http://askannetaylor.com Ask Anne Taylor - The Languages for All Blog Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:32:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is with deep sorrow that I have to report that on Saturday 30th June 2007 at 23.10 Anne Taylor drifted gently off to go and dance with angels. Her family were with her at the time as she passed out of this world. Anne was a very close and dear ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=31 Saturday afternoon found me on a local radio station,Radio WM with Nikki Tapper on Afternoon Delight from 14.00h to18.00h I was talking about Bookcrossing and how it works. It is such fun and one can meet so many good people.This led on to penguin pullovers and the site Goodgifts.org and naturally ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=29 Mind mapping is something that can be used for everyday life from goals and projects in businesses to learning and studying anything. For those of you who live around the Midlands in the U.K. Barry Mapp[yes that really is his name!] is conducting a one day workshop on May 22nd price ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=28 Alfajores - Argentinean biscuits with “Dulce de Leche” (rich toffee, with buttery caramel flavour and silky texture, made of fresh milk)  A traditional Argentinean recipe to show how Dulce de Leche is typically used. Ingredients: * 1 jar Dulce De Leche Original  (Wheat free, Gluten free) 300g cornflour 150g plain flour 200g butter 150g caster sugar 3 egg ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=27 Hope you all had a good Bank Holiday. We have another one in three weeks time.It always seems a bit strange to me to have two days in one month. However it gave time for a bit of retail therapy and time wandering around our wonderful green countryside.It also gave ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=26 Well our fund is growing and we are now somewhere near the £225.00 mark. I would like to see it grow a little faster.The sale of our cards and CDs would help greatly and I would love to see sales soar so that we can help people to develop and educate ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=25 I love doing crosswords and often buy such magazines[always with the hope of winning something as well as having some fun!.]  In one magazine the editorial was answering the question “Why is a bonfire so called?”Bon is French for good of course.Does it mean a “good fire”? Apparently it comes from the ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=24 . Here is something to think about.Our body has ten fingers and ten toes and many of us still use our fingers for counting. This led me to thinking of the power of ten and recently I discovered a site called www.powersoften.com.Do go and have a look. If nothing else ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=23 Here is Frances talking about how languages impacted her life. The importance of language skills is something my colleagues at the Regional Language Network (RLN) realise only too well.  They help businesses and individuals in the West Midlands to access language skills and services and generally provide advice and information to ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=22  There are many reasons for learning a language ,one of which is buying property abroad. Many people start this too late and sadly they can sometimes find themselves in great difficulty when they have moved if unusual circumstances arise [as they sometimes do] It is best of course to make this ... http://askannetaylor.com/?p=21