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Elodie_Caroline Says: Our Bungalow is only a stone's-throw away from a very large woodland, so obviously there is plenty of wildlife around here. The woods can be so scenic during the Spring and Summer, but they are a bit depressing looking during the Winter if there is no mist or snow. I do love...
Elodie_Caroline Says: There aren't that many places in the UK, that have these wonderful wild birds of prey, now. They have a wingspan of around 4 feet and we have them flying over our garden all of the time. They kind of hover in the air, a bit like Vultures, making their phseew phseew calling,...
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Elodie_Caroline Says: I make Ratatouille to my own specification. I don't like Aubergine, so I substitute it with carrots and I use Cayenne Pepper instead of normal pepper for my recipe. It's hot and spicy... enjoy!There will be enough here for you to put a few portions into the Freezer for a...
Elodie_Caroline Says: I make Ratatouille to my own specification. I don't like Aubergine, so I substitute it with Carrots and I use Cayenne Pepper instead of normal pepper for my recipe. It's hot and spicy...enjoy!.....There will be enough here for you to put quite a few portions into the Freezer...
Elodie_Caroline Says: 6 large whole tomatoes, sliced thinly1 large onion sliced thinlyfreshly ground black PepperVinegarPlace tomatoes in a layer on a large plate, cover with the Onion. Comepletely cover with vinegar and then sprinkle loads of pepper all over.Serve with cold meats etc.
Elodie_Caroline Says: This is a lovely and tasy side dish to salads and curries.Half of a cucumber, peeled and finely sliced.Small tin of unsweetened cream.Salt and pepper to taste.Just add the cream and salt and pepper to the cucumber in a dish, stir well and leave for a few hours before...
Elodie_Caroline Says: 1 Ib new Potatos1 medium Onion finely chopped.3 hard boiled EggsMayonnaiseSaltCayenne PepperBoil Potatos, let them stand to go cold, cube them and put them into a large bowl. Add Onion and then Mayonnaise, Salt and Cayenne Pepper to taste. Mix it all up and then add the...
Elodie_Caroline Says: 1lb boiled new Potatos 1 300g tin of mixed vegetables, drained1 medium Onion choppedSalad creamSalt and freshly ground black Pepper3 hard boiled eggs, sliced.Boil Potatos, let them stand to go cold, cube them and put them into a large bowl. Add finely chipped onion and...
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Well, what can I say? Living in a little village, you might as well say that there is no shops at all. For around 9 months of 2007, we didn't even have a post office here! There is a crummy. over priced, fish and chip shop, an estate agents, a hairdressers, a small ironmongers, a small chemists, a small grocery shop, an off licence, a place that sells fireplaces, a Tack shop, and a dentists, if it's still there? These are all a mile up the road in the 'Village' itself. Oh, and we have a Kebab van up there in the evenings. And then there's Roberts shop just up the road from us, this is a tiny grocery shop, the size of a small sitting room.
I've lived here for over 11 boring years now, and yet I have only ever been in the post office around three times, but I haven't even ventured into any of the other shops yet. I would much rather go in the car to Reading, around 20 miles away from our village.
What to buy:
Bugger all!
What to pay:
Extortionate prices
Written Jan 29, 2008
Elodie_Caroline Says: I don't know what it is about this place, but on any given day, on listening to the traffic reports on the radio, you will always hear junction 5 on the M40 mentioned. There are always huge traffic jams, going back for miles, and often a lot of fatal accidents here.We can...
Elodie_Caroline Says: I'll never forget the day that we moved to Stokenchurch in 1996. The guy that was doing it for us drove a small truck for the friend of my brother, Paul. He rolled up half an hour late and then the stupid idiot piled all of the heavy stuff onto one side of the truck. We...
Elodie_Caroline Says: One Sunday afternoon, I had just gotten out of the bath and was sitting on the sofa, watching TV with Chris. Next to the sofa, my side, was a loudspeaker on a stand and standing on top of that was a brass rose bowl with silk flowers in it. Anyway, all of a sudden I heard a...
Luggage and bags:
Hot water bottle and Thermos flask
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear:
Thick fur coat, thick or thermal socks, snow shoes, scarf, hat and gloves, and that's just in the summer!...
Toiletries and Medical Supplies:
De-Icer, scraper, blowtorch for the frostbitten fingers and toes, ice pick, Brandy and B.O.B (but that won't keep your hands and feet warm!)
Photo Equipment:
So what are you going to photograph here then, hmm?
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear:
Gazebo, igloo, calor gas stove and thick blankets.
Written Feb 23, 2008
Aw, one Summer's afternoon, my hubby called me out into our back garden. On a plank of wood out there, was a sweet little Mouse. He was just sitting there and was very still, not eve trying to run away from us. "He's not well or something," I said,"He would have buggered off by now." I went indoors, got my camera and took a few photos of him, I got really near to the poor little thing too. In the end, I picked him up; he kind of scrabbled out of my hand and fell onto the floor and I felt really awful about that, he didn't even move. We put some Budgie seed down for him,and then I picked him up again and turned him over, I noticed a deep bloody cut in his stomach. It was obvious that a Kite, our local bird of prey, had gotten to him and must have dropped him out of the sky. The poor little Mouse died about half an hour later, probably from shock... It made me cry :(
Written Feb 23, 2008
Elodie_Caroline Says: I love books! I have been an avid reader and collector of books since I was four years old. Many books have been lent out or given away over the years, but I don't do that any more, I keep them to myself, just like my CDs and DVDs.One bookcase is full of fiction books;...
Elodie_Caroline Says: Anyone who really knows me, knows that I'm not a great lover of most ornaments, I prefer to pick my own, rather than have someone buy them for me.Ever since I was seven years old, I have had a fascination with the orient, especially Japan; I am convinced that I used to live...
Elodie_Caroline Says: The thing I like best about living here is the garden. Stuff doesn't grow very quickly here as it's too cold and our garden faces north-east. So not a very good angle to be at I'm afraid, but it does still look nice and I just love sitting out on my back doorstep in the...
Don't jump off the roof Chris!
Elodie_Caroline Says: My hubby, Chris, is very accident prone, he never actually hurts himself and he's very safe in the car, but just get him to do some D.I.Y! This day, it was a Sunday, he brought the ladder in to put some stuff into the attic. He had got three steps up and promptly fell...
Elodie_Caroline Says: This big, bog old tree, is just down the path from my front garden. It's a bog old Conifer tree and it's about 30 ft tall. I took the picture of the moon one night, as it looked really big and bright, but it didn't come out too well on the camera, it just highlighted the...
Elodie_Caroline Says: I have always been a great lover of thunderstorms; I think that they are beautiful and exciting. Anyway, it was around 12.30 a.m, and we were getting quite a storm coming in, but we never get the full benefit of thunderstorms, where we live right on top of a great big...
I've done many a crazy thing in my life and never regretted doing them, life's too short for regrets; but moving to Stokenchurch is the worst thing I've done and I certainly regret doing this. I have...
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