GrannymarI am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well danceFood Monday Beef Stew with Guinness- September 22, 2008 Beef Stew with Guinness Serves 4-6 Preheat oven to 140C 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 Bay leaves 2 lbs stewing steak cubed 1 large onion sliced A sprig of thyme 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary 2-3 tablespoons all- purpose flour cup beef stock cup Guinness stout 1 tablespoon chopped parsley lb carrots, peeled and sliced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/22/food-monday-beef-stew-with-guinness/ Out of the mouth of.- September 21, 2008 I am so pleased my Elly is no longer four years of age! JACK was watching his Mum breastfeeding his new baby sister. After a while he asked: &8220;Mum why have you got two Is one for hot and one for cold milk&8221; OLIVER stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: &8220;How much do I cost&8221; CHLOE asked ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/21/out-of-the-mouth-of/ A Walk in the Park- September 20, 2008 Sorting through my ever mounting collection of photographs I came across a folder called &8216;Walks&8217;. It was dated 2005 and became an exercise in stretching. Stretching my legs, my energy levels and stretching my eye behind the camera lense. At that stage a digital camera was still rather new to me and ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/20/a-walk-in-the-park/ Thanks Robin- September 19, 2008 Robin gave me this idea; well I stole it from one of his Tweets! He is flying the Flag for Ireland this week as a Seedcamp Finalist with new business venture Decisions For Heroes . 11850 announces they have a new SMS service that is free while they launch it. You can text them ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/19/thanks-robin/ Thursday Special The Duck Walk- September 18, 2008 Three women die together in an accident and go to heaven. When they get there, St. Peter says, &8216;We only have one rule here in heaven don&8217;t step on the ducks!&8217; So they enter heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place. It is almost impossible not to step on ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/18/thursday-special-the-duck-walk/ Do you sing- September 17, 2008 On another grey day we all need cheering up so I have the very thing for you. I heard this on the PodCamp podcast today. Ben Walker, a musician is in the middle of a song writing challenge. He aims to write 50 songs in ninety days. I love this one. Onetwo three are you ready Youre No One ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/17/do-you-sing/ Places I dont want to get stuck:- September 17, 2008 Looking for money in a hurry. In a public toilet with automatic doors that insist on opening and closing all the time. In an elevator during a power cut In an aircraft when the engines fail, and my wings are at home on the kitchen table! On a sinking ship when I cant swim. Sitting in a chair along ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/17/places-i-don%E2%80%99t-want-to-get-stuck/ European Heritage Open Days 2008 - Part One- September 16, 2008 On Saturday 13th &38; Sunday 14th September Northern Ireland threw open many doors as part of European Heritage Open Day. During this weekend, we were given the opportunity to explore venues and grounds across the Provence not normally open to the public. There were 121 places in Belfast, Antrim and Armagh to choose from. Prior ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/16/european-heritage-open-days-2008-part-one/ Food Monday Parsnip, Chicken & Orange Soup- September 15, 2008 The days are shortening and soon the trees will don their autumn glory. Warming soups are always welcome at this time of year so again this week we have another one. I hope you like it. Parsnip, Chicken &38; Orange Soup Serves 6 2 onions, peeled and chopped 3 tablespoons Olive oil 10 cloves garlic, halved 8 Parsnips chopped ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/15/food-monday-parsnip-chicken-orange-soup/ Tell me a story- September 14, 2008 Tell me a story, Tell me a story, Tell me a story &38; Ill get out of bed. I promised you, I said I would Ill tell you the story if you are good. Ill tell you the story before I go back to bed. About a month ago I went to Dublin and was almost drowned in the flood. I ...http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/09/14/tell-me-a-story/ |