Harry and Meghan. What happens next?

 

They seem to be acting unpredictably. If they want to avoid the press, why allow the coverage of their thank you meeting at the Canadian Embassy? Why use Instagram at all? What will happen next? Will they keep Frogmore House and the staff available all year round? Will they choose Los Angeles or Canada, or both, involving much travel by jet. I am not really bothered but ordinary people seem to be encouraged to give up flying, or indeed anything enjoyable, to save the planet. All of a sudden cattle are adding to climate change.

I need a private jet to a sunbed somewhere without veganuary, or dry January etc.

 

 

Miserable January....well in the UK anyway

Why do people make resolutions at the start of the year.  Imagine giving up meat, eggs, fish, wine and trying to do more exercise when eating a lettuce leaf with a bit of avocado?

January is a time to fly to the sunshine.  So forget the full English breakfast, the pancakes or omelette at the buffet breakfast.  Lunch by the sea?  No prawns, oysters or lobster.  Lazing on the sunbed?  What about a nice glass of water or fruit juice?  In the evening, no queues at the show grill?  Just get a nice bowl of salad.  Watching the live entertainment?  A nice glass of water or lemonade?  What a relaxing holiday.

Do you have the strength?

Is Manuka Honey worth the money?

My OH bought some expensive manuka honey.  I was reluctant to try it at first.  £58 oer jar.  How much does that cost per spoon?  We have tried various honeys from the Black Forest, the mountains of Turkey, the Yemen etc.  I can't say the manuka tastes any different.  I went to WebMD and found this:

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The major antibacterial component in manuka honey is methylglyoxal (MG). MG is a compound found in most types of honey, but usually only in small quantities.

In manuka honey, MG comes from the conversion of another compound, dihydroxyacetone, that is found in high concentration in the nectar of manuka flowers.

The higher the concentration of MG, the stronger the antibiotic effect.

Honey producers have a scale for rating the potency of manuka honey. The rating is called UMF, which stands for Unique Manuka Factor.

The UMF rating reflects the concentration of MG. To be considered potent enough to be therapeutic, manuka honey needs a minimum rating of 10 UMF. Honey at or above that level is marketed as "UMF Manuka Honey" or "Active Manuka Honey." But doctors and researchers aren’t sure if this rating means anything from a medical standpoint.

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I am wondering if it would help our son's psoraisis with its antibiotic properties.

I am having an acai berry yoghurt mixed with a Benecol fruit yoghurt, topped with manuka honey.  I hope it does some good.

Saturday Jobs. A Useful Experience?

A Think Tank this week has said that teenagers and students in the UK are no longer interested in having a Saturday job.  This tends to mean that they have nothing on their CV when applying for employment.  I suppose the demise of reading a daily newspaper (my son delivered newspapers in the snow), and the High Streets not doing well, will mean a lack of Saturday jobs.

When I was 14 and living in Kuwait, I got myself a job as a cleaner for two American engineers.  The two men were very untidy and I would face a sink full of burnt pans to start my cleaning session. 

On my return to the UK I took an exam to enter college aged 15, with the 18 year olds.  My 18 year old class mates seemed very sophisticated to me, all wearing the latest fashion and lots of make up.  I got a job in The Scotch Wool Shop in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.  I had to refold the beautiful jumpers after customers took them off the shelves to try for size.  I had never had to stand up all day before and ended my first day feeling really weak and ill. 

My next job was for Woolworths where I had to wear a green overall, smelling of body odour.  Yuck.  I sold cigarettes, shampoo, sanitary towels (lady's would whisper they wanted ST's and a plain paper wrapping.  I had to restock from an enormous warehouse above the store.  This involved carrying boxes of shampoo sachets and displaying them.  Some of my friends worked in Marks and Spencer and I was a little envious as the job seemed easier and more prestigious.

When I reached 18, I had been in full time work in The City of London for two years and worked at the weekends as a waitress or barmaid for extra money.  Being a waitress was very tiring and the staff food, left a lot to be desired, a tin of cold beans eaten from the can.

I found being a barmaid quite pleasant, even though we had to add up drinks, sandwiches, crisps for a party of 10, in our head.  No fancy tills to work it out for us then.