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Need help with metric conversion
Hi,
I need a bit of help with a recipe, could someone let me know how much a cup of diced fresh fruit is, in grams?
It doesn't need to be absolutely precise, for this recipe there's no great difference between, for instance, 230 grams and 250.
Thank you! -
Home-made sports drink
This summer the weather has been horrid over here, hot and damp. Doing anything more strenous than breathing resulted in being drenched and feeling light-headed ( Read more... ) -
I'm in love...
Hubby and I have been back from the US for a few days and now I'm starting to feel at home in the time-zone again (well, more or less ( Read more... ) -
Just unprofessional or even uglier?
I just witnessed something I deem very ugly, on a social network ( Read more... ) -
Kittens
A friend of mine has taken in a pregnant cat in need of rescue, she gave birth to four kitten today ( Read more... ) -
Is there a corset expert in the house?
...Or maybe more?
I've decided I want to celebrate my getting back into shape by treating myself to a corset, something I've always drooled over from afar.
I have my sights set on this one , black leather will go literally with everything and seems easier to care for than silk, moreover Ms. Martha will be at Gencon, and I and hubby will be there ( Read more... ) -
Spectrum musings
haikujaguar has posted her thoughts on the Spectrum award statue, and, as usual, her post sparked some thoughts and considerations of my own, too long (and probably too convoluted) to fit in a comment on her journal, so I'm posting them on my own.
Let me start by saying that this isn't and isn't meant to be critical of anyone's feeling and opinions about the ( Read more... ) -
Tracking weight loss
I decided to use LJ to track my progress at getting rid of my eccess weight. friends locked in case someone on my friends list might find it useful/encouraging, but it's not something I care to share with the universe at large.
( Feel free to skip if weight discussions bore or depress you ) -
World of Warcraft or...?
Hi,all ( Read more... ) -
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It isn't often, I believe, that one has a life-changing experience at a fantasy convention and a McDonald table, yet it's what happened to me last weekend.
Hubby was a guest artist at Fantastika, a 2-days event held at the castle of Dozza (nice place, great people, lovely 2 days ( Read more... )