Checkmate
I started playing chess a while back when i was not feeling to well as there is only so much Jeremy Kyle and afternoon TV you can watch!!! The problem I had though was whilst being at home alone I had no-one else to play with and whilst my dog Max is very intelligent, hes not that bright. Fortunately there are a number of free Internet sites out there that enable you to pit your wits against anyone you wish. You can select your skill level, length of game etc.. some games can last a few days if you are playing a turn at a time by post and not live. Microsoft also has chess bundled with windows with which you can play live with other players.
Well I must say I enjoyed the games that I played, i was nt as bad as I thought I was and it was good to re-kindle a hobby I had not undertook since my school days.
Now how do I a challange Kasparov ???
Old Traditional Hoobies | Comment (0)Different BBQ’s
Odd way to make a BBQ
1) If your washer on its last legs take out the drum before chucking stand it on its end, on a stone surface, cover the top over with mesh and you have a perfect wood barbeque, or firepit. The holes in the drum are great for letting oxygen to the fire, and as the wood burns, the ash falls through them
2) Make a barbecue out of a terracotta pot fill it with stones and about 1/4 charcoal and place the grill or mesh over the top. Make sure the pot is about an inch thick!
3) No this only works if you have a stand or some spare heavy brick. Get a metal barrel or bin as long as it’s metal. Cut in half long ways and either put on stand or on a concrete surface lay with bricks propped up around and bingo a barrel bbq
Basic Knitting
Every where I turn at the moment people seem to be talking about knitting. If its not on Kirstys Home project on Thursday night channel four, its on Britain’s go talent lats night. God did you see it the three old women were hardly an advert so I thought I’d get on the band wagon
Knitting dates back as an ancient craft with Queen Elizabeth I known to have worn knitted stockings very vogues. So what do you do?
When you purchase your wool / yarn ask what they recommend with needles rule of thumb the thicker the yarn the thicker the needles a super chunky and simple yarn no bobbles, light colour so can you see and nice and chunky.
Getting started
If looking at knitting books and patterns you will find that there are many different ways of doing the same thing.
Right-handed knitters, the needle that makes new stitches is held in the right hand whilst the needle which holds the finished stitches is held in the left. And opposite if left handed
Garter stitch
Two or more rows of knit stitches are called garter stitch perfect for a scarf
1.Put right-hand needle into the stitch loop and lay the yarn across
2.Hold yarn over the forefinger, under the middle finger, over the last finger and then loop it around the little finger, this give tension and will help you to knit more quickly later on.
3.Pull a new loop through the first loop and then slide it onto the left-hand needle.
4.You now have two stitches on the left-hand needle. All the rest of the stitches are made the same way. Don’t worry if your stitches are slightly different sizes,
5.Make a series of 29 new stitches .
Casting ofF
1.Have the first two stitches so that they are now both on the right-hand needle and tip left-hand needle into the first stitch you knitted.
2.Lift it over the top of the second stitch you knitted and let it come off the tip of the next It will now be around the neck of your second knitted stitch. Knit the next stitch and repeat.
Tarot cards and Psychic readings
A fascination with the tarot cards, the history that surrounds them and what the psychic’s can us has been held as an interest by many for centuries. The dates of how far back it goes are woolly some believing as far as the 1300’s. However it was during the late 1700’s and into the early 1800’s that the tarot cards that are still popular now seems to originate from.
When it was created, the first Tarot deck, incorporated religions the elements in nature (fire, water, earth, air), and what were believed to be powerful astrological events and symbols. There are even references to scriptures from The Bible shown in some of the cards.
The tradition of the cards and Psychic readings have been adapted to the modern way of life. Even though the principles of readings are still the same, even old traditions have expanded to the technology of the day. You can have a Psychic telephone reading or even have your tarot reading sent to you over email.
The idea of Tarot readers, Astrologers, and Psychics, has become more popular and openly discussed with all the TV shows and media round now. What was once a Voodoo conversation or crazy idea, now sparks interest and is always a talking point, everyone seems to have had an experience or knows someone that has.
The one thing though, most importantly, to bear in mind is that the idea of the Tarot cards is that they reflect thoughts and actions in our subconscious and conscious mind’ very loosely like reading your horoscope, looking for answers for love, relationships of all kinds, money worries, career and happiness. They are not magical and definately to not provoke evil.
The History of Egg rolling
Well with it being nearly Easter I thought I’d look back on an old traditional Hobby, that is still alive and well in some parts today Egg Rolling. Believe me it can be a good giggle!
Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is an old Hobby and game that is simple as it sounds played at Eater and basically involves throwing a load of eggs down a hill. It was had various versions over the years with whether you use chocolate, boiled or even soft eggs decorated, the end result is still the same; the winner is to get your egg down the hill and in one piece.
In America there is a slight twist that resembles a little like Hockey. There is an annual tradition with the Easter Egg Roll that is held on the White House lawn each Easter Monday for children and their parents. The children push an egg through the grass with a long-handled club and there is also exhibits of artistically-decorated eggs.
Dolley Madison, the wife of President James Madison, began the event in 1814 and hundreds of children brought their decorated eggs to join in games.
As mentioned in the UK we just chuck them down a hill. It does date back though hundreds of years and is known as “pace-egging”, from the Old English Pasch meaning Easter. In England, Germany and other countries it is thought that the egg rolling symbolises the rolling away of the rock from Jesus tomb before his resurrection.
I love the next bit I found out the there is an old Lancashire legend that says that any broken eggshells left ove at the end should crushed or they will be stolen and used as boats by witches.
