Q5)A British Residency was besieged: on 3rd September, 1879. A residency, where: Kabul, Johannesburg or Cairo?
A5)Kabul. (If I’ve understood it correctly, a Residency, Resident or Resident minister, was similar to an ambassador: except he was a resident in a colony or protectorate, rather than an ambassador to to an independent nation.)
Here’s a thought …
“One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative - creativity can’t be judged.”
* It went well enough, Olga. Although it turns out that the form my case worker wants me to fill in can only be sent out after the 29th day: yesterday, in other words. You HAVE to love bureaucracy, don’t you … ? (Now … about parsnips … )
† I think I saw that float past on Wikipedia, Trevor: but I went with the fairly vanilla set you saw. (One of these, you mean … ? Apparently, they’re supposed to go with ball gowns …)
‡ Hello, Mum!
^ I can imagine, Debbi! Actually, I’ll have to sit down with the Bela Lugosi version, at some point. Oh, thought this might interest you: it seems Salman Rushdie’s releasing his new book by email.
Q5) Jay-Z Yes, bureaucracy, indeed. Parsnips... I'm not one for casseroles, although I love most vegetables, so difficult to know. If you go to the market (although I think you usually go to the supermarket), I'm sure somebody at the greengrocer's would give you some tips. I must confess my method (I'm not big into cooking, so don't take me as an example) is to mix and match, try to add anything I like and/or I find around, better if it is in season (always cheaper), and see how it goes. Trial and error. If it doesn't work, I know not to do it again next time. Now, about the mince... Meat balls?
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Yes, bureaucracy, indeed. Parsnips... I'm not one for casseroles, although I love most vegetables, so difficult to know. If you go to the market (although I think you usually go to the supermarket), I'm sure somebody at the greengrocer's would give you some tips. I must confess my method (I'm not big into cooking, so don't take me as an example) is to mix and match, try to add anything I like and/or I find around, better if it is in season (always cheaper), and see how it goes. Trial and error. If it doesn't work, I know not to do it again next time.
Now, about the mince... Meat balls?
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The Juliet caps were like plain Jewish men’s skullcaps (kippahs).
Instead of Parsnips you could try Kohlrabi. If you were in Canada you could try Rutabaga,
I'm actually serializing my Sam McRae books on Substack. I'm in the process of setting up a paid subscription option for people to get my work.
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I'm not a cook, but have you considered carrots instead of parsnips. They're related, vegetable-wise. :)
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