13.1.10

With all this snow recently, I have been watching a little more TV than usual- work being closed for the weather. Has anyone else noticed that Jessie Wallace has gone from looking like a healthy women in her late 30s to looking like a pre pubecent boy. Although I am not a fan of the mail, the before and after photos make the point. Every time I see the advert for her exercise video, it freeks me out. Anyone who is worried about the size and shape of modern women should read Female Fertility and the Body Fat Connection by Rose E Frisch. Its very interesting.

Last night I watch My big Fat Diet Show on channel 4. I have long felt that diet drinks just made your body think it was getting sugar because they are sweet and then when no sugar arrives in your stomach, it just makes you hungry. Last night on the show, was a research scientist from Queens University Belfast who had proven my theory. I avoid diet drinks because aspartame disagrees with me. But those of you who think having things which are "sugar free" or have "no added sugar" are better for your health, think again. The same thing with low fat food- low fat tends to have more sugar or or sweeteners, smaller amounts of the full fat version may be more satisfying and be better for you.

posted by Amy @ 09:19 0 Comments

9.1.10

Turnips, treacle and snow

Work was shut down over the Christmas period, so apart from visiting the farm a few times to check everything was okay, I had a very restful 10 days. I returned to work on Monday and saw the arrival of a skip and site safe (we are getting a new cow shed and so are loosing the tool shed while it is getting built). On Tuesday I went in and did a morning on chain-sawing (which although is a very reliable chainsaw did not like the cold). By lunch time, it had started snowing. So Sarah and I went home. By 7.30 when Tim got home (4 hours to do a 12 mile journey- mainly because of people rather than snow) we had about 4 inches of snow. By the next morning we had another 4 inches. The boys have been off school and out everyday sledging and building an igloo- I'll try to put up video and photos. I have also been off work as our "head office" closed because of the snow. More snow is predicted tomorrow, we'll see what happens.

The turnips and treacle mentioned in the title are the everyday confusions I suffer from living in the south. What they call swedes, I call turnip and what they treacle, I call golden syrup- tonight over syrup puddings, confusion rained so to speak.

posted by Amy @ 20:58 1 Comments