Mundane News

[raleighnut]

Well I have been out for a short ride first..... but I've been doing a bit of catch-up reading.... everyone writes too much

Have I missed much?

Dunno, my internet was out for a week so I'm only just catching up.

 

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I have spines in my fingers from investigating View attachment 374399

Get any fruit?

 

[potsy]

Well I have been out for a short ride first..... but I've been doing a bit of catch-up reading.... everyone writes too much

Have I missed much?

Yes, we officially have more ponces than cyclists in this thread

 

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There are a lot of us about.

Guilty, as charged,M'Lud. I blame parental influences, and society.

 

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This was Poulenc vs Palestrina.
Even though Palestrina is Uber-godly even for choral music, Poulenc did it for me....

Same here, although I like the orchestral works better, often some comedic interludes there.

 

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But perhaps not for long:

Brexit could mean bad things for cheese. No, really: it has been reported that a cheese crisis may be looming, with the cost of import on French comté, Italian burrata and Spanish manchego already starting to climb. It’s even been suggested that most British of British cheeses, cheddar, could be at risk, as Irish cheesemakers provide 82 percent (78,000 tonnes) of cheddar imported to the UK. With our exit from the EU slowly becoming a reality, Irish cheesemakers could switch production from cheddar to cheeses such as mozzarella, in an effort to appeal to a European market. Which leads us to a dreaded question: could London run out of cheddar?! We don’t know, but we are bulk-buying extra mature just to be safe.

We seem to have plenty of European cheeses in the States, and we're not in the E.U.. I think you will find that in order to maintain the balance of trade, the E.U. will have to keep many of its old trade associations intact.

 

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I'm afraid I'm a Palestrina fan.

Pretty complex , that Palestrina. Interesting and yet approachable. My father once mentioned to me that was what the Von Trapps were known for as singers, before the musical.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV-z7bcDxaU

 

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Nice to actually be able to hear that one, usually I have to be handing up bread or wine or chalices or ringing bells or something at this point in the service.

 

[hopless500]

Get any fruit?

I picked one, and despite being careful, I still have some in my fingers. Squashed it and took a couple of seeds to look at.

 

[Speicher]

We seem to have plenty of European cheeses in the States, and we're not in the E.U.. I think you will find that in order to maintain the balance of trade, the E.U. will have to keep many of its old trade associations intact.

Alledgedly Britain exports as many biscuits to Belgium, as Belgium exports to us. We could just swap recipes and save all the transportation costs.

 

[Speicher]

Also, on "Countryfile" recently (a programme about agriculture in its broadest sense) they featured a Lebanese (I think) lady who could not get work and started her own enterprise making a cheese very similar to the ones she was used to.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Oh no! I've just noticed the sliced loaf i've bought is medium sliced. I wanted a thick sliced one.

 

[potsy]

Oh no! I've just noticed the sliced loaf i've bought is medium sliced, when i wanted a thick sliced one.

Just put two slices together

 

[Accy cyclist]

Just put two slices together

Looks like i'll have to. I can't stand thin sliced bread. The thicker,the better!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Same here, although I like the orchestral works better, often some comedic interludes there.

Agreed!