Precision Cut Leaf Artworks - email from Lesley Sirimanne

 

Cinnamon peeling, ancient art - email from jksw.

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A few Km Inland of Hikkaduwa. Part time Cinnamon peeling at the rear of small shop by the road side on the way to the Highway. Peelings in front of peeler.

They also sell coconut(Rs 35-40) thambili Rs 30,  and other produce.

The stem  is peeled; the bark collected into rolls, left to dry in the sun a few hours only, then let to dry within the house for a week.

Rs 1200 per Kg.

But today with tourists a buzz, it is  better to sell the land and do tourism. Lodging B & B.

This August the lull in tourist numbers between seasons is not there.

jksw 

PS

Cinnamon was very popular in Europe in the Middle Ages. It along with black pepper, cardamom etc were the 'Spices from the East'. The earlier land route over the Middle East by caravens was blocked after the Ottoman Turks became an Empire. A sea route was pioneered by the Portugese, Dutch and later the English.

Cinnamon was used in cooking to hide the rancid taste of meat, which decomposed fast in the tropics. There was no refrigeration available those days.

The Dutch imported labour amounting to more than 30,000 from South India to cultivate their cinnamon plantations. Their descendants now form part of the Sinhalese population. They hold very high positions in present Sri Lanka.

Cinnamon powder mixed with bees honey taken in small quantities on a regular basis over three months, is claimed to alleviate the pain of arthritic joints

Philip G V

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'Goodness gracious me' - email from jksw.

Subject: FW: Goodness Gracious!!

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Subject: FW: Goodness Gracious  me!! Boombudi boombudi…..

Enjoy!

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Watch on full screen - comedian Rowan Atkins perform this one with Pixie Lott and Nick Mohammed.........

last sung by Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren in 1960!!

http://youtu.be/KXRDF2Vi_Gw

Dr. Sankaranarayana (1960 entrants Batch).

Sankara and wife Mallika.

Sankara's son Roy, Grand-son and Sankara.

Sankara's son, wife Dr Thanuja - Pathology - and two children.

Sankara paid us a visit. The son is an Automobile Engineer trained with a degree from Moscow is married to Dr.Thanuja, Russian medical graduate, working in the department of Pathology, NHSL. They have two children. The son is an exact clone of the father. Sankara is still working as the medical administrator in a nursing home in Chilaw.

Perceptions - email from Gallege De Silva

Perception(Don't Miss watching this)

 

 

This is a lesson in "why, the next time you hear about an eyewitness,"                                                                                         you can't trust them or even your own eyes. At first, everyone sees the girl sitting . . . and the boy hugging her neck.                                                                                                 Then look carefully again. It is actually the reverse!  It is our perception that influences our vision & thinking. Yes, it is true...look at the guy's neck; he is actually                                                                                                              the one sitting on the couch, and the girl is leaning over, hugging him. Can you see both versions now?

 

The Pronking Dance of the Antelopes - email jksw

Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:24:57 +0530
Subject: FW: - Lovely!

Springboking. All four feet at once.

jksw

The Pronking Dance of the Antelopes - Lovely! Click here to view

 

Too much Technology ? - email jksw

And this is the best  one  ÍŠ