Brian Cant was born in 1933, and will be 72 in December.
Rebecca de Mornay jumped off a cliff in the film The Three Musketeers. She did not write the novel Rebecca, and nor did Emily Dickinson.
Tesco's Value mangoes are indistinguishable from non-Value ones.
If you're cooking a curry on the stove, don't go and have a nap just after leaving it to simmer without also setting the timer to remind you it's still cooking.
The Three-Legged Mare's conservatory roof leaks - typically on my head.
It's also wise not to sit at the table in front of the disabled toilet, as you're likely to get flung violently across the table whenever anyone drunk and/or forgetful comes out of there - fortunately, this is a lesson I learnt by watching it happen to someone else.
"Testiculos habet, et bene pendentes" is not a common-or-garden response to "Hello" but it can be elicited as one from time to time.
Random Recipe Week is now almost over, and has been declared a success, although not an unmitigated one. The feta tabouleh was probably the best one, and took about 5 minutes to make, so was doubly good in that respect. Tuna and basil salad also pretty tasty. The scallop ceviche wasn't quite so successful - next time, must remember to buy salmon fillet, not salmon steak. Just a Thai yellow curry left to round things off this evening, assuming it's not too overcooked...
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