irisblue

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June 10, 2023

Today's Google doodle & me realizing I'm Cornish

I have never had a scone I liked, maybe the US Midwest bakers do/use different ingredients .

Today's doodle is an image of 2 scones (go look I'll wait)

If I were to find an authentic Scottish scone, I'd go. Cornwall style, jam first then the clotted cream. The image on the doodle right makes more sense to me.

https://www.seriouseats.com/british-cream-tea-correct-order-5225936

snip-"In Cornwall this is heavily disputed. They say the jam must go on first, the better to protect the cream from the warm scone, which would otherwise simply melt the cream. They have a point, but I’ve always taken my cream tea the Cornish way, undoubtedly due to many summers spent in Cornwall as a child where I consumed endless amounts of cream tea."

snip-"The Queen recently attempted to settle this ongoing debate when she revealed she eats her cream tea the Cornish way, jam first. But even an intervention from the Queen herself couldn’t put an end to the argument, and both sides still claim theirs is the right way."

more there.

Then the reddit forum Casual UK realized that Google was trying to start a civil war.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/145xwpl/google_trying_to_kick_off_a_civil_war/

After reading this, I made a pot of Yorkshire Gold Tea, and put Juniors of NY CheeseCake on next week's grocery list. If Google puts a doodle up of the types of cheesecake, well given how touchy & tichy things here in the US are at the minute, itl be an issue.

I'm going to take my cuppa outdoors and enjoy the improved weather.
Cheers Mates

February 14, 2023

NYT article on our messy messy mess

https://www.nytimes.com/article/ohio-train-derailment.html?unlocked_article_code=Skf2JDzZFKoPMLyQno6iZHSn0KXoWyv-Blgidr1PPUcb3cc-8hwZajDzFVUk_2EOirPYLK7yqLdscW8NTYOlVXFT5Smw-kMZZvwSD7LD5Z8dZA9lzGj9gWmA7aO2LE2qzupvDXUpnISaCsoWFIWZ8GFB9xsE6MNj43sgxINlonOwi-cgOQOikc9sFZ0lG5x5x-7KdJD3MnT8lKuNh78qmTiZKyiXPpiXVX1Vj4QnnnN7xADwwBf4NT8cFsooVmtWMExA4rQBB2dvg3CdJ25k2fMNGg5YffshsIy-S-ovt7o00xfkLKq7PpUP_jnlVjNhuwR31g&smid=share-url

I think you have to highlight all the web addy to see the freebie article.

December 23, 2022

Dec 1944, Belgium Jack Damn is a radioman crawling around in snow

My father in law, of blessed memory, always gave us socks at Christmas. Warm socks

Thank you Jack for so many things

September 19, 2022

Sec Pete and one of his kids

https://twitter.com/Chasten/status/1571637448588886019

I like this photo, BUT, someday, maybe soon, upset kid tummy will occur & as I learned from my nephew, the barf in hair event will occur no where near a faucet/shower.

June 24, 2022

Things I am grateful for today Friday 24 June 2022

My cats got food, water and litter.
I got safe drinking water, hot & cold running water & a flush toilet
The power is on.
I got food
I am clean & sober today & I am very very angry. Very Angry.

Today is not the day to tempt me though.

May 2, 2021