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Food and Drink / Re: What are you eating / What did you eat.
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on Today at 10:14:11 AM »
It is lovely.  Recipe here:  http://www.gourmet.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/recipes/2000s/2009/06/raspberry-buttermilk-cake.html  I add ¼ c brown sugar + ¼ c chopped walnuts & ½ tsp of cinnamon to the top before I put it in the oven.

It works as a nice coffee cake for breakfast or as a nice afternoon snack.  I don't know if you get buttermilk in the U.K.  I suspect that substituting an equal amount of plain yogurt will work as well.

I'm having tea and need to go roll out some scone dough.
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TV / Movies / Re: What's your favourite TV program of the moment?
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on Today at 10:09:12 AM »
Courtesy of the local public library streaming services:
Speakerine.  A drama set in 1960's Paris that deals with the Ministry of Information and its television broadcast, which I assume is parallel to the BBC.  The "Speakerine" of the title refers to the main female announcer.  She and her family are drawn into this drama that includes insights into contemporaneous politics, relations between the sexes, and the Algerian war.  We've seen 2 episodes so far.  It's not as good as Engrenages, which I loved, but so far, it's not bad.   With Gregory Fitousi, aka "Mr. Handsome," who seems to be in lots of stuff, from Mr. Selfridge, to Engrenages, to this.  He's in lots of other films and tv shows that I haven't seen so he's one of those guys who "gets a lot of work."
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Comic Books/Graphic Novels / Re: What are you reading these days?
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on Today at 10:01:01 AM »
Ovid's Metamorphoses. 
It's kind of a history of the world, including a big flood, and then a series of mythological stories, like Jupiter and Juno's constant marital problems due to his incessant infidelities and the havoc this wreaks on mortals and other demigods.  Poor Io, the nymph, that got turned into a cow, and Argus, the hundred eyed sentinel who had to watch over her.  Neither one had a great time of it.  Then there's the scallywag mortal child of Apollo (Phoebus), Phaeton, who asks Dad if he can borrow the car.  Things go downhill from there.  It's a series of short episodes -- so rather easy and entertaining.  Many myths that I'd heard in passing are laid out in greater detail here, so it's pretty fun.
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Comic Books/Graphic Novels / Re: What are you reading these days?
« Last post by goldshirt*9 on Today at 07:41:20 AM »
Jack lark book book 11, A tad bored of it but I will finish it.
Have the "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang" next
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TV / Movies / Re: What's your favourite TV program of the moment?
« Last post by goldshirt*9 on Today at 07:38:25 AM »
So switching between above 3 body problem at work and Outer range at home.

I dont know which is the more confusing
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Food and Drink / Re: What are you eating / What did you eat.
« Last post by goldshirt*9 on Today at 07:36:45 AM »
Quote from: 6pairsofshoes on May 06, 2024, 12:29:22 PM
Raspberry buttermilk coffeecake

That sounds lovely
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General Discussion / Re: Local News
« Last post by goldshirt*9 on Today at 07:36:11 AM »
Quote from: christ on Yesterday at 07:55:24 AM
We're just breaking in the grandson as a lawn mower. Higher rates than I remember from my youth, but saves me putting sun tan lotion on!

 ;D ;D

Quote from: 6pairsofshoes on Yesterday at 08:42:33 AM
I wish he lived closer as the weeds here are out of control.  The weather has been lovely and the weeds are super happy.  At least it rained a few days ago so they're not so hard to pull.

Not too bad in the garden but then again my better half feeds a lot to the tortoise ( note to oneself, tortoise needs a out door spce this year)
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Make you laugh / Re: Things that made you laugh today
« Last post by goldshirt*9 on Today at 07:33:34 AM »
 ;D ;D
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Make you laugh / Re: Things that made you laugh today
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on Yesterday at 09:01:07 AM »
An accountant was passing a beggar in the street, and the man said "I have not eaten for three days" The accountant replied "How does that compare with the same period last year"?
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General Discussion / Re: Local News
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on Yesterday at 08:42:33 AM »
I wish he lived closer as the weeds here are out of control.  The weather has been lovely and the weeds are super happy.  At least it rained a few days ago so they're not so hard to pull.
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