A very necessary thing

So Blogtober is over. I didn't manage 31 days but ah, well. It was fun. And that's the main thing, I reckon. Actually, I noticed that I 'blogtobered' on 1 November by mistake, so do I get extra brownie points? :)

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I have just (literally, just) finished a long piece of writing which has been annoying me for some weeks now. It just didn't work for so long. Now, I think it does - at least it's better - and it's over deadline anyway, so off it goes. Correspondingly, my brain is now fairly mushy!

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Grey and cool here today but we are apparently expecting 33 degrees on Sunday. Typical Spring weather!

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So many books waiting to be read on my bedside table right now:

Anita Brookner, The Rules of Engagement (In Progress)
Aeschylus, The Oresteia
Hilda Ellis Davidson, Roles of the Northern Goddess
Lucinda Hawksley, Lizzie Siddal (In Progress)
Kate Grenville, The Secret River
Tracey Chevalier, Remarkable Creatures (In Progress)
Magnus Magnusson, Viking~Hammer of the North (In Progress)
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit (STILL In Progress)

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I found a cassette tape of The Muppet Movie soundtrack in an op-shop yesterday. I think this song pre-dates that movie, but it's lovely, so I thought I'd pop it in. Ah Kermit, a very Zen frog.

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So what's news with you?

Blogtober Day 1...Apple Goodness

So, here we are, day 1 (for me) of Blogtober...can I blog every day for a month? We'll see... Why don't you join in? Details are here - http://tinniegirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/its-time-to-play-music-its-time-to.html

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On the weekend, amongst other things, I made this rather unusual item. Touted as a 'honey nut cake' it kind of ended up a little different...

1 cup dried apple (chopped)
2 cups hazlenuts (chopped)
1.5 cups of honey
4 eggs

Combine. Spread out into a circle on a large tray. Bake at 175 degrees celsius for fifteen minutes.

It didn't quite work for me so we are currently eating it as a very tasty topping for yoghurt. I can also imagine it in a pie or as crumble topping. Give it a try and let me know how it works for you!