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ianpspurs said:
Follow the money *. Certainly pray and be cautious but Trump is singularly unpopular, rightly imho, despite the MAGA hype. Relax Derek, keep calm and drink tea :D Operation Coconut Tree. * No pay wall as from BBC News.
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Maybe so, Ian, but when I saw footage of Mr Trump's speech to what looked like thousands of people, I was reminded of images of Adolf Hitler's rallies, the crowd hanging on his every word and cheering the most outlandish of ideas. I had an acquaintance who wrote the book "Cristabel" about her experience as a wife and mother in a German family during the rise of Hitler. She told how, when they went to those rallies, even she was impressed and carried away with the excitement of the crowd and the charisma of the speaker. When she and her husband went home, of course, being thoughtful and sensible people they realised the errors in the speeches and the danger the man could pose. People couldn't allow him to come to power, they thought. Obviously, others didn't think it through and went along with the dangerous rhetoric. Eventually her German husband was involved in a failed plot to kill Hitler.

In that footage on TV, I even noticed one woman wearing a huge white plaster on her ear, mimicking Mr Trump with his ridiculously large dressing on a nick in his ear. Not that I am condoning the attempt on his life. Of course not. Nevertheless, he is milking it to the full and the support it has brought him is worrying.
 
Annb said:
Maybe so, Ian, but when I saw footage of Mr Trump's speech to what looked like thousands of people, I was reminded of images of Adolf Hitler's rallies, the crowd hanging on his every word and cheering the most outlandish of ideas. I had an acquaintance who wrote the book "Cristabel" about her experience as a wife and mother in a German family during the rise of Hitler. She told how, when they went to those rallies, even she was impressed and carried away with the excitement of the crowd and the charisma of the speaker. When she and her husband went home, of course, being thoughtful and sensible people they realised the errors in the speeches and the danger the man could pose. People couldn't allow him to come to power, they thought. Obviously, others didn't think it through and went along with the dangerous rhetoric. Eventually her German husband was involved in a failed plot to kill Hitler.

In that footage on TV, I even noticed one woman wearing a huge white plaster on her ear, mimicking Mr Trump with his ridiculously large dressing on a nick in his ear. Not that I am condoning the attempt on his life. Of course not. Nevertheless, he is milking it to the full and the support it has brought him is worrying.election
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I agree about the Trumpification of the GOP Ann. As a wise poster here says they live among us. Trump and the GOP know how to make TV for their base. What he actually says is largely incoherent and getting worse each time he speaks. The recent UK election was all about anyone but the Conservatives. The US Presidential election looks set to be stop Trump, crucially down ticket as well. Harris is a clever, articulate, high achieving "woman of colour" so a win for her would fry the brains of the misogynistic Jim Crow tribute acts - GOP and mustard trousers. If he wins, he wins and we all have to accept it. We already have our own GE 2029 campaign underway to stop the shape shifting Aristopopulists here
 
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LivingLightly said:
Yes @dunelm. The danger comes from alkaloids which are harmless inside the living plant. That said, other common plants, such as groundsel, also contain these same alkaloids. So is the threat posed by ragwort worthy of the near hysteria that it seems to induce in some quarters?

I do know that pulling up plants is likely to leave behind root fragments that can each produce individual plants and leads to a greater problem down the line. Cutting before the plants set seed is probably the best approach.

It's worth bearing in mind that ragwort has its own important role to play in the environment. A pollen-producing flowering plant, it is vital to some ecosystems. There are as many as 30 invertebrate species that are totally dependent on ragwort for food.
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Interesting
 
lindisfel said:
It is particurly toxic to horses.
But has its place in our ecosystems with beautiful diurnal moths involved.
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Absolutely @lindisfel. Most animals choose not to eat living ragwort plants because they taste horrid, but there's the risk that ragwort that is cut and dried and finds its way into hay could be eaten unknowingly. Anecdotally, it seems particularly toxic to horses.

It's worth bearing in mind that ragwort has its own important role to play in the environment. A pollen-producing flowering plant, it is vital to some ecosystems. There are as many as 30 invertebrate species that are totally dependent on ragwort for food.


Monday's FBG 4.4 mmol on waking at 6.00 am.
 
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Morning all from Soggy Bottom/L.A. where there is a fresher feeling to the day and Kamala isn't even the official candidate yet. Go girl. Busy day today with JKP having super sleuthed a dentist in Cambridge, meet up with a reclusive uncle at either a Starbucks or Gail's bakery - too woke for ya? - then on to my CT Scan to see just what lies beneath now. A very interesting possibility opened up yesterday which would be an extraordinary blessing if one can find the carpe diem gloves. Quick look around and no Truss/Kwarteng masterplan in sight. Have a stunning day if you wish although there is heaven in ordianry - Malcolm Guite for you @lindisfel - enjoy. @gennepher the closed captions work quite well. Have a sonnet as an added bonus. Don't spend too long staring into the mirror of Erised
Update: She has the numbers now
 
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Good morning from another sunny start to the day in Marbella. 5.5 this a.m. A shade hugging wander round parts of the city yesterday keeping under the trees down the boardwalk and then into the narrow streets and alleyways of the old town. A couple of hours picking over a tapas platter for the five of us at lunch time. A great way to while away the hottest part of the day. Overall, 5.5 miles wearing a pair of crocs to give my expanding ankles some space. Art bit, quick sketch of a tree. Many interesting varieties here and I think one we saw is called Angels Trumpet. Hope everyone has a good day. I’m off in search of some Koffy.
 

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dunelm said:
Good morning from another sunny start to the day in Marbella. 5.5 this a.m. A shade hugging wander round parts of the city yesterday keeping under the trees down the boardwalk and then into the narrow streets and alleyways of the old town. A couple of hours picking over a tapas platter for the five of us at lunch time. A great way to while away the hottest part of the day. Overall, 5.5 miles wearing a pair of crocs to give my expanding ankles some space. Art bit, quick sketch of a tree. Many interesting varieties here and I think one we saw is called Angels Trumpet. Hope everyone has a good day. I’m off in search of some Koffy.
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Great fbg and mileage sir. Thank you for sharing the art and photos. Your day yesterday sounds as though it fits the heaven in ordinary theme for the day perfectly. Enjoy today.
 
dunelm said:
Yes it will - and any other animal that eats it.
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I think, in a field, those baby lambs would have survived, because there would have been other food to munch on. But in their small pen with just ragwort was too much for their young bodies. But after that sad day, the city farm cleared all the ragwort away.
 
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dunelm said:
Good morning from another sunny start to the day in Marbella. 5.5 this a.m. A shade hugging wander round parts of the city yesterday keeping under the trees down the boardwalk and then into the narrow streets and alleyways of the old town. A couple of hours picking over a tapas platter for the five of us at lunch time. A great way to while away the hottest part of the day. Overall, 5.5 miles wearing a pair of crocs to give my expanding ankles some space. Art bit, quick sketch of a tree. Many interesting varieties here and I think one we saw is called Angels Trumpet. Hope everyone has a good day. I’m off in search of some Koffy.
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Interesting photos @dunelm
I love the tiles...,
Great tree!
 
Useless Information Section - As a lifelong horse person, I hate to see ragwort in grazing fields, while I do agree it has its place. The cinnabar moth caterpillars (the pretty yellow and black ones) also thrive on groundsel, which is safe in livestock terms and useful in ecology terms, so if anyone has to get rid of ragwort, I strongly suspect most of the invertebrate life it supports can happily find nutrition elsewhere. You didn't see much ragwort when I was a child - it has been a Notifiable Weed in Ministry terms, though I don't know if that still exists, therefore people got after it - but there was no lack of small creatures on other wild flowers.

Raggie is liver-toxic, but cud-chewers can survive it for longer, and of course you rarely see them living as long as horses!
 
ianpspurs said:
Morning all from Soggy Bottom/L.A. where there is a fresher feeling to the day and Kamala isn't even the official candidate yet. Go girl. Busy day today with JKP having super sleuthed a dentist in Cambridge, meet up with a reclusive uncle at either a Starbucks or Gail's bakery - too woke for ya? - then on to my CT Scan to see just what lies beneath now. A very interesting possibility opened up yesterday which would be an extraordinary blessing if one can find the carpe diem gloves. Quick look around and no Truss/Kwarteng masterplan in sight. Have a stunning day if you wish although there is heaven in ordianry - Malcolm Guite for you @lindisfel - enjoy. @gennepher the closed captions work quite well. Have a sonnet as an added bonus. Don't spend too long staring into the mirror of Erised
Update: She has the numbers now
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Malcolm Guite's room definitely is lived in...I like it, and the train poem @ianpspurs
I love steams trains. As a child on the farm with my Grandparents, the coal board wanted some of the land for the mineral railway. So Grandad had to sell a part of my beloved apple orchard. I was heartbroken.
So when the railway was built, I used to climb down on to the tracks and see how far I could walk balancing on the tracks without falling off, then there was the 1/3 mile long tunnel. And my goal was to walk on the rails without falling off and before a steam train came... always managed it.
I couldn't hear the train, but felt the vibrations in the tracks...
I don't think anyone knew I did this...
 
gennepher said:
Malcolm Guite's room definitely is lived in...I like it, and the train poem @ianpspurs
I love steams trains. As a child on the farm with my Grandparents, the coal board wanted some of the land for the mineral railway. So Grandad had to sell a part of my beloved apple orchard. I was heartbroken.
So when the railway was built, I used to climb down on to the tracks and see how far I could walk balancing on the tracks without falling off, then there was the 1/3 mile long tunnel. And my goal was to walk on the rails without falling off and before a steam train came... always managed it.
I couldn't hear the train, but felt the vibrations in the tracks...
I don't think anyone knew I did this...
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Glad you liked the Malcolm Guite link and that you survived the rail walking. That reads like a good adventure but as a parent/grandparent the idea scares me whatsitless. We are better off not knowing everything our loved ones do/did. Have a great day but maybe wind in the fearlessness.
 
23.07
7.10am FBG 5.7
Making grain free granola. What a faff!
Four different nuts to be chopped. Food processor is a godsend here, add seeds, spices, grated coconut (flakes guaranteed to burn) and oil, very small amount of sugar. Two tablespoons in fifteen portions. After reading about sucralose decided the tiny amount of sugar in each portion would be healthier, then bake until golden brown.
Take out of oven and stir every four minutes. Dont leave it longer. It will burn.
 Dont turn the oven up. It  will burn.
 Dont forget to rotate tins every time top to bottom and front to back or the back will burn. if it burns, even slightly, it will be inedible.
Supposed to take 16 mins, but now up to 24 and just returned to the oven again.
 
SlimLizzy said:
23.07
7.10am FBG 5.7
Making grain free granola. What a faff!
Four different nuts to be chopped. Food processor is a godsend here, add seeds, spices, grated coconut (flakes guaranteed to burn) and oil, very small amount of sugar. Two tablespoons in fifteen portions. After reading about sucralose decided the tiny amount of sugar in each portion would be healthier, then bake until golden brown.
Take out of oven and stir every four minutes. Dont leave it longer. It will burn.
 Dont turn the oven up. It  will burn.
 Dont forget to rotate tins every time top to bottom and front to back or the back will burn. if it burns, even slightly, it will be inedible.
Supposed to take 16 mins, but now up to 24 and just returned to the oven again.
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Hope the granola proves worth it. Sounds like the recipe I looked up but rejected - the coconut is a non starter for me. Reading all that fiddling about makes me content with boiled eggs, cheese and a hefty dollop of peanut butter. Have a good day even with all that fussing about.
 
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