Cruachan Posted September 5, 2008 #51 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Jimmy from the Ainsty Farm Shop and some of the nicest black pudding I've tasted:) I know the shop - thanks for the tip. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyscot Posted September 5, 2008 #52 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I know the shop - thanks for the tip. J I see you two know each other better than we thought............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted September 5, 2008 #53 Share Posted September 5, 2008 No. We will often have bacon and black pudding for dinner. We've just had black pudding and fried egg sandwiches for lunch - Jimmy from the Ainsty Farm Shop and some of the nicest black pudding I've tasted:) How would you describe its taste--or is it indescribable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyscot Posted September 5, 2008 #54 Share Posted September 5, 2008 How would you describe its taste--or is it indescribable? Mmfffffmmmmmmmmmmmm stop stop heeheeheeeheeheeheeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted September 5, 2008 #55 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Mmfffffmmmmmmmmmmmm stop stop heeheeheeeheeheeheeee Oh, oh, just when I thought I was making progress!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norfolk Brit Posted September 5, 2008 #56 Share Posted September 5, 2008 No. We will often have bacon and black pudding for dinner. We've just had black pudding and fried egg sandwiches for lunch - Jimmy from the Ainsty Farm Shop and some of the nicest black pudding I've tasted:) Also now used fairly frequently in up-market restaurants as part of a dish. Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruachan Posted September 5, 2008 #57 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Also now used fairly frequently in up-market restaurants as part of a dish Yes - it has got quite foodie recently. Haggis made a bit of a foray in that direction as well for a while (particularly as an amuse-bouche but I think it's dropped out of fashion again. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinta Posted September 5, 2008 #58 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hi Sharon, long time no hear. How are things in the bustling metropolis of Thornbury? Jimmy WET!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMatesNYC Posted September 5, 2008 #59 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Mmfffffmmmmmmmmmmmm stop stop heeheeheeeheeheeheeee There he is - perking up and coming out of his shell....:D Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted September 5, 2008 #60 Share Posted September 5, 2008 There he is - perking up and coming out of his shell....:D Michael I believe he popped out this morning for a little while, but sometimes it's good to vent. I'd like to, but I'd more than likely, be arrested.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMatesNYC Posted September 5, 2008 #61 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Oh, and by the way, I've been avoiding this thread due to the topic heading. Can someone please tap me on the shoulder when you all decide to up and depart to a new chat room??:rolleyes: Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruachan Posted September 5, 2008 #62 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Can someone please tap me on the shoulder when you all decide to up and depart to a new chat room??:rolleyes: Well - you will keep running off to sea and losing the plot ;) J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted September 5, 2008 #63 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Oh, and by the way, I've been avoiding this thread due to the topic heading. Can someone please tap me on the shoulder when you all decide to up and depart to a new chat room??:rolleyes: Michael Tap, tap, tap--there are a few!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnpugwash Posted September 5, 2008 #64 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Yes - it has got quite foodie recently. Haggis made a bit of a foray in that direction as well for a while (particularly as an amuse-bouche but I think it's dropped out of fashion again. J In the good old days if you asked for an amuse-bouche in Princes Street you would have woken up with a crowd around you:D . Nowadays a Glasgow Kiss is regularly seen in that City of Culture between fellow thespians. Where is the world heading:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMatesNYC Posted September 5, 2008 #65 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Well - you will keep running off to sea and losing the plot ;) J Quite right, J! But I need you all to get me through the next 12 days as I sit here doing nothing at work. By the way, the St. Petersburg shots were stunning! Do you use an external flash unit indoors? Just took mine out of the box last night to hopefully figure out some basics for upcoming trip. I wonder if flash will be allowed in the Blue Mosque. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted September 5, 2008 #66 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Yes - it has got quite foodie recently. Haggis made a bit of a foray in that direction as well for a while (particularly as an amuse-bouche but I think it's dropped out of fashion again. J Okay, I believe I have read about this Scottish dish, and it sounded a bit rough--could you please, tell me again--it is something, I think, I put out of my mind, quite consciously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnpugwash Posted September 5, 2008 #67 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Quite right, J! But I need you all to get me through the next 12 days as I sit here doing nothing at work. By the way, the St. Petersburg shots were stunning! Do you use an external flash unit indoors? Just took mine out of the box last night to hopefully figure out some basics for upcoming trip. I wonder if flash will be allowed in the Blue Mosque. Michael There is no problem taking photos and the inside is well lit, if you are able to adjust your exposure time you should have no trouble. Flash is frowned upon but what is the worst that can happen if you are caught....:eek: :eek: :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMatesNYC Posted September 5, 2008 #68 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Yes - it has got quite foodie recently. Haggis made a bit of a foray in that direction as well for a while (particularly as an amuse-bouche but I think it's dropped out of fashion again. J Speaking of Scotland and fine dining, have you ever been to 2 Quail in Dornoch, Summer Isles in Achiltibuie and Three Chimneys on the Isle of Skye? Tantalizing article recently in the Times travel section: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/travel/27scotland.html?pagewanted=1 Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMatesNYC Posted September 5, 2008 #69 Share Posted September 5, 2008 There is no problem taking photos and the inside is well lit, if you are able to adjust your exposure time you should have no trouble. Flash is frowned upon but what is the worst that can happen if you are caught....:eek: :eek: :eek: Thank you. I just got a new camera (and know really only how to point and shoot). I'll have to read up further in the manual. I assume you mean lengthen the exposure time to allow a bit more light in? (See, I really am a novice!) One of these mosques (or maybe more) is the one were we have to take our shoes off?? Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnpugwash Posted September 5, 2008 #70 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I too am no expert but Yes, less light needs more time, bit like me really lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted September 5, 2008 #71 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Speaking of Scotland and fine dining, have you ever been to 2 Quail in Dornoch, Summer Isles in Achiltibuie and Three Chimneys on the Isle of Skye? Tantalizing article recently in the Times travel section: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/travel/27scotland.html?pagewanted=1 Michael The beginning of that sounded like you were about to break into a rendition of Twelve Days of Christmas. Yes, my mind is going isn't it????? Oh, long as we are talking about music, do you happen to play the piano, or are you good friends with someone who does??:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruachan Posted September 5, 2008 #72 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Thank you. I just got a new camera (and know really only how to point and shoot). I'll have to read up further in the manual. I assume you mean lengthen the exposure time to allow a bit more light in? (See, I really am a novice!). One of these mosques (or maybe more) is the one were we have to take our shoes off?? Michael, nearly all the St P interiors were taken without flash. As CapnP says, the interiors are generally very well lit and you can usually screw the ISO setting up to at least 400 before noise becomes too much of a problem. I've also got a little bean bag sort of thingy that screws into the tripod bush on the camera which means that you can support the camera on all kinds of things while you take the shot. Can't speak for the Blue Mosque but, in the Hermitage at least, flash was very strictly banned. The ladies guarding the various rooms were all examples of that finest flowering of soviet womanhood that we rarely see in the West these days. That is to say, they bore very little resemblance to Anna Kornukova or Maria Sharapova. They looked as though they would be more than capable of tearing the built in flash out of the camera and sticking it someplace where it would it could flash for all eternity but never be seen. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyscot Posted September 5, 2008 #73 Share Posted September 5, 2008 There is no problem taking photos and the inside is well lit, if you are able to adjust your exposure time you should have no trouble. Flash is frowned upon but what is the worst that can happen if you are caught....:eek: :eek: :eek: Why would anyone frown upon the Saviour of the Universe???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruachan Posted September 5, 2008 #74 Share Posted September 5, 2008 The beginning of that sounded like you were about to break into a rendition of Twelve Days of Christmas. Yes, my mind is going isn't it????? Brilliant - we should get HS to write the words to that version. HS - a challenge! J PS - Michael, I'd guess I left Scotland long before any of those establishments were though of. I left Scotland for Germany in November 1974 and wandered round the world after that without ever really going back (apart from the odd holiday when my parents were still alive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted September 5, 2008 #75 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Brilliant - we should get HS to write the words to that version. HS - a challenge! J PS - Michael, I'd guess I left Scotland long before any of those establishments were though of. I left Scotland for Germany in November 1974 and wandered round the world after that without ever really going back (apart from the odd holiday when my parents were still alive) Yeah, I'm an orphan, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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