tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post2429806746752582587..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Springing, a leek.Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-6871175799076734982008-04-01T19:33:00.000+01:002008-04-01T19:33:00.000+01:00I think they should look carefully at the fish quo...I think they should look carefully at the fish quota system and see how it could be done better - if a boat has caught its quota of one fish and then catches more when fishing for another, they have to dump the dead fish, which is obviously not any good for building up stocks. <BR/><BR/>Indeed, I know the reasons for Scotland holding such an influence and I think a referendum should be held in both countries, to see where opinions really lie. If Scotland were independent then they would not be worse off financially, I suspect, as they would get a whole lot of EU subsidies, but maybe any resentments between the two countries would diminish.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-51613845152953299572008-04-01T13:28:00.000+01:002008-04-01T13:28:00.000+01:00I have every sympathy for those who live in Scotla...<I>I have every sympathy for those who live in Scotland, natch, but why do they have to have the deciding word? </I><BR/><BR/>Just look at the composition of the 'government' for an answer...<BR/><BR/>Talking of skate, did you know that supermarkets have stopped selling it? The fishmonger woman in Sainsbury's told me that it is on the 'endangered' list, as cod was a while ago. As a consequence they have stopped selling skate, although they didn't stop selling cod... I wouldn't mind, but the supermarkets have shut every fish shop within a 30 mile radius of here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-23540371148390291452008-03-31T21:44:00.000+01:002008-03-31T21:44:00.000+01:00made. dammit.made. dammit.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-36022056833312764742008-03-31T21:43:00.000+01:002008-03-31T21:43:00.000+01:00It may indeed have been an Anglo-Saxon chicken - n...It may indeed have been an Anglo-Saxon chicken - not large, but it was delicious and tenderly muscular - sounds a bit like the Sage... mm, I digress.<BR/><BR/>I had some of the soup for lunch, and it was lovely. Green/white vegetables - Fenland celery, Norfolk turnips, our own leeks and a Suffolk potato. There's still a fridgful of food as the fishmonger calls on a Monday and, since I cooked the skate in a <I>court bouillon</I>, there's a jugful of fish stock make too, now.<BR/><BR/>Dave, I wish you lived near here too - I would cook you delicious food and the Sage and I would entertain you with cheerful banter as you dug our garden. Splendid.<BR/><BR/>The clock changing thing. Would we miss it if we didn't have it? I wouldn't miss those dark winter afternoons, for sure. I have every sympathy for those who live in Scotland, natch, but why do they have to have the deciding word? As well as all our money...whoops, I didn't say that. I wouldn't mind, if they didn't still moan about us, while making their own laws about their country while their MPs make decisions about England.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-4681266774523987642008-03-31T21:21:00.000+01:002008-03-31T21:21:00.000+01:00That food sounds marvellous, I always think you ca...That food sounds marvellous, I always think you can't beat home-grown/local veg.Lois (three-legged-cat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12678081529440242681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-84054236469994133832008-03-31T17:28:00.000+01:002008-03-31T17:28:00.000+01:00I'd love Scottish Indepenence! It would stop us su...I'd love Scottish Indepenence! It would stop us subsidising them from our taxes!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-69605748233440228622008-03-31T10:52:00.000+01:002008-03-31T10:52:00.000+01:00i've heard about the clock changing thing, never e...i've heard about the clock changing thing, never experienced it being in this part of the world. <BR/><BR/>hope the hip is better.dharmabumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198727554870311298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-18421296176479768242008-03-31T08:09:00.000+01:002008-03-31T08:09:00.000+01:00If only I lived nearby, I am really missing not be...If only I lived nearby, I am really missing not being able to garden here. I could also do with the exercise that some digging would provide.<BR/><BR/>I've been to Sutton Hoo. It's an archaeological site. This was a rather old chicken, then, was it?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58507963942154912882008-03-31T02:56:00.000+01:002008-03-31T02:56:00.000+01:00Loved the title. Dinner sounds delicious and what...Loved the title. Dinner sounds delicious and what a great idea to make meals ahead. Hope your hip feels better tomorrow. Getting those gardening muscles back after a cold winter can be very painful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com