I’m also pickling some chillies so I’ll have to update on when they are ready to eat. And the dried chillies have worked out very well, some of the strength has gone from them but all the flavour is still there. Again both of these are easy to do at home, string chillies up threading the stalks on cotton and let them dry out completely, and for pickling them blanch for 10 seconds in boiling water and stick in sterilised jar full of vinegar.

Present wise nothing to exciting by most people’s standards, I picked up expansions for the Gloom card game, a Draper screwdriver set and lots of little things that made me smile. But the best thing was I got to spend Christmas and New Year in good company.

Lydia at the top then Ang, Ami and Me with new red hair straightened by Renée (I need to get a good picture of her).

Anyway the chillies are still flowering and producing fruit, so we’re now drying some out and also found that we can dry the chilli leaves and make Chilli and Spearmint tea. This is an experiment at first but if it goes well we may offer some out to friends or do a few special packs for sale. It seems the 69p (reduced) windowsill pot of chilli’s form Tesco has been a massive success and will keep us in chillies for sauces, stir fry’s, sandwiches and other meals as well as providing a nice green tea. Well let’s hope the tea turns out well this is the first experiment. And best of all everything is organic and home grown.

These are photographs of what is happening in the USA. Yet you could believe they are still from a film not the reality of the 99%.

The Current political and government system is unsustainable and undemocratic, it’s time for the people to make a change to save the future from greed and corporate bullying.

We the people want a fair democratic governing system for the people by the people, NOT for big corporations by the rich elite. Structural changes to governments are needed to move towards authentic global social and financial equality.

We the people are opposed to CEOs of big corporations and banks given millions in bonuses after the government bails them out and let’s them off with billions in tax bills. We should NOT pay for the bank crisis because under a capitalist system strong companies survive weak companies die. These actions have brought about £120bn in unnecessary cuts, this is unacceptable.

We the people support others facing hardship brought about by the failings of governments. We are of all ethnicities, backgrounds, genders, generations, sexualities dis/abilities and faiths. We represent those are unable to express their voice, face violence and oppression because of their choices. We stand in solidarity and call for an end to the actions of corrupt governments and corporations. We stand together occupying the world.

We are the 99%

There is a lot of work to do but I have plenty of time to get it done and I think the end result will be fantastic, I have also added alternate colour just in case I change my mind.

My company for this weekend is Angharad, her Mam, four cats (Lee Lou, Veaer, Mismee, and Car) and one large English Mastiff Megan See below, she is rather large but as soft as anything.

I have also been growing some face fuzz for a change as it seems to work with my new glasses. Even though I don’t need them much I got them for driving and just to sharpen up the distance.

Anyway today has been mostly moving the chickens and chicken house, and playing hunt the duck eggs. I have also been roped into chopping up some branches for the fire, while having Regulation Tea Breaks. I think the plan it to hop out in a bit grab some bread and have a look at a possible house to rent round the corner.

Anyway I’ll update later.

The Banker Aires His Views On The Right Of The Elite
To Control Everyones Lives. A Must Watch For Anyone Who Is Angry About The Current Finanacial Situation! This Is Whats Really Going On!

Performed By: Mike Daviot
Written, Directed and Produced By: Craig-James Moncur

Hello, my name is Montague William 3rd
And what I will tell you may well sound absurd
But the less who believe it the better for me
For you see I’m in Banking and big industry

For many a year we have controlled your lives
While you all just struggle and suffer in strife
We created the things that you don’t really need
Your sports cars and Fashions and Plasma TV’s

I remember it clearly how all this begun
Family secrets from Father to Son
Inherited knowledge that gives me the edge
While you peasants, people lie sleeping at night in your beds

We control the money that controls your lives
Whilst you worship false idols and wouldn’t think twice
Of selling your souls for a place in the sun
These things that won’t matter when your time is done

But as long as they’re there to control the masses
I just sit back and consider my assets
Safe in the knowledge that I have it all
While you common people are losing your jobs

You see I just hold you in utter contempt
But the smile on my face well it makes me exempt
For I have the weapon of global TV
Which gives us connection and invites empathy

You would really believe that we look out for you
While we Bankers and Brokers are only a few
But if you saw that then you’d take back the power
Hence daily terrors to make you all cower

The Panics the crashes the wars and the illness
That keep you from finding your Spiritual Wholeness
We rig the game and we buy out both sides
To keep you enslaved in your pitiful lives

So go out and work as your body clock fades
And when it’s all over a few years from the grave
You’ll look back on all this and just then you’ll see
That your life was nothing, a mere fantasy

There are very few things that we don’t now control
To have Lawyers and Police Force was always a goal
Doing our bidding as you march on the street
But they never realise they’re only just sheep

For real power resides in the hands of a few
You voted for parties what more could you do
But what you don’t know is they’re one and the same
Old Gordon has passed good old David the reigns

And you’ll follow the leader who was put there by you
But your blood it runs red while our blood runs blue
But you simply don’t see its all part of the game
Another distraction like money and fame

Get ready for wars in the name of the free
Vaccinations for illness that will never be
The assault on your children’s impressionable minds
And a micro chipped world, you’ll put up no fight

Information suppression will keep you in toe
Depopulation of peasants was always our goal
But eugenics was not what we hoped it would be
Oh yes it was us that funded Nazis!

But as long as we own all the media too
What’s really happening does not concern you
So just go on watching your plasma TV
And the world will be run by the ones you can’t see

Written By Craig-James Moncur 
16/10/2009

I promise to get on with the article in the next few days, I have the images and a nice quote for it.

This is all good as the last few months I have not been in the right mind to do anything, thankfully everything is getting more settle and I’m feeling the mood to start writing again. It’s been a while since I have been in the right mid set to write anything more than a few paragraphs.

I’m also probably heading out this evening to meet with some friends and play some pirate themed board games. No Ninjas please.