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Drinking coffee in the pouring rain having decided not to stay in a packed concert room. To be fair there was an umbrella. It was so peaceful here, too.
When i asked the barista what blend she was using, she replied that she did not know. She just opened the bag and filled the grinder. I salute her honesty.
Seeing my world order being overturned and shredded to pieces, values being carelessly betrayed, and my head being filled with ghosts, I can depend on enduring love.
On a somewhat glum January afternoon the light at Blackpool beach inspired a sense of majesty.
It's amazing how restorative even a short trip to the seaside can be.
Made in UK, the ecogum truck is made to remove gum from pavements without using solvents and is battery powered.
The gang wishes you all a merry Christmas and a peaceful new year.
Thank you for all your visits, faves and comments.
The sound of rattling milk bottles being delivered to the doorstep early each morning used to be part of the fabric of life in Britain. It's a service that has almost completely disappeared now. What fun it was to see this as I walked to my Monday gig.
After the hullabaloo of Halloween, take a moment to reflect on the lives of the saints and martyrs, both ancient and modern. That's the purpose of prayer in front of relics.
I noticed these empty casks on the bins today. There are several micro breweries here and i recognize some of the containers. I don't understand why these aren't being returned to be re-filled.
A UK government minister used this expression in parliament last week and I was mystified by what he was on about. This is what I found:
"In the UK, 4.1 million tonnes of food is wasted in the grocery retail supply chain each year. The wasted food is safe, in-date and edible, but isn’t used by major retailers for a variety of reasons, such as faulty packaging and over-ordering.
‘Social supermarkets’ reduce this food waste by selling this ‘waste’ stock at low prices to local people on low incomes who are struggling with food poverty."
Anyway this is my dinner today. Not knowing what you will be able to buy each week makes for some creative cooking!
The bailiffs have been to a local hotel, which is now closed. 14 days to remove their property before it's disposed of.
A nice new lock on the door. I hope the locksmith was paid.
Charles Dickens stayed here once and remarked that with every meal they served "bride cake".
The road to the old quarry is also where the owner built houses for the workers. Innovative or just common sense?
I went shopping for storage boxes the other day. I'm trying to organize better. Having visited three similar stores and been overwhelmed by the choices and hideous presentation, I realized it would be more sensible to thin out my stuff rather than organizing it.
It took a bit less than an hour to make this, but fresh food from fresh ingredients is a real joy to me. Hopefully my friend will feel better soon.
Unintended consequences when an alien species is introduced into the local ecology:
"The Harlequin Ladybird has been described as the fastest spreading invasive insect in Europe. It is a relatively recent addition to the United Kingdom’s fauna, first reported in 2003 from the south coast. This species originates from eastern Asia, but its route into the UK actually came from eastern North America, where it is equally invasive and is now recognised as the most abundant species of ladybird on that continent. Originally introduced into the states as early as 1916 as a means of biological control, specifically on soybean aphids, the species spread rapidly across the continent and indeed across much of the world wherever suitable climate and conditions occur."
www.fbog.org.uk/portfolio-items/the-harlequin-ladybird/
This, and one other, as far as I can see, has moved in to my apartment for the winter. At least there won't be any aphids on my plants in the spring!
The next train from platform 5 will take me to the dentist.
The rails on the other side have been taken up. No clue why. The buildings used to be a railways training center.
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Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
I last sang this with a friend in Amsterdam. Lots of Oranjeboom. It was a great weekend, what can be remembered, and we stayed in a houseboat. We went to the Rijksmuseum to see The Night Watch and weren't disappointed. We were picked up by some police who had us confused with someone else. Turned out we used to play football together when they had been stationed near our camp. So they let us go on our merry way. It's a funny old world.
To celebrate the end of the week this is puff pastry with apple, blueberries and flaked almonds. Greek yogurt dusted with cinnamon.
This crest was in the ground near Levens Hall - presumably it belongs to the Bellingham family. I will have to do a bit more research.
Walking along the Thames Embankment one day I came across this truncated lamp post. Odd. But look closely and you'll see a vent where the light should be. This is the work of Sir Joseph Bazalgette and Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, the engineers who sorted The Great Stink of 1858. This pipe vents the explosive gases from the sewer that runs just below. Usually these pipes are much taller.
Not quite sure how this happened. Same yeast, same recipe but a very energetic rise!
Time for breakfast.
I like how this drain pipe has been included in the overall design of the building, rather than as an afterthought that was bolted on.