I’m a wishy washy, bleeding-heart liberal, according to the Times. I have views somewhere between Noam Chomsky and Tony Benn. Why are comparisons always to men? I’ve also been a little bit bored this evening, and have read recess monkey‘s blog, which is something I’ve not done before as I’ve always been a Backbencher girl […]
Rafael Behr at the Observer blog compares the disappointment of the Star Wars prequels to New Labour. I particularly like this bit about Labour’s second term: Then came Attack of the Clones. A weakly scripted, poorly acted pastiche of what it could have been, dominated by a war launched with subterfuge and cynical manipiulation. —Rafael […]
Chris Lightfoot has a General Election Estimation quiz, which gauges how much you know about the stats behind the campaign. Apart from seriously underestimating how much each ID card would cost the taxpayer, I think I did alright for one who never really thinks about figures. You can choose how many questions you wish to […]
I checked out the “Political Survey 2005” questionnaire this evening. It turns out that, overall, I’m rather more left of centre than I previously thought. In a nutshell, this is where I stand on some issues: Crime and punishment, internationalism Your position on this axis is -6.7 You are likely to be very internationalist and […]
C’some pendant Originally uploaded by framboise. I’ve now soldered the two chromosome arms together, and added a spiral of silver wire to hold the necklace when I get round to ordering thicker wire that won’t bend too much when worn. The gold rings are all cut to size and filed, it only remains to solder […]
First posted 26 April 2005. I love using butternut squash in soup; the smooth orange flesh gives a creamy texture without any use of dairy products. And I love the way butternut squash smells a little like mango or papaya when you cut into it (there may be a common enzyme in all these orange […]
We’re cat-sitting for a week while Muran’s parents take a short holiday. I think she secretly likes coming here because we’re such suckers; all she has to do is roll over, and we fight to scratch her belly or brush her fur. Such a princess! She’s a placcid wee cat, but is never really up […]
Imprisoned Originally uploaded by framboise. Having missed out on a beautifully sunny Saturday, we decided to make the most of Sunday visiting our neighbourhood art gallery. I’m pretty lucky to live so close to so many of Scotland’s National Galleries; with my two faves being the closest. The Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh differs […]
Originally uploaded by framboise. I managed to get my obi tied today with a minimum of fuss, and also managed to get dressed in full kimono gear within 20 minutes. Granted, I used a synthetic Nagoya obi, which is much easier to tie than my thicker and heavier silk Fukuro obi. I’m also quite pleased […]
Torta Toscanella Originally uploaded by framboise. Spent the afternoon in sunny Glasgow in a most pleasant manner with my brother. As is traditional with his short visits to Scotland, we had a leisurely lunch at the Glasgow institution that is Fratelli Sarti. We tried not to order too much, so we could have some dessert. […]
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