Lori

oh dear

From the Spring 1973 Eaton’s catalogue

I can just imagine what these would look like on chubby, squat little me. Good god.

very easy cranberry orange chutney

Don’t judge me; taking appealing photos of food is really hard.

In a fairly large pot, combine all of this:

2 bags cranberries (6-7 cups total)
3-4 onions, depending on the size
2 cups raisins
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1.5 cups white sugar
1.5 cups brown sugar
zest and juice from 2 oranges (zest first, then juice)
2 tsp each of salt, cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves

Bring the pot to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer, uncovered, for about half an hour, stirring occasionally. Be careful not to stand over the pot and inhale too deeply because all that vinegary steam probably kills brain cells.

Once it has thickened and most of the cranberries have burst, let it cool a bit and taste it. Good, right? It’s sparky. Puts hair on your chest. Now ladle it into jars. I’d say it makes about six cups’ worth, but I’ve never actually measured. Label the jars and refrigerate or freeze. Serve with anything that needs a bit of cranberry sauce with attitude.

better than any horoscope

I stole this from Facebook, which is what makes me 1% annoying, perhaps.

Now, I’m not saying I agree completely with the percentages in this obviously thoroughly researched study—October seems pretty low, in my experience—but, on the whole, I’d say it’s quite accurate…

Conscious Creativity by Philippa Stanton

Beautiful, colourful, inspiring photographs, but I found the text a bit flat and vague and so kept skimming through it to look at the next set of photos. It’s less a book of advice than Stanton’s portfolio, which is fine, but anyone looking for practical tips and advice will probably be disappointed.