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I made a second batch Saturday (promised Jackie Clark) but also added sultanas and will use similar recipe changing fruits according to season.
Oh man, Ms Sofie makes a mean chutney.
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And managed to avoid disco and the Carpenters.
Disco will be forever one of my truest loves. Until recently, at my gym, they were playing techno dross. Not very motivational when you're slogging on the crosstrainer. So I took in some disco stuff (I say some, I mean 5 hours worth) and man, it's good to work out to. A lot of smiles all round makes a nice change when everyone's taking themselves a little too seriously.
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Oh, and while we're about it, can we please recognise the genius that is Al Stewart? I spent the whole of my time in London with him in my stereo walkman. Stories in song. Lovely.
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Ah, Yes. Nothing wrong with a bit of prog rock. My own preferences were Mike Oldfield and Alan Parsons - but then, of course, I was only 13 when Elvis died. So. You know. Just saying.
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Wonderful writing, as per usual, David. And the others are very right - your son and you are definitely twins of some sort. You know, there is very little I regret in my life, but one thing I do wish for from time to time, is that I had documented my dad's story before he died. His life outside his family was well covered, and we knew lots about his life, but there is still stuff I would have liked to ask him. Mostly how he felt in certain situations. At least your grandad has started the process.
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Glad you're on the mend, Russell. And aren't our public hospitals just the best when you need them the most? I have the greatest admiration for nurses, in particular. When Ian was diagnosed with leukemia 13 years ago, it was a very scary time - we were told he wouldn't live past the next five years and we had to make an instant decision as to whether we wanted children or not - but it was all made immeasurably better by good information, great care, and lots of compassion. From the very first time we stepped into the old Haematology ward at Auckland, we knew he would be looked after. We spent a year in and out of that ward, in and out of the daystay, and getting to know, intimately, the language, and blood count numbers, that surrounds leukemia. We watched a lot of people die -some in front of us. And we lost the innocence that having good health brings. I won't say it's been a bowl of cherries since - nobody who's ever had vast amounts of chemicals and radiation poured consistently into their bodies for that period of time ever lives a truly healthful life ever again. But. They saved his life, and for that, I, for one, will always be truly grateful.
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Can I just say when I first saw the title of this thread, my initial reaction was - there's one here. When my stepson has gone, of course.
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Maybe. :) Kinda had promised them else where but promise as soon as I make some more. Give me a week.
Hurrah! Did I ever tell you I love you?
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Ok, Chutney is yum, so here goes.
Nice recipe Sofie, but couldn't you, like, bring some round?
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Back home now, exhausted, relieved it's over.
Here's to a speedy recovery, Russell. Enjoy being waited on hand and foot whilst it lasts - I would suggest that, in return, Fiona gets a day or five in lieu......