Rare mysty Posted August 15 #21976 Share Posted August 15 One of the most interesting beverages we sampled on our big adventure earlier this year was discovered in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We visited Hacienda Dona Engracia. We sampled 7 tequilas.....Blanco, Reposado, Anejo, Almond, Peach, Coffee and a coffee mezcal. We bought the Coffee tequila to bring home. It is dangerously good! 😅 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted August 15 #21977 Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, UKCruiseJeff said: We’ve been extremely busy doing absolutely nothing but enjoying the rhythm of the day. Dolce far niente. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 15 #21978 Share Posted August 15 13 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said: Dolce far niente. 😀 When I’m ninety, I’ll let you know whether it’s sweet. 🙂 Today’s afternoon cakes. Jeff 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissSophia Posted August 16 #21979 Share Posted August 16 Hello Coolers! Happy Friday 😊 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted August 16 #21980 Share Posted August 16 (edited) I had a phone conversation today with a very nice young chap from Pakistan. This is how it went: "Hello sir, how are you today?" "I'm very well, thank you for asking. And how are you? And, more to the point, WHO are you?" "Sir, my name is Sanjit, and I'm calling you from Microsoft". "Microsoft, eh? Is that a city in Pakistan? How's the weather there today?" " No, sir - MICROSOFT, the computer company. I'm calling to tell you that we have found a problem with your computer and -" "REALLY?? Well, that's quite concerning......" "Yes sir, it can become very serious indeed, but thankfully I will be able to fix it for you. Now, if you -" "No, I meant it's very concerning because you see I don't HAVE a computer". "You don't?" "I don't". "Ahh, it must be a problem on your laptop sir -" "Don't have one". "Ipad?" "Nope". "Tablet?" "Nope, I have none of those things. As a matter of fact, I don't even have a telephone". After a few seconds of silence, he said "Ah, sir, you are lying to me now!" I said "Well, you started it!!" and put the phone down. Edited August 16 by drron29 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted August 16 #21981 Share Posted August 16 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted August 16 #21982 Share Posted August 16 Greetings Coolers! Today's funny..... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 16 #21983 Share Posted August 16 (edited) Good Afternoon Coolers from a sunny balcony@seaside. Her legs! 🙂 Jeff Edited August 16 by UKCruiseJeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted August 16 #21984 Share Posted August 16 Last night we had the pleasure of a Supper Club dinner at Black Tartan Kitchen. The guest farmer was Dan McClure from Bath, Ontario. It was an awesome experience! Here is the menu... The corn chowder..... Salmon Confit..... Bison..... Carrot & Mascarpone..... Flowers provided by Erin McClure that we got to take home..... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted August 16 #21985 Share Posted August 16 2 minutes ago, mysty said: Last night we had the pleasure of a Supper Club dinner at Black Tartan Kitchen. The guest farmer was Dan McClure from Bath, Ontario. It was an awesome experience! Here is the menu... The corn chowder..... Salmon Confit..... Bison..... Carrot & Mascarpone..... Flowers provided by Erin McClure that we got to take home..... Everything looks wonderful! Considering the our $ are very close, the wine pairing is very reasonable too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissSophia Posted August 16 #21986 Share Posted August 16 27 minutes ago, UKCruiseJeff said: Good Afternoon Coolers from a sunny balcony@seaside. Her legs! 🙂 Jeff I do hope Mrs Jeff approved of you showing her pins off to us! 🫣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 16 #21987 Share Posted August 16 10 minutes ago, MissSophia said: I do hope Mrs Jeff approved of you showing her pins off to us! 🫣 She has lovely legs. You might recall that on one of our very first dates all those centuries ago she complained that size 6 trousers was too small and size 8 too big. And they were too long. She was only 5 ft 2 and very small. At 13 I had a Saturday job and my dad taught me to grade patterns. He was a pattern cutter. So when we met, I offered to make her a pair of black trousers sized 7 but explained I couldn’t use a sewing machine. I graded the pattern and cut the trousers for her and her mum and who stitched them. So I won her and her mum in one day. They were lovely trousers. Jeff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissel Posted August 16 #21988 Share Posted August 16 You are a man of multiple talents! And this one is quite unexpected! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 16 #21989 Share Posted August 16 12 minutes ago, bissel said: You are a man of multiple talents! And this one is quite unexpected! Thanks, that is kind. You possibly already know but “bissel” in yiddish means “a little” and I guess that sums up how much knowledge I have of far too many things. Jeff 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted August 16 #21990 Share Posted August 16 I have heard of 'ein bischen', which I think is German? and means the same thing. Doesn't she find dark trousers a bit too hot in the sunshine, I know I do. Anyway, she doesn't need to worry that we will identify her and blow her cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 16 #21991 Share Posted August 16 2 minutes ago, lincslady said: I have heard of 'ein bischen', which I think is German? and means the same thing. Doesn't she find dark trousers a bit too hot in the sunshine, I know I do. Anyway, she doesn't need to worry that we will identify her and blow her cover. German and yiddish are so similar that most will understand each others languages. I once took myself over to introduce myself to a French part of my family who happened to Paris after the pogroms. I turned up and banged on their door and had intended to spend a few hours with them but remained for a few weeks whilst they introduced me to an ever growing new family. They only spoke French and yiddish and I spoke a small amount of French, Yiddish and German and every sentence we exchanged was concocted with all three plus hand signals. You are right about her trousers and we need to make an M&S order when we get back to base. You have made me feel guilty but I keep nagging her to spend more money but she keeps saying “I’ll do it next week”, She is a Mañana type of girl. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissel Posted August 16 #21992 Share Posted August 16 Bissel and ein bischen are both used in Germany, to my recollection. I spent years in Munich way back around the time you were in France. I think bissel was used there more often but I could be wrong. I’m quite rusty now! Was your father a schmatte man then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissel Posted August 16 #21993 Share Posted August 16 I’m using that generically. No offense meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 16 #21994 Share Posted August 16 15 minutes ago, bissel said: I’m using that generically. No offense meant. Hi, I’m so difficult to offend I didn’t even see any double meaning. I think I was just intrigued to know whether we shared a common language. 🙂 Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissel Posted August 16 #21995 Share Posted August 16 Just a bissel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 16 #21996 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 56 minutes ago, bissel said: Bissel and ein bischen are both used in Germany, to my recollection. I spent years in Munich way back around the time you were in France. I think bissel was used there more often but I could be wrong. I’m quite rusty now! Was your father a schmatte man then? He was. He use to describe himself in his passport as “fashion designer” but effectively what he did was view the latest what they use to call “Womens’ Outerwear” collections and copy them and then make patterns. The factory would then manufacturer them for the fashion chains as copies as the very latest stuff. And they would do it very quickly. This (below) is a domestic version of what those cutters were and they were terrifying for a 13 year old. You pulled them towards your hand because you had to keep the fabric from crumpling. They would agree a price per garment and then make what was called “cabbage” which was the difference between the agreed fabric per garment and what my father could stretch and save on each. I was taught how to make patterns, grade patterns, make paper lay markers which was the plan of the garments laid on many layers of fabric to cut and at the age of 13 I was using Eastman’s and Wolf vertical cutting machines which would not be allowed today. In fact it’s all done by computer. The creativity is fitting the patterns onto the markers to get as many garments as possible per meter of fabric. Like a jigsaw puzzle. The amount you saved was “cabbage” and your “bonus”. I once stood beside a friend whilst he cut his finger off. And everyone was livid because the fabric had to be dumped. I met some interesting people at the factory on Saturdays. Phillip Green of Top Shop who use to shout and swear a lot, and his then retails under different names - Fifth Avenue seems to linger in the mind but I could have that wrong. Dodi’s dad Al Fayed from Polly Peck and Sandie Shaw and her then husband Jeff Banks. I had a bagel with Sandie Shaw. She was tall and thin. Jeff Edited August 16 by UKCruiseJeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 16 #21997 Share Posted August 16 (edited) Todays’ light lunch was in the garden and was chicken and mushrooms with calvados, creamy thyme sauce with mash and cremant. Not quite the same view. But I couldn’t be faffed to carry stuff up to The Balcony. And let me introduce you to a new tablecloth for Coolers from our favourite shop in Nice! Jeff Edited August 16 by UKCruiseJeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted August 16 #21998 Share Posted August 16 Lovely photos, Jeff. I really love those Provencal cloths, they always remind one of sunny days in the South of France, don't they. I once snagged some in St. Tropez of all places, at the very end of the season when they were on offer! That one is a lovely colour, reminds you of the sea and sky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 16 #21999 Share Posted August 16 3 minutes ago, lincslady said: Lovely photos, Jeff. I really love those Provencal cloths, they always remind one of sunny days in the South of France, don't they. I once snagged some in St. Tropez of all places, at the very end of the season when they were on offer! That one is a lovely colour, reminds you of the sea and sky. Thanks, It’s difficult to believe how a table cloth can really lift the spirits aand how can you be glum in their presence. But we always use to stock up on them and give them as presents to others. We also use to go barmy at the market on cours saleya and by loads of farmer produced thick unfiltered olive oil. I so envy the French their markets. Down here in Devon we’re surrounded by fishing an can’t easily buy fresh fish. It is a crime. It is poisson. Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Work for Tiramisu Posted August 16 #22000 Share Posted August 16 (edited) What do you do when presented with bumper crops of tomatoes, chilies, onions, etc, and you're on west coast US? You make fresh salsa! Everything from the garden, except the lime. We actually have a lime tree, but used up the last of the crop in a G&T. The albacore are running off the coast this time of year, so tonight will grill a nice tuna loin, make some fresh tortillas from some wonderful locally made masa my daughter gifted me, and do fish tacos. I'd like to say I will go harvest something from the guacamole tree, but sadly they don't grow here. I chopped a lovely little red onion the size of a golf ball by hand, then drenched with lime juice to take the bite off. I boil the tomatoes for a minute, so the skins pull off, stem & deseed the chilies, wash the cilantro, then chop all that in the little mini-Cuisinart, then add to the onions, a little salt & pepper & voila! No garlic. Used it last night on a chicken curry & rice, like a chutney. It is better the second day, as the flavors bloom a bit. Edited August 16 by Will Work for Tiramisu typo 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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