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Who knew it would not be easy...

fitting your whole life into two and a half suitcases. :/

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Let’s be honest, this scene was worth the entire budget of the film.

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Egypt: Underwater sunbeams - Jackfish Alley, Sharm el-Sheikh

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Rusty.

Sorry for my absence as of late. I have been quite busy with housebreaking a new member to my family.

I would like everyone to meet Rusty. He is a small 3 month-old French Bulldog.

My wife and I have always thought about getting a dog. After a lot of talk about when would be a good time to start (there never seems to be a good time), we decided that we would get one now, while my wife’s work schedule is a bit more regular and before we start planning to have children.

While it is exciting to be a dog owner again, it is so challenging to balance my new role with the pressures of residency. Luckily, Rusty has been doing well with housebreaking thus far and has made great strides. He is much more comfortable at home and less anxious.

With time, I am confident he will make a nice addition to our family.

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Sleeping

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I found a pun that works in both English and Spanish

Where do cats go when they die? Purrgatory.

¿De dónde van los gatos cuando mueren? Purgatorio.

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Heston Blumenthal: "If you want a real centerpiece, cook the mac and cheese in the hollowed-out rind of a cheese – it adds to the overall cheesiness and looks great. But if you can’t buy the whole cheese, I have included instructions for cooking it traditionally. If you can’t get hold of these specific British cheeses, you can substitute them for a good quality cheddar."

Ingredients

200g macaroni ½ tsp salt 15ml truffle oil 300ml dry white wine 300ml brown chicken stock, infused for 20 minutes with Berkswell cheese rind, keep warm 80g Spenwood cheese, finely grated 10g cornflour 80g soft cream cheese Black pepper 15g goat’s cheese, diced Berkswell cheese, for gratinating

Preparation

Preheat the grill. Place 400ml of water, the pasta and the salt in a pan over medium-high heat. Cook until the pasta is done and all of the water has disappeared. Toss the pasta with the truffle oil. In a small saucepan, reduce the white wine over a high heat to 30ml. Add the warm chicken stock to the reduced wine. Mix the grated cheese with the cornflour and add to the pan. Stir until the cheese has been incorporated into the sauce, then add the pasta. Cook over a medium heat until the pasta is warmed through, then stir in the cream cheese. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Place in a hollowed-out cheese rind, sprinkle with diced goat’s cheese and add more macaroni on top. Alternatively, half fill an ovenproof baking dish with the pasta, sprinkle with diced goat’s cheese and add the remaining macaroni on top. Sprinkle some more cheese on top and place under the grill to melt and gratinate the cheese. Serve immediately.

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Gorgeous artworks by T.S. Claire

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Locals only, Christopher Rimmer

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Video - Via Siz iOS app

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Muntjac by Podoces