All that Glisters

There is an faint indication that someone is worried. After my unhappy foray into the market in the second week of June followed by a very rapid exit. I found myself once more on the sidelines  nursing a small but painful loss. But then came a glimmer that suggests I am not the only one worried sick about what might happen. Just a couple of days ago there was a sharp upturn in the gold price.

I've jumped on board with a raft of gold and silver miners that are doing reasonably well so far. It is a risky strategy but so far so good. My selection is as follows SBGL MDW FSM BVN PPP and EXK all on the US market.

And all the time the Dow and S&P plod on upward.

There has been a movement in the oil price but it is still muted and is not out of line with what we have seen over the past three years.

Recipe with no name

Still, it has been a lovely summer so far. I patched together a delicious spaghetti recipe. It has no name so suggestions welcome.

Gently fry one red onion, a couple of peppers (colours don't matter), an aubergine (egg plant) cut into cubes. When all is soft add a can of chopped tomatoes, three or four chopped gherkins, a tablespoon of capers, half a dozen chopped pitted green olives 150 mls vegetable stock, a tablespoon and a half of red wine vinegar and a tablespoon of soft brown sugar (you can adjust quantities to suit your taste in sweet and sour). Salt to taste. Add water if necessary. It is lovely as a spaghetti sauce and leftovers will make a sort of cold ratatouille for lunch tomorrow.