Gravity Aided
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- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I went to a lovely dinner party at a friends house, they had the event out doors, and we saw many, many birds, as their garden is very much a bird sanctuary. 31C, so a tad warm...
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Sat in a garden shelter listening to the gentle pitter patter of the rain and watching the koi swimming in a nearby pond it's idyllic
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
*SNORK*
The girls had Felix AGAIL with cod, I'll have you know.
You mean Sneuk which is probably before your time. Whale meat but it never became very popular for some reason.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
We have SHOWERS of rain. I use capitals to emphasise that the rain drops were bouncing 3 inches up off the road.
Fortunately I was in the car at the time and able to stop until it passed over. Just came out of Calmac office where people were debating whether to have day trip to Kilchoan after being told they may not get back as there is a problem with the ferry rescue boat and it may not be able to sail until it is fixed.
Strangely I got bookings I wanted as midweek is not peak tourist time for holiday house changeovers.
The main car park which has been extended and holds a lot of cars was 3/4 full with the campervans beginning to finish their breakfasts at 9 o'clock. Overnight sleeping in vehicles is forbidden but there is nobody currently enforcing it. At least slightly less annoying than the ones who park on the Main St. as well as the pedestrians who regard it as a pedestrian zone and walk along the middle of the street and glare at any vehicles trying to drive legally along the street.
Fortunately I was in the car at the time and able to stop until it passed over. Just came out of Calmac office where people were debating whether to have day trip to Kilchoan after being told they may not get back as there is a problem with the ferry rescue boat and it may not be able to sail until it is fixed.
Strangely I got bookings I wanted as midweek is not peak tourist time for holiday house changeovers.
The main car park which has been extended and holds a lot of cars was 3/4 full with the campervans beginning to finish their breakfasts at 9 o'clock. Overnight sleeping in vehicles is forbidden but there is nobody currently enforcing it. At least slightly less annoying than the ones who park on the Main St. as well as the pedestrians who regard it as a pedestrian zone and walk along the middle of the street and glare at any vehicles trying to drive legally along the street.
You mean Sneuk which is probably before your time. Whale meat but it never became very popular for some reason.
I think the reason was that song Vera Lynn belted out.
"Whale meat again"... 🎶
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
And don't forget: ''There'll be blubber over the white cliffs of Dover.''
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Still raining and windy here . 
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Grey and soggy here chez Casa Reynard.
Slept really well and am definitely feeling more chipper. Have had a gentle morning puttering around in the kitchen sorting stuff and doing some writing. Much of the same this afternoon, methinks.
No more "presents" overnight. Will have to tell the girls they are slacking.
Anyways, it is almost time for luncheon.
Slept really well and am definitely feeling more chipper. Have had a gentle morning puttering around in the kitchen sorting stuff and doing some writing. Much of the same this afternoon, methinks.
No more "presents" overnight. Will have to tell the girls they are slacking.
Anyways, it is almost time for luncheon.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Just had a picnic overlooking the Chinese garden
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Actually not. That's a surprisingly common sight, as they use the cattle to keep the grass under control.
When I do go to Cambridge, I cycle in and out of town from Cambridge North along NCN11 as it's less traffic-y than the route from the main station, and the last stretch is crossing Midsummer Common. That's why the common is full of cattle grids.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Wow, that is a House Special
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
You mean Sneuk which is probably before your time. Whale meat but it never became very popular for some reason.
Snoek and whale meat are not the same thing.
One is a fish, and the other is a mammal for starters.Snoek, which comes from South Africa is, I believe, related to the tuna and is quite good to eat. The reluctance wasn't down to it not being nice, it was more down to "I'm not eating that weird foreign muck."
Whale meat, on the other hand, tastes oily and tarry regardless what you do to it.
I should add, that I'm a keen student of WW2 history, including the home front. I am in possession of several cookery books of the era, mainly, but not all, written by Marguerite Patten..
