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Well, I figured out the time difference between New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (where I am) and the UK and Morocco: y'all are 6 hours AHEAD of me. So NOW I can see why so few of you are on when I'm posting at 9:00 pm, my time!!!!!! :p
But I still think it's so wonderful that we have conversations with people from different time zones in the States, England, Scotland, Wales, Morocco, Jordan and Abu Dhabi , sometimes all at the same time, all here in The Cold Dark Room (though Abdulla's actually in Germany right now, I think.)
 

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And a good morning to you too.
I'll have a cuppa with you, if I may .
Haven't had tea for a while.
I don't drink coffee. I'll make a pot of tea since you're joining me. Earl grey? Rose? Jasmine? Those are my favorites.

I can also offer you English breakfast, Irish breakfast, or homegrown mint.

No scones this morning but I may bake later with my granddaughter.
 

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1657 was the year before the death of Oliver Cromwell, who had overthrown the Royalist's; executed the King and established a Britain ruled by Parliament.
Mince pies were among many things banned, as they symbolized Catholicism which was prohibited in favour of Protestantism .
The Catholics did indeed use them to display their religion as they were given by the people of Rome to the Vatican on Christmas Eve.
English mince pies often had a manger, crib or baby Jesus on the pastry top.
So accepting one could get you arrested, imprisoned or even executed.
 

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I don't drink coffee. I'll make a pot of tea since you're joining me. Earl grey? Rose? Jasmine? Those are my favorites.

I can also offer you English breakfast, Irish breakfast, or homegrown mint.

No scones this morning but I may bake later with my granddaughter.
Thanks.
Earl Grey, if you don't mind.
I drink a lot of sweet mint tea here, the national drink.
I rather like Darjeeling, too.
Love scones, yummmmyyyy!!!!!
 

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Oh that's terrible! I hate nightmares, people always say they can't remember their dreams but I remember them all
I actually rather like nightmares on the rare occasions I have them.
It's a bit like watching a horror film,but less predictable!
However, these involving bad things occurring to darling Tidgy were not nice at all!
I checked on her three times in the night and 1st thing this morning and she's fine.
Looking up at me as if to say, "What?????"
 

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There is a village in the Nuremburg region in Germany, whose name means 'Eavesdropper' in German, which for more than a hundred consecutive years provided the whole world with ........what ?
 

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