Diabolical Clay

This is a photo of My daughter Veronica and her daughter Miss Amy.. This photo is a little blurry, which is a shame. I wish that I had somewhere to go to talk to other bloggers without the restrictions of a comment form. Somewhere that I could go to ask bloggy questions..
Questions like Do you feel silly commenting sometimes??? Or do you sometimes upload blurry photos and then leave them as is???? mmmm I wish I wish I wish

Ta Daaaa My wish has been granted.. YAY..

Veronica has created a Forum…. Backchat. A totally appropriate name as that young lady always had a lot to say ..hehehe
Anyway this forum is a place for bloggers to go to have a yak. ask questions etc etc etc.. I think it is a wonderful idea and IT IS FREE FREE FREE.. that is always good.

So If you feel like it why don’t you go over there to Backchat and have a stickybeak..

cheers kim

p.s yes this is a shameless plug hehehehe.. backchat is the place to chatback xox

I have been Tagged. Schmutzie tagged me for this one. Hi Schmutzie *waves* Look Look I am doing it finally… so here are the rules a la Schmutzie

The Rules Of The Meme:

I have been Tagged before for these meme thingys *sigh* I find them really really hard to do. So I am just going to Jump off the deep end and go blah blah blah.

I will be 42 in February and I am really excited about that.. If anyone has ever read and /or watched The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy, they will know that 42 is the answer to Life, The Universe and well err Everything… (obvious isn’t it!!! hehehehe)

I dream about my grandaughter a lot.. Nice Dreams.. I think grand daughter should be one word like Grrrannnndaughter…. or Grrrrannnnnsunnn… yep!!!!!!!!

I “smashed” my right kneecap in 1993.. Sometimes when I am thinking about stuff, phrases like ,”before I did my knee.” or “that was after I did my knee..” make me wonder about how we define our lives.. why is it always generally with a before or after …????

I gave up smoking last year. I was going to blog about my 12 month non smoking anniversary. But! but, but. On that day the bush filled with smoke from a far away fire and I blogged about that instead… Gawd I love the universe… hehehehe

I had a very good *cough private cough* school education.. We Guuurrrrlllllls were meticulously groomed for yoooneerveeersitty…..Religion was a compulsory matriculation subject… I very nearly got expelled for starting my own religion.. “The Kimminites ” Now, how my mother managed to keep a straight face in “that interview with the nuns”is still a mystery to me???? You rock mum!!!!

I keep on counting back up and there are still two more me things to do..*sigh*

I swear like a trooper.. “Well Fuck me! What the Fuck was I thinking!!!!” is one of my oft repeated curses/everyday language.. generally accompanied by a theatrical slap to my forehead *sigh* But I get offended when I hear someone say c-u-n-t.. (notice I spelled it ) I generally growl at them to stop their Fucking swearing in Fucking front of me for Fucks sake.. Fuckin Assholes…

I dont swear infront of my Grrraaaaaaaannndaughter though… that would be BAD BAD BAD.. Miss Amy is Way toooo young to appreciate the nuances of a well inserted expletive…

Yay yay yay That is Seven Gna gna gnanana.. phew..

Now previously I have copped out of this bit…

but not tonight. I am going to NOMINATE….

TAZ: Taz comments regularly and doesn’t have a blog.. So Taz my sweety you can do this meme either in my comments or Veronicas.. hehehe

I am going to nominate the three revolutionaries
Amy,
Alex and
Braden
only because I am interested in their’ sleep is for the weak ‘theories..

Then there is a delightful young lady FitCat
This young woman is Awesome.. go and read her blog…

then I think I will tag psychicgeek aka witchypoo just for fun and because I have just discovered her blog …

and of course I will leave the 7th tag open for anyone that is stuck for a post ‘ oops ‘I mean for anyone that wants to do it……

cheers Kim

farkin finally *phew*

ps. i just realized that it was supposed to be an eight things post so.. I really really like red lollies and when Veronica comes to visit I make her eat the icky coloured lollies like green and orange…

I am sitting here at the computer and the most gorgeous smells are sneaking past my nose. So I decided to photograph and share my hi-tech computer space hehehehe. Yes it is a garden chair. The open door that you can see leads out to the balcony. the gorgeous smells are coming from the honeysuckle, that is climbing over the balcony.It’s not a very good photo but it will have to do for the moment as I am about to go and pick myself a bunch of honeysuckle and really stink the house up… cheers Kim..

I am I am I am.. I cook using a combination of kilos and pints. Handfulls and splooshes.
cups and tablespoons and grams and pinches..hehehe shakes and splashes and stuff…

If ever anyone is reading any of my recipes and you find things a bit confusing I will gladly give the conversions.. Because really I just expect you my lovely lovely internets to be able to read my mind..”.the pool of clarity that it is” *scoff*

I like to collect old recipes and I also collect old plants.. not dead houseplants.. I like to keep and grow old, self-sustaining food plants.. like the raspberries that you hear me whingeing about. My grandfather gave me the runners and they originally came from his great aunts..now we have to have a Wow Factor there. My grandfather is 80 sooo you can do the maths and work out how ancient these raspberry canes are..

cheers kim xxx

I pinched this recipe from an old fella in the pub…

3 lb of dark plums
3lb of white sugar
2lb of brown sugar
3lb of treacle ( 1 1/2 tins)
7 pints of vinegar
1 bulb of garlic
2tbs salt
1 ounce of white pepper
2 ounces of whole cloves
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp ground ginger

cook till plums are soft, strain then Boil for 1 hour then bottle..

this is exactly as the recipe was given to me…
I haven’t made this BUT BUT BUT I have tasted it and it is Yummy..

I have been wanting to share some of my grandmother’s recipes for a while now. So, seeing as it is Christmas and because I am a generous type of person I am willing to share the family jewels. So thanks to my Nan tadaaa

Lemonade Scones.

3 cups of self raising flour.
1 teaspoon baking powder
1cup of thickened cream
1cup of lemonade.

mix together into a dough. cut into rounds and bake in a hot oven for approximately 10 minutes

These scones are really light and taste absolutely divine.
The trick with scones is not to handle the dough too much.
Quick hands make light scones.

Nan’s Christmas Pudding (yum)

1 lb of mixed fruit
3/4 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of cold water
1/2 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp of mixed spice
1Tbs treacle
3 eggs
1 packet of pastry mix (any brand)
1/2 cup of brandy

Place fruit,sugar,spices,water bicarb and alcohol into a saucepan and boil until the fruit softens (but not for too long)
allow to cool.
Add the treacle, beaten eggs and pastry mix.
mix until smooth.

Meanwhile lightly dampen the pudding cloth (calico or muslin will do) and sprinkle the cloth with flour.

Put the pudding mix into the pudding cloth and tie it up. But not too tightly because the Xmas pudding will expand. Then steam for 2 hours or until cooked.

I put a couple of inches of water into a large pot, then put a colander on top of an upside-down soup bowl in the pot. then put the pudding into the colander,this way the pudding steams away merrily and doesn’t go all soggy.

These puddings will keep for months. If you are sneaky enough to hide them really well that is.
I hang the puddings up in the kitchen and then spray them with brandy or rum every so often.
But,I haven’t made them for a couple of years now. Or at least made ones that have lasted till Christmas..

Cheers Kim

I’m off to watch the cricket now xxx

Before…..

After..

YUM!!!

There should be a really nice shiny Button right here. *pout* this shiny button should
Say WEEKLY WINNERS , After ages and ages of fiddling and remaining calm and acting
like a responsible Adult.. I HAVE FINALLY SPUT THE FARKING DUMMY…
CLICK , CLICK, CLICK, *sigh*

TOAST
FERN

UNTITLED

UNTITLED 2

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!!!!
Now truly readers does that phrase make you scan the horizon looking for “loose wimmin”????
“ladies of the night” or practioners of the worlds oldest profession.. No Of course it bloody doesn’t.

HO! HO! HO! makes me think of Santa and Christmas and in a pinch, Hoe hoe hoe might make me think of all the weeds in the veggie patch and the nettles under the apple trees.

But never in a million years would the sound of a pretend Santa going ,”Ho! Ho !Ho! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” make me think of skanky HOs…

So here in all their glory are my un- bra-less -boobs HO! HO !FUCKING HO HO HO HO HO!
May Political Correctness Die A Silent Death