K is for Katie

A tribute to my niece (although really  a song from world war 1)

K K K Katie

Beautiful Katie

You’re the only  G G  G Girl that I adore

When the M M M Moon shines

Over the cow shed

I’ll be waiting at the

K K K Kitchen Door

and you can see the song here!

J is for Jolly Roger

J is for the jolly roger!

By adam ant

In days of old, when ships were bold
Just like the men who sailed them
And if they showed us disrespect
We’d tie them up and flail them
Often men of low degree
And often men of steel
Who’d make you walk the plank alone
Or haul you ’round the keel

Hoist the jolly roger!
Hoist the jolly roger!
Hoist the jolly roger!
It’s your money that we want
And your money we shall have!

Of all the pirates on the seas
The worst of them was blackbeard
So damnable a fiend from hell
He was the one they most feared
Any man who sailed with him
Was taking quite a chance
He’d hang them from the gallows
Just to see if they could dance (ha! ha!)

I is for Indian

I is for Indian

Do you know how many Indian words are in the English Language? I say - NOT ENOUGH!

Some of the best words EVER are nabbed from the different Indian Languages

I’ll list a few below. Im sure you wont be disappointed:

Shampoo

Bandana

Hullaballoo

Loot

Nirvana

Pundit

Pukka Pyjamas

Chutney

Kedgeree

And my personal fave – Bungalow.

Say them out loud. – they are all so bouncy! They bobble in your mouth, so satisfying, so fulfilling.

H is for Hot Toddy!

On a cold day, when you’ve got a chill, and wrapped up in blankets with the fire on -

Or when youre out shopping and you stumble across a Christmas market – and your fingers are going blue? – is there anything nicer than a hot toddy?

What is a hot toddy?

Well.. urban dictionary refers to an Usher song.

But that’s not what I mean. 

What I mean is the drink. That lovely, soothing warm drink of whiskey/whisky or brandy at Christmas time.

An excellent recipe that I have known over the years is as follows

Whiskey: however much you like… maybe two shots? Three? Four?

Half a cup of hot water

Lemon Juice

A pinch of Cinnamon

Sit back and Enjoy

G is for German tid bits

Guten Abend!

I think tongue twisters are hard enough, but here's one in German for you:

Zungenbrecher (tongue twister)
 

Schnecken erschrecken
Wenn Schnecken an Schnecken lecken
Weil zum Schrecken vieler Schnecken
Schnecken nicht schmecken

Snails get frightened
When snails lick snails
Because to the dismay of many snails
Snails don't taste good

Also, some exciting tid bits of info include:

Gnomes are supposed to be Germans in little red hats

Angela Merkel has a barbie doll named after her

When JFK visited Berlin, he infamously said “Ich bin ein Berliner,” which also translates to “I am a jam doughnut. ir jelly donut, for all the americans out there 

The Christmas tree (Tannenbaum) tradition came from Germany.

Heinz did categorically not make pasta swastikas during the 20s http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local-news/swastika-spaghetti-apology-1-184815

And snappy das kleine krokodyl, is a song every person should know.

Do you know any interesting tongue twisters or german facts? 

F is for Fridges

FRIDGES?!?!?!?!

Yes fridges.

When i lived in Poland, my lodgings did not have a fridge,

instead, we used the window sill.

We tried with ALL our power to get one. But apparently, in Poland, all fridges are mightily expensive!!!

so i did without one for a WHOLE YEAR! talk about going back to the dark ages.

I now have uttermost respect for fridges, and bow down whenever i see one.

Those with ice machines, and water coolers are just even more special and should really be knighted.

The problem with using the window sill in poland, is perhaps not what you would think.

in the winter months, it worked up to a point. but we soon found that it was more like a freezer, and in fact all the vegetables, water, and products froze outside. so they couldnt be eaten anyway. in the summer months, they boiled away, and were soiled within a day.

all this meant was that you had to eat by the day, and own plenty of pickles.

Technological inventions really make the world a better place.

Do you have any items that you could no longer do without? 

E is for the Environs of Kent

I live in Kent.

Kent is one of the Homecounties, which means that it is one of London's borders.

Apparently it is 'the Garden of England', full of flowers, trees and lots and lots of grass - and not to mention the country pubs. theres a fair few of those too.

I recently took a drive through the weald of Kent, with its rolling hills and grassy verges. It is picturesque, and is probably perfect for photographs.

Any budding photographers out there may want to make a trip down south, but perhaps weather permitting.

I drove past various cricket clubs, and saw multiple birds and creatures on the way. a Partridge tried to even hitch a lift!

I would recommend Tenterden. there are a dozen country pubs, and a railway to boot. you can hop aboard  a steam engine for the day.

Another place I admire, is Tankerton (another t word, woops) which has HUGE hills, and a spit going out to sea. you can walk along it at low tide and spot some star fish and jelly fish on your travels.

It too has numerous pubs and fish and chip shops.

Munching of chips is a nice way to travel around. i wonder if anyone has done a twist of the pub crawl, and gone for chip shops?!

for american readers, chips are fries, and for the french, chips are frites, not crisps.

but they all taste yum scrum, and i wouldnt mind any in my tum