Build a #Simple Reclaimed #Wood Table — DIY Home
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Author: clyde
Happy and introverted, I thought I'd share my particular perspective with you lot, and you can share with me what strikes your fancies.
Inverse Dolmathes!
This is the story of a strange, culinary journey, which begins with a trip to Greece I took several (many) years previous: Suffice it to say, I wanted to travel to see Macedon, Thessalonika and Thessaly, for reasons of historical tourism including, but not limited to, Alexander and Alaric. It is beautiful in both areas of Greece, and I can thoroughly recommend that one visit it at some point in time! (If you do, be sure to read some histories such as The Last Centuries of Byzantium by David Nicholl and Latins and Greeks for more scholarly fare. Also, check … Continue reading Inverse Dolmathes!
First Things First
Power is first necessity in automotive vehicles, and this old truck needs a battery and new cables. So I am going to replace both. I have tested the battery and found it is kaput, so changing just the leads will not help me to get it moving. Therefore, as my new tyres are on their way, I will make this my first step in truck recovery!First, a peek at the old cables:Es no bueno. Es, in fact, muy malo.So, in order to strip these, wisely drape an old pair of dungarees o’er the terminals (as a car battery that is … Continue reading First Things First
Today is Fudge Day — Secret Scotland
Many thanks to the author of the Secret Scotland blog for this very vital piece of information! Being in Canada, this post gave me just enough time to prepare… Continue reading Today is Fudge Day — Secret Scotland
My Summer Project
I have, perhaps foolishly, just purchased an old beater flatbed truck. My reasons for this are several: – I own a piano, and will shortly be moving. And I have never, not once, had someone other than myself move a piano without needing it re-tuned. Despite the fact that I have been developing some skill in piano tuning of late, having serviced my own and my co-workers’ two instruments successfully, I don’t want to have to spend all the time doing the whole sound board from scratch. So, the truck is a paino-mover. – I enjoy projects. I like to … Continue reading My Summer Project
I despise mowing the lawn…
It is a dreadful waste of much-needed moisture-retaining, oxygen-producing plants, and a waste of perfectly good fodder could later be drinking and spreading on my toast. https://images.app.goo.gl/eUJ6V67hBtLN5jSw7 I feel that every residential block should be provided one small herd (3-5) … Continue reading I despise mowing the lawn…
Mmmmm, Lemons
I really enjoy lemons. It’s one of the grief’s of my life that I have never wound up living in a place where citrus can grow outside. That would be just lovely, I think. Imagine how they would smell! I enjoy lemons most of all the citruses, I think. I am one of those people who can eat them raw, and I do enjoy them in that fashion. I also like large lemon slices fried with lentils or beans, a bit of an add on to a Middle Eastern kind of meal (recipe forthcoming). However, I bring this up because … Continue reading Mmmmm, Lemons
Dandelion Season
Spring has arrived, and hot on the heels of it is summer, as I am in northern, inland Canada at the mo’. Which means dandelions! I love them. To eat them, to dry their roots for roasting for tonic teas, and, of course Dandelion wine. I will be posting my Dandelion wine journey here once it is ready to put in the carboy, but for now, here are some photos (and a recipe) of my Dandelion and clover salad, which was delicious! (Ohhh, how I hate to mow!) Approx 1 lb Dandelion greens, washed. (You can trim them about halfway … Continue reading Dandelion Season
Pay Equity- Bravo!
Equal Pay? Delivered ✅ Your Glasgow SNP City Government committed to end pay discrimination in the city & we delivered in under 2 years. Labour’s legacy will forever be discriminating against these women for decades. 💰Every penny well deserved! https://t.co/HxyOVnpjx2 — Glasgow CC SNP Group (@SNPforGlasgow) May 24, 2019 Very happy to see that an agreement has been reached. Good show, all involved! Such matters as equitable wages should not need to be discussed in this time, but it is exactly that sort of disbelief that propagates all these sorts of inequalities, and furthers other forms of discrimination and cruelty. … Continue reading Pay Equity- Bravo!
Clyde Makes the Effort…
…and talks about himself in the ‘third clyde’. I do that sometimes, because the world where I reach out and Make the Effort is a very long distance- and much emotional, physiological and intellectual paraphernalia-donning- away from Life for Me. Guising is a Scottish term, which North Americans know as Trick or Treating. It is more specifically, putting on a costume, a mask, a covering, that obscures your clan, your identity, and your nature, so that you might have access to enter the homes and domains of others- for whatever purpose. This is what introverts do, each time they steel … Continue reading Clyde Makes the Effort…
Firth of Clyde 