“Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain.”
– Helen Keller
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Joke of the day – Difference between camel and diplomat
What is the difference between a camel and a diplomat?
A camel can work for days without drinking and a diplomat can drink for days without working.
Teatime Scones
Scones are the easiest English teatime treat. In less than half an hour you can make some warm homemade scones – the sultanas are optional.
Ingredients:
2 cups self raising flour
60 g butter
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
2 tablespoon caster sugar
2/3 cup milk/150 ml (approximately)
1/2 cup sultanas (Optional)
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 220°C.
2. Sift self raising flour and baking powder into a bowl.
3. Rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Stir in sugar and sultanas. Add enough milk to give a fairly soft dough.
5. Turn onto a lightly floured surface, knead very gently, then roll out to a 2cm (3/4 inch) thickness. Cut into 5 cm (2 inch) rounds and place on a lightly floured baking tray.
6. Brush with milk and bake for 10 – 15 minutes.
7. Cool on a wire rack. Cut in half and spread with butter and jam to serve.
Quote of the day – Lao Tzu
“The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.” – Lao Tzu
Joke of the day – You’re A to K
After being married for thirty years, a wife asked her husband to describe her.
He looked at her for a while, and then said, “You’re A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K.”
She asked, “What does that mean?”
He said, “Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful, Elegant, Foxy, Gorgeous, Hot.”
She smiled happily and said, “Oh, that’s so lovely. What about I, J, K?”
He said, “I’m Just Kidding!”
Quote of the day – Dr. Seuss
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
― Dr. Seuss
Quote of the day – David Brinkley
“Lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at you.”
-David Brinkley
Happiness is …
… stop and smell the roses!
Quote of the day – Franklin D Roosevelt
“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
-Franklin D Roosevelt
Joke of the day – The fluffy bunny
After a long day at the office, Jack came home to find his dog with the neighbor’s pet rabbit in his mouth. The rabbit was obviously dead. Jack panicked! “If my neighbors find out my dog killed their bunny, they’ll hate me forever,” he thought.
So he took the dirty, chewed up rabbit into the house, gave it a bath and blow-dried its fur. Jack knew his neighbors kept their backdoor open during the summer, so he sneaked inside and put the bunny back into the cage, hoping his neighbors would think it died of natural causes.
A couple of days later Jack and his neighbor saw each other outside. “Did you know that Fluffy died?” the neighbor asked. “Oh! Uhmm… I’m so sorry to hear that. What happened?” Jack mumbled.
The neighbor replied, “We just found him dead in his cage one day. But the strange thing is that the day after we buried him, we went out to dinner and someone must have dug him up, gave him a bath and put him back into the cage!”
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