Thanks Jack. No brolly for me, just a comfortable couch.
Always nice to have a new venue to enjoy a bite and pint.
Good to hear Bob
Thanks Jack, so far so good
Nice find

Good to hear Steve

I thought so, but that cheap parkin was a long way from good unfortunately!
Over in another thread I learned a new word today: "brumous". Brumous means foggy which it was this morning:
Now over here in Guardians I learn "treacle". I saw that the Parkin cake was made with the "finest treacle". Not knowing what "treacle" was, I wasn't sure if I'd want anything with treacle in it regardless of being the "finest"

Turns out its molasses. Before I had to start watching my sugar, biscuits and molasses was one my favorite morning treats
I generally try not to reuse pics in multiple threads, but I just didn't get very many good pics this morning.
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Interesting new word Mike

Cool pics too

When I was a kid, 'Golden Syrup' was commonly referred to as 'treacle', and in London, the word 'treacle' is used as a casual endearment

In Yorkshire, it was often pronounced closer to the Old French, '
Triacle', from where the English get the word. Properly made, parkin can be quite expensive to bake yourself, but the one I got yesterday had a lot of 'filler' in lieu of traditional quality ingredients
Afternoon Guardians! Hope y'all are having a good weekend. Needed some HHB today
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I know those sort of days my friend
Thank you Jack

Working on the House,, which is a bit hard right now, my Hip has decided to flare up badly- so it's almost a full time battle! Been 40 years now battling pain with this darned thing - just from one fall! Nevermind, when I get a bit down, I look at just how many people would give everything to be in my position


I will always be back here my friend!
Bob thank you kind Sir! yep, Life gives us these challenges, my one is a 103 year old House

Ok! Time to get a coffee!
Have the best day folks!
Really sorry to hear about your hip Duncan, you're a trooper mate

A hundred year house is considered pretty recent here!
It got above freezing today for long enough to melt and dry my concrete. There'd been a little snow overnight that I didn' get myself together in time to clear.
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Industrious as ever Jer
Jack, eager for the next field report! I’m keeping a list of your favorite spots.
Thanks Dave

There was another place me and Matt went to, but it certainly won't be becoming a favourite!

In the centre of Leeds, is the city's oldest church, St John's. There is a public garden next to it, and tucked away in this, between the church and the road on the other side, Matt told me an odd little pub had opened. We actually thought it had opened in the spot where a cafe had been, but the cafe was still open, so we went through a gate, and in a small wooden shed, a strange, but amiable pair of young gentlemen, wearing bow-ties, were standing behind a small bar. They had a couple of oddly-named and overpriced beers, which Matt told me had a 'Harry Potter' theme. It was cold, dark, and raining heavily, and we didn't really understand why anyone would want to stand in the rain drinking beer. One of the fellers pointed to a couple of small, unlit sheds, saying we could drink our beer in one of them. It sounded about as appealing as their beer looked!
Later, Matt sent me some guff from their website: "The star of the show? Our outdoor magical chalets - cozy, themed hideaways where you and your friends can gather, laugh, and toast the night away, even on the chilliest evenings. With twinkling lights and a touch of wizardry in the air, The Wand and Tankard brings a unique sparkle to Leeds' social scene."


Violet
Splitting some foam to use as hat filler.
I'm still looking for the perfect oval shaped head
My head has acquired a few lumps and bumps these past few years! Perhaps I need a foam-padded hat!

Nice work, Violet
Got eye exams for me and the Mrs. today, then we went out to lunch. After, I put together a new side table for our library, then while Dawn was celebrating a friend's birthday I finally got around to watching
Prey. Holy Moly, that's a good movie - best of the
Predator movies by far (and I love the original one with Arnie). Now, I've only seen it once so far, but this might be a Top 10 action movie for me. Highly recommended!
ashwinearl
lamb with me today, and it capably opened a few packages here and there today - but overall an easy day for this beauty. (Thanks again, Generous Bob!)
Sounds like a good day Tyson, hope the eye exams went well
