Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

In vino veritas. Perhaps, deep down, you really want to be a vegetarian.

LOL! I'm panicking less now than I was this morning! I don't know if anyone else has found this, but my taste-buds have definitely changed over the years

Oh no! I must’ve only remembered your review from the first time.

Yeah, I was thinking about it earlier, I think I went there 3 times in total. The first time I didn't realise it was vegetarian, which apparently a lot of people don't! I had heavily loaded hot-dogs the first 2 times, and a burger the third time, when I got food poisoning I suspect it was poor hygiene, the gaffer was away, and the lad behind the counter looked like he needed a scrub!

I’m going to have to order a new bottle before Yorkshire Day, mine’s running low. It’s the same bottle you gave me when I visited a few years ago, though I’m not sure the stuff really goes bad?

It lasts forever Barrett! I hope you can get a replacement at a reasonable price mate. If you want to pop over, I'll be happy to gift you a case!

I got a chuckle as I read this this morning while eating my breakfast — a scramble of bacon, eggs and cheese. I remembered you saying, when we had breakfast in Sheffield, that you didn’t do eggs, so at least that part shouldn’t be too tough. I’m sure it will be interesting for us to follow along with you.

No, definitely no eggs, even the smell of them turns my stomach!

That’s something I struggle with. I’m always snacking after the kids go to bed.

It took me a while to get used to it mate, but my reflux had got really bad. The worst thing is if I'm invited out to dinner, I know I'm going to suffer

That looks and sounds great, Jack. The first time I watched Detectorists, I had to Google “swede.” We call it rutabaga here (though personally I don’t know that I’ve ever had it, and probably couldn’t pick it out of a vegetable lineup).

Thanks Barrett Yeah, Lance is always making swede curries! Ugh! I always struggle to know what the difference is between swede and turnip, we just got the latter when I was young, and of course there's neeps, and mangle-wurzels!

In the show, Lance makes up a curry for him and Andy that he calls “swede surprise.”
Andy asks, “What’s the surprise?”

“How bland it is.”

Sorry mate, I'm reading down your post as I type! That really sounds like a rotten curry!

Hear, hear!

Maybe you can talk Tool Man into joining you………

Fat chance! (To quote Rorschach! ) He buys lard by the ton!

Eleanor’s school is closed today, though I’m not really sure why. It snowed 4 or 5 inches last night, but stopped snowing around maybe 2 or 3 AM and isn’t supposed to start up again until later this afternoon. There was plenty of time to clear the roads, and no reason as far as I can see why they called it off today, but they made the decision last night, based on the forecast, to cancel school today and tomorrow. It is supposed to come down pretty good tonight, but I doubt we’ll get the full 20+ inches they were forecasting.

Sounds like the schools here! Hope you've had a good day together Fingers crossed for the weather my friend

On top of that, they don’t really give kids snow days anymore. They’re “e-learning” days.

Oh no!

Cool pic Barrett If you're giving science lessons, that pencil-sharpener is magnesium I believe

 

[Jack Black]

A nice bounty of veggies Jack. Food inflations have hit my pocketbook, hard.

Thanks Harvey, I'm sorry to hear that Officially, food inflation here is running at about 25%, but prices have more than doubled! £2.20 for 4 tomatoes, which would have cost me £1 a year ago

Sounds like your grandfather had a wonderful outlook on life. That’s enviable.

Thanks Harvey, I can never hear this, without thinking of him

 

[echoscout]

Afternoon Guardians! Boss is on a fast train to nowhere and enjoying the ride.

 

[Jon0385]

 

[JohnDF]

He would often remark about how wonderful life was

These days, we tend to take our possessions too seriously and forget to marvel at the really important things in life... your story was a good reminder.

 

[echoscout]

I think I'll take Big Bex with me tomorrow

I get the Captain out and carry it tomorrow.

 

[Jack Black]

Afternoon Guardians! Boss is on a fast train to nowhere and enjoying the ride.

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Looking good Jon

These days, we tend to take our possessions too seriously and forget to marvel at the really important things in life... your story was a good reminder.

Those grandparents had almost no possessions at all, it was weird! There wasn't much in their old house, but they left it all behind, and in the new place, there was a mirror on the wall, probably put up by one of younger uncles, and few school photos of their grandkids, and that was it!

I get the Captain out and carry it tomorrow.

Sounds like a plan brother!

 

[Fixall]

I hope so, but I'm enjoying seeing all the others. I'm so glad Eric decided to build a Lambsfoot

That sounds like a nice day my friend Looking forward to seeing some patina on that one

You just wait....

It was a great day! Nice and relaxing. I've been out in the shop every day since. I went out there at 11am yesterday and didn't come back in until after midnight. Completely forgot to stop to eat lunch or dinner, lol.

 

[Fixall]

No doubt Brian. That lamb is to die for!

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Thank you... But that stag/damascus lamb is certainly no slouch!!!

 

[Jon0385]

Looking good Jon

Thanks jack. Your stag lamb is looking good as always…The food too

 

[Jack Black]

You just wait....

It was a great day! Nice and relaxing. I've been out in the shop every day since. I went out there at 11am yesterday and didn't come back in until after midnight. Completely forgot to stop to eat lunch or dinner, lol.

Wow, I know how that can happen! I tend to work like that myself, in chunks!

Thanks jack. Your stag lamb is looking good as always…The food too

Thank you Jon

 

[btb01]

LOL! I'm panicking less now than I was this morning! I don't know if anyone else has found this, but my taste-buds have definitely changed over the years

I keep hoping mine will change for the better, particularly with regards to vegetables. Not that there aren’t some that I like, but even most of those are greatly improved by a good amount of butter and salt (or, in the case of broccoli, cheese sauce.)

Yeah, I was thinking about it earlier, I think I went there 3 times in total. The first time I didn't realise it was vegetarian, which apparently a lot of people don't! I had heavily loaded hot-dogs the first 2 times, and a burger the third time, when I got food poisoning I suspect it was poor hygiene, the gaffer was away, and the lad behind the counter looked like he needed a scrub!

The food certainly looked convincingly non-vegan. Can’t blame you for not wanting to go back, that’s the sort of thing that can put you off a place for good.

It lasts forever Barrett! I hope you can get a replacement at a reasonable price mate. If you want to pop over, I'll be happy to gift you a case!

I can get a bottle for about $10 shipped. Not exactly cheap, but not breaking the bank, either.

I’d love to visit again some day.

No, definitely no eggs, even the smell of them turns my stomach!

I can understand that. The other day Eleanor asked if she could get a can of Spaghettios. When I made it for her later in the week, I found the smell to be nauseating. I don’t recall having any particular traumatic experience with them — in fact, I don’t even remember eating Spaghettios when I was a kid — but I did grow up eating Chef Boyardee ravioli, which I’m pretty sure smells exactly the same.

Thanks Barrett Yeah, Lance is always making swede curries! Ugh! I always struggle to know what the difference is between swede and turnip, we just got the latter when I was young, and of course there's neeps, and mangle-wurzels!

Sorry mate, I'm reading down your post as I type! That really sounds like a rotten curry!

I always liked that he scavenged his veg from underneath trucks and in between crates where he worked.

Fat chance! (To quote Rorschach! ) He buys lard by the ton!

Sounds like the schools here! Hope you've had a good day together Fingers crossed for the weather my friend

Thanks, we’ve had a pretty good day. They give the kids a chart with different activities, and she has to choose at least one from each subject (reading, writing, math, etc.). We had most of the required stuff done by lunch.

We’ve also been keeping an eye on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource’s live EagleCam, which is something they do at school every day.

Cool pic Barrett If you're giving science lessons, that pencil-sharpener is magnesium I believe

Yep, it’s faintly marked on the side there, but you’d probably have to zoom in to notice it.

 

[Onebigbill]

Forgoing cheese was a bold move Jack. Good luck to you my friend.

That is a great looking Lamb John. Enjoy your day.

It would be hard not to carry the HHB Bill. Always enjoy seeing yours.

Great example you have today, Steve. Hope the snow is not too bad in your neck of the woods.

Its hard to beat a great stew Jack. When you have the memories and history of where it came from makes it all the more important. I think a lot of people these days take things like that for granted. Thank you for sharing my friend.

Thank you Paul.

 

[Jack Black]

I keep hoping mine will change for the better, particularly with regards to vegetables. Not that there aren’t some that I like, but even most of those are greatly improved by a good amount of butter and salt (or, in the case of broccoli, cheese sauce.)

There've been 2 or 3 periods in my life where I have really enjoyed salads and vegetables

The food certainly looked convincingly non-vegan. Can’t blame you for not wanting to go back, that’s the sort of thing that can put you off a place for good.

No, I really don't think I'd ever go back

I can get a bottle for about $10 shipped. Not exactly cheap, but not breaking the bank, either.

I guess that's not TOO bad, it's about £2 in the supermarkets now

I’d love to visit again some day.

I hope that happens Barrett, it was a real pleasure spending a day with you

I can understand that. The other day Eleanor asked if she could get a can of Spaghettios. When I made it for her later in the week, I found the smell to be nauseating. I don’t recall having any particular traumatic experience with them — in fact, I don’t even remember eating Spaghettios when I was a kid — but I did grow up eating Chef Boyardee ravioli, which I’m pretty sure smells exactly the same.

Living on nothing but eggs for a month ruined me!

I always liked that he scavenged his veg from underneath trucks and in between crates where he worked.

Yeah! I think of him every time I cut cheese - not that I can do that for the next month or so!

Thanks, we’ve had a pretty good day. They give the kids a chart with different activities, and she has to choose at least one from each subject (reading, writing, math, etc.). We had most of the required stuff done by lunch.

We’ve also been keeping an eye on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource’s live EagleCam, which is something they do at school every day.

That's very cool my friend

Yep, it’s faintly marked on the side there, but you’d probably have to zoom in to notice it.

Really? Kind of weird that they're made from magnesium

Hope you don't get too much snow buddy

 

[Jack Black]

Hitting in the hay here Guardians, so have a good Thursday, and hopefully I can catch up later in the day

 

[lithicus]

My grandfather had a hard childhood, even by the standards of the early 20th century. His mother died in childbirth, when he was 2, and his father, who had previously been a professional soldier, re-enlisted to fight in WW1, leaving his children to be split up between various relatives, who were struggling to feed their own children. He was a clever boy, who loved what little schooling he had, but he started part-time work at 5, and full-time work at 7. He was one of the happiest men I've ever met though, when he grew-up, and got married, and had kids of his own, it was like he was living in a fairy tale, compared to his own childhood. He lived in a terraced slum, with a zinc bath on the wall, and a toilet at the bottom of the communal yard, before being moved onto one of the high-rise slums built in Sheffield, in the late 1960's. He used to marvel at the view daily, and must have been the happiest resident there. He would often remark about how wonderful life was

Sounds like your grandfather had a wonderful outlook on life. That’s enviable.

I agree cigarrodog and I contemplated posting this, but Jack Black story reminded me of my great grandmother. She was the youngest of seven children, born in a barn in Alabama, no birth certificate. So, while we had a good idea when to celebrate her birthday we could never be 100% certain. She was in school and completed 2nd grade, but was pulled before starting 3rd grade because she had to help out on the farm. She appreciated life unlike anyone I've ever known. Her goal was to live until 100 and boy did she ever get close. Honestly, was in great health and got around well until she passed. I'm sure her upbringing had a lot to do with that as well. She loved to tell stories of her youth; one involving an attempt to ride a milking cow they called Betsie... "Whoaaaa Betsie, Whoooaaaa!" Because she dropped out of school and perhaps because of her surroundings, she was illiterate and unable to read or write. Yet, she took it upon herself to learn how to write my name in birthday cards and such; although some letters were backwards and she never quite spelled it right. I cherished every card nevertheless. I'd have to look around, but I still have some of the hand written cards she gave me before my grandmother started writing her cards for her. My great grandmother, who was short and stout and not exactly someone I'd consider athletic, had a favorite saying, "God built me low to the ground for speed!" I never understood why she felt the need to bring that up so often

These days, we tend to take our possessions too seriously and forget to marvel at the really important things in life... your story was a good reminder.

Those grandparents had almost no possessions at all, it was weird! There wasn't much in their old house, but they left it all behind, and in the new place, there was a mirror on the wall, probably put up by one of younger uncles, and few school photos of their grandkids, and that was it!

It was pretty impressive what they were able to get by on. One thing my great grandmother did seem to keep for a long time was a pressure cooker for canning food. I found it at my Dad's house when he sold it and found out she gave it to him when my parents were still married and it just stuck around. It's a National Pressure Cooker Co No7, which means it has to be from 1905-1939 as the company was founded in 1905 and sold (??) to Presto sometime in 1939. Right now, I use it as a big deep pot for water-bath canning the blackberries on our property into jam. And, I like to think she'd be proud it's still getting put to good use I need to try to find parts for it so I can take advantage of the pressurized chamber for canning other less acidic things which require the pressure. Restoring old pressure cookers can always be iffy too though.

Anyway, picture of lamb with great grandma's pressure cooker for knife content

 

[bigfish64]

Looking good Teach!

Thanks Jack.

Sharp image, Todd.

Thanks Harvey.

Nice Todd...may the pm go fast.

Thanks Bob.

Nice sneaky picture, Todd. ...
I'm always worried my students will catch me taking pictures of knives.

Me too!

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Nice photo Jon.

 

[Jakeywax31]

Rosie looks good, always fun trying out a new sauce. Looking forward to hearing what you think of it.

Sauce was a 7 out of 10. Same league as ketchup.

I can’t even imagine 2 feet of snow at one time. Be safe Paul. Beautiful lamb.

Thanks Todd. Will do buddy

Great place to be to warm up after your good deed, Paul.

Took about 3 min on the 4 wheeler to help her out. She did give me some fresh cookies. She worked harder than I did .

Blimey Paul, I'm glad you have that L:ambsfoot to warm your hands! Stay safe buddy

Me too. This sucker is real nice Jack

I've always loved cheese, but nowhere near as much as I used to these days strangely Even so, I'm not quite sure how that managed to get on my list! I was checking my posts this morning, and there it was!

Cheese was an unfortunate addition but you got it Jack. Im rootin for you buddy.

Good of you to help out your neighbor !



Thanks Paul ! We got about the same as you. Pretty light dry snow thankfully

Thanks Steve. It is coming down like crazy here right now!

I'm not sure what Tool Man will say when I tell him about my plan for Lent, but I imagine it'll be, what he usually says when I give up drinking, or cake, for a few weeks, "Oh no! You haven't!" I'm sure I won't have trouble finding something tasty to eat at the market, I actually had falafel last week, from a nice Turkish bakery, and there are plenty of other options....

At least you still have the mighty potato. It is the ultimate comfort food .

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I bet none of my teachers ever carried a lamb.

What can I say...may the snow pass quickly and you uphold the porch with your kind jesters. Laamb is looking good.

Thanks Bob. It was no problem helping her took two or three passes on the 4 wheeler. I don't want you thinking I was the cul-de-sac heroe or anything.

 

[Jakeywax31]

I agree cigarrodog and I contemplated posting this, but Jack Black story reminded me of my great grandmother. She was the youngest of seven children, born in a barn in Alabama, no birth certificate. So, while we had a good idea when to celebrate her birthday we could never be 100% certain. She was in school and completed 2nd grade, but was pulled before starting 3rd grade because she had to help out on the farm. She appreciated life unlike anyone I've ever known. Her goal was to live until 100 and boy did she ever get close. Honestly, was in great health and got around well until she passed. I'm sure her upbringing had a lot to do with that as well. She loved to tell stories of her youth; one involving an attempt to ride a milking cow they called Betsie... "Whoaaaa Betsie, Whoooaaaa!" Because she dropped out of school and perhaps because of her surroundings, she was illiterate and unable to read or write. Yet, she took it upon herself to learn how to write my name in birthday cards and such; although some letters were backwards and she never quite spelled it right. I cherished every card nevertheless. I'd have to look around, but I still have some of the hand written cards she gave me before my grandmother started writing her cards for her. My great grandmother, who was short and stout and not exactly someone I'd consider athletic, had a favorite saying, "God built me low to the ground for speed!" I never understood why she felt the need to bring that up so often



It was pretty impressive what they were able to get by on. One thing my great grandmother did seem to keep for a long time was a pressure cooker for canning food. I found it at my Dad's house when he sold it and found out she gave it to him when my parents were still married and it just stuck around. It's a National Pressure Cooker Co No7, which means it has to be from 1905-1939 as the company was founded in 1905 and sold (??) to Presto sometime in 1939. Right now, I use it as a big deep pot for water-bath canning the blackberries on our property into jam. And, I like to think she'd be proud it's still getting put to good use I need to try to find parts for it so I can take advantage of the pressurized chamber for canning other less acidic things which require the pressure. Restoring old pressure cookers can always be iffy too though.

Anyway, picture of lamb with great grandma's pressure cooker for knife content

What a great post. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rufus1949]

Sauce was a 7 out of 10. Same league as ketchup.

Thanks Todd. Will do buddy

Took about 3 min on the 4 wheeler to help her out. She did give me some fresh cookies. She worked harder than I did .

Me too. This sucker is real nice Jack

Cheese was an unfortunate addition but you got it Jack. Im rootin for you buddy.

Thanks Steve. It is coming down like crazy here right now!

At least you still have the mighty potato. It is the ultimate comfort food .

I bet none of my teachers ever carried a lamb.

Thanks Bob. It was no problem helping her took two or three passes on the 4 wheeler. I don't want you thinking I was the cul-de-sac heroe or anything.

I need to check my spell check more often