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What can be loosely described as "stuff": Arrived home to find (to my displeasure) neither a working phone (landline) nor internet - (this was a problem, earlier in the summer, as well), hence, am penning this from my favourite French café, where I am sipping an espresso and sparkling water, and have also bought some fresh French bread, plus some French pear tarts.
Other errands included sending a book (hardback) to the chap who served as an interpreter on my previous mission to Bosnia, paying a few bills, and replacing the strap (and battery) on my watch (stuff I should have done - and usually do - before I deploy on a mission, rather than upon my return home).
And delivering the two formal jackets that I had spent much of the past six weeks attired in to the dry cleaners.....
Now, some cheese might also be a good idea.....
Other errands included sending a book (hardback) to the chap who served as an interpreter on my previous mission to Bosnia, paying a few bills, and replacing the strap (and battery) on my watch (stuff I should have done - and usually do - before I deploy on a mission, rather than upon my return home).
And delivering the two formal jackets that I had spent much of the past six weeks attired in to the dry cleaners.....
Now, some cheese might also be a good idea.....
Glad you made it back. Chilly isn’t it. I got back around midnight myself Sunday night.
Off this week so having a lazy one so far. Apart from collecting some Malvern stone and a large piece of slate yesterday, that was about it.
Today I made it into town to meet a pensions and mortgage advisor. Checked the local supermarket for coconut oil Mrs AFB uses for baking. They’ve been out of stock for weeks online and she is now completely out.
Not good as she relies on her baking with so little else she can eat.
Did some photography in the garden earlier, but the lights been terrible all day.
Never thought of it like that. Then, according to your system, sometimes I'm a 0 and sometimes I'm a 10. But often, somewhere in between.Sharing here: my very good friend Tom is one of the 3 people in this picture with me, I’m the closest person. Tom is now in his mid 50’s and has learned how to deal with his stuttering to be functional in society.
He’s a high school math teacher, statistics is his favorite subject to teach. Married with 2 grown children. He’s active in the Mtb community, trail coordinator, has organized trail events, etc. He’s an introvert at times, and the most chatty of people at times.
When I first met Tom, I heard his stuttering and it was difficult for me at times. I’ll not sure if there’s a scale of 1-10 on stuttering and others comprehension , 10 being the worst.
I’d say Tom is around a 3-4.
I can’t offer advice as my “lens of your situation” is an outsider. Except, seek help / guidance from your school if they offer it. I’m hoping you can find a balance in your situation. It will take effort and perseverance on your part, your well aware of that I know.
I just don't talk much at all, at least voluntarily. Maybe 1-2 times a day. Getting better at socializing in general though. I just find talking to be so physically draining, especially since I'm making a conscious effort to speak clearly. Reading aloud though is another thing completely. For one, I absolutely hate reading (no offense, but it's true), and two, that's perhaps the place where I notice it the most.
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You know, I hate seeing videos titled, "Is the XXX product good in 2025" or "The state of XXX product/industry/etc in 2025," when 2025 is still a ways off and hasn't started yet. Maybe in December, start doing that, if not when the new year actually starts... not now.
Very chilly.
Thank God for electric blankets.
Hope the trip went well for you.
Enjoy.
Sounds fascinating.
Good luck with that.
That is a terrible pity.
The light was terrible earlier, - in fact, it was lashing rain earlier - but has since improved, as that great golden globe has put in a belated - but welcome - fleeting appearance.
Not here. But it’s due to brighten up tomorrow. Hoping to get out with the camera tomorrow.
Yes electric blanket is getting plenty of use!
Are you allowed to buy "raw" milk over there? Seems every government agency is trying to prevent it over here.
Yes.
However, you have too order it especially (as I do, in my local store, I have a weekly standing order when home), or purchase it in a specialist delicatessen.
Moreover, it tends to be seasonal.
There won't be much available over the winter - both as a result of dwindling supplies, and cows calving.
No comment.
However, given what is permitted in food in the US, it has long struck me as perfectly ludicrous that they take issue with raw milk products.
Indeed. But in much prefer when I have no need of one. Is it summer yet?
REALLY cold here! Below freezing most of the day yesterday, and not much warmer now. Should warm up to the mid-60s this weekend though, according to the weather app.
To be fair though, you are a LOT farther south than me! To put things in perspective, I am only about 200 or so miles south of the Canadian border.
I have a feeling this winter could be particularly awful.
True, but, over 100 people a year (over a 10 year period) in France are hospitalized due to illness from raw milk products, of which about 10% die. Thousands are made ill. The costs to society (people off sick, people in hospital, etc) are substantial.
In Australia you can give raw milk away but you can't sell it. However, recently the law was changed to allow the import of raw milk cheeses.
That doesn’t sound like too many people. That’s something like 0.000149%
Each year ~100 people are stuck by lightning in France, of which ~10% die.
As a farm kid we drank lots of raw milk, but it seems incredibly stupid to do it today.
Would you mind disclosing the country your local store is located? I assume it’s definitely not England, Wales, Northern Ireland, or Scotland.
On a farm, your raw milk is incredibly fresh and safe.
The problem is with commercial milk, where hundreds of milk churns from various sources are combined together. You only need to have one go off to contaminate the whole batch.
If you know that your milk comes from one farm, and that the milk from each milk churn has been bottled separately, it greatly increases the safety of each bottle.
Well I rarely drink milk but I do consume cheeses made with raw milk. Most Gruyere and Emmanteler cheese sold here in Switzerland is made with raw milk as are French cheeses like Camembert and Brie and my favourite, Reblechon. In theory, the culture used in these cheeses will help prevent contamination and I understand that the harder cheeses are safer. In any case I do taste a difference in the final product.
Maybe it's not a big deal in the scheme of other bigger things, but it's weighing on your mind and affecting you, and that's enough.
I hope you've got people you can talk to when things aren't going great, it's the most important thing to talk about it.
Interesting. I don’t consume dairy at all. I’m not allergic to it, but it’s just not my thing.
Amen to that.
Alas, no.
And not for several months, yet.
I deeply dislike this time of year, and even more dislike the week-end when the clocks go back, which is less than a fortnight away, being more than mindful that it will take the best part of four months just to get to where we were on the night the clocks went back.
I take it in my coffee.
Now, the milk is dink is organic, but some of the organic milk (one supplier) has been pasturised, whereas one is raw milk.
In truth, although raw milk is difficult to obtain in winter, in truth, it will keep better in winter - I find - even when refrigerated - it tends to have a very short shelf life in summer.
And, as for cheese, I cannot understand why anyone would seek to prohibit the production or sale of cheese made with (good quality) raw milk; to be candid, very often, it often tastes an awful lot better, (as @decafjava has already correctly pointed out) and my cheesemonger does stock some such cheese which I cheerfully buy.
If you know your sources and trust the quality of your supply chain, there should not be any issues.