Recent content by Alison

I do understand what you’re saying Tiler but can assure you (sadly!) that I am far from wealthy. I am thrifty though, adept at “cutting according to my cloth” and can make small amounts of cheap cuts of meat which are acceptable to me stretch a very long way. Committed carnivore or not, I...

Something of a precocious child, I refused to eat processed meat or fish “products” at the age of 3 – the battles with my parents are still remembered as legendary by my relatives! I felt vindicated when the potential cause of vCJD came to light and my father (the gent who invented/discovered...

I tend to use the custom balance in Lightroom for anything that’s really “off” but worth keeping for the sake of a little tweak. I select the flash preset then hover the eye dropper tool over various portions of the shot until I get the effect I want (which I can see in the...

Right now? Lonely Boy by the Black Keys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8 Love the bloke dancing in the video, so clearly enjoying himself - knocks Gangnam Style or whatever its called into a cocked hat :)

It seems that we’re odd – me for asking and, presumably, you for taking the time to answer but who cares? :lol: Many thanks for your help, I will drop them a line tomorrow :)

As a newborn baby, my friend was dumped in a box on the steps of the hospital in Nairobi on 14th December 1963, two days after Kenya became independent. Had she been left there prior to independence she’d have been shipped over to the UK as an orphan. Had she been left there a couple of...

The only ONLY time I've enjoyed the sound of bagpipes! Off for a listen now :) Currently listening to Red Solo Cup by Toby Keith. No idea why. Mad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKZqGJONH68

Paul Davidson - Midnight Rider http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDy7-eq7OGM

PLW Here we are with the shutter remote and no clue whatsoever about taking a decent self portrait! :lol:

My pleasure Tim. This one is a big favourite amongst the girly pals I play bridge with on Wednesday evenings :beer: 5 lbs of ripe pears 2.5 lbs of ordinary granulated shop-bought sugar 1 teaspoon of citric acid 1 gallon of water Yeast and nutrient Don't bother to peel or core the...

Can't help you with perry I'm afraid (assuming you mean fizzy stuff) but do have a tried and tested recipe for superb dry pear wine which I can post here if you want it. I'm starting my first lot of mulberry off this evening. Picking the fruit was something of a toil - tall tree, short...

Big thanks to everyone for your warm congrats; they really are hugely appreciated. As for a TP meet, I'd love nothing better but the problem is space - still wondering how we're going to cram our families into this tiny village let alone the church! ....."ready for ironing" pile with any...

They choose you - resistance is futile! :)

Sweet :)

.....with a fellow TP member! :) The date is set for April 28th 2012 and I'm ridiculously excited - not about the wedding but being married. We met through the shared passions of dog rescue and photography. Willing to share everything in his camera bag with me, happy to put up with the...