[Via Neatorama] Pretty rainbow cauliflowers! These were apparently selectively bred by European company Syngenta. (Are they as evil as Monsanto?) The naturally-present substances are beta carotene (orange) and anthocyanin (purple), which also happen to be rather good for you. ~~~… Read More ›
Food/Drink
Lefties probably tie their shoelaces wrong, too
This piece struck a chord with me regarding some of the frequent epithets hurled at “lefties” on LP especially: why have conservatives frequently insulted the type of food (sushi-eating), type of coffee (latte-drinking), or type of alcoholic beverages (wine and… Read More ›
Is it true or did you read it in the Tele?
Yesterday I learnt that this is a bumper sticker that has been seen around town. I guffawed because I’d already been enjoying a congenial lunch with witty women and had laughed sufficiently that I had arrived at the point where… Read More ›
Io, Saturnalia!
For those of us who like the Winter Solstice holiday season to last as long as possible, starting the celebrations today for Saturnalia is a top-notch idea. It also gives me an opportunity to post my favourite astrophotography image, seeing… Read More ›
Those dreaded office Xmas parties
Working from home as I do, I miss out on most of this, and am glad of it, although we are having a neighbourhood party this evening. Last week, Someone (Who Shall Not Be Named) came home wearing this paraphernalia:… Read More ›
Sagacious Shakespeare & Hoydenalicious Margarita Mayhem
Assume a hoyden, if you have it not. Which work of Shakespeare was the original quote from? Get your own quotes: Meme yoinked from Lauredhel’s LJ. I spent the weekend overlooking Copacabana Beach on the Central Coast with three of… Read More ›
Lunch is just not that complicated: Sesame Street on breastfeeding
A while back and elsewhere, there was a conversation about this magazine cover. Part of the backlash – among breastfeeding mothers of all people! – was around “explanations”. “I don’t want to come across that magazine cover in the supermarket… Read More ›
Feeling just a little bit delicate
This mob got me boozing yesterday morning, and the bubbly was so nice we kinda kept going for the rest of the day. Drowning our rugby sorrows, I guess. So, light posting from me today. Originally uploaded by tigitogs in… Read More ›
Just a spoonful of polyphenols…
[Image from Milk And Cookies. Check out her other recipes while you’re there, especially the orange and date tart.] The latest in chronic fatigue syndrome symptom control? 45 grams of dark chocolate a day. The effect was small, but the… Read More ›
Rorschach Vegblot Testing
Do I just have women and birthing on the brain right now? I’ve been flicking through the collection of unusually-shaped vegetables at the Mutato Collection. These ones stood out to me:
Hoyden About Town 