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May 4th means it's Star Wars day!
If you've ever been out with a Jedi or Star Wars fan, you won't forget it... or the date 😅
After a while spent looking at plants I needed to sit for a bit. This little group of garden fountains burbled and babbled. creating a peaceful atmosphere.
The granite threshold to the beer cellar shows a couple hundred years' wear. The casks used to be wooden, but today they're mostly steel things.
If you can weld and want to make a smoker or hangi cooker, beer kegs are ideal in size and robustness.
Storm Amy is currently battering the north west of England. Branches fly off trees and some roof slates have loosened and I listen to the rain dripping through the gaps.
I've never seen my barometer register such low pressure.
As predicted when I was a child, this is our new normal.
For some reason that I do not understand, UK is the biggest market for drophead or open top cars. Here they are, crewed by people who look better equipped to take on the South Pole than a gentle drive in the country. As they say up here, there's nowt so strange as folk.
Cloudy day and soft light, picked a dandelion on my walk. The macro sensor on the 15 Ultra is a lot of fun.
Lancaster War Memorial. The memorial was designed by Thomas Mawson and Sons and was unveiled on December 3, 1924.
I still mourn for my friends killed in Iraq and other places. I've processed the survivor's guilt, but it pops up unexpectedly still.
The Garden of Remembrance is a peaceful and well-maintained oasis.
Changing lane with a horse van isn't easy but this confident Roma seems to have it under control.
Note the gilded woodwork and wheels. Highly skilled work done by very few artisans now.
Shot into sun, hence lots of editing to restore details.
My neighbor's cat sometimes goes walkabout but comes back to guard the front door. Here he is today.
Costing up to €1.3 million it is not feasible to have an MRI scanner in every hospital. This one is mounted in a lorry that travels the country, chipping away at the patient list.
I had a scan last night and the staff were very kind and supportive. it's a noisy activity as the magnets move around one. and if you're worried about tight spaces it can be a tad worrying. but it's all good.
with luck they found my brain still works and the wiring, while odd, is intact.
Lancaster Priory was established in 1094 by Roger de Poitou. It was Benedictine. This doorway is a later construction. An octagonal stone font that was found in the garden suggests the Priory was built over an existing Saxon place of worship.
Raining outdoors but my washing line is indoors. The plants enjoy the humidity and I enjoy the routine.
The bookshelf is a shoe rack that I found in the street.
I liked the badge. It sits atop a 4 litre V8 biturbo engine which powers one of the most ugly Mercedes I have ever seen. Too ugly to picture here.
Giles Gilbert Scott was the principle architect of Battersea Power Station. Much later Frank Gehry set out this transformation and reuse of this icon of South London.
This seen in 2019.
Gilbert Scott also designed the K6 telephone box (1935).
The Harris is a gallery that has been closed for the last two years for 're-imagining' inside. It should have re-opened this spring but remains shut.
This week's veggie soup mix. Atop is a squeeze of tomato purée and two dollops of Vegemite.
Vegemite was developed in Melbourne and made from leftover brewer's yeast. Instant umami and heaps of B vitamins.
I don't make meatloaf anymore, but a generous portion of Vegemite transforms it into something memorable.
Ham cooked overnight in the slow cooker, with bay leaves, pink peppercorns, onion, garlic, on carrots and mushrooms.
Served on couscous with pickled radish, and carrots. With Dijon mustard.
I don't like labels, having been assigned a variety of them throughout life. However, it can be handy to label food with what it is, and when you should use it by.
I posted another shot of this house a while ago. I just like it. The front door has been replaced recently using a 'period' design. I watched it being hung in place - super workmanship.
I really like the lead flashing above the door, carefully cut into scallop shapes. A nice detail. The internal shutters are originals, as are the window frames.
It's called 'The engineer's house' because the castle engineer lived here for a while. I think that might have been Thomas Harrison, who did extensive work on the castle, including building accommodation for male and female prisoners.
If you know who the engineer was for certain, do let me know!
Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, 1st Baronet, (9 May 1801 – 12 April 1866) was an English landowner, developer and Member of Parliament who founded the town of Fleetwood, in Lancashire, England.
Before its foundation, Fleetwood was described as a massive rabbit warren on huge snd dunes
This bust was made in Rome by Henry Behnes Burlowe.
Friday's soup for a crowd consisted of anything on special offer. The oranges added sweetness to the carrots. Red lentils and chickpeas for protein and thickness. Broccoli because it's pretty 😁
This is wearing away, so I thought I'd capture it before it goes forever.
Anyone like to tell me what it is?
A busy day at the beach, surfers catching waves during a beautiful sunset at Laguna Niguel.
The camera on the OnePlus Open continues to impress. Not just "good for a folding phone", it's a legit good camera.
Outside the gelateria on Sun Street is a rather incongruous giant model of a '99' - a concoction of soft-serve ice cream with a chocolate flake, on a cornet wafer. These were made famous in UK by Mr Whippy ice cream vans, starting in Birmingham, in 1958.
Conversely, the dark chocolate gelato sold in this shop is possibly the best I have tasted outside Italy.
Excellent locally-blended tea, served by friendly staff in immaculate porcelain.
A place to linger for a while.
Today I made a wholemeal bread that for once didn't go mad and produced an acceptable loaf. I used 40% English wholemeal flour and 60% Canadian strong white flour.