This will create an instant garden on the<br>
move. Some themes you might consider here are herbs, indoor foliage,<br>
bulbs, annuals, alpine/rock, cacti/succulent or even patio gardens<br>
mixing some annuals and perennials.<br><br>
It is best to moisten the ground around the plant that you are going<br>
to work on well before you do the dividing, as this allows you to<br>
remove the maximum amount of root mass during the dividing process.<br>
The first step is to divide the clump or cut away the joining branch<br>
to make the separate plant available. Then using a spade, fork or<br>
gardening trowel, dig as far out from the potential plant as<br>
practicable, because this will give you the biggest root mass<br>
possible. Go down as far you believe you need to, (this will depend<br>
on such circumstances as size of new plant, species of original plant<br>
material, type of soil, other plant or landscaping material around<br>
the area, etc.). As gently as you can dig out the new plant. Shake<br>
off any excess soil and refill the resulting hole in the ground if<br>
necessary.<br><br>
Prune back the foliage of the new plant to roughly equal size of the<br>
root mass, trying to protect some of the new foliage growth. Repot as<br>
soon as practicable, so that the roots do not dry out and die.<br><br>
Another thing to consider is what sort of pot you are gong to plant<br>
into; if it is only a plastic pot then you do not need to prepare it<br>
beforehand. However if you are looking at painting it, then do this<br>
before you get digging.<br><br>
When painting up pots, you will need to do some preparation work for<br>
the paint to stick properly. Plastic pots should have their surface<br>
roughened up with a bit of sandpaper. While some terracotta pots<br>
should have a primer applied to the outer surface before you paint<br>
them. Try not to get primer or paint onto the inside of the planter,<br>
because while most wont there are still some paints which contain<br>
chemicals that may affect or contaminate the soil and plant over<br>
time.<br><br>
Other possibilities for decorating up pots include simply gluing on<br>
bits and pieces including stones, tiles, buttons, sticks, shells,<br>
ornaments, ribbon, stickers and decals, etc. Other ways of decorating<br>
up a pot for the initial presentation is to wrap up just the pot (not<br>
the actual plant)., using either wrapping paper, cellophane,<br>
material, a cheap tea towel or even hessian. Hold these wrappers in<br>
place with string, ribbon, bandana, scarf, etc.<br><br>
Other possibilities for adding value to the potplant is to provide<br>
some growing information and name tags for the plant/s included.<br>
Other little quirks you might add include a personalised name tag,<br>
(Hi, my name is David the Diffenbachia), or a little watering<br>
indicator, miniature hand tools, small amounts of fertiliser, pot<br>
ornaments, watering can etc.<br><br>
So as you can see, creating a very personal gift for just about<br>
anyone can easily be within the grasp of anyone. Why not go out into<br>
your garden and start thinking about what presents you can be<br>
preparing for Christmas this weekend.<br><br>
<b>© Copyright 2001 Ron Williams<br>
</b>___________________________________<br><br>
<i>Ron Williams is a Freelance writer as well as<br>
being a Horticulturalist and Rehabilitation Therapy<br>
Aid at a Psychiatric Hospital In Brisbane, Queensland,<br>
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<b>RULES OF CHOCOLATE<br>
</b> <br>
<i>(This brilliant piece of prose landed on my desk when, <br>
for the very first time in my life, I haven't eaten any<br>
chocolate for weeks. I'm feeling really deprived and<br>
just reading about the lovely stuff has given me a<br>
lift....why haven't I come across this before...it has<br>
probably been circulating around the 'Net' for years...)<br><br>
</i> IF you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it<br>
too slowly.<br><br>
CHOCOLATE-covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and <br>
strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.<br><br>
PROBLEM: How do you get two bars of chocolate home from <br>
the shop in a hot car? Solution: Eat them in the car park.<br><br>
DIET Tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It'll take the edge<br>
off your appetite and you'll eat less.<br><br>
A NICE box of chocolate provides your total daily intake of<br>
calories in one go.<br><br>
IF calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of the<br>
fridge. Calories are afraid of heights and they will jump out of the<br>
chocolate to escape.<br><br>
EQUAL amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate is a <br>
balanced diet.<br><br>
TWO phrases: Money talks. Chocolate sings.<br><br>
THE preservatives in chocolate make you look younger.<br><br>
WHY is there no such organisation as Chocoholics Anonymous?<br>
Answer: Because no-one wants to quit.<br><br>
WITHOUT chocolate there would be no need for control-top tights<br>
and an entire garment industry would be devastated.<br><br>
PUT 'eat chocolate' at the top of your list of things to do today.<br>
That way at least you'll get one thing done.<br><br>
<i> (...hmm...perhaps I must think again about this<br>
strict diet. Perhaps I should only give up white<br>
chocolate....which I never have considered the<br>
real thing....)<br><br>
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