Feb 26

Project 52 - Week 28

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A picture from a Plus event.  I was going to use a photo of the band, but when I saw this one it struck me as odd how some people are blurred because they are dancing, but one person is perfectly in focus.  Obviously because she was also taking a photo, but it just makes the photo look a bit weird and slightly surreal!

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Feb 26

Sausages with Lentils and Roasted Peppers

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Time for another recipe - this one comes from a calendar I got from Sainsburys - not tried it yet but looks good.

1 tbsp sunflower oil

8 good quality sausages

1 onion peeled and sliced

few sprigs thyme

200g dried puy lentiles

2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

1 x 415g can beef consomme or same quantity beef stock

1/2 x 450g jar roasted red peppers, drained and chopped

handfull of chopped parsley

Heat the oil in a casserole and brown the sausages.  Add the onion and cook over medium heat until softened.  Stir in the thyme, lentils and garlic and cook for a minute then stir in the consomme or stock.  Add a can of hot water and bring to the boil.

Lower the heat and partially cover with a lid.  Simmer for 20 mins.  Stir in the chopped peppers and simmer for another 10-15 mins until the lentils are tender and the sausages are cooked through.  Season to taste, then stir in the chopped parsley to serve.

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Feb 26

Satin sheets are very romantic……

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So Madonna said.  Not sure I can comment on that, but I saw a full bed set in brown satin in a shop the other day at a very reasonable price, so gave into temptation.  Duvet, pillowcases and fitted sheet, all in chocolate satin, means I wake up in the morning feeling like I am in an advert for Galaxy!

That provides me with week 27 of Project 52 - I know its a bit sad that the most interesting part of the week is buying bed linen…..

Actually the most memorable part of the week was when I decided to trim the growth of an overactive climber on the pergola down to size, and managed to trim the cable on the hedge trimmers instead - whoops.  Now we have a pergola that is only two thirds trimmed, and no hedge trimmer - not a very productive day all told.

What else has been going on since I lasted posted (yes I know it was quite a while ago!)?  Lots of Plus stuff, group AGM, Area AGM, National AGM all have taken place in the last few weeks, the most recent being the National, held in Walsall - an interesting, positive meeting and a great evening do too.  Work on Project DS has also carried on - all the pink parts are now hemmed, that leaves only 40 black bits to hem and then carry on with assembly.  There is progress, slow but sure!

Anyway….Project 52 photo:

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