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Lancaster Castle is old. It's been a fortress, a prison, a court, execution site, and now tourist attraction. There's a pretty good cafe, too đ
This is a double-dirty chai latte that my friend made for me today. It's his signature drink, and truly wondrous.
The work of seconds with a bolt cropper and someone's treasured bike is gone.
Nobody sees anything. It's a shame.
Corollary - use a U bolt lock, or tie a wolverine to the frame if you leave your bike for even a few minutes.
Aka Great Willowherb.
A pretty wetlands plant that makes its home in towns, too.
Used in old medicine as an anti inflammatory and to treat skin problems. As a tisane it's useful for sore throats.
A triangulation point, or trig point, consists of a concrete or stone pillar, typically around 1.2 meters high, with a brass plate on top. This plate, often called a "spider," has three arms and a central depression for mounting a surveying instrument like a theodolite. There should be a plug in the middle, to prevent ingress of dirt and water that could interfere with the theodolite - this one is missing (probably taken as a souvenir).
A small portion of haddock and chips. Today I was offered tar tare sauce and a wedge of lemon. The youth behind the counter suggested I would enjoy some gravy, too. He was right!
A YouGov survey found that 23% of Northerners regularly pour gravy over their chips, compared to 15% of Midlanders and 9% of Southerners. Greater Manchester is considered the spiritual home of gravy on chips, with 38% of residents indulging.
Afternote: I think, for clarity, that I should say the gravy is for dipping your chips in; not the fish! Also, you dip your chips; you don't pour the gravy over them - that's why you get the gravy on a pot.
I am learning a lot about fish and chips in England. In the North, the default fish is haddock while in the South it's cod. Personally, I prefer skate, but good luck finding any - it tends to go straight to France and Portugal.
Finally, "fish supper" is a Scottish or Irish term. But if you are in a fish and chip shop and ask for one, you tend to get it!
The River Lune became a play park for jet skis one Sunday.
If you look carefully on the right is a yellow spec - a kayaker who bravely dealt with the wash from a number of these noisy motorcycles on water.
3 o'clock came and I was in need of a coffee. By chance I found myself here, on the Lytham Road in Blackpool. The place is wonderful and quirky, the owner is very friendly and kind, and the coffee was off the scale. If you are in Blackpool and need a decent, unpretentious brew, this is the place to go.
More than 6500 Trig Points, or Triangulation Points, were built across Britain between 1936 and 1962, as part of a big project to re-triangulate Britain. The last observation was made in 1962 from Thornley Gale, Cumbria.
This one is at the top of Arnside Knott. It's easy to see that it isn't used any more as trees obscuring the view had grown up around it. However, trig points are still marked on OS maps, and useful landmarks for walkers.
GPS has made these markers redundant for survey purposes.
Seen at the entrance to the local organic grocery, this electric delivery bike must surely be the way forward.
Mindfulness in cooking. The mise en place, a process invented by the chef, Escoffier. It helps ton organize and make cooking more efficient in every way. Plan, prepare, execute, reflect. It's so simple that not many people appear to do it.
ADHD is renowned for impulsive behavior. The mise en place when applied to daily life is a great tool to use.