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i dont know where the weeks or days are going. although im glad to see the weekend here. its been hectic with work, training days and just doing general house work keepng me busy. yesterday at work, our visiting reflexologist gave me a wonderful hand massage, its amazing the effect on your body just by massaging pressure points in your hands. i felt it in my shoulders and back most of the night. its suppose to be good for you, i will tell you how i feel another day, im still having a few aches from it. she says its the bad toxins leaving my body. she also does reiki which ive heard is very good for you. in the past she has also done readings with cards for people but she knows people are sceptical and offered me a free reading. ive never had one done and im curious so i will give it a go next week. as i have known her now for a few months and i do trust her. i know you might all think im crazy but she could be a lifeline for me right now. she told me she can communicate with spirits and i dont know how to put this in writing but i need to know darrell is about, i feel him with me but i need to know from him that he is here and if she can help me with this, it might help me get past the grief i still feel from his loss last august. everyday i go through so many emotions, most days i have a little cry because i miss him so much and although our last conversation we talked about our feelings etc, i never expected it to be our last conversation and i just want to talk to him one more time. some days, there is nothing more that i want then to be with him and it scares me because im not a crazy person but to some i must seem crazy. i know he knows that i love him and always will, i just want to tell him again.... i play in an online gin league and you win ladderbux as rewards for playing. it doesnt cost you anything unless you want to buy a membership which give you more ladderbux when you win. anyway, ive been playing for 8 years (omg i hear you say ) lol. ive made so many life long friends through the different leagues ive been on from all over the world. im getting off track here but with these ladderbux you can buy items in their online store, they post them for free too. the gaming site is in the USA on the west coast. ive bought many items over the years, dvds, keyboard, crystal, headphone set with mic ( which i couldnt live without) and a few days back i received a mouse pad. i think ive done well. the mouse pad was sent on the 2nd of may and i got it within a week BUT paperwork im waiting for arriving from melbourne was sent on the 5th and i still dont have it. you have to wonder about our postal system at times. i have check three times and told it was sent on the 5th of may. it better come next week, is all i can say. its getting cold now that the afternoon air is hitting us and the sun is slowly going down. i think a nice time for a cuppa. hope all mums have a lovely mothers day on sunday and enjoy the day. hugs vanessa
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Today is ANZAC day, 25th April. Today we stop and remember those that have died or still serving in the forces for our country and for other countries. There will be a lot of services across australia, new zealand and overseas that will commenorate this special day. i remember going to dawn services many years ago and although i dont go now, doesnt mean i dont remember what this holiday is about. my ex use to be in the army reserves and we attended a lot of different services over the years. they are very moving and you can feel the intensity of those that served our country and those that lost loved ones. i found out today that my neice who is only 6 laid the wreath at her school during a ceremony today, my mother and brother were upset that they didnt know this before hand or they would of gone to watch her. a very special occassion indeed. "LEST WE FORGET"
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my father and i enter a football tipping competition each week. he use to send them direct from the newspaper but now with technology taking over he has to use the internet to enter. with no internet at his end, he has asked me to enter them for him online. each week they give away a $2oo voucher to spend at the gold coast markets ( one of the biggest in south east qld) in each code of tipping. we have two codes AFL and NRL. I know nothing of AFL except that the kangaroos are blue and white and seeing my NRL team are the bulldogs which are blue and white i always pick them. i dont really know how the game is played or what team is better then another. i follow the NRL thats where im an expert ( kind off ) though you would never know with how my tipping has been lately. well last week i shocked myself and my father by father by selecting all 8 winners in the AFL, i picked them based on colours and nothing more. i was even more astounded to find out that 520 players tip in AFL and i was the only one with 8 winners. so i won the $200 voucher and a years subscription to the gold coast bulletin ( which my father can have ). as much as i would the cash, i would probably only spend it on bills. now i can spend it and not feel guilty because i have no choice but buy at the markets. im going to save the voucher to spend nearer to christmas. to say i was excited is an understatment, its been a while since i have won anything.... hugs
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The humble ANZAC biscuit dates back to World War I, where they were eaten by our troops on the shores of Gallipoli and the fields of Flanders. Before you try baking your own, check out these interesting ANZAC biscuit facts*: The original ANZAC biscuit was known as an ANZAC wafer or tile and, along with beef bully, was part of the rations given to our soldiers during World War I. They were included instead of bread because they had a much longer shelf-life.
These biscuits were so hard they prompted a Lieutenant A. L. Dardel in 1915 to comment that “the man who can eat Gallipoli stodge (called bread) can eat anything... somebody will break his neck someday wandering round with his eyes shut and his teeth clenched on a biscuit trying to bite it through”. Some soldiers would grind the biscuits into a type of porridge to make them more palatable. THE RECIPE Classic ANZAC biscuits (makes around 24)
Ingredients 1 cup (150g) plain flour
1 cup (90g) rolled oats
1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut
¾ cup (155g) brown sugar
125g butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Method preheat the oven to 160°C.
line a large baking tray(s) with non-stick baking paper
sift the plain flour into a large bowl and stir in the coconut, oats and brown sugar
put the butter, golden syrup and 2 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan. Stir over a medium heat until melted. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda.
pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined
roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on the trays, about 5cm apart
press with a fork to flatten slightly. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
set to rest, until completely cool
Enjoy!
The mothers, wives and girlfriends of Australian troops back home got wind of the terrible ANZAC tiles and were reportedly concerned that their boys were not getting enough nutrients. Knowing that oats were a food of high nutritional value, the women used the recipe for Scottish oatcakes as a base and developed the ANZAC biscuit recipe we know today. Before being named ANZAC biscuits, these biscuits were said to have been called soldier’s biscuits. Along with oats, the other ingredients – sugar, flour, coconut, butter, golden syrup and bicarbonate of soda – were used because they would be able to withstand the long journey via ship that the biscuits had to make to reach the troops.
Eggs, a common binding agent in biscuits, were purposely not used because of the high likelihood that they would spoil before they reached Gallipoli or the Western Front.
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The humble ANZAC biscuit dates back to World War I, where they were eaten by our troops on the shores of Gallipoli and the fields of Flanders. Before you try baking your own, check out these interesting ANZAC biscuit facts*: The original ANZAC biscuit was known as an ANZAC wafer or tile and, along with beef bully, was part of the rations given to our soldiers during World War I. They were included instead of bread because they had a much longer shelf-life.
These biscuits were so hard they prompted a Lieutenant A. L. Dardel in 1915 to comment that “the man who can eat Gallipoli stodge (called bread) can eat anything... somebody will break his neck someday wandering round with his eyes shut and his teeth clenched on a biscuit trying to bite it through”. Some soldiers would grind the biscuits into a type of porridge to make them more palatable. THE RECIPE Classic ANZAC biscuits (makes around 24)
Ingredients 1 cup (150g) plain flour
1 cup (90g) rolled oats
1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut
¾ cup (155g) brown sugar
125g butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Method preheat the oven to 160°C.
line a large baking tray(s) with non-stick baking paper
sift the plain flour into a large bowl and stir in the coconut, oats and brown sugar
put the butter, golden syrup and 2 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan. Stir over a medium heat until melted. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda.
pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined
roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on the trays, about 5cm apart
press with a fork to flatten slightly. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
set to rest, until completely cool
Enjoy!
The mothers, wives and girlfriends of Australian troops back home got wind of the terrible ANZAC tiles and were reportedly concerned that their boys were not getting enough nutrients. Knowing that oats were a food of high nutritional value, the women used the recipe for Scottish oatcakes as a base and developed the ANZAC biscuit recipe we know today. Before being named ANZAC biscuits, these biscuits were said to have been called soldier’s biscuits. Along with oats, the other ingredients – sugar, flour, coconut, butter, golden syrup and bicarbonate of soda – were used because they would be able to withstand the long journey via ship that the biscuits had to make to reach the troops.
Eggs, a common binding agent in biscuits, were purposely not used because of the high likelihood that they would spoil before they reached Gallipoli or the Western Front.
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hi everyone, im new to this site and still finding my way around. i did try to customize my own page as im use to doing it on other sites but for some reason when i click save settings, it doesnt change over. i will try again tomorrow. could be just a glitch. ive been blogging on 360 for years and i tend to write blogs that might be interesting to others as well as writing for myself when i need to work out what is going on with my life.i find it very theraputic to do and i love to write. im looking forward to reading your blogs and making new friends from all over the world. please feel free to add me as a friend if you would like, i would be happy to add you asap. hugs vanessa
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