Linda Stanley

Welcome!

 

Hi, I'm Linda Stanley, welcome to my blog.

It is not my intention

It is not my intention to feed the local wildlife with
Eukanuba. If it’s not magpies, its goannas stealing the dog’s
biscuits.

Well I am finally happy

Well I am finally happy with “The Book” and it
is now finished. The synopsis – the most dreaded and difficult part –
is written. Both manuscript and synopsis have now been sent off to publisher
number one. Wish me luck – keep all your fingers and toes crossed for me
please. J

 

 

 

Retreat

Am on retreat this week getting my book finished. Four more days to go, should
have it done by then. Am on target. Then to find a publisher.

 

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Retreat

Am
on retreat this week getting my book finished. Four more days to go, should
have it done by then. Am on target. Then to find a publisher.

 

Summer Bounty

Made tomato (pasta ) sauce and tomato relish (using stevia to replace
sugar) - i am allergic to sugar, now roasted the rest of the tomatoes
with oregano and a drizzle of olive oil.

no Honey in the honey

The no honey , honey 

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/

"Your time is limited, so

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else’s life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." Steve Jobs 2005

Damn magpie is stuck in

Damn magpie is stuck in the house again. I only opened the door just wide enough for Toshi to walk in and out – otherwise he yaps and howls if he cannot wander in and out. But a magpie has crept in , eaten his biscuits and now cannot get out. It is flapping around like a demented thing. I have opened both lots of sliding doors but it is flapping up high at the top windows not the near the sliding doors. If I shut Toshi outside he yaps and howls. It also means that I cannot put his biscuits outside with him because the magpies eat them. I do not know what to do these days. I think I am going to have to shut him outside and his biscuits inside and put up with his yapping. L
 

Magpies are ridiculous! Our dog

Magpies are ridiculous! Our dog is 16 years old and is deaf, blind, incontinent and has a bit of dementia, but adorable none the less. I have to leave the kitchen sliding door open for him otherwise he cannot decide if he wants to go out or come in and will stand and yap on whichever side of the door he is at wanting to get to the other side. By leaving the sliding door open he can wander in and out as he pleases. The magpies and bandicoots have started eating his dog biscuits, so I now put his bowl of biscuits inside in the kitchen so the magpies and the bandicoots cannot eat them. But, now the magpies have realised the biscuits are inside and they are coming inside after the biscuits. I spend a lot of time cleaning up the dogs pooping and peeing and disinfecting the kitchen floor, now the magpies are coming in and pooping on the floor too!
 I was sitting working in the office when I heard a ruckus a few minutes ago and went to see what on earth it was. A magpie was in the kitchen and in a panic because it could not find its way out again. I was afraid it was going to smash a tall green glass objet d’art that was my birthday present two years back. So I opened the sliding doors up wide and left the room to let it calm down and hopefully find its own way out of the room.   
 What with the dog pooping and peeing all over the kitchen, and now the magpies pooping in the kitchen as well, I just can’t win!!
 

Birmingham National Exhibition Centre has

Birmingham National Exhibition Centre has been our home for the past few days. John presented his talk here yesterday to GLEE the Garden Pet and Leisure Exhibtion on the future of the industry and got a full house and headlines in the paper this morning as a result. 

Today we move to Gloucester and will attend the Taste of Gloucestershire Ball tonight. I just love the wonderful range of cheeses and processed meats that are available in this part of the world. It would be wonderful if we could get even half the range back home in Western Australia.

The garden industry in the United Kingdom is doing really well as people are spending more time at home and more time in their gardens while the economy and retail in general is suffering.

The 100 mile concept here is strong as consumers realise they should support local farmers and local businesses. Have not yet had a chance to look at farmers markets here yet on this trip, but I expect they will be doing well provided they are true to their core local own grown product. Am excited about seeing the Taste of Gloucestershire campaign tonight.

Will be hunting around to see if there are any boutqiue producers back home procuing home smoked and cured meats next. They would go well with home made pasta.

It is also time to find a supplier of a wider range of heirloom vegetables. Have seen a much larger range than ever before of unusual vegetables on this trip both here in the UK and in Italy. The interest in old fashioned and unusal vegetables is obviously on the increase too. Will hunt down a supplier of seeds for the forthcoming Kalamunda Community Garden.