When did it all start? When I participated in student demonstrations in the early seventies, in the occupation of Aškerčeva Street. When we used red tape to wrap the trees in front of our college because they had been pruned too much. When I sought refuge at the University headquarters during the demonstrations against the…
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First Hike After Surgery
I had an surgery, painful, unpleasant. Shaving the legs, changing into a hospital gown, fishnet panties, ten days of injections in the abdomen against blood clots. I survived everything.The Beatles – Lucy in the Sky With DiamondsOf course, for the first two weeks I was banned from driving, lifting weights, running up stairs and any…
Calendula Tincture
Calendula officinalis, the pot marigold, common marigold, ruddles, Mary’s gold or Scotch marigold, is a flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe, although its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and it may possibly be of garden origin. It is also widely naturalized farther north…
How to Mash Potatoes and Why
Mashed potato or mashed potatoes (American and Canadian English), colloquially known as mash (British English), is a dish made by mashing boiled or steamed potatoes, usually with added milk, butter, salt and pepper. It is generally served as a side dish to meat or vegetables. Roughly mashed potatoes are sometimes called smashed potatoes. Dehydrated instant…
Meat Grinder
Let’s talk about mincing meat today.I have an old meat grinder in my small collection. Standardwerk #10, Americ. System. Made in Austria, sometime in the twenties of the twentieth century. It has always been in our family. My mother got it from her mother, and now I own it. Immediately after WWII, when there was…
Coffee Grinder
Because last time we had coffee.I can’t imagine what they used to grind coffee a hundred years ago at Hafiz Mustafa 1864. They probably had a bigger machine, after all, they are a coffee shop, not an afternoon siesta at the neighbor’s.This grinder has always been in my family. I found it long forgotten on…