COLD DARK ROOM

The_Four_Toed_Edward

Well-Known Member
Joined
Apr 6, 2024
Messages
6,290
Location (City and/or State)
Finland
I think other places call them Mulberries??
Yeah, it is called mulperi here, but still they are very rare. You can find them dried or as a jam in some bigger grocery stores. Never seen the berry itself, though I believe further down the south people do sometimes manage to grow the tree itself.
 

Lyn W

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Joined
Jul 22, 2014
Messages
24,625
Location (City and/or State)
UK
I think other places call them Mulberries??
My friend Google says not. Boysenberries are a hybrid that grow on low trailing plants and mulberries grow on trees. You can buy Bbs in the UK apparently but its not something I've ever seen in the shops, but then I probably haven't been looking, I'm not really an eater of any sort of berry.
 

jeff kushner

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Jul 24, 2020
Messages
4,104
Location (City and/or State)
North of Annapolis
We had a nice day even if it was a bit cooler. Friends came over for dinner on the grill. After they went home Kerry, her dad and I were sitting on the lower deck just enjoying the wildlife. I hear "skittering" on a tree 40' away and see Rocky Racoon coming down head first of course. Wierd. Anyway Dad gets to see him and he and Kerry go inside. A couple moments later and Rocky is on the deck with me! It was getting dark and all of a sudden there were 2 old fashioned galvanized buckets on the deck....but 1 was not a bucket but Rocky who was using the bucket as cover for him to get close. This isn't the first time he has come onto the deck... He seems just fine and at ease but I know what kind of weaponry he has. I will keep my distance! So chased him off and he moves 5 ft away...
.more chasing got him to head back to the woods. LOL

Today we have a parade and a lunch cruise on a tourist boat.

Thanks to all that served....you hooked me up with peace in my life.
 

Lyn W

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Joined
Jul 22, 2014
Messages
24,625
Location (City and/or State)
UK
Good morning all.
It's a grey, wet day here which is set to last for most of the week - thank goodness. We need all the rain we can get after what has been the driest spring in over a century.
Today is the Spring bank holiday in the UK. Whit Monday used to be the bank holiday but for some reason it changed to the last Monday in May. The schools also have a weeks holiday for half term. I used to count to the days to the holidays when I was a teacher but now everyday's a holiday!!:)
I hope everyone has a good day. TTFN
 

jeff kushner

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Jul 24, 2020
Messages
4,104
Location (City and/or State)
North of Annapolis
Good morning all.
It's a grey, wet day here which is set to last for most of the week - thank goodness. We need all the rain we can get after what has been the driest spring in over a century.
Today is the Spring bank holiday in the UK. Whit Monday used to be the bank holiday but for some reason it changed to the last Monday in May. The schools also have a weeks holiday for half term. I used to count to the days to the holidays when I was a teacher but now everyday's a holiday!!:)
I hope everyone has a good day. TTFN
Sorry Lyn...didnt mean to step on your post...

What is; "weeks holiday for half term"

Is that a 1 week break between semesters?
 

Lyn W

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Joined
Jul 22, 2014
Messages
24,625
Location (City and/or State)
UK
Sorry Lyn...didnt mean to step on your post...

What is; "weeks holiday for half term"

Is that a 1 week break between semesters?
Our school year is split into 3 terms (semesters) autumn, spring and summer. There are 2 week holidays for Xmas and Easter and a 6 week break at the end of the summer term from the middle of July - September. However there are also 1 week breaks half way through each term. A total of 13 weeks holidays each year.
The dates can vary in other countries of the UK but the amount of school/holiday time is the same.
 

jeff kushner

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Jul 24, 2020
Messages
4,104
Location (City and/or State)
North of Annapolis
Thanks for explaining that. Yuck....school.


I met Joe Biden on the river cruise today..
20250526_134323.jpg
Oh come on....you would have thought so too if you had seen him walk. Turns out there were two 90+ year olds on the boat! We also ran into the Pastor who married us last year and his family. We had a very nice time together.
IMG_7602(1).jpg
 

Cathie G

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Aug 9, 2018
Messages
17,645
Location (City and/or State)
Lancaster
I think other places call them Mulberries??
They probably call them that but mulberries grow on trees. I'm running across the same problem with sweet potatoes vs yams and the grocery store. They label sweet potatoes as yams. And I can't find a store telling the truth of the matter.🥴😉😊
 

Cathie G

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Aug 9, 2018
Messages
17,645
Location (City and/or State)
Lancaster
Of course I had to Google boysenberries after all the talk 😉 and found out I probably wouldn't eat them unless someone knows how to make homemade jelly with NO SEEDS. Even though I love the flavor of all those type of berries like black, raspberry, and boysenberry... 😊
 

Cathie G

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Aug 9, 2018
Messages
17,645
Location (City and/or State)
Lancaster
Ok I learned how to make fried plantain cups today. The skies the limit on what to stuff them with.View attachment 391109
Im trying to figure out how to do an ice cream scoop of mashed potatoes with shredded cheese etc. maybe slivers of red onion in the pocket then bake it for a bit. It won't hurt plantain to be cooked more than once.😊
 

MaNaAk

Well-Known Member
Tortoise Club
Joined
Nov 4, 2021
Messages
4,894
Location (City and/or State)
Southend
Good morning everyone!

I had some sad news yesterday in that my former Music Theory teacher and friend of 43 years passed away a week ago. She got me through grades 4 to 7 and I achieved full marks for grade 4. She was so proud of me that she kept reminding me about it as well as telling everyone about for years afterwards.

Natrah
 

Anastasia 22

Well-Known Member
Joined
May 2, 2024
Messages
823
Location (City and/or State)
Texas
Good morning everyone!

I had some sad news yesterday in that my former Music Theory teacher and friend of 43 years passed away a week ago. She got me through grades 4 to 7 and I achieved full marks for grade 4. She was so proud of me that she kept reminding me about it as well as telling everyone about for years afterwards.

Natrah
Sorry for your loss...
 
Top