Bluestockings & Orange Wellies: Welcome to the Degu Station!

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Well, that's self-explanatory, I think.

Previously known as:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5176773-bluestocking-the-gerbical?page=1

Oh Spartacus...that looks like an assault to me!

Sometimes, dear Dean, it's best not to enquire too much into these things.

Just enjoy the patterns of the fire & the crackling of the logs (& a large glass of something good).

This is the CS Lewis quote I heard

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.

The DW guy quoted it to a couple of GI bods who, to be fair to them, sat down and had a chat with him,. I think it's a bit long for a t-shirt slogan.

Clear thinking and honest, l like that.

Spartacus has rather over egged the whole cat thing. She's cat squared.

Evening all <oh my poor knees, I must stop doing that>

I've done and made two breakfast sets with my red clay, plus two square plates. All to be glazed as a set. Bloody he'll it's a.messy business. Back to white clay again tomorrow.

Terf tumblers to be started in the morning.

@AlisonDonut Well give us a butchers at your handiwork them pretty please.

You're looking extra shiny today Boily, have you been polishing the old carapace again?

Would Spartacus like to sit on my lap? ( My real life cat has beggared off at the first sniff of food)

Yes please. I love a good pot.

Been to the car wash! It was a two for one deal!

Whereas I love good pot!

Erm, it appears you'll be sitting on Spartacus' lap!

That is so cute Boily, I have used it as my WhatsApp picture. Thank you.

I never cross share on FB and here but I'll share my Terfy stuff on here only when I've made it.

Vin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône or IGP des Bouches-du-Rhône as the modern nomenclature would have it is, like all Vin de Pays, a bit of a lucky dip. It can come from almost anywhere in Provence and can be produced from almost any grape. This one is produced from the hills above Aix-en-Provence and the grape is exclusively Syrah.

It is a surprisingly rich and powerful wine, softened slightly with a subtle acidity and, at 14.5% ABV, not recommended for small children. The notes that I got were damson, burnt toast and the cherries bottled in vodka that my grandad used to bring back from Poland. There was more lemon in the bouquet than on my tongue but this isn't a criticism.

I drank it with a grilled lamb rump, crushed potatoes and leeks with cream and garlic. A great combination.

Wonderful, thank you JanesLittleGirl, I knew it would be worth waiting for

I don't need my trio of support animals any more - I could keep them permanently just cos they are sooo cute and cuddly, but I'll do the right thing and pass them on to you FuzzyPuffling as you sound like you need them more

I love this poem too. I first heard it recited by, of all people, Ronald Reagan! He quoted it in his address to the nation following the Challenger disaster in 1986 [I think] it seemed so incredibly and movingly apt.

Thank you for posting it.

The writer was only 19 when he was killed in an air accident. RIP, John Gillespie Magee.

Thank you @Marie...I think we have plenty of cuddly support animals to.go around. There never seems to be a shortage!

To go with your wine

A GLASS OF SYRAH
By Bill Homewood

We shall leave you footprints in your sand,
Everlasting ripples on your pond,
Horizons infinite beyond your land
And for your hopes a what-you-wish-for wand;
We shall leave you all that we have built,
All that we have dreamt and then made true;
We shall not bequeath you debt nor guilt -
Where anything was owed we paid our due;
We shall leave romances in your sky,
Poems shouting words of love, not loss,
Songs and tunes to lift you by and by,
A hoard of golden thoughts all washed of dross;
We ask for little; just one thing we crave -
Please spill a glass of Syrah on our grave

Bill Homewood

That is beautiful. Thank you so much.

To the planespotters here: do you know what these are? Very current.

Planes?

Yup!

😂

I mean, your answer was honest, truthful & succinct but frankly I was looking for a little more information than that.

Sorry i could not help myself but your reply made me laugh even more much love to you