Tuesday, April 12, 2016

ARE YOU LEFT BRAIN OR RIGHT BRAIN

I did the brain quiz on a few online sites and everytime it comes up mostly Left Brain. Need to ponder this as I would prefer to live more right brain.  I am not good at math and am trying to figure out the percentage of 10 Left and 6 Right.


Right Brain/ Left Brain Quiz  -  The higher of these two numbers below indicates which side of your brain has dominance in your life.  Realising your right brain/left brain tendancy will help you interact with and to understand others.



Left Brain Dominance:
10(10)
Right Brain Dominance:
6(6)



Right Brain/ Left Brain Quiz



Monday, April 11, 2016

IN A ROMAN OSTERIA by Carl Bloch 1866

Saw this on FB today.  Sort of laughing about the comments they attached albeit they should have enclosed it in a SPEECH BUBBLE.  My interest in this is the napkin on the girls head.  This is what I found.  I believe they are eating an ortolan bird.

QUOTE The birds are caught with nets set during their autumn migratory flight to Africa. They are then kept in covered cages or boxes. This "artificial night" causes the birds to gorge themselves on grain (usually millet seed) until they double their bulk. "Roman Emperors stabbed out ortolans’ eyes in order to make the birds think it was night, making them eat even more". The birds are then thrown into a container of Armagnac which both drowns and marinates the birds.[5]
The bird is roasted for 8 minutes and then plucked. The consumer then places the bird feet first into their mouth while holding onto the bird's head. The ortolan is then eaten whole, or without the head and the consumer spits out the larger bones. The traditional way French gourmands eat ortolans is to cover their heads and face with a large napkin or towel while consuming the bird. The purpose of the towel is debated. Some claim it is to retain the maximum aroma with the flavour as they consume the entire bird at once, others have stated "Tradition dictates that this is to shield – from God’s eyes – the shame of such a decadent and disgraceful act",[5] and others have suggested the towel hides the consumers spitting out bones.[6] This use of the towel was begun by a priest, a friend of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. END OF QUOTE
THE GOOD NEWS IS ortolan hunting has been BANNED as of 2007.




Wednesday, April 6, 2016

INNER PEACE THRU SPENDING

It snowed this morning and it should not be snowing because I bought my pansies for Easter and they have had to be inside for 3 days now due to the temperature and the snow.  I needed to compensate so I went to my favourite 'Second Hand' stores in the Kingsway.  I got these Softmocs for 35.00 which are going for 109.00 - scored.
I saw these beaded glasses online but I also found a DIY to do it myself on youtube.  I used to bead when I lived in Calgary.  I still have belts that will not fit and are going on a hat and a purse strap.  


A friend sent this 1970's image of me with my fav purse - The bohemian/hippie style is all back this year.  I collect it from 2nd hand stores  - I found this purse a few years ago having been remade for Courage My Love in Kensington and I should have bought it (top fringed one).  I sure hope the owner remakes them again.