Recent content by Marianna

Roast duck has been on offer only in England, so don't count on me to prep the meal!

Backyard wild birds are too small to make a meal on, but I do enjoy sharing a properly roasted duck for a company dinner. Much tastier than chicken or turkey.

Good grief, she looks even more terrifying in the first photo than in the second!

With any luck, the LOTSW hive mind will recall the title for you.

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I've used a similar change purse for years!

I watch to escape from the current American reality. The scenery is restful and the dialogs make me laugh.

Early '70s colors! Badly dated!

Must be all of that exercise from the dancing he did throughout his career.

My whole-house water heater is a modern version of the earlier gas ones shown here. It's a demand water heater, venting to the outdoors, but adding to the pollution load only while I'm running hot water. Costs about $25 and some change a month to run. The ~$25 is the fee for having a gas meter...

He could respond with the quote from Mark Twain - “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”

Dark.

There's another one south of Skipton. It's a B&B @ https://www.throstlenestfarmbandb.co.uk/. That's probably a popular name, given that it's the old fashioned name for the song thrush. I always wondered how Reggie ever made time to take Thursday off each week to spend it entertaining Compo. And...

Depends on the region. Here in upstate New York, where bird flu is less prevalent, store brand grade AA large eggs are $6.69/dozen. They're usually sold by the dozen or 1 1/2 dozen. Seldom see 1/2 dozen for sale. My niece breeds and raises a couple of varieties of bantams. She's being very...

On a slightly related subject - I haven't seen any bicycles on the show with kickstands. They're just leaned against a wall or hedge, or thrown down on the ground. Every bike I've ever had has had a kickstand, and any youngster that didn't use the kickstand got thoroughly chewed out.