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I was going to write something, but I can't remember what.
Actually, I was going to write several somethings, some of which I can remember the overall point of but not the specific details. Things may become cleared as I progress.

• French onion soup recipe - for 10 min work slicing and 20-30 min cooking, really easy and tasted really nice... and we have lots of onions. 2 large onions, thinly siced and cooked in 2 T butter for 8 min. Drown in 1 L beef stock, 2 T white wine (ok, a splash), 1t wochester(?sp) sauce (capful) and a sprinkle of pepper. Simmer for ~20-30 min.
  
• ditto polish sausage in red wine recipe. That recipe is easier. Take 1 kg polish sausage (kranski worked well), put in pot with 2 small or 1 large sliced up onion. drown in 3 cups red wine. Simmer for 20-25 min. Ladle over mashed potatoes. Giggle at the colour of the sausages. Consume.
  
• Baronial candidates interview/question time session on Sun. The muttered comment was that people had either made their mind up already or made up their minds/confirmed their suspicions in the 1st 10 min, so the following hour or so was possibly a little superfluous. It did give one set of candidates a chance to display their skills in coping well under pressure when one of their children wandered up and vomited on daddy in the middle of a question. Well handled by all concerned. Can't say that I would much agree with anyone who thinks Court is the highlight of the SCA experience.* Ditto recieving awards. While public recognition of what you are doing is good, if you aren't enjoying what you are doing in the first place/happy with why you are doing it in the first place, possibly you should do a rethink. But that being said, not acknowledging people's hard work and accomplishments will drive them away/burn them out quite quickly. Mind you, these opinions are based on years of cynicism re monkey heirachy/power games and the human instint wrt public acknowledgement/recognition, so should be taken with a grain of salt. The answers to what in the SCA always brought a smile to their face ranged from the political to the honest, to various stages inbetween, as did most of the answers. We shall see how things turn out.
  
• There is a really good spot in front of the fire with really good lighting for sewing and reading and a good view of the TV and the flames and the coffee table just right beside it. The battles/races for the beanbag in that position have begun. Especially good on cold rainy evening with chocolate.
  
• I have crimson rosellas happily whittering away on the window ledge. Currently 3 red with splodges of green juviniles, with the full red adults having gotten first pick of the seed.
  

Can't remember now if that covers it all. Besides, morning tea and porrige time.

*My opinions on preserving the "magic" purity of court over recognition of good work can be saved for another rant.

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