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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Z is for Zalabia
Zalabia are a popular dessert in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. They are puffy fritters fried in oil. Recipe 2 teaspoons of dried yeast 1 teaspoon of sugar 1/2 cup of hot water 3 and 1/2 cups of flour … Continue reading
Y is for Yuya
( Funerary mask of Yuya c.1390BC) The first examples of mummification in Ancient Egypt date to the Old Kingdom ( 2686-2181BC). The body was dried and wrapped in bandages, then a shroud. From the intermediate period ( 2181BC- 2055BC) the … Continue reading
X is for Xanadu ( DDDBMT)
One of my favourite groups, when a teen, was Dave Dee, Dozy,Beaky, Mick and Tich (DDDBMT) and I had all their records. In fact I won their record ‘Bend It’ in a competition, on a Smiths’ crisp packet, where you had to work out … Continue reading
W is for Winchester Writers’ Conference
For several years I entered the Winchester Writers’ Conference competitions but never actually went to the conference, which is held at the university, every year in June. That changed when two years ago my friend Suzy, also a writer, and I … Continue reading
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V is for vampire
I love the ‘Twilight’ books. Here is a poem I wrote based on Edward and Bella! Being a vampire’s wife Last week at school I met a guy whose name was Edward Cullen. I fell in love with … Continue reading
U is for umbrella
Well it had to be didn’t it with all this rain around! I used mine today, it rained heavily all day. The word umbrella comes from the Latin ‘umbra’ for shade. The device was used in Ancient Egypt, China and … Continue reading
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T is for toys
Boot sales are back, between the showers! As I wander from stall to stall I often see old toys on sale, that I myself once played with. Today I saw a Pelham Puppet. Pelham puppets was founded by Bob Pelham … Continue reading
S is for Shurbat Lisan Asfour ( Birds’ Tongue Soup)
Birds’ Tongue Soup ( Shurbat Lisan Asfour ) Lisan asfour is the Arabic name for the pasta that is shaped in darts and looks like birds’ tongues! It’s similar to the Italian Orzo. It can be bought from foreign food shops. … Continue reading
R is for rainbow
They announced drought conditions and a hosepipe ban here in the south at the beginning of April and soon after the heavens opened. Every day this week it has rained and heavily too. But it will take a lot more rain to fill … Continue reading
Q is for queue
Here in England we love our queues. We stand patiently in line and get quite irritated if anyone tries to ‘queue jump.’ I didn’t used to mind that too much, but as I get older I find this annoys me more … Continue reading
Shirley Cook 