Recent content by Marianna

It was a drop-head Alvis (whatever that was). I'm just quoting what I heard without understanding a word of it. Wesley was working on Howard's van near the beginning of Big Day At Dream Acres.

Perhaps he'll have a couple of eggs, instead.

And the village itself is highly photogenic. I've visited it during a photography holiday based at the HF House in Sedbergh, Thorns Hall.

Some people's taste is all in their mouths!

Don't feel left out. Neither have I.

I worked for four or five years as process control programmer (but mostly computer hardware specialist) in a factory making glass tubing. Because the PDP-8 computers were old and prone to failure, I was on call 24/7/365. Back then phone service was all land-lines, so if I wasn't at home when the...

Kidneys from which animal? What pre-prep are they given before adding them to the dish?

For real! Been there, done that.

A service that you have to travel to a much larger town to access!

And with a bank!

Lucky you, to have that level of access! Here in the States, it all has to be imported, and now we're paying a fairly high tariff in addition to the base price and shipping cost.

I recall Clegg commenting in passing on the lino smell. It's just linseed oil, which helps to keep the sheet flexible so that it can be stored rolled without cracking, then unrolled and laid flat. It evaporates fairly quickly, so the purchaser doesn't have to live with that oily odor for very...

Probably never went broody over one in his entire life!

Lino is still on the market, but only in industrial quality. That means it's thick and very hard-wearing - think battleship linoleum. My local floor covering shop sells it, but I had a bit of a struggle persuading them to order it for me a few years ago when I remodeled my kitchen. I'm very...

In addition to monetary support, is someone keeping Tony's supply of pasties replenished?