Commonwealth Crossings
"Our Time of Troubles... commenced with the catastrophic events of the year of 1914... Our civilization has just begun to recover." - Arnold Toynbee
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Last of Autumn
The old bridge from the L------ estate burns a bright autumnal fire (built c. 2002). I remember playing on it in the summer of 2002. That was the summer I learned to love the hemlock groves. Farewell, my "barefoot boy" days.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Summer doings
A Tesla on the road.
Effingham cross
Marrissa Presbyterian Church
205 North Borders
Dow gardens
My garden
And old car
Effingham cross
Marrissa Presbyterian Church
205 North Borders
Dow gardens
My garden
And old car
Monday, October 7, 2024
Ode to a Nameless Piper
A MacDonald of Glencoe (McIan), from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands (1845); wikipedia.
A piper ne’er tires of his host
Who ofttimes serves him beer and roast,
For hearty tunes he’s played a’fore,
To greet the guests before the door.
For coins of gold and silver none —
His wealth’s not in purse or silken spun.
He rather lives for voices at the gate,
And smiles in hall and at table late.
But for a bed and dear friends amassed,
He’d live and love and die at last.
So, loosing oft’ his pipe from tether,
He stoops and doffs his cap and feather.
(Not as good at Scott - but the sentiment of The Lay of the Last Minstrel is there.)
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Good Eats
Tea and Scones
Mincemeat pie and chips
Full English "fry up" breakfast
Shepherd's pie
meat pie
breakfast mushroom and egg wrap
Another "fry up."
Tea and scones
fish and chips
Fry up
pie and tea
Couscous and chicken
Mincemeat pie and chips
Full English "fry up" breakfast
Shepherd's pie
meat pie
breakfast mushroom and egg wrap
Another "fry up."
Tea and scones
fish and chips
Fry up
pie and tea
Couscous and chicken
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