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Sweet dreams, Mr B. And stay safe.

Here's the recipe: https://allourway.com/italian-peas-with-mushrooms/

How about both together...

Or posts a picture of some garden peas.

Or a butcher you whose meat you didn't want to handle?

He's only happy when he's complaining...

Hey, bro. I'm sure spring will arrive when it is ready to...

Good morning, young man.

Good morning, all Another morning that feels distinctly chilly here in the northwest of Ireland, at least in comparison to much of the past couple of weeks. Currently around 9°C (48°F), but feeling a fair bit cooler due to northeasterly breeze, Mainly sunny, though, with no rain forecast. Seems like that may be the pattern for much of this week. There's an area of high pressure in the Atlantic, currently to the northwest of Ireland, which isn't forecast to move a great deal over the next 4 days or so. It will maintain a pattern of cold, polar winds over Ireland, but should not bring any significant rain. The nights will be cold, though, getting close to 0°C (32°F) some nights, with a risk of grass frosts. I took my trays of runner bean seeds indoors last night and left them on a windowsill. They may have to stay there until the temperatures start to rise again. Thankfully, the seed potatoes I planted last week have no shoots above ground yet. Currently 45 of the 50 onion sets I planted on the 30th of April have sprouted, and I'm sure the others will push their little green shoots up out of the soil in the next day or two. Thankfully, onions, unlike potatoes, are not sensitive to frost. And I have beetroot seedlings starting to emerge. Hope all of you have a great Monday!

'Sakes, indeed!

Hi, Page Hope your day's going well.

Hi, Gary! And you have a great rest-of-the-day/evening.

Quite possible that both were... The Irish have a tradition of wearing kilts, as well as the Scots. There are some differences, most importantly being: (a) the traditional Irish kilt is the Saffron Kilt, which doesn’t form a tartan or plaid design, and is typically a mustard yellow in color, and (b) each Scottish Kilt tartan represents a separate Scottish clan, whereas the Irish kilt tartans that do exist were made to represent the different Irish districts and counties. https://www.kilts.com/scottish-kilt-vs-irish-kilt/

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And when I tried removing "blob:" from the start of that address, YouTube told me: And this is reply 40,000!

Hi, young Albert! I visited the Giant's causeway last October with my sister who was visiting from England. According to Irish Mythology, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by the Irish giant, Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool) who had been challenged to a fight by the Scottish giant, Benandonner. Fionn accepted the challenge and built the causeway across the North Channel so that the two giants could meet. Different versions of the myth differ as to who was the eventual victor. In one story, Fionn hid from Benandonner when he realised that his foe was much bigger than him. Fionn's wife, Oonagh, disguised Fionn as a baby and tucked him in a cradle. When Benandonner saw the size of the 'baby', he reckoned that its father, Fionn, must have been a giant among giants, and fled back to Scotland in fright, destroying the causeway behind him so that Fionn would be unable to chase him down. The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption around 50 to 60 million years ago. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a national nature reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea.

Good morning, everyone! Slightly cooler day here. currently around 10°C (50°F) with the predicted high to be only a degree more. Sun and clouds, but no rain forecast. Still, the slightly cooler weather may make garden work a little easier.

A couple of evenings ago, my builder rang, and then called round. Main reason was to collect some cash for the work done just before the lockdown, but also to discuss other things I want doing, as he plans to start doing a few jobs from a week on Monday. One of the jobs is to fit a gate on the laneway leading down the side of the house from the main road. As we were walking back from looking at that possible job, I suddenly realised we were walking side-by-side, less than the specified two metres apart, so I immediately slowed down and started singing the words to Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police. That song has a certain resonance for me, as I was that young teacher in the 1970's and early 80's, and have several second level girls (and the occasional boy) who would try to get too close to me. But when I actually looked for the song on YouTube (to share with you all here) I also found this socially distanced covid-19 remix of the song with Sting, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots: I just loved the way the different members were using "instruments found at home while in quarantine" in the performance. I also thought Jimmy Fallon did a brilliant job capturing Sting's singing voice from the original version. And Sting may be a good bit older now, but by golly, he's still as sexy as (that word beginning with F)!! Instruments found at home:

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Seoul closes 2,100 nightclubs after last weekend's clubbing causes spike in infections https://www.thejournal.ie/seoul-gangnam-5095091-May2020/ From the same article: "In Germany, a fresh outbreak in slaughterhouses also illustrated the challenges authorities face as they seek to open up their economies." "President Donald Trump is pushing state governors to allow factories, restaurants and shops to reopen despite warnings that it might lead to a deadly spike in infections." "In Brazil, the country’s fifth-biggest city, Fortaleza, started a lockdown yesterday amid surging infections, even as President Jair Bolsonaro asked the Supreme Court to order states to roll back restrictions on business." "The latest tally today has found that the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 275,000 people worldwide [...] with more than 85% of fatalities in Europe and the United States." It's not over yet, folks. And probably won't be for a long time to come.

Hey, Page! How's things in Pageland?

Hi, Albert! How are you today?