Marty
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Even I was able to laugh about it (the next day).
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You sure were, bro!
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Ah, sure, now! I survived. And I learnt a useful life lesson that day.
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Because I use a peppermill to grind my peppercorns freshly, I am unlikely to add too much pepper by mistake. But I do remember once as a child (maybe 10 years old, or so), when mum used to buy ground pepper and put it into a pepper shaker, the holes in the top of the shaker were blocked, so I took the top off and tried blowing the caked pepper out of the holes. What happened was that the pepper, instead of doing what it was supposed to do, decided to blow backwards into my face (and eyes). I think it took about ten minutes for my eyes to be able to see again. Actually, I thought I had permanently blinded myself.
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Belated "hi" back to you, young Albert.
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Good morning, Page. You're up early...
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Nicely done, Gary! I can particularly relate to the sentiments in the first piece.
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Gary will be pleased to see that his Anthology poetry has finally been published (and so am I)
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Val, if I've told you once, I must have told you a million times:
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Same here, Gary. At least the watching the pennies part. My siblings and myself will often reminisce about some of mum's recipes, particularly the ones where she was using ingredients that were cheap for whatever reason (maybe a glut, or just a special offer), or using up food that was getting ready to spoil (her bread and butter pudding to use up stale bread was to die for), or leftovers (chicken broth, bubble & squeak, and potato cakes from yesterday's uneaten boiled spuds, come to mind). We sometimes kick ourselves that we never got the recipes for some of the dishes from her. I have tried making bread and butter pudding - I've even tried store purchased varieties. But, as Sinead O'Connor famously sang: Nothing Compares.
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Hi, Albert! That's certainly good to hear!
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I'm assuming (because I've never heard the term before) that kernel corn is what we would call sweetcorn this side of the pond...
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Hi, Gary! Sounds delish!
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My mum's version of shepherd's pie (and her version of cottage pie, which is basically the same recipe, except it has minced [ground] beef instead of mutton or lamb) always included peas. For some strange reason, I suspect your won't, Val...
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Good morning, adi.
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Amuses me that the word can have two almost contradictory definitions: either look at in detail, or just look at casually...
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Welcome, Sam!
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I had leftover chicken breast with steamed potatoes and carrots and a side-salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, celery, hard boiled egg, and boiled baby beetroot. Will either make a stew or a casserole later with what's left of the roast chicken. Whichever I choose, I shall be able to freeze what I don't eat tonight for a quick and handy meal or two at some later date.
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Hi, Page!
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Love it, Gary! [EDIT] (Although I think it would have worked even better had the horse's ears been totally visible - and the same for Cookie's tail and paws.)
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An excellent choice of subject for the first ever shot!
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Shocking, but not all that surprising, unfortunately.
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I think there are a lot of people feeling exactly the same during these strange times. Hope this will do instead:
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Hey, bro. Fingers crossed the day stays that way for you.
