Growing pains

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One got better and...

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Twice Times by A.A. Milne

There were Two Little Bears who lived in a Wood,
And one of them was Bad and the other was Good.
Good Bear learnt his Twice Times One -
But Bad Bear left all his buttons undone.

They lived in a Tree when the weather was hot,
And one of them was Good, and the other was Not.
Good Bear learnt his Twice Times Two -
But Bad Bear's thingummies were worn right through.

They lived in a Cave when the weather was cold,
And they Did, and they Didn't Do, what they were told.
Good Bear learnt his Twice Times Three -
But Bad Bear never had his hand-ker-chee.

They lived in the Wood with a Kind Old Aunt,
And one said "Yes'm," and the other said "Shan't!"
Good Bear learnt his Twice Times Four -
But Bad Bear's knicketies were terrible tore.

And then quite suddenly (just like Us)
One got Better and the other got Wuss.
Good Bear muddled his Twice Times Three -
But Bad Bear coughed in his hand-ker-chee!

Good Bear muddled his Twice Times Two -
But Bad Bear's thingummies looked like new.
Good Bear muddled his Twice Times One -
But Bad Bear never left his buttons undone.

There may be a Moral, though some say not;
I think there's a moral, though I don't know what.
But if one gets better, as the other gets wuss,
These Two Little Bears are just like Us.
For Christopher remembers up to Twice Times Ten ...
But I keep forgetting where I put my pen.*

* So I have had to write this one in pencil.

Rome

My sister and I were in Rome last October.

My students in computer club helped me make this layout today.

Capri - window shopping

Lanyon Homestead in Canberra

Alessandro

Chocolate sauce

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 2/3 cups white sugar
1 1/4 cups water
1 tbls butter
1 tsp vanilla extract

Boil the water, sugar and cocoa powder for two minutes, let cool a little and add butter and vanilla.

I will make half this at a time. It's for my new batch of vanilla ice cream. And I have started storing my recipes on here so I don't lose them.

Gingerbread

Just talking to myself here as I type on the kitchen counter. I converted this recipe to Australian ingredients, used treacle instead of molasses for example. Posting it here so I don't lose it. Now, I halved it. And I will serve it sliced up with butter on it.

* 1 cup s.r. flour, sift before measuring
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 5 tablespoons dark brown sugar
* 1/2 cup dark molasses
* 1/2 cup buttermilk
* 1/4 cup melted butter

Cook at 180 degrees for about 40 minutes. Oh and grease and flour a loaf pan to cook it in.

Sorrento, early morning

From my third floor balcony overlooking the beach...

Calle de la Rasse, Venice

When I think of Venice...

I often think in shades of pink...

Pyewacket is three!

Here is dear little Pye, when she was brand new...



Here is the majestic Pyewacket of today...