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[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Thousands of black birds - aka grackles - take over parking lot in Houston

I always knew Houston was for the birds.

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Saturday, all.  

What lovely eyes, those lips are rather nice too, the freckles and hint of chest hair are certainly appealing.

I've a nasty migraine building do you think he would consent to simply holding my hand and changing out the warm compress on my brow.

[dughlas]

17 hours ago, Marty said:

 

 

Incredible.

[dughlas]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

This is what you feed a cowboy to keep his energy up.   Morning, bro and Mum.  

Damn! I've been feeding mine the wrong thing ... but they seemed to enjoy it.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

Here's another piece from him:

 

I love his voice. Could he read me stories each night before I sleep?

[Marty]

1 minute ago, dughlas said:

I love his voice. Could he read me stories each night before I sleep?

I was thinking the same thing myself, bro.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Thousands of black birds - aka grackles - take over parking lot in Houston

Drew came home and see what happen

 

1 hour ago, Marty said:

That reminds me of a piece I read in The Guardian on Thursday about how a murmuration of starlings was found to be responsible for recent intermittent power outages in a Scottish village....

There's a town back home dealing with roosting black vultures. They're apparently very destructive in addition to being messy. Since they belong to the raptor family they are protected under federal law.

[dughlas]

3 minutes ago, Marty said:

I was thinking the same thing myself, bro.

So you think he should read me bedtime stories too?

[Marty]

21 minutes ago, dughlas said:

So you think he should read me bedtime stories too?

Erm... 

[Page Scrawler]

Watching Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. That family would never reach the gate before final boarding in this era. 

[Albert1434]

37 minutes ago, dughlas said:

So you think he should read me bedtime stories too?

Here Dughlas just for you!

 

 

[Albert1434]

This guy is just great I think And he is darn cute!

Edited December 19, 2020 by Albert1434

[Albert1434]

Shortbreads are in the oven

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

This guy is just great I think And he is darn cute!

His real name is Tom Roberts, from London. 

Here's an article about him in the Daily Mail published last May:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8284235/Man-poem-coronavirus-good-thing-hindsight-explains-Morning.html

(Some of the comments about him call him "sweet" and "adorable" - and I can't say I disagree.)  

[Albert1434]

I agree and more

[Marty]

12 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Shortbreads are in the oven

And I'm just about to finally put the marzipan (almond paste) on the two Christmas cakes I baked six weeks or so back.

(I planned doing that a few evenings back, but ran out of time.)

[Albert1434]

4 minutes ago, Marty said:

And I'm just about to finally put the marzipan (almond paste) on the two Christmas cakes I baked six weeks or so back.

(I planned doing that a few evenings back, but ran out of time.)

Yum just send me a piece please

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

What lovely eyes, those lips are rather nice too, the freckles and hint of chest hair are certainly appealing.

I've a nasty migraine building do you think he would consent to simply holding my hand and changing out the warm compress on my brow.

He'd love to.  

[clochette]

22 minutes ago, Marty said:

And I'm just about to finally put the marzipan (almond paste) on the two Christmas cakes I baked six weeks or so back.

(I planned doing that a few evenings back, but ran out of time.)

Christmas is in a week, aren't they going to turn bad?

[Page Scrawler]

6 minutes ago, clochette said:

Christmas is in a week, aren't they going to turn bad?

It's marzipan, of course it's bad. 

[Albert1434]

Well Page wrong again marzipan is great 

[Page Scrawler]

I'm sorry, Albert, you know I love you, but I've always thought marzipan tasted like perfumed Play-doh. 

[Valkyrie]

55 minutes ago, Marty said:

And I'm just about to finally put the marzipan (almond paste) on the two Christmas cakes I baked six weeks or so back.

(I planned doing that a few evenings back, but ran out of time.)

Yum!  I love marzipan.   

[Valkyrie]

Here's a nice, informative video of two of my favorite herd members.   Very educational   

 

 

[Marty]

52 minutes ago, clochette said:

Christmas is in a week, aren't they going to turn bad?

Not all all!

They are rich fruit cakes which, provided they are stored in a reasonably airtight container, would keep for at least three months.

Indeed it would probably still be safe to eat a year or more after it has been made:

Does fruit cake last forever?

Extract:

Fruit cakes and Christmas puddings can last a long time because the sugar acts as a preservatives, and alcohol kills bacteria and prevents mould

'All of these dried and candied ingredients have what we call "low water activity" - meaning they have very little moisture available,' said Dr Ben Chapman, a food safety researcher at North Carolina State University, U.S.

'Low water activity is important because many microorganisms, including foodborne illness-causing bacteria, need moisture in order to reproduce.

'In practical terms, this makes most fruitcakes extremely shelf stable, so they would be safe to eat for a long time – a really long time,' he said.
Source: Daily Mail: Does-fruit-cake-forever?