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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
| BCoF I've made arrangements for you to take all those Brazillian food choices to the next level. You're putting a menu together to help this restaurant get better ratings. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g303322-d4102590-Reviews-Primeiro-... https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/top-10-foods-try-brazil https://www.oliviascuisine.com/authentic-brazilian-recipes/ Our group is going to enjoy your recommendations this evening. Don't be out to late we're off to Belize next. Perfect timing Hurricane Laura has already gone past our location   A Brazilian chicken dish: Lets try this Because it is quick to make and a recipe that can be changed to exclude some of the peppers or include the spices at variable degrees for a restaurant making quick dishes served hot. Using deboned skinless chicken breast place in a bowl with ground cumin, ground cayenne pepper. turmeric and coriander; 1 teaspoon each. stir the spices then rub chicken well with the spice mixture. Salt and pepper can be added to this. Cook in frying pan using olive oil until well cooked. {well cooked tender pieces of chicken are good in a restaurant setting.} Place crushed onion 1 tbls. ginger, 2 peppers, 2 garlic gloves, in another pan with 1 can coconut milk begin to cook slowly. After a few minutes add slices of whole tomatoes with seeds removed. pour over chicken heat well and serve. This would go well with a side dish of fried rice cakes. 2 cups cooked white rice, mixed with 2 eggs, one quarter cup flour, a half cup Parmesan cheese and freshly crushed parsley. Roll into small balls and cook in olive oil. I think serving with a Brazilian bread would also be good on the side. Recipes found in Brazilian section of https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes |
| 30 day Today's adventure is all about unusual architecture https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g303322-d318131-Reviews-Catedral_M... https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g303322-d2349423-Reviews-Itamaraty... https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g303322-d2349446-Reviews-Templo_da... Amazing designs, don't you agree? Which one appealed to you most, why? What's your favorite architecture near where you live? Our BCoF people are planning our dinner this evening.   The city of Brasilia was inaugurated as the capital of Brazil in 1960. There are a great many architectural wonders built in the city. On a tour of the city we saw modern buildings and sculptures. The JK presidential memorial is a tall tower, with a sculpture on the top, representing the twenty first president of Brazil and the founder of Brazilia. The capital was moved to Brasilia in 1960 because it is more central to the entire country of Brazil. The seat of the government, called the three powers is modern contemporary architecture. It was designed by Oscar Niemyer. Niemyer was 104 years old when he died in 2012. His designs depict certain types of essential ideology. Within the acreage of the three powers are three buildings for Legislature, Executive, and Presidential parts of government. A sphere cut in half has one half with the dome up and one half with the dome down. The dome round part up is where bills are formed. The dome down is where bills are approved and move out to the public. The entire square is paved in white marble cobble stones. A sculpture design like a clothespin and one designed like two black homo sapien figures stand in the square. Oscar Neimyer designed the clothes pin type figure. The two black figures were designed by Bruno Giorgi. Other Buildings: The first church built in the city was Igrejino NS. De Fatima a small chapel designed like a nuns hat. There is also a dove meant as a sign of peace building. The building houses a map of the city which is laid out in the form of an airplane and an eternal flame representing liberty. Apartments built on columns like stilts. A beautiful stadium has been constructed. A high wide sea shell entry to a building used as the Brazilian Military and security site. (similar use of the building is like the pentagon in the USA} The Dom Boxial Chapel is shaped like a crown with the seating area underground. It has Blue stained glass windows to depict the sky and White panes of glass to depict the stars. There are angel hanging from the ceiling along with large chandeliers. One museum is designed to depict a space ship in a futuristic mode. Many of the buildings were designed by Oscar Niemyer. He is known for integrating into his designs large flowing ramps and walkways. Because of its recent building spree to bring it into line, with the needs of a capital city Brasilia is a haven of beautiful architecture. I don't really have a favorite architecture near where I live. Most buildings are square or rectangle in shape. Many are older with bricked sidings. I like living in an a-frame especially when some devastating storm goes whipping through because it feels solid in wind or winter blizzards. ![Merit Badge in Travel
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