Day 13 of #musicalmarch🎵!
Thought I’d channel a little love again!
A Brummie band that I love! UB40. I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You.
And a classic Bollywood love song to complement it, Kabhi Kabhi from the film of the same name.
Day 13 – #musicalmarch🎵
13 Mar 2017 39 Comments
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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 108
12 Mar 2017 23 Comments
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“Hey, Soul; Your only support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord.” Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Carrying on from last week, I felt a spiritual pull towards this Shabad, or hymn that is sung by an amazing artist, Manika Kaur. I have tried to find the lyrics and translation for you too. Her voice is amazing.
Maangna
mwgnw mwgnu nIkw hir jsu gur qy mwgnw ]4]
maaganaa maagan neekaa har jas gur thae maaganaa ||4||
Begging, begging – it is noble to beg for the Lord’s Praise from the Guru. ||4||
cwdnw cwdnu AWgin pRB jIau AMqir cwdnw ]1]
chaadhanaa chaadhan aaa(n)gan prabh jeeo a(n)thar chaadhanaa ||1||
Moonlight, moonlight – in the courtyard of the mind, let the moonlight of God shine down. ||1||
AwrwDnw ArwDnu nIkw hir hir nwmu ArwDnw ]2]
aaraadhhanaa araadhhan neekaa har har naam araadhhanaa ||2||
Meditation, meditation – sublime is meditation on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||
mwgnw mwgnu nIkw hir jsu gur qy mwgnw ]4]
maaganaa maagan neekaa har jas gur thae maaganaa ||4||
Begging, begging – it is noble to beg for the Lord’s Praise from the Guru. ||4||
iqAwgnw iqAwgnu nIkw kwmu k�oDu loBu iqAwgnw ]3]
thiaaganaa thiaagan neekaa kaam krodhh lobh thiaaganaa ||3||
Renunciation, renunciation – noble is the renunciation of sexual desire, anger and greed. ||3||
mwgnw mwgnu nIkw hir jsu gur qy mwgnw ]4]
maaganaa maagan neekaa har jas gur thae maaganaa ||4||
Begging, begging – it is noble to beg for the Lord’s Praise from the Guru. ||4||
jwgnw jwgnu nIkw hir kIrqn mih jwgnw ]5]
jaaganaa jaagan neekaa har keerathan mehi jaaganaa ||5||
Vigils, vigils – sublime is the vigil spent singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. ||5||
lwgnw lwgnu nIkw gur crxI mnu lwgnw ]6]
laaganaa laagan neekaa gur charanee man laaganaa ||6||
Attachment, attachment – sublime is the attachment of the mind to the Guru’s Feet. ||6||
mwgnw mwgnu nIkw hir jsu gur qy mwgnw ]4]
maaganaa maagan neekaa har jas gur thae maaganaa ||4||
Begging, begging – it is noble to beg for the Lord’s Praise from the Guru. ||4||
ieh ibiD iqsih prwpqy jw kY msqik Bwgnw ]7]
eih bidhh thisehi paraapathae jaa kai masathak bhaaganaa ||7||
He alone is blessed with this way of life, upon whose forehead such destiny is recorded. ||7||
khu nwnk iqsu sBu ikCu nIkw jo pRB kI srnwgnw ]8]1]4]
kahu naanak this sabh kishh neekaa jo prabh kee saranaaganaa ||8||1||4||
Says Nanak, everything is sublime and noble, for one who enters the Sanctuary of God. ||8||1||4||
mwgnw mwgnu nIkw hir jsu gur qy mwgnw ]4]
maaganaa maagan neekaa har jas gur thae maaganaa ||4||
Begging, begging – it is noble to beg for the Lord’s Praise from the Guru. ||4||
Have a blessed Sunday Peeps!
Day 12 – #musicalmarch🎵
12 Mar 2017 40 Comments
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Day 12 of#musicalmarch🎵!
Again going back to the 90’s for my Western song today!
Mark Morrison and Return of The Mack! I remember seeing him going into a club, while I was at university, a tiny figure wrapped up in this HUGE full length fur coat.. totally pimping it! He was jailed for some reason or another shortly after!
And this Bhangra number is a song that we like to sing to my Lil Princess when she is having tantrums of epic proportions… oh and Hubby Dearest has been known to sing it to me on occasion… don’t know why he would do that… ;P Drama Queen by Bups Sagoo
Synfully Delightful Oreo Cheesecake!
11 Mar 2017 94 Comments
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Ok, so I promised a recipe this weekend, that was not one of my healthy dishes…
My kids both love Oreo cookies, and after sampling the Oreo Thins, I wanted to use them to make something, or at least decorate something, so I went on the hunt for a recipe, and this is what I found, and subsequently, made.
Oreo Cheesecake
Ingredients for Base
300g Original Oreo Cookies
140 g butter, melted and cooled slightly
Cheesecake topping
500g room temperature full-fat cream cheese or mascarpone
300ml double cream
85g icing sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 pack (14 cookies) Original Oreos crushed into small pieces
Decoration
1 pack Oreo Thins or Mini Oreos
250ml whipping cream
Method
- For the base, melt butter. Blitz the Oreo cookies to a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and combine well. Tip crumb into a 23cm springform cake tin and press down firmly. Ensure the top is smooth then place in the fridge to chill while making the filling.
- For the filling, beat together the cream cheese and icing sugar until softened. Whisk the cream and vanilla in another bowl until soft peaks form. Fold cream into the cheese mix. Take the crushed Oreos and fold into the mixture.
- Spoon over the base, smooth on top, cover and refrigerate for around 6 hours, or overnight.
- Before serving, whip cream to pipe on top, and decorate with additional Oreo Thins.
Yum!!!
Decadent? – ✔
Naughty? – ✔
Tasty? – ✔
Enjoy!!!!!
#SoCS Mar. 11/17 – Short
11 Mar 2017 45 Comments
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Linda’s SoCS prompt this week:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “short.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
My fuse was way too short yesterday.
Considering I have been at home for 2 weeks, I should be pretty relaxed, shouldn’t I?
And given the fact that my Hubby Dearest was picking up my new car too, that should have injected an airy and light bounce in my step, shouldn’t it?
But no, I ended up with a headache that threatened me from 3 pm, and it just grew and grew. I tried to fight it, but it was beating me, And it meant that I was in no frame of mind to deal with kids and their moodiness.
Everything Lil Man did was designed to frustrate, and usually, I can deal with it, but today, I just found myself taking the bait, and getting angry.
Hubby arrived with the car and we went for a spin, which was great, but Lil Man was just doing silly things, winding his sister up and all sorts, which got me even more agitated!
Still, no matter about my short fuse, lit by a short guy. My anger only lasts a short while!
I got a new car, yay!!!!!
But I Smile Anyway... 