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Some great artwork in the city centre! Irn Bru is a soft drink drunk up there more than Coke, and Tunnocks Teacakes are like squishy chocolate things with marshmallow and biscuit.
Fully grown female about 2.5 mm, and as far as I know one of the un-named jumping spiders from New Zealand. It reminds me of Tunnocks teacakes called Snowball, chocolate coated soft marshmallow sprinkled with coconut!
cute little tea cake!
sponge cake with cream and jam filling covered with marzipan.
lovely! i don't like marzipan usually but it's good rolled and covering cake(apparently)!
Today we went out for breakfast and had pancakes and teacakes and now we're at home playing the piano and singing and stuff
I am happy :)
St Abbs lifeboat house. Since Saturday, 17 September 2016, it has housed the “Thomas Tunnock” - an independent lifeboat, ie NOT RNLI run. The current man at the helm of Tunnock's donated a major amount, so the ship was named after his late brother and grand father, who founded Tunnock's. Many Scots (all Scots) are simply delighted that Tunnock's produce what they do, and wish them on-going success. My favourites are Teacakes, Caramel Wafers and their Cherry Cake.
Please see my other Photographs at: www.jamespdeans.co.uk
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, formerly the Smith Institute, opened in 1874 with the bequest and collection of the Scottish artist Thomas Stuart Smith (1815-1869).
The tiger in this image is an art installation known as Easy Tiger which was made by the brothers Robert and David Mach.
This tiger is quite literally a paper tiger as it is made from recycled Tunnock's teacakes foil wrappings!
I discovered this giant “chocolate covered marshmallow treat” in the Erongo Mountains. However, I didn't try it due to the somewhat hard shell. 😉
Erongo Mountains. Namibia.
St Abbs lifeboat house. Since Saturday, 17 September 2016, it has housed the “Thomas Tunnock” - an independent lifeboat, ie NOT RNLI run. The current man at the helm of Tunnock's donated a major amount, so the ship was named after his late brother and grand father, who founded Tunnock's. Many Scots (all Scots) are simply delighted that Tunnock's produce what they do, and wish them on-going success. My favourites are Teacakes, Caramel Wafers and their Cherry Cake.
Please see my other Photographs at: www.jamespdeans.co.uk
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 18th of September is “floral fantasy”. This requires a photo of flowers taken outside of their natural environment, artistically used in a bouquet, flower arrangement, still life, corsage or the like. It is also a requirement that it not be a macro shot, so that some context of its surroundings may be considered. Unfortunately, still being in a severe lockdown means that I am even having difficulty getting fresh flowers for my house, so I have delved into my archive this week’s theme, and chosen a photo from this time last year when I received a bouquet of beautiful flowers artfully arranged in a bowl as a birthday gift. I actually took this photo to remember the occasion and the gifts, but also to send to the friends who gave me the card and the flowers as a thank you. As my birthday this year will have taken place two days prior to the posting of this photo, I may have received another bunch of brightly coloured flowers to help celebrate my day! I will see. I do hope that you like my choice for the theme, and that it makes you smile.
During our two weeks' holiday in Scotland in September we stayed just outside Dunbar in East Lothian, just off the south-east coast. One place that we were delighted to re-visit was the beautiful tiny fishing village of St Abbs in the Scottish Borders (formerly Berwickshire).
On the left is the lifeboat station. There had been a lifeboat here since the loss of a steamship and 16 of her crew in 1911, and the local community was dismayed when the RNLI withdrew the local lifeboat in 2015. An appeal was launched to pay for a new boat and Boyd Tunnock of Tunnock's Teacakes covered the majority of the cost. The new lifeboat was delivered in July 2016 and is named Thomas Tunnock after Boyd's grandfather. It is a 9-metre RIB with room for 12 survivors and four crew. The top speed is 47 knots and the range is 150 nautical miles.
Storm Gertrude invited herself here today, and switched off the power to my house as she arrived, so I couldn't work (ah well, heehee). My camera battery was charged though, so I messed about with some Tunnock's Teacakes :D
I'm convinced that when I was very young, when we were taught history, somewhere back in British medieval history, or earlier, was an "Ethel the Redhead". When I google Ethel the redhead why do I not find any information on he/her? Or is the problem that I have confused with Ethelred?
Æthelred II, known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016, marked by conflict with the Danes and a reputation for poor counsel.
Æthelred II was born around 966, the son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. He became king at the young age of 12 after the assassination of his half-brother, King Edward the Martyr, in 978. His ascension was marred by suspicion regarding his involvement in Edward's death, which contributed to a lack of loyalty among his subjects. Now, I'm sure I can find more about him on ChatGPT
Bloody hell he sounds like an early Nigel Starmer:
What Æthelred actually did of value
1. Legal and administrative reforms
Æthelred issued more law codes than almost any other Anglo-Saxon king. These weren’t empty gestures:
He tried to standardize justice across regions
He strengthened royal authority over local courts
He promoted Christian moral order and royal peace
This shows a king actively governing, not just panicking.
2. A sophisticated monetary system
England under Æthelred had one of the most advanced coinage systems in Europe:
Regular, nationwide re-minting of coins
High silver quality
Strong royal control over currency
Ironically, this efficiency made it easier for Vikings to extract Danegeld—but the system itself was impressive.
3. Capable advisors and administrative continuity
Despite the “ill-advised” label, Æthelred often relied on experienced counselors, many of whom served under previous kings and later under Danish rulers. That continuity suggests the problem wasn’t total incompetence, but political instability and bad luck.
4. Military failure ≠ personal cowardice
England faced unprecedented, well-organized Viking armies, not the hit-and-run raiders of earlier centuries. Even strong rulers across Europe struggled against them. Æthelred’s failures were structural:
Fragmented loyalties among nobles
Regional power struggles
Repeated betrayal by ealdormen
These weren’t things a teenage king could easily fix.
What he undeniably did badly
The St. Brice’s Day Massacre (1002): a disastrous decision that likely provoked further Danish aggression
Over-reliance on Danegeld, which bought time but not peace
Chronic inability to inspire loyalty among the nobility
Verdict (with mild sarcasm intact)
Æthelred didn’t:
Build an empire
Defeat the Vikings
Leave a heroic legacy
But he did:
Govern actively for nearly 40 years
Maintain one of Europe’s best administrative systems
Rule during an exceptionally brutal geopolitical moment
So no, he didn’t master smoke-free teacake toasting—but he also wasn’t the medieval equivalent of a man helplessly setting the kitchen on fire. He was more like someone trying to run a house while the roof was already collapsing and half the staff was secretly working for the invaders.
Keir Starmer is Ethelred reborn. A 1000 years of great empire building undone by one man all over again.
During two weeks in Scotland in September 2020 we stayed just outside Dunbar in East Lothian. One place that we were delighted to visit was the beautiful tiny fishing village of St Abbs in the Scottish Borders (formerly Berwickshire).
This is the lifeboat station in the harbour. There had been a lifeboat here since the loss of a steamship and 16 of her crew in 1911, and the local community was dismayed when the RNLI withdrew the local lifeboat in 2015. An appeal was launched to pay for a new boat and Boyd Tunnock of Tunnock's Teacakes covered the vast majority of the cost. The new lifeboat (seen on the far left) was delivered in July 2016 and is named Thomas Tunnock after Boyd's grandfather. It is a 9-metre RIB with room for 12 survivors and four crew. The top speed is 47 knots and the range is 150 nautical miles.
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum.
Fife brothers(Artist Robert Mach and sculptor David Mach) have captured the imaginations of thousands of art-lovers with a giant tiger statue made from the wrappings of an iconic Scots treat.
This larger than life tiger covered in the foil wrappers of the iconic Tunnock cakes .
It comes to Stirling direct from the Royal Academy of the Arts in London
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/whats-on/916669/fif...
scottishscran.com/best-scottish-desserts/
Happy Bench Monday!
Halo Scout ann an Australia!
I am so happy to have met you and I think we will become close friends. I met Peter and Oleg and everyone who lives in Mummy Marian's house. It's cosy here, but I miss something Scottish. Maybe you can help me. I love Tunnock's Teacakes.
They have Tom Poucen here and I don't like them nearly as much as the Tunnock's Teacakes.
Bear pògn bho do charaid Scotty XXX
Scotty (number 30) is a a bear from the UK crafted in Merrythought a British historical factory. The plush is mohair and the paws are made of cotton velvet
It's a very beautiful hand-crafted bear and I'm very glad I own it .
Had some friends over for tea. Served homemade specially frosted mini muffins with the tea.
I ate way too many before they arrived.
Crazy Tuesday - Close-up Packaging
Thomas Tunnock Limited, commonly known as Tunnock's, is a confectionery company based in Uddingston, Scotland.
The Tunnock's Teacake is a sweet food often served with a cup of tea or coffee. It was developed by Sir Boyd Tunnock in 1956. The product consists of a small round shortbread biscuit covered with a dome of Italian meringue, a whipped egg white concoction similar to marshmallow, although somewhat lighter in texture. This is then encased in a thin layer of milk chocolate and wrapped in a red and silver foil paper for the milk chocolate variety.
Lovely afternoon sun on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury Dorset, lovely light on a classic place made famous in the Hovis advert in 1973. No one pushing a bike on this day but a teacake and coffee is available at the cafe :-)
St Abbs lifeboat house. Since Saturday, 17 September 2016, it has housed the “Thomas Tunnock” - an independent lifeboat, ie NOT RNLI run. The current man at the helm of Tunnock's donated a major amount, so the ship was named after his late brother and grand father, who founded Tunnock's. Many Scots (all Scots?) are simply delighted that Tunnock's produce what they do, and wish them on-going success. My favourites are Teacakes, Caramel Wafers and their Cherry Cake.
Please see my other Photographs at: www.jamespdeans.co.uk
One of my great-grandmothers was Irish, and so I feel no shame in using a Gaelige name for my latest attempt at making this speckled fruit loaf, using my own recipe. I think it will do, finally.
I definitely need to get a wire cooling rack!
River Nidd, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
We should have been out in our new car this week, but the delivery has slipped… apparently, it’s not been built yet. So nice of them to inform us 24 hours before the due date, but as they say - first world problems! Nevertheless, having booked the week off in anticipation we still decided to stick to our plans and venture out. Knaresborough only came to light after watching Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out in Yorkshire on TV a few weeks back. It’s looked very picturesque from the locations she visited and besides it’s got a great viaduct so what’s not to like.
Paul… before you ask, there will be a full account on the viaduct’s construction and history in a later posting.
Unlike Harrogate and York, which I suspected would be teeming with visitors after the relaxing of lockdown and more importantly… the pubs are now properly open so we opted for Knaresborough instead. Even after a coffee and a teacake (you wouldn’t believe the debate this caused in our WhatsApp group on the differences between a bun, barm, roll and said teacake… and not for the first time either!) the town was still pretty quiet.
Even these rowing boats wait patiently for their first customers of the day. Admittedly, it was out of bounds when I took this image but the owner let me through providing, I didn’t sue if I fell in on the wet slippy quayside.
By afternoon, the place was beginning to show the shoots of recovery with people wandering along the river side and cafes and pubs serving food inside and out. Even a few rowing boats on the river. It’s good to see a return to some kind of normal at last.
During our recent visit to Scotland we stayed just outside Dunbar in East Lothian, just off the south-east coast. One place that we absolutely love is the tiny fishing village of St Abbs, which is on the Berwickshire coast, about three miles north of Eyemouth. The cream-coloured building is the lifeboat station.
In September 2015 the RNLI withdrew their lifeboat from St Abbs though there had been one here since the loss of a steamship and 16 of her crew in 1911. The local community was dismayed. An appeal was launched to pay for a new boat and £70,000 was raised within a few weeks. But much more was needed. Boyd Tunnock of Tunnock's Teacakes had sent a cheque for £10,000 and the organisers phoned to thank him. He asked how much more was actually needed, and was told that the target figure was a quarter of a million. He promptly wrote another cheque.
The new lifeboat was delivered in July 2016 and was named Thomas Tunnock after Boyd's grandfather. It is a 9-metre RIB with room for 12 survivors and four crew. The top speed is 47 knots and the range is 150 nautical miles. The St Abbs lifeboat was back in business.
Today the We're Here lot are drinking coffee or tea and eating cake as they infiltrate the coffee and tea lexicon group.
We had a couple of days away to East Sussex last week (to make up for Greece-gate! 😂) ..the town of Rye is so pretty, all cobbled streets, ancient haunted pubs and cute little tea rooms.
The tea rooms reminded me of all the comforting things about Autumn...toasted tea cakes, crumpets, soup, big pots of tea....yes I know, it's all about food and drink for me!
Photo taken and edited on my phone....I do quite a lot of phone photography and especially like playing around with textures and vintage-style edits without having to get the laptop out, but never think to post any of them here...but as I'm having a lazy rainy day today, here it is!
Wishing everyone a great week ahead :)
A `what happened next' photo from my Tunnock's Teacake `shoot' on Friday.
I only got a couple of attempts at this, because I HAD TO eat the rest :D
I hope this young lady is feeling a little better after this mornings news out of the USA. Well done America, the orange stain is gone, well not quite gone but on the way out.
Sticker art by TeaCake Artist, ACDC Lane.
It's Sunday afternoon and no cake to go with tea. Argh!
Needs must, and I've made my cake in the air fryer. It's a first, and not perfect, but it's quite acceptable. Baked in about 35 minutes.
The top needed more protection to avoid it going so firm, but it's cooked through and still reasonably moist.
As tea cakes go, this'll do.
St Abbs lifeboat house. Since Saturday, 17 September 2016, it has housed the “Thomas Tunnock” - an independent lifeboat, ie NOT RNLI run. The current man at the helm of Tunnock's donated a major amount, so the ship was named after his late brother and grand father, who founded Tunnock's. Many Scots (all Scots) are simply delighted that Tunnock's produce what they do, and wish them on-going success. My favourites are Teacakes, Caramel Wafers and their Cherry Cake.
Please see my other Photographs at: www.jamespdeans.co.uk
for Monday's Photo Challenge and Thursday Retread Group.
this week's challenge......"what can you do with cookies"
if you would like to take a moment to view other photo's in the group:
I couldn't resist but to take this picture of these cupcakes at Teacake Bake Shop . . . I found the opportune time to take the picture while some customers inside were being helped. I was going to buy couple of these but the hubs reminded me that I already had a baklava earlier. . . he was right though . . . I didn't need them especially when the holidays are just around the corner . . . pumpkin pies and all the good stuff!
I think I've finally got this cake baking in an air fryer right.
The trick is to stop the top cooking before the bottom. I used a saucer on a rack set above the mix.
Cost about 35p in electricity, so that's ok then.
Foil covering of one of Scotland's finest (?) products clearly inspired by the Japanese Imperial Flag from pre 1945 :-)
Looking at boats and throwing shapes is tiring, however pleasant. So i restore myself with a little sustenance. This is tea cake and rum butter.
FYI run and brandy butter came about in the distant past as a ruse used by smugglers to bring these spirits ashore. It's lasted the test of time 👍
Okay. So for the past several years, I have been knitting socks for the family for Christmas. And if you want to know the truth . . . I hate it. It's turned knitting from a fun hobby into a total chore. I can't even remember the last time I knit socks for myself!
So. . . I came up with this completely bonkers plan. This year, I will knit socks not only for THIS year . . . but for NEXT year as well. Then, I'll have a whole year off. Since it's a chore anyway, why not set myself a deadline and daily goal and make it a challenge?
So here's the total tally. Altogether, it's about 820" of knitting. That's roughly 22 3/4 YARDS, people. Of socks. Knit on tiny needles with fingering yarn. Gah. I want to be finished by Thanksgiving (I work in shipping, Christmas season is busy and stressed. So by Thanksgiving it is!) This breaks down to a hair under 2 1/2" of sock per day (actually, a bit more, because I stupidly didn't figure in any inches for heels. But whatever).
Tally for January: 106" knit, 5 pairs of socks done. 714" and 19 pairs to go (sob). On the right of TMQ is the done pile, and on the left . . . yeah.