Saturday, December 26, 2015
high on the hog
The English Smithfield Livestock Market has been operating on the same site for almost 1000 years.
The current building dates from 1868.
It’s the oldest,
continuously operating market of its kind in all of London.
But the real gem in the hood for carnivores is
St. John Restaurant.
It was an open, professional secret when I visited in 2009.
Today it is overrun by tourists.
Architect turned chef Fergus Henderson advocates
“Nose to Tail Eating”,
his method will not kill an animal until every scrap
is planned for use.
Good for him! I bought the cookbook.
And I ate his legendary bone marrow and parsley salad, too.
I love butchering. Thank you SANTA!
Friday, December 25, 2015
it came upon the midnight, clear
be kind.
be thoughtful.
the same will come to you.
be gentle, too.
be lovable.
and be loved the new year through.
Merry Christmas
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
visiting Sebastian
“According to the Census of Horticultural Specialties by the Department of Agriculture, wholesalers sold more than 12.8 million Christmas trees in 2009.”
But, “Phil Londrico, a tree wholesaler who lives in Manhattan, said retailers he supplies are usually left with 5 percent to 10 percent of their inventory.” That’s about a million trees.
“Most retailers have their surplus turned into mulch or wood chips. In New Orleans, trees have been used to restore coastlines destroyed in hurricanes.”
“But aquatic habitat projects have become increasingly popular destinations for leftover Christmas trees.”
“Christmas trees are perfect — just the right size and weight,” said Mr. Alexander, the fisheries program manager for Oakland, California, “and we get them free, because vendors want to get rid of them.”
“They last a pretty long time — about five years in the lake,” said Lee Mitchell, a natural resource specialist for the Army Corp of Engineers, who is leading a similar campaign this year in Shelbyville, Ill.”
“He expects to receive 500 or more trees. “Fish use them like crazy. And the fishers really like them, too.”
“If they help, we give them (the fishermen) the GPS coordinates of the trees,” Mr. Mitchell said of the volunteers, many of whom are anglers.
“You can go right to the spot, and it’ll be good fishing there.”
disney
Monday, December 21, 2015
Sunday, December 20, 2015
it’s not the crime, it’s the coverup
Swedes are natural swimmers, and first rate pools have been part of the culture for centuries.
With so many Muslims now living in Sweden, a current topic of discussion is about how a proper Muslim woman should swim.
In her burka, apparently.
Or in a burka-like garment made easier for the beach.
To avoid charges of religious bigotry, a number of Swedish pools have introduced separate swimming times for men and woman.
Many middle eastern women flee to Sweden, expressly to escape this cultural oppression. Now it is spreading to UK.
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