Thursday, 5 December 2013

Who can have a royal warrant ?

 

 

Question 

Who can have a royal warrant and do you have to apply for one ? 
 

Answer

 A Royal warrant is granted to people or companies who have regularly supplied goods or services for a minimum of five consecutive years to The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh or The Prince of Wales.
Strict rules control the warrant, which allow the holder  to use the legend "By Appointment" and display the Royal coat of arms on products.
Applications for a Royal warrant are made once a year, the closing date being the end of May

Link

Royal Warrant Holders Association : Here 

The official website of The British Monarchy : Here 

Monday, 2 December 2013

What Poem Could I Put In A Birthday Card ?


Question


What Poem could I put in a birthday card. I want something romantic but not excessively soppy and sentimental.

Answer

I choose this, it is the end of Sonnet 17 by Pablo Neruda.


I love you without knowing how or when or where
I love you simply, without problems or pride;
I love you because I know no other way,

than this,   where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes shut as I fall asleep.

      SONETO XVII
No te amo como si fueras rosa de sal, topacio
o flecha de claveles que propagan el fuego:
te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras,
secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma.

Te amo como la planta que no florece y lleva
dentro de sí, escondida, la luz de aquellas flores,
y gracias a tu amor vive oscuro en mi cuerpo
el apretado aroma que ascendió de la tierra.

Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,
te amo directamente sin problemas ni orgullo:
así te amo porque no sé amar de otra manera,

sino así de este modo en que no soy ni eres,
tan cerca que tu mano sobre mi pecho es mía,
tan cerca que se cierran tus ojos con mi sueño.
   

Friday, 29 November 2013

Is Janus Rock lighthouse real or fictional ?

 Question
Is the Janus Rock lighthouse in the book 'The Light Between Oceans' a real place or is it fictional ?
Answer
Janus Rock is fictional; but there are several lighthouses on the South West coast of Australia and the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is on the South Westerly tip of Australia and is where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet.  

  Links below to information on Cape Leeuwin lighthouse and to interviews with the author of the book "Light between the oceans" M.L.Stedman

Links 
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse

 http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/WA. Click here

http://www.margaretriver.com/what-to-do/4-lighthouse Click here 

 Links
 M.L.Steedman
http://richardandjudy.whsmith.co.uk/ Click here

http://www.foyles.co.uk/m-l-stedman: Click here 

Monday, 25 November 2013

How are mandarins segmented and pith removed before they are tinned ?

Question
How is the thin membrane on mandarins segments removed before they are tinned ?

 Answer
The mandarins are prepared by lye peeling. Segments are peeled using a chemical process. First, the segments are scalded in hot water to loosen the skin; then they are bathed in a lye solution, which digests the membranes. Finally, the segments have  several rinses in plain water. 

Really interesting links:
Good explanation of the uses of lye in lots of food including mandarins:Click here.  

How the mandarin orange canning company explains it:Click here. 
 
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