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[deptfordmarmoset]

Edit to add a Bothan is more like a shebeen. Found on Lewis and probably other islands as well. Pubs would be a long way away and no transport other than feet so a male only gathering place would be easier with alcohol available.

Ah, I worked with a number of men from Lewis in the 70s and I may have confused Bothan with bothy. Shebeen was the commonest word though. I'd never heard of a hawff before, though.

 

[Reynard]

Bitsas supper tonight. Pasta, salad and a couple of tangerines that did not pass the triage because they were a bit squashed.

Now watching IoM TT highlights.

 

[kayakerles]

No tomatoes. The sauce was just chopped sautéed mushrooms, three cloves of finely chopped garlic, a couple of generous pinches of dried tarragon, freshly ground black pepper, sour cream and about a cup of the pasta water.

Umm, and some grated Grana Padano cheese on top after serving.

I’ll be trying that combo, Reynard, sounds both yummy and easy. Thanks for the share! 🍄

 

[Reynard]

I’ll be trying that combo, Reynard, sounds both yummy and easy. Thanks for the share! 🍄

Bon appetit! It's equally good with or without chicken.

 

[Reynard]

Got sniped on an auction I was winning. I hate those bar stewards.

 

[biggs682]

It's still almost light outside

 

[Jenkins]

I'm wondering how much of today's Women's Tour I can get away with watching tonight.

With the exception of the start to Ardleigh and Lavenham to the finish, I've ridden all of the route at various times, but being sensible it was only ever in the dry.

 

[Jenkins]

Ooh! There's going to be an incompetence vote !

Only 148 votes - amateur. I'd have got a lot more than that if I'd been allowed to enter.

Just remember - a vote for Jenkins is a vote for true incompetence.

 

[Gravity Aided]

This request is not mundane, but peeps might be able to help.

Where do I find a map of Europe from 1900 and find out how the boundaries changed over the following fifty years. I would like to know if Prussia was a country or an Empire, and the name of that area now.

I am the first to admit that my knowledge of European (geographical) History is very limited, possibly non-existent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_of_Germany

 

[Gravity Aided]

There is also a channel(Glory and Defeat) on YouTube that goes into a lot of German history, esp. the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. Because the German unification was accomplished at Versailles, as the Germans laid siege to Paris.

 

[classic33]

Very limited space in my room and unlimited imagination in my head.

p.s. camera points at the bird feeder and NOT at neighbours.

View attachment 647906

Canon?

 

[Reynard]

Canon?

Yep - the longer L-series lenses are that beige colour with the red ring.

Don't recognize it though, but it looks like the right size to be the newer version of the 100-400... Or it could be the 70-200 2.8

 

[Reynard]

I have a and a Min Spy

 

[Reynard]

Off to bed go I.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[classic33]

Off to bed go I.

Nunnight one and all xxx

Hi hoooo, Hi hooooo, HI hoooooooo, it's off to bed you go...