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Wednesday, 3 October 2012

The kinkimavo (top) and bristle-head (bottom)

Just because a species has been formally named and described doesn't mean to say that it is no longer mysterious. Both of the birds documented in this present ShukerNature blog post were scientifically recognised during the 1800s, yet remain as ornithologically controversial and generally obscure today as they were back then – but they have fascinated and tantalised me ever since childhood.

I owe my abiding love and knowledge of birdlife to two truly wonderful books that were bought for me by my family when I was a child, and which I still own today. Both were very big and both were exquisitely illustrated throughout in full colour. The first of these life-changing volumes, which I received when I was around 5 years old, was The Colourful World of Birds, written by Jean Dorst, filled with lavish paintings by Pierre Probst, and published in 1963 by Paul Hamlyn of London. Its many chapters were themed around habitat, behaviour, nesting and breeding, migration, and interactions with humans. Although aimed primarily at older children, its contents were detailed and highly informative, and introduced me to such avian marvels as the quetzal, dodo, megapodes, birds of paradise, hummingbirds, and which kinds of birds were to be found in which types of habitat.

My much-treasured copy of The Colourful World of Birds (Dr Karl Shuker/Paul Hamlyn)

When I was about 8 years old, I received the second epochal bird book, which was a truly magnificent, sumptuously-illustrated tome entitled Birds of the World. First published in 1961 and once again by Paul Hamlyn of London, it was written by Oliver L. Austin Jr, and was packed with countless spectacular paintings by Arthur Singer. Even today, it remains one of the most beautiful bird books ever published, as well as a classic, milestone work within the ornithological literature – and for me, this enormous book (which seemed almost as big as I was on that fateful day when I first laid eyes upon it in Beatties department store in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) was love at first sight! When my mother took pity on my forlorn face after we discovered that this wondrous publication was priced at what was in those days a veritable king's ransom for a book – 5 guineas!! (£5.25 in decimal currency) – and bought it for me anyway, I was rendered speechless with delight, and hugged it closely to me throughout our journey back home on the bus.

Birds of the World, the magnificent book that opened my eyes to the equally sumptuous diversity of bird life sharing our planet (Paul Hamlyn)

It is no exaggeration to say that Birds of the World transformed and expanded my knowledge concerning the taxonomy and diversity of birds to a degree not even remotely approached by any other publication that I have ever read since. For whereas the contents of The Colourful World of Birds were divided into the various thematic categories noted above, Birds of the World was a comprehensive taxonomic survey of our world's avifauna, presenting each taxonomic order in turn and within it each family, accompanied by gorgeous illustrations of representative species from every one, with over 700 species illustrated in total. Moreover, whereas The Colourful World of Birds only included common names, Birds of the World also presented the scientific binomial name for every species illustrated (as well as for many that were only referred to in the text).

Suddenly, my young brain was ablaze with images and facts concerning previously unfamiliar, highly exotic, and frequently multicoloured birds from every corner of the globe, often with strange names and even stranger life histories. Over countless re-readings of this magical book, I familiarised myself with the likes of peppershrikes and bellmagpies, tyrant flycatchers and false sunbirds, currawongs and curassows, todies and tropic-birds, ioras and o-os, tinamous and tapaculos, jacamars, frogmouths, puffbirds, vangas, spiderhunters, umbrellabirds, kagus, greenlets, drongos, phainopeplas, hemipodes, mesites, and much much more – including the kinkimavo and the bristle-head.

Their odd-sounding names alone would have been enough to incite my curiosity, but this curiosity was heightened by the facts that little seemed to be known about either of them, that both of them had long perplexed ornithologists concerning their taxonomic affinities, and that neither of them was illustrated nor even described morphologically in what had become my veritable bible of ornithology, Birds of the World.

Today, I could have readily sought information and illustrations concerning these birds online. Back in the 1960s and right up to the late 1990s, conversely, the pre-Internet world in which I lived presented much greater difficulties in obtaining data concerning two such obscure species, especially during my childhood and teenage pre-university years. And so, for a long time I remained tantalised and tormented in equal measures by the sparse details provided by Birds of the World in relation to the kinkimavo and the bristle-head.

Arthur Singer's glorious painting of three Old World oriole species, from Birds of the World (Arthur Singer/Paul Hamlyn)

Indeed, its account of the kinkimavo was no more than a single line at the bottom of p. 222, ending the section devoted to Oriolidae, the passerine family housing the Old World orioles and figbirds. It read as follows:

"Also classified tentatively with the orioles is the little-known Kinkimavo (Tylas) of the Madagascan forests."

And this is what it stated on p. 275 concerning the bristle-head, constituting the final paragraph in the section on Sturnidae, the starling family:

"Placed tentatively with the starlings as a third subfamily, the Pityriasinae, is the rare and little-studied Bristle-head of Southern Borneo forests. Although it had long been classified with the helmet shrikes (p. 270) because of its peculiar head feathering, and sometimes placed in a family by itself, what little is known of the Bristle-head's behaviour and habits has led most students today to regard it as a highly aberrant starling."

During the decades that have passed since the publication of Birds of the World, avian taxonomy has experienced many revolutions, not least the dramatic changes postulated by genetic studies. These have, for instance, revealed hitherto-concealed affinities between such externally-dissimilar taxa as the New World birds of prey or cathartids and the storks, and led to the reclassification as flycatchers of a number of familiar species traditionally deemed to be thrushes (such as the European robin, nightingale, redstarts, and chats). Inevitably, such studies have also continued to engender speculation and dissension concerning the true taxonomic affinities of the kinkimavo and the bristle-head.

Thanks to the internet and access to all manner of specialist works during and since my university days, I was eventually able to flesh out the bare bones of information provided by Birds of the World for these twin birds of mystery, as well as to track down images of them. At last, the kinkimavo and bristle-head have emerged from the shadows of ornithological obscurity, unveiled for me in all their quirky but no less compelling glory. So here is what they look like, and what I have learnt about them.

1880s chromolithograph of the kinkimavo by celebrated Dutch bird artist John G. Keulemans, appearing in Histoire Physique, Naturelle et Politique de Madagascar, written by Alfred Grandidier and Alphonse Milne-Edwards (John G. Keulemans)

Let's begin with the kinkimavo, which was scientifically described on 13 May 1862 by German ornithologist Dr Gustav Hartlaub within the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (pp. 152-153). He formally dubbed it Tylas eduardi, in honour of its discoverer, Sir Edward Newton, who was, in Hartlaub's own words: "...a gentleman who has recently visited Madagascar, and whose zealous efforts have very materially forwarded our knowledge of the ornithology of the East-African archipelago". (For trivia fans: during his time as a colonial administrator in Mauritius from 1859 to 1877, Sir Edward was also the person who sent to England what became the type specimen of the dodo!) Its generic name, Tylas, was derived, somewhat oddly, from the Greek word 'Tulas', referring to a kind of thrush mentioned by ancient scholar Alexander Myndios, even though the kinkimavo bears scant (if any) resemblance to one. As for its unusual common name, this is one of several local names given to it by tribes sharing its Madagascan homeland.

Roughly 8 inches long, and the only member of its genus, the kinkimavo is a sedentary, insectivorous species that exists as two readily-distinguished subspecies. The nominative T. e. eduardi is the much more common form, and occurs in primary rainforest and sometimes adjacent second growth too in eastern Madagascar. However, T. e. albogularis, named after its characteristic white throat (and deemed by some researchers to warrant reclassification as a separate species in its own right), is much rarer, found only in certain local areas of dry forest and mangroves in western Madagascar.

The kinkimavo (Joseph Wolf, PZSL 1862)

As can be see from the above painting by acclaimed bird artist Joseph Wolf, which accompanied Hartlaub's original scientific description of its species in 1862, the kinkimavo is primarily very dark brown/black and white in colour, but with an orange tinge to its underparts and a grey-green tinge to its upperparts, upper wings, and tail. There is no notable sexual dimorphism, the breeding season extends through autumn, and into as far as January in the nominative subspecies, after which a small cup-shaped nest of leaves and moss is constructed high in a tree, and two eggs are laid in it.

As for the kinkimavo's taxonomic position: originally, it had been placed by Hartlaub within the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae, but it was subsequently reassigned to the orioles, as noted in Birds of the World. However, the current consensus is that like a number of other mystifying passerine species endemic to Madagascar, the kinkimavo is actually a vanga. Apart from one species that has extended its range into the nearby Comoro Islands, the vangas are found only in Madagascar, and constitute a little-known taxonomic family, Vangidae, that contains an extremely diverse assortment of species (which number twenty-two or thereabouts in total, depending upon which researcher is consulted!). The more conservative members are outwardly shrike-like, and in earlier days the vangas were deemed to be shrikes and thus were referred to as vanga-shrikes (as in Birds of the World). Certain others resemble and behave like warblers or babblers. However, they also include some much more extreme species.

1880s chromolithograph depicting a pair of sickle-billed vangas (John G. Keulemans)

Most notable among these are the sickle-billed vanga Falculea palliata, whose long curved beak is reminiscent of a wood-hoopoe's; and the extraordinary helmet vanga Euryceros prevostii, which sports a huge casque-bearing arched beak.

Helmet vanga portrayed on a Malagasy Republic postage stamp

Much less distinctive externally but extremely deceptive is what was once known as the coral-billed nuthatch but is now called the nuthatch vanga Hypositta corallirostris. On account of its great outward similarity to the nuthatches, this small grey bird with the bright red beak was long deemed to be one itself, but later studies exposed it as a vanga in disguise. And now the kinkimavo appears to be yet another member of this surprising bird family, and is thus frequently referred to lately as the tylas vanga (although to my mind this is a much clumsier, less memorable name than the infinitely more euphonious kinkimavo).

The vanga family's members, revealing their extreme morphological diversity  (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

The vangas constitute an excellent example of adaptive radiation. They appear to have evolved from a single ancestral form that, after reaching Madagascar several million years ago, rapidly diversified in form to occupy via segregated speciation a number of vacant ecological niches present there. So dramatic is the degree of morphological radiation exhibited by the vangas (and especially by their range of beak shapes, mirroring their wide range of feeding preferences), in fact, that if Charles Darwin had chosen to visit Madagascar rather than the Galapagos islands, he would have encountered a far more elaborate example of evolutionary diversity with the vangas than the version exhibited by the Galapagos finches that inspired and shaped his Theory of Evolution.

And now to the second member of this ShukerNature post's pair of mainstream mystery birds: the Bornean bristle-head. This distinctive species was formally described even earlier than the kinkimavo, in 1835 by eminent Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck, who named it Barita gymnocephala. Four years later, it was assigned its own genus by French ornithologist René Primevère Lesson, and is now known formally as Pityriasis gymnocephala. Its generic name is actually a skin disease of the scalp, characterised by warts upon a bald head, and its specific name translates as 'bald-headed'; both names refer to this bird's partly-naked, warty-skinned head and the unusual but characteristic bristles borne upon it (see below).

Whereas the kinkimavo is demurely monochrome, the bristle-head is unabashedly gaudy. Roughly 10 inches long and sporting a massive hooked black beak, its sombre black/dark grey wings and body plumage contrasts markedly with the bright red hue of its head, neck, throat, and thighs, and its white wing patches, plus the very odd-looking skin projections or bristles, pale yellow in colour, that are present upon its naked, warty crown. These earn this species its common name, and resemble bare feather shafts.

A painting of the Bornean bristle-head from 1838

Endemic to the island of Borneo, the bristle-head is an uncommon species, categorised as Near Threatened by the IUCN, and is sparsely distributed throughout its lowland forests (primary and secondary) and mangrove swamps. It feeds upon large invertebrates, small vertebrates, and fruit, and often associates within the forest canopy in mixed flocks with a range of other bird species (as does the kinkimavo). Breeding behaviour is largely unknown, and only a single oviduct egg has ever been recorded with certainty from this mysterious bird.

As with the kinkimavo, the bristle-head's taxonomic status has generated much contention ever since its scientific description, but unlike the former bird's it still does so today. Over the years, it has been variously assigned to the helmet shrike family (Prionopidae), the woodswallow family (Artamidae), the crow family (Corvidae), the starling family (Sturnidae), and the Australian butcherbird and currawong family (Cracticidae). In 1951, Drs Ernst Mayr and Dean A. Amadon created a brand-new family especially for it, Pityriaseidae, in which most researchers still house it, albeit as much a placing of convenience than one of certainty. Most recently, however, there have been suggestions that this baffling bird should be rehoused in a new family, Tephrodornithidae, which contains the equally perplexing flycatcher-shrikes (genus Hemipus) and the woodshrikes (genus Tephrodornis).

Bearing in mind that the woodshrikes are also deemed to be closely allied to the vangas, this could actually mean that the bristle-head and the kinkimavo are themselves related – one final unexpected twist to the much-tangled taxonomy of these two little-known yet abidingly-fascinating avian enigmas.

Incidentally: as a teenager fired with enthusiasm for investigating all manner of cryptozoological and neo-cryptozoological subjects, I was rash enough one day to mention the kinkimavo to a group of friends. Its name caused much merriment and no shortage of ribald comments, not least of which was the enquiry from one friend as to who this kinky Mavo was, and where could he meet up with her? In view of this, I was thankful that I'd had the good sense not to mention the bristle-head!!

A slightly faded taxiderm specimen of the Bornean bristle-head (public domain)

  1. From my own copy of Austin/Singer, there are no illustrations for either species you are featuring. The first time I personally came across an image of the Pityriasis might only have been about seven years ago, in Mackinnon/Phillips' guide to birds of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java. The Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum (vol. vi, viii) has bibliographic listings for earlier works that reference or have illustrations of these two.

    Your blog brings to mind another Bornean rarity bird, first described during the Whitehead expeditions of the 1880s--Chlamydochaera jefferyi. The link to my name includes the first published illustration of it. Similarly, its position has not been consistent, and long placed with the Campephagidae, a Corvoidean family, it is more recently placed in sequence with the Turdidae following the genus Turdus. Likewise, its vernacular names have been quite ambiguous, for lack of any fitting designation, especially "Fruithunter."

  2. Yes, the fruithunter is another very enigmatic, and beautiful species, and was painted exquisitely by Keulemans, as can be seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChlamydochaeraJefferyiKeulemans.jpg

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This photo was taken on my way home from work. During construction of the freeway, I would sometimes get off and take the ‘scenic’ way home. I knew this way was 20 minutes and I also knew that staying on the freeway meant 20-60 min. So I opted for the guaranteed time of the alternate route.

This way home has amazing views of the valley when the clouds are high. The day I took this photo, however, the clouds were low and moving in on the mountain and snow had just dusted the scrub oak and side hills. It looked amazing! I was trying to find a place to stop to snag a picture and finally found a good place on the side of the road. I took a few of the side hill and some pine trees, which were fine but I wanted something better. I ended up hiking up the side hill to where I found the tall grass that was still standing in the snow. The clouds were just now reaching where I was, so I framed it up and snapped the photo.

This photo actually inspired the color scheme of this website. I love the crisp and clean colors and how it reminds me of the cool air I breathed in as I was taking the photo.

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I took it with my iPhone, and with the amazing light, I really didn’t have to apply many edits. I used Snapseed to make minor exposure and sharpness changes but mainly left it as taken.

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Srinagar, Oct 9: Amid spike in braid chopping, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in Jammu and Kashmir seeking directions to the police to bring to justice those behind these incidents and protect womenfolk against such unforeseen elements.
Two Lawyers, Hilal Akbar Akbar Lone and Masarat Kawsar have filed the PIL and is likely to be listed in next few days with the consent of the Chief Justice.
“We have fulfilled all the requirements as per the rules and hopefully the PIL would be listed before the hon’ble bench in newxt couple of days,”  advocate Masarat Kawsar told Kashmir Glory.
She said that braid chopping was serious matter and in the PIL, directions have been sought to Police to ensure arrest of the culprits and making the womenfolk feel secure. “With intervention from Court, we are hopeful that police will act swiftly and bring to justice to behind these ugly incidents of braid chopping in the Kashmir Valley,” she said.
The female population now scare to step out of their house and some have even stopped attending schools in south Kashmir.
The maximum cases—around three dozen—were reported from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, where it started in the Valley nearly a month ago.
The issue has started to snowball into a major political crisis as government remains clueless and incapable to nab alleged culprits or unravel the conspiracy, if any, behind these incidents.
With the credibility crisis that the government and its institutions face, locals have started blaming ‘intelligence agencies’ and even the ‘police’ for these incidents.
Special investigation teams and round the clock helplines have been also set up in every district to probe the incidents. Police has also announced a reward of Rs 6 lakh to anybody who can give leads on the braid choppers.
While no arrests have been made so far, the police has threatened legal action against those spreading braid-chopping rumours.
Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti also assured stern action against the culprits and public avowed to get to the root of the incident and unmask those behind such incidents.
On October 6, a 70-year-old man was mistaken as a braid chopper and hit by a brick which led to his death in Danter village of Anantnag district.
According to police, Abdus Salam Wani was attacked with a brick when he was heading towards his home after offering early morning (Fajr) prayers. Wani was shifted to district hospital Anantnag and later referred to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Srinagar where he succumbed to his injuries.
At some places, locals have caught ‘innocent people’ suspecting them of being the culprits. For example in Delina Baramulla, locals thrashed a boy suspecting him to be a braid chopper. He revealed to police that he was there to meet his girl friend.
In Srinagar’s BabaDemb area, two women who gate crashed into a wedding late afternoon to relish Wazawaan were also caught on suspicion of being burqa clad braid choppers.


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It has been an amazing thing to read Mike's blog updates on the situation with Chris and the other Highland kids. Heart wrenching.
I am struck by something again and again. While a member at Highland during our great years at ACU I was definately a "copeite." Mike would recoil in horror if he heard me now - but it is true. And I am struck again today at his incredible gift. It is the gift of language. He uses just the right words to conjure up pictures and images and emotions - so incredibly well. God has a mighty servant in Mike Cope.

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Hey Arlene, I was reading Greg's post and saw you posted about the Highland thing and that you worked out at Curves!! HAHA, me too! I LOVE IT! Hope you are all doing well! Email me sometime at

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I have been going crazy about summer being here due to us going on our annual vacation to the river ! The best part of this summer is we extended our trip to not just Laughlin but also to Lake Havasu. I am pretty excited about it hence me shopping for summer staples for everything summer. Here are a few things I picked up or bought online. Some times are no longer in stock so I will show similar items for you all.

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a good momma

After two days off, I rode twice today. Felt good. Had lots to think about. Kendra, Cheryl's daughter, left for college today. Two of her bestest friends came over to see her off, and then, surprised her at the airport to say goodbye. I said goodbye from our house, with Rafi in my arms. Cheryl and Kendra took Mia in the car with them to the airport. It's an important day.

Cheryl and I have been talking about the little things that make someone a daughter or a mother, what makes a good mother. In the last ten years I've witnessed lots of little things. Since we've lived together the last two and a half years, I've marveled at the notes almost every morning that Cheryl leaves for Kendra, the lunch she's made every day of school, the laundry folded, the millions of texts sent and received about evening plans and doctors' appointments, and the list goes on. And it's the little things that I'll miss: the way Kendra greets the dogs, her smile in the door when she comes home, and more.

So, the climb up Saltzman Road to Skyline was my grief, my way of using my heart to shed tears. And gliding down Thompson was part of the joy I feel for the freedom Kendra is experiencing, the wild abundance of college. And then, the return up Springville Road was calm, hot acceptance. This is new. This is where we are.

Only 18 miles today, but plenty of elevation. It's an important day.

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Jun 19, 2017-The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), its partners and Nepalis across the country are standing with refugees and celebrating World Refugee Day.

On Saturday, more than 500 people from various walks of life, including government officials, diplomats, refugees of diverse nationalities, and local residents of Kathmandu Valley showed their solidarity with refugees—both in Nepal and globally—by participating in the second annual “Ride for Refugees” cycle rally south of Patan.

In the same spirit, from June 17-20 a photo and art exhibition at Labim Mall in Pulchowk is highlighting refugee stories in Nepal. The creative artworks of Sujan Dongol are on display, following his refugee-inspired exhibit at the recent Kathmandu Triennale art festival.

In Damak, a refugee fair will take place at Beldangi Refugee Camp on Tuesday to celebrate solidarity and shared bonds between local residents and Bhutanese refugees, the agency said in a statement released on Sunday.

The fair will illustrate the daily contributions refugees make to host communities and will include Nepali and Bhutanese food, handicrafts, cultural events and theatrical performances. It will bring local communities and refugees together to celebrate the many bonds they share, and the dreams to which they aspire.

“Nepal has a proud tradition of providing asylum to refugees, rooted in its diverse cultures and peoples who, collectively, have demonstrated remarkable hospitality and goodwill,” UNHCR Representative in Nepal Kevin J Allen said in a statement.

“The country has hosted Tibetan refugees since the late 1950s, Bhutanese refugees since the early 1990s and, more recently, small numbers of newly arrived refugees from diverse countries who reside in Kathmandu.”

Unlike much of the world, the number of refugees in Nepal has dramatically decreased in recent years, thanks to substantial support from the international community.

Since 2007, almost 110,000 refugees in Nepal have been resettled to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Those refugees who remain continue to contribute to Nepali society in various spheres—cultural, social and economic—further enriching the country.

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Fanfic Friday: Switched Powers, Chapter 13

Ten minutes later, the group sat around a fire. "Second dinner", as Ty Lee had dubbed it, consisted some boiled root vegetables and rice. The space was devoid of words and instead filled with the sounds of the crackling fire, the midnight scurrying of the woodland animals, and the clinking of everyone's chopsticks against their bowls. It was Ty Lee who finally broke the silence between the human beings.

"Y'know," she said, nabbing another clump of rice and putting it in her mouth, "this has always been a problem with you, Zuzu."

Zuko groaned at the nickname, but decided it best not to waterbend at the people he was asking for help. "What," he said in the best controlled tone he could manage, "has always been a problem with me?"

"You hate looking weak. I mean, really hate it. What exactly would've happened if you would've just… y'know, kept your firebending powers from the start?"

He groaned. "What do you think would've happened? I would've looked--" He cut off his own words, searching for some synonym. When it didn't come fast enough, Ty Lee got a gleeful look of triumph on her face.

"Uh-huh. That's what I thought."

Zuko scowled and rubbed his forehead, mostly to break eye contact with Ty Lee. Suki was a little more sympathetic. "I think I understand where you were coming from," she said gently. "It's natural that you wanted to look strong as a new leader. And you couldn't have known that all this would happen. But now that it has… have you considered leveling with everyone?"

He only grunted in reply. Of course he'd considered it. Did she think he was an idiot? But the problem was that every time he thought about, he didn't see any other option than to admit everything. The fact was, all the palace staff now thought he was a traitor to their country. Anytime Azula wanted to spread that message farther, she had the perfect crowd of witnesses to do it with. And of course, all he had to do was show his face in the Fire Nation again and it would confirm her story. Surely giving them the truth couldn't make him seem worse than that.

"Hey, don't look so down," one of the other Kyoshi warriors piped up. "We can help you get back into the palace, no problem."

Again, Zuko did not reply. Then, Katara's hand was on his shoulder. "We'll all help," she whispered. "Let's do this together."

The group stayed out in the woods that night. Only Zuko couldn't sleep. The night air was filled with the sounds of crickets, scampering animals, and Katara's slow and rhythmic exhales. They weren't in the same little tent, of course. That would've just been uncomfortable. But still, he knew her breathing. She snored.

Zuko sat up and rubbed his face. He'd suffered insomnia enough times to know when sleep was a lost cause. Besides that, the moon was only making movement easier. It would be a good use of time to get up and practice. Carefully, he tiptoed outside and headed for the creek beside their campsite. He watched the water's surface rippling like liquid metal under the moon's watchful eye. Well, the best way to practice was to get his hands dirty. He walked up to the bank and stepped in. The creek was shallow, only coming up to his ankles. He imagined, if he had any sensation in his feet, the cold would be biting into his skin. But the most feedback the bloodbending would give him was the sluggish way his muscles moved when they had to step through liquid instead of air. He briefly wondered if wading out far enough could give him hypothermia without his notice. But then he felt the night wind blow warm and comfortable on his face and decided that last thought was really stupid.

At first, Zuko just stood, lifted up a blob of water and let it float from one hand to another. Then, as he grew bored of that, he started moving the water in larger quanities. At some point (he had no clue how long he'd been out here), Suki walked up and sat down on a rock several yards away from him. At first, she rested there soundlessly, watching as he pulled and pushed the water in rhythmic waves. The sound was comforting, drawing him into his few pleasant childhood memories. He thought of the smell of salt as he stood looking over the beaches of Ember Island with his mother.

"A little late night waterbending?" He'd almost forgotten Suki was there when she spoke up again and surprised him. She then slipped off the rock and walked over. Classic Kyoshi style. If he hadn't seen her approach, she could've snuck up on him without a sound. "Kind of a big day tomorrow, invading the palace and all. Don't you think you should be getting some rest?"

Zuko nodded. "Oh, I know I should be getting some rest. I just… wanted to take the time to do this, that's all." He let out a long sigh and pushed a decent wave across the lake, startling some animals that were taking a drink on the opposite side. "Can I tell you something in confidence?" he asked. Suki nodded. In truth, Zuko wasn't sure he wanted to tell anyone what he was thinking right now. On the other hand, if he didn't tell someone, he might cower out. "I've put a lot of thought into it. And I've reached the decision that… that I think the leader of the Fire Nation should be a firebender. When I return to the throne, I'm going to ask Aang to switch our powers back again."

Suki nodded thoughtfully. "And you're not telling Katara this?"

"I want to. But I know she'll tell me not to do it. She might even refuse to do it. I'm hoping if I can put her on the spot, she won't have any choice." He groaned and shoved a wave of water away. "Arg, I can't believe how much I'm plotting against her."

"Well, it wouldn't be the first time." Suki cracked a smile, but when Zuko didn't return it, her face fell serious again. "But I don't understand. Without the bloodbending, you can't move, can you?"

"I can a small amount. It's how I get the hand movements to control the rest of my body now." He twitched his fingers and lifted his arm to rest his hand in front of his face. The skin was rough, especially on the palms where he frequently gripped his swords. It looked like the hand of an adult. "And maybe with some time…" He shook his head and lowered his hand once again. "It's not my comfort that matters here. Please promise me you mention any of this to Katara."

"Zuko, I really think you should--"

"Promise me." Even if everything else in his world had turned upside down lately, at least he still knew how to give an order.

Suki sighed and shook her head. "Fine. I promise."

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Pfc. Andrew Keller, 22, of Beaverton killed in Afghanistan

BEAVERTON, Ore. - A local soldier from Beaverton has died in combat in Afghanistan, according to his father who spoke with KATU News on Thursday.

Pfc. Andrew Keller, 22, had just been deployed about a month ago, according to family friends.

"He is a true hero - a true hero," said Keenan Jones, one of Keller's friends. "We've lost one of the greatest people I've ever known."

According to the Department of Defense, Keller was killed when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire Aug. 15 in Charkh, which is about 50 miles south of Kabul.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.

Keller was a standout member of the Southridge High School's football team, a team captain and a multi-sport varsity athlete.

His father, Jeff Keller, was manager of the Murrayhill Little League team that went to the Little League World Series in 2006. His younger brother, Derek Keller, was a member of that Little League team. The following statement was posted on the team's website:

The Murrayhill community was saddened to hear the news that Murrayhill family member Pfc. Andrew Keller died in combat in Afghanistan this week. Andrew was a standout athlete in the community as well as teams at Southridge High School. Andrew was a huge supporter of Murrayhill baseball. Our thoughts go out to Coach Jeff Keller and the entire Keller Family.

Andrew Keller had planned to marry his girlfriend when he returned home. His aunt sent the following statement to KATU from the family:

"Andrew is a wonderful human being who deeply cared about his fellow soldiers, his family, and the ones he loved. Thank you for honoring this amazing man." - Sharon Dudley


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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Butterflies--Wishing for Spring!

I am working on this butterfly thread painted wall hanging.
I worked off a picture that I had taken at a Butterfly House while we were on a visit in St. Louis, Missouri in 2011.
I used my Canon Power Shot.
It is not a professional camera, but it does get the job done.
Please don't ask how I had two butterflies have their wings open at the same time sitting so close together--I don't know!

 This was a really fun project.
I am always learning and this project taught me all about distortion.
When you thread paint an area really heavy, it tends to shrink your pattern.
My butterflies aren't perfect,  but that's okay.
Only our Creator can make butterflies perfect!

Below is my first butterfly.
There is too much fullness in my applique to tack it down properly on my wall hanging.
I did not use enough layers of stabilizer, but that's okay because I decided to tack down part of the butterfly and let the rest loose.
This will make the butterfly look like he's going to fly right off the quilt!
So mistakes can work--I will be taking out the extra pins below and go with the flow!

Happy Quilting!

Kay Lynne

P.S.  I am still working on my Christmas quilt and will keep you posted!

P. said...

Your butterflies look like they flew right off the photograph! They are truly works of art.

Val Spiers said...

Great work on the butterfly. You have captured the likeness so well.

Needled Mom said...

PRETTY!!! Those look great!

Needled Mom said...

PRETTY!!! Those look great!

Needled Mom said...

PRETTY!!! Those look great!

Carol said...

Amazing, Kay! Thanks for sharing.

Quilting By Jeannie said...

Kay I am fascinated by your beautiful work. You have such great talent

Fleurette said...

Your work is just too beautiful!


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Friday, January 6, 2012

Sam's first weekend home

We were all really excited for Uncle Sam to finally be home and we wanted him to get to meet and know his nephews (since they were both born while he was gone) and so up to Rexburg we went. The boys went outside and melted metal while the rest of us stayed inside and played.

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Gravied Vegetables

Mixed vegetables in a spicy gravy

Recipe by Mrs.Soujanya Hariprasad of Santa Clara, US

Very tasty....goes well with Chapati, Poori or Plain rice

Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings

    • 1 cup Vegetables(carrot,beans,peas,potato,cayote,soya beans,etc)
    • 1/2 cup Grated Coconut
    • 2 tblsp Dhaliya
    • 4-5 Green chillies
    • 1/4 cup Cilantro(Coriander leaves)
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • 1 tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds)
    • 1 tsp dhaniya (Coriander seeds - optional)
    • 2 tsp Khus-Khus (Poppy seeds)
    • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
    • 2 tsp Vegetable Oil
    • Salt to taste
    • a pinch of Asafoetida(Hing)

    1. Cut all the vegetables in small size pieces & boil them with little salt. Keep aside. Donot throw away the water.
    2. Grind all the ingredients except Mustard seeds & Hing with water to a fine paste.
    3. Heat Oil in a kadai, add Hing & Mustard seeds. Once they crackle, add the ground mixture. Bring to a boil stirring constantly as it sticks to the pan. Boil for 2 mins. Gravy gets thickened.
    4. Now add the boiled Vegetables along with the 1 cup of vegetable boiled water & boil for 2 mins.
    5. Add Salt, mix well.
    6. Serve hot with Chapati, Poori or even plain rice.

    NOTE: Consistency should not be too thin or too thick. Can adjust accordingly by adding or reducing water.

    jean chaurasia

    Instead of boiling the mixed vegetables I blanched it in boiling water. This keeps the colour. I followed the rest of the recipe. It is good and tasty. Thanks.

    Hello, Dhaliya is not split chickpea but its broken wheat, I don't understand after adding dhaliya to this recipe, you dont need an accompaniment for it, it will become a meal by itself.

    Soujanya Hariprasad

    Daliya is roasted split channa dal. Its also called as Futtanu or Huragadale.

    Hi soujanya can u please tell me what dhaliya is in pls...................

    really friends were impressed


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Bheja Pakoras

Pakoras of goat brain.

Recipe by fatma of Dar-es-salaam, TZ

Very easy and delicious.

Ingredients non vegetarian 4 servings

    • 1/2 Kg goats brain(bheja)
    • salt.
    • 2 tbsps green chilly paste.
    • 2 tbsps garam masala powder.
    • 1 lemon.
    • oil for deep frying.
    • 1 1/2 tbsps ginger garlic paste.
    • Bread crumbs.
    • 1 egg.
    • 1 tsp black pepper powder.
    • 3 tbsps white flour.

    1. Wash brain very carefully, you might find small pieces of bones in between, remove them.
    2. Put it in a pot. add lemon ,ginger,garlic paste.and salt.cook till dry, don't stir while it is cooking. otherwise it will get minced. You can just turn it .
    3. Add garam masala powder and mix carefully.
    4. To prepare a batter, beat egg, add 3 tbsps of pepper powder and white flour, mix it,the batter should not be watery.
    5. Heat oil, take brain piece, dip in batter, roll in bread crumbs and fry till golden brown, dry on kitchen paper.
    6. Serve with sauce.


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Chilly Chicken Pizza

It is a pizza for all the chicken lovers with the topping of chilly chicken...

Recipe by Anamika of New Delhi, IN

Ingredients non vegetarian 2 servings

    2 pizza base (8")

    For Toppings:

    • 250gm boneless chicken (cut into small pieces)
    • 1 egg
    • 2 onion (chopped)
    • 4 medium sized tomatoes (chopped)
    • 8 flakes garlic (chopped)
    • 1 capsicum (chopped)
    • 2 green chilly (chopped)
    • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
    • 1 tbsp chilly sauce
    • 1 tsp vinegar
    • 1 tsp soya sauce
    • 1 tsp ajinamoto (Chinese salt)
    • 1 tsp black pepper powder coarsely ground
    • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 2 tbsp oil

    For garnish:

    • 1 capsicum ( cut in circles)
    • 1 tomato (cut in circles)
    • grated cheese (pizza cheese)
    • 1 tsp butter

     For Toppings:

    1. Wash the chicken properly and marinate it with egg, ginger-garlic paste, salt and green chillies.
    2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the chicken pieces till it becomes tender and soft.
    3. Keep the chicken pieces aside and heat oil in the same pan.
    4. Fry the onion till it is golden brown. Add chopped garlic and fry it for a min.
    5. Add tomatoes and saute it.
    6. Now add tomato ketchup, chilly sauce, vinegar, soya sauce, ajinamoto and salt to taste.
    7. Saute it properly and then add chicken pieces and capsicum.
    8. When it is done, remove it from the flame.

    For pizza:

    1. Take the pizza base and spread little butter over it.
    2. now put the mixture for topping.
    3. garnish it with capsicum, tomato and grated cheese
    4. bake it in the pre-heated microwave at the convection mode for 10 mins. or till the cheese melts.

    Your pizza is ready

    arunima sewak

    tell me the convection mode

    nice one! i will try it soon.

    For the recipe of pizza dough u can refer khana khazana's pizza dough recipe........

    Can you give me the recipe of dough rather then the ready made ones.


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Methi sakkarpara

deep fried snack using fenugreek leaves and mix flours

Recipe by Divya of Valsad, IN

Can be served as tea time snack.You can use only wheat flour if you don t want to add other flours.

Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings

    • 1 cup fenugreek leaves washed and finely chopped
    • 11/2 cup wheat flour
    • 1 tbsp gram flour
    • 1 tbsp rice flour
    • 1 tbsp bajri flour
    • 1 tbsp jowar flour
    • 3 tbsp oil + 1 tsp oil
    • 2 t.sp red chilly pwd
    • 1/4 tsp. turmeric pwd
    • 1 tsp. sugar
    • 1 tbsp. sesame seeds
    • 1 tbsp. curd
    • salt to taste
    • oil for deep frying

    1. Heat 1 t.sp. oil in a kadai, add fenugreek leaves.
    2. saute for 2 min.Add red chilly pwd + turmeric pwd + salt + sesame seeds + sugar and switch off the gas.Let it cool.
    3. Mix well all the flours and oil.
    4. Add fenugreek leaves and make semi firm dough.Add curd if required.
    5. Make 6 equal balls.
    6. Take a ball and roll into a thick roti.
    7. Heat oil on medium flame.
    8. Cut roti in diamond shape like sakkarpara with a pizza cutter.
    9. Deep fry till light brown.
    10. Once cool store in a airtight container.Can be kept for 10 days.
    11. If you want to reduce the bitterness reduce the quantity of methi leaves.


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Survey - Airway and Rural Anaesthesia

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I recently attended a GP-anaesthetists conference in NSW - an excellent event, organised through the NSW Rural Doctor's Network, comprising sessions in the sim lab, lectures and case discussions.

One thing struck me - the diversity of equipment available to rural doctors. Whilst the FANZCAs were telling us that it's indefensible not to have kit like suggamadex, fibreoptic scopes etc immediately available, the reality of small rural hospitals is that (a) we don't have the equipment and (b) we don't do enough to keep skills up to date

However, there is some kit that is essential - I think that an iLMA and videolaryngsoscope are probably going to be standard on any difficult airway trolley, and particularly like the idea of using a malleable fibreoptic stylet to intubate through an iLMA (eg: Bonfils, Levitan or AmbuAscope)

But in order to drive change, we need to know what's going on 'out there'

Here's how you can help - fill in the survey at the following link - it'll take perhaps 5-10 minutes of your time...and one lucky rural doctor will even win two day's accommodation on glorious Kangaroo Island.

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Monday, 20 January 2014

Lemon Rice
"Keep a look out for a Tiffany on your side of the highway when I say to."
We were getting ready for our day trip to Srirangapattana when B mentioned this.
I did a double take. "Tiffany?!"
"Yes. It seems they serve the best Maddur vadas."
Maddur vada? I had never heard of Maddur vada .... but gulp down the line.
It would not be fun to see that "But you are a food blogger!!!" look right at the begining of our trip.
The only Tifanny I had known about till then was for the high and mighty and their love for beautiful, glittery things.
So I kept looking out, missing the lovely scenes speeding by.
Travelling on the Karnataka highways is a joy. But I tried to concentrate.
As we approached and just crossed Maddur, I did notice two names that sped by me ... A.K.Tiffany and S.K.Tiffany.
After a second of hesitation I mentioned them.
"There was a Tiffany?! Why didn't you say so ... we should have stopped!."
"But ..."
"They are just two run down sheds on thin metal supports that have already started to lean towards one another. Are you sure they are the real Tiffany?"
"Hmm ... what were they selling?"
"I don't know ... but they looked like tea shops."
"Ok ... there will be more ... then we can stop and check them out."

We did not see anymore of them till Srirangapattana.
On our way back, on the other side of the highway, we did see a few more. But they looked so run down and were bang in the midst of garbage and flies, that we did not dare to go over.
The man looked a little crestfallen and went on to describe what beautiful things Maddur vadas are.
"They are very crisp on the outside but soft inside. And they have soft pieces of onions in them. The whole vada is dotted with small,  crisp round things.
You have to break a hot vada and wait for it to cool and then have a bite of the wonderfully crispy piece."

I listen quietly, trying my best to make a picture of the darned thing.
The description went on but the voice started to sound morose.
"But when did you ever get to taste a Maddur vada?"
"Why? In Pune! You have eaten it too."
Double double take. But again a quiet double double take.

Just as I was giving up hope, there loomed in front of us a big building with the word Tiffany written boldly on it. We parked the car and went in.
It looked like regular idli/dosa joint to me except people were standing around small round tables and having coffee and vadas.
With a look of triumph, B orders two plates of vadas and coffee.
And then starts another round of event.
The moment a boy puts two steel plates in front of us that held  two dark brown coloured vadas that looked like overbaked biscuits, doused with chutney, the look on B's face changed.
"This is not Maddur vada!!!!!"
"No. Wait. Maybe they did not understand."
He walks over to the counter and tells the boy that he wants Maddur vada.
The boy nods and says yes .... Maddur vada.
B says no ... Maddur vada.
The boy nods again ... yes, Maddur vada.
Both do not understand each others' language ... so a lot of gesticulating and nodding goes on.
B points to the huge baskets on the stands behind the boy and says "Maddur vada. Hot."
The boy says " Aa, Maddur vada. Hot aa."
B says " Bring hot."
Boy says "Aa, hot aa. Illaa." All the while with a smile on his face.

After what seems ages to me, and seeing this wasn't going anywhere ... and more afraid that I must burst out laughing any moment now, I coaxed B to give up and at least try what they have served.
After all everybody else were eating it. It must be good.
"No no no ... I must have the real thing."
"Ok then ... we'll get it somewhere for sure."
I did try the vadas ... I had asked for them sans the chutney. They were crisp ... no, a little hard I thought.
I did see onions bits in them ... but they too were over fried and had turned too dark.
And they were cold. I too would have liked them a little fresh and hot.

B was so miffed that he actually did not let me take a picture of the place for my travel blog.

A few days later, after going through a lot of blogs I found out what the Maddur vada is.
What it is made of and how.
And realised what we had been served was the real Maddur vada after all. But nowhere did it match B's description.
So one weekend afternoon I quietly made all the preparations for the Maddur vada, planning to surprise B with crisp, hot vadas with tea in the evening.
After I proudly presented a hot vada, I stepped back to see his face.
He looked at it, sniffed at it, took a bite and said "Mmmmm .... tasty!"
"What is this?"
Double take.
"Maddur vada."
"But this isn't the Maddur vada!!!!!!"

I have here today a simple lemon rice that I usually make when I have left over rice in bulk .. i.e. enough for a meal.
I am not sure if this is the way South Indians make it but I have seen Ma make it this way always.
 I sometimes add a pinch of hing to the tempering.
In winters I add fresh green peas ... my favourite ... too.

Need :

Cooked rice
(updated: leftover rice kept in the fridge for a day or two works better)
Urad dal
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds
Lemon juice
Red chillies - whole
Turmeric powder
Cooking oil

How to :

Heat oil in a kadahi / wok.
Add a teaspoon of mustard seeds.
When they start to splutter, add the whole red chillies, curry leaves and a tablespoon of urad dal.
Add the peanuts and fry for sometime.
 Then add the rice, salt and the turmeric powder.

Add salt and the lemon juice and mix well.
Serve hot.
I love to have some fresh curd on the side along with this.

Thursday, 16 January 2014

These are a few of my favourite things ...

Reading - I started when I was two. Ma says I'd spend hours reading a piece of paper handed to me ... upside down. Later, I'd look for places to hide, from insisting cousins at play times ... below the beds and nooks between the almirahs and walls, to read in peace.
Even today, when reading, I have no sense of what is happening around me ... a person might stand in front of me, say something ... and I'll have no recollection of it.
I lap up a book in 1 or 2 days ... and spend 1 whole day sulking.
Why? The book was finished ... that's why. :-) And yes, I am the only student in my school who was allowed two books from the school library in a week.

Singing or listening to music
- Started training in Hindustani classical (vocal) when I was eight. Dadu's evenings were spent listening ... with silent pride ... to his grandchildren singing. The madur or the mat would be laid, harmonium and the tanpura set and we cousins would sing Dadu's favorite songs.
Today, my days are always accompanied with music. While I love good compositions, old or new, it always Rabindra Sangeet that I go back to. In happiness, sadness, sickness, despair, Gurudev's music and words have always guided me. When I sing, it is like I'm in prayer.
The sounds of the piano and the guitar are some of my favorite sounds.
A small part of my collection

Collecting sea shells - I love sea shells. I love beaches. And I love beaches that have sea shells strewn all over in the early mornings ... waiting to be picked up. Today, it is impossible to get beaches where you can see sea shells ... but we usually visit remote places and so I get lucky most times.
I have been collecting shells ever since I was a child ... growing up near a beach helped ... and now have a nice, big collection. I can sit and go through my collection, for hours, marveling at nature's artistic creations.

Writing poetry - I've been writing poetry from std.VI. Many of them have been published in the school magazine almost every year in senior school.
Later I moved on to writing in Bangla and Oriya too, other than the usual English.
I still write. And have a compilation here too. It is not open to public, so please don't feel offended if you can't view it.
From my window

Spending time with old people - I love sitting and listening to old people talk. They are a treasure trove of  memories and wonderful anecdotes and tales.
First hand witnesses  to times gone by, times I can never be a part of, ever, they take me to unknown places and introduce me to unknown yet very interesting people.
I used to sit for hours with Dadu, a freedom fighter, and listen to his memories of those turbulent  times. And I loved spending long, winter evenings, sitting quietly beside Dida, hands warming inside her shawl ... and listening to her soft voice, remiscising about the beautiful days in her maternal home and old times.
On my balcony railing after a downpour

Rains - I love the rain. I can sit and watch it for hours. Sometimes raging, pouring pellmell ... sometimes light, almost with a hesitation.
I can sit listening to it for hours. The changing patterns in the sound of rain ... sometime soft, sometime loud. With thunder playing on the side.
I love to listen to the quiet after the rains. You get to hear the very light drip drip from the leaves or the hush with which they fall on the dried leaves below.
I love the rain.

Traveling - visiting new places as in old time places. Especially those relevant to Ancient Indian history. Forts are my obsession. As are structures of Mughal architecture. I have gone lengths to actually see and feel the Pietra dura works just as I've explored Rajasthan and have climbed numerous forts ... just to be able to touch the ancient canons atop them.
And beaches. I love the sea and would go to any extent ... read distance ... to be on a sea beach.
I try to maintain a travelogue too, here

 Knitting - I love knitting wool. I cannot live without knitting something ... anything.
Starting while still in school,I have knitted for numerous people ... parents, cousins, grandparents, friends, their children ..... the list is endless.
I've recently compiled a few of my handiworks here.
Clicked during my early blogging days
Photography - My first camera was a simple aim and click gifted to me by Bapi on my nineteenth birthday.
And I have not looked back ever since.
I click photos because I love to. To hold on to something or a moment that I know I'll love to look back again and again. I do not click under pressure. And usually I love to click natural, random shots and not created ones.
After I started my food blog, I have been clicking to my fill.
Though my hands and shoulder do not allow me to wield a heavy camera anymore, I still try to catch a shot that I know will never come back for me again.

Cooking -  I had no idea what it actually takes to put those platefuls of nutritious lunches or dinners or tasty, favourite snacks that I had taken so much for granted before I got married.
Guided by the man and my cousins here, and after numerous fiascos like putting the pressure cooker on without putting in enough water, leaving a curry or milk unattended on the stove, etc. I finally could serve a decent a plateful of meal.
Now I do enjoy cooking. And love to share my efforts too.

After my injury and persisting pain, most of the above things like reading a book, knitting, travelling and cooking have become impossible for me.
But I hope to get back to them someday.

A few other favourite things  : -

 - I love to laugh. I am usually quiet by nature and not an extrovert, but I love to laugh a lot.

- I love  Ma's old saris, with her smell on them.
Everytime I come back from home, I would bring a couple of her saris that stayed with me till my next visit.

- I love puppies. And birds.

- I love to walk with my eyes closed.

- I love waking up very very early in the morning and  listen to the quiet around me.... a world so different from the one after daylight starts.

- I love to shut  the sounds around me and just sit back and watch a roomful of talking and laughing people and their gestures, from a different plane.

Colour - White
Flower - Carnations
Book  - Wuthering Heights
Song - Aguner poroshmoni chowao praaney (A Rabindrasangeet, prayer)
Person - Thamma (Grandmom)
Food - Dal, bhaat, aloo bhate

A dear blogger friend Vani, of the beautiful Mysoorean, had once made a post on her favourite things.
I had said I'd take a page out of her book and make a similar post too ... but a whirlwind of things kept me away from it.
I finally have compiled a list and posting it.
It is not enough if you are trying to know me, but is indeed a little peek into my own self.

Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Dahi Aloo / Potatoes in yoghurt gravy

 Hello! Happy New year!
I know, I know. It's been a long time since my last post.
But I have been waylaid by a lot many things. And that left me with little time for Kichu Khonn.
But I came as soon as I realised that I hadn't made a single post this new year ... and it is already past a week.
Easier said than done.
I cook much less these days. I click even lesser.
So went back to my folders loaded with snaps that I had clicked once upon a good time and picked up these ... a quick scan confirmed I had not posted them .. yes, it has come to that .. I do not even remember things I've posted.
So here's a brand new recipe on the start of a brand new year.
Yesterday, a RJ on a station I was listening to, said that she has decided that she'll keep wishing everyone "Happy New Year" all through January ... till the 31st.
So, on that line, I guess I am not too late to wish you all a very happy new year ahead!

I had made this dish with yoghurt/curd ... yes. But I had also added a good dose of Tandoori masala to it.
Was undecided on a name ... so stuck to Dahi aloo.
You can call it the gravy version of Tandoori aloo ... sans the colour and the roasting.

Need :

Small potatoes - boiled in salt water and peeled
Ginger paste
Garlic paste
Curd - beaten with some water  till smooth
Haldi / Turmeric powder
Red chilli powder - a pinch
Tandoori masala
Kasuri methi - powdered
Salt - to taste
Cooking oil

How to :

Pick the potatoes with a fork.
Heat oil in a kadahi /wok.
Add the ginger and the garlic paste and fry well.
Add a little haldi powder and the potatoes. Fry well till the masala coats the potatoes.
Add some water and bring to a boil.
Lower heat and add the tandoori masala and the kasuri methi. Simmer for a while.
Then slowly add the beaten curd and do a taste check for salt.
If needed add some more.
Simmer for some more time, covered.
Remove from heat and let it stand covered for a while.

Serve hot with rotis or naan.

Ok ... I have lost Feedly too ... so am totally lost. I cannot hop over to your blogs as regularly.
So I apologize for being out of touch.
Will hop over to your spaces as soon as I get a good reader.
Till then do keep coming over and stay in touch friends.

Wish you all a very happy and healthy new year ahead!


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Friday, 30 October 2009

RIP Breakcore 1997-2008

A strange thing has happened in the underground music world: breakcore has officially died. It's been circling the drain since 2006 but my worst fears have been confirmed. Ever since I heard Donna Summer's Birthday Party Berlin mix I knew things were shifting. Within a few months Cardopusher was making dubstep, Kid606 and AC Slater started releasing bassline and then Bong-Ra announced his new dubstep project, "Dubstyx". Drop The Lime jumped the good ship breakcore some time ago with his own brand of electro-bassline but Bong-Ra's conversion is surely the end. Hell, even Sickboy is dabbling in electroclash now.

It's not even that I don't like dubstep, electro or even bassline; it's just I would rather have both. I was talking to a friend about this recently and he said that even Hoonboy had made the conversion, doing a fucking house set for Creamfields. It's not that people aren't still making breakcore and hardcore; it's that the scene has completely died, being confined to bedrooms and tiny rooms above pubs and bars. And even so, it's becoming increasingly difficult to catch any breakcore or hardcore producers live.

But I do honestly love the things that are happening with electro and bass music. Donna Summer's productions still retain the humour and fun of his hardcore tracks. Equally, Kid606's tracks still pack an aggressive punch. But, Cardopusher's efforts have so far been dismal; the fast basslines feel too much like Rusko-lite and there's none of the inventive sampling and wit that made his breakcore stand out from the crowd. Worse still, Knifehandchop and Shitmat seem to have dropped out of the game altogether.

Aaron Spectre, on the other hand, is a beacon of hope. Having let the Drumcorps project take a backseat, he now seems to be focusing on ambient electronica with elements of dub and breaks. Hopefully, others will follow his lead in making more introspective, experimental breakcore and we can see a return to the 2004(ish) with more releases like Venetian Snares' Rossz Csillag Alatt Született, Jason Forrest's earlier LPs and End's Sick Generation. There is also promise of a new Panacea LP this year, but I'm not expecting anything great.

I suppose they have to go where the money is, it's just disappointing.

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Sunday, 17 January 2010

New DJ Hidden record!

DJ Hidden
'The Words Below - Limited Edition Vinyl Series Vol. 3'
Ad Noiseam [adn124]
12" / digital

First of all, I'm genuinely excited about this: a new release by DJ Hidden on Ad Noiseam. Continuing his 'Words Below' series, DJ Hidden has dropped the third and final edition of the series with his partner in crime from The Outside Agency, Eye-D, featuring two remixes of tracks from his album of the same name.

His first album, 2007's 'The Later After' was hailed as a masterpiece by critics and fans alike. His sophomore effort would therefore have to be something pretty damned sexual. Fortunately, he hasn't disappointed and continues to fire out some of the darkest, most thoughtful beats and breaks this side of Starkville.

Like Starkey, this album is more than just a collection of songs - the tracks run together with an indeterminate flow that demonstrates a surprising flare for storytelling that is so very lost in today's music. This remix series features great reinterpretations but it's the originals that really shine. There's also a slight feeling that these remixes seem somewhat disjointed from their original setting - like watching Empire Strikes Back on its own. There still worth a listen, it's just that you're left expecting something when it finishes.

These tracks are exclusive to this 12" so grab the crap out of it while you can! Failing that, a digital version is available at Ad Noiseam for a tiny wee amount that you'll barely notice. At the time of writing there were no tracks available for posting, but here's a couple of samples to whet your collective appetite:

DJ Hidden - The Narrators (Eye-D Remix) [Clip]
DJ Hidden - The Devil's Instant (DJ Hidden Remix) [Clip]

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I can personally relate to today’s Throwback Thursday photo. Like many other girls in growing up in the South, I too practiced the art of baton twirling. I was really just in it for the outfits though, never going as far as winning Nationals at Notre Dame University like Hilah Hadaway Williams, the cutie in this photo. I love this photo because it captures the abundance of childhood hope and determination. I would get up every day at 6am and twirl for 2 hours before going to school. I would feel such glee each time my mother had to take me to the shoe store to buy a new pair of twirling shoes (signature white Keds) because the soles would develop holes,” recalls Hilah. Today, she’s a major power broker with Town Residential Real Estate, NYC. Want to see more awesome photos by Hilah? Join her thousands of followers on instagram @hilahbelle

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

It must be spring; there's another charming rape scene to add to the collective unconsious

Ah, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and Hollywood's thoughts are turning towards the sexualization of rape.

WATCHMEN played for love and procreation. The unnecessary remake of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT that inexplicably took out the urine shot that actually made people feel horror and empathy. And now OBSERVE AND REPORT played for lighthearted laughs and heroism.

Thank god 1 in 6 women haven't been assaulted or it might be upsetting to them and the REAL male heroes in their lives trying to protectthem...oh wait. Actually, 1 in 5 have. Hi-larious.

Even more fun...April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Sooo...maybe the site needs a little help getting their message of partnership and protection and power used for good OUT there...what do you say, peeps?

I mean, it's not like the media is actually INFLUENCING our actions...since "Rape is a serious problem in the United States today. The United States has the highest rape rate among countries which report such statistics. It is 4 times higher than that of Germany, 13 times higher than that of England and 20 times higher than that of Japan."

Weeeeell fuck. Maybe paying money to see OBSERVE AND REPORT is a bad call this weekend. How about downloading and passing on a little activism that could save your mom or your sister or your girlfriend or your daughter or your best friend or yourself INSTEAD? "Spring"ing for an Impact self-defense class for them or yourself to live a happy, long, healthy, empowered life of appropriate boundaries?

Here are more resources for Men Against Rape. Because seriously...this shit isn't entertaining.

Lee Ryan said...

great post!!

Kid Sis said...

Thanks Lee! I like your site, too!

Hugo Fuchs said...

Ignore the Japanese facts of that report; they don't classify rape the same way as we do, and they have the old school of trying to convince victims that it's their fault and that charges wouldn't stick.

Otherwise, the post is dead on.

Catch how the spill rated Observe and Report. I'm just annoyed that they just didn't rate it Some Old Bullshit.


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Scrutinize - a new Fies Sisters short covered by Chuck Norris Ate My Baby

With one of the most badass titles on the web, Matt at Chuck Norris Ate My Baby is a writer we have long admired for his terrific coverage and analysis of all things genre. Matt writes with eloquence and humor about the old and the new, the big and the indie, and is always entertaining. Check out this gem he unearthed: How VCRs Destroyed America's Youth

The Fies Sisters are honored to have our first YouTube release SCRUTINIZE covered by the man, the legend, the Chuck-tamer himself. Who wouldn't feel thrilled to hear this about their work:

"But what I think I dig the most about Scrutinize is the idea itself and how it's executed. It grabs your attention and keeps you wondering where it might go, only to have a genuinely smart and very fun reveal in the end."

Check out the awesome article here! Become a member of Matt's blog. The Fies Sisters highly recommend it because Chucktober is coming!

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Matt-suzaka said...

You are simply too kind, me lady! Thanks so very much for the love; it's very much appreciated from a talent such as yourself!


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The Magic of Christmas Artisan Market - this weekend!!

Posted November 14, 2017

The Magic of Christmas Artisan Market

Fri, 11/17/2017 - 3:00pm to Sat, 11/18/2017 - 4:00pm

An exquisite collection of handcrafted treasures and tasty treats to enhance your holiday season.

Taking place at the Bootleg Gap Golf Course Clubhouse  Nov 17th 3-8pm  &  Nov 18th 10-4pm

Entrance fee is $2 in support of thte Kimberley Food Bank

There will be door prizes

Wheelchair accessible

Get your 'Spook' On!!

Posted October 26, 2017

This is the weekend for ghouls and goblins to come out and haunt!!

Between the 1st Annual Kimberley Horror Fest and Spooktacular 2017 at Fort Steele - there is something for everyone!

Just remember to stay safe!


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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Prosciutto and Sage Wrapped Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs are the easy part of a cut of chicken - flavorful, quick cooking, and simple to prepare. After Stacey Snacks posted this easy and delicious looking recipe and there was some prosciutto in my refrigerator that needed to be used up, I  knew this would be on the menu soon.

Stacey's version called for fresh rosemary but I had a hankering for sage, so I swapped out the herbs. In her version she pan fried them but noted that a commenter had baked them to the effect of a lot less grease splatter to clean up.  Less fuss, less mess, I went with the baked method and they turned out wonderfully!

Prosciutto and Sage Wrapped Chicken Thighs

2 Chicken Thighs (bone in or not)
2 slices prosciutto
2 cloves garlic, sliced thin
12 small (or 6 large) fresh sage leaves
olive oil

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove skin for chicken if need be. Massage a little olive oil on the chicken, add pepper and divide garlic and sage leaves between two thighs and place on top. Carefully wrap prosciutto around, with ends tucked under. Baked for 30-40 minutes until chicken is done (depends on the size of the thighs). Serve.

Recipes currently inspiring me:

Scandinavian Rosettes at Pinch My Salt
Vegetarian Sausage Patties at An Edible Mosaic
Risotto with Salmon and Prosciutto at Eats Well With Others

Joanne said...

You just can't go wrong with anything wrapped in prosciutto. This looks wonderful. And thanks for the shout out in your post!

The Food Hunter said...

MMM...wish I was having this for dinner tonight.