I know I missed our weekly acts of kindness post – it was a wild and weird week. So to make it up, here’s some sweetness to get you through the afternoon.
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— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 20, 2022
Marsh Farm, caen hill, Devizes: An education & wellbeing charity in Devizes UK supporting rescue animals &young people’s education.
Eli enjoying a beautiful sunrise #elithedonkey #wegotdonkeys #sunrise pic.twitter.com/cY7SPni1gL
— caenhillcc (@caenhillcc) September 24, 2022
Quish (Chris!) makes my days with his morning duck and goose rush hours, his emus and everyone else at the farm. He’s a good follow on youtube or twitter. Always a joyful video.
ghost cat sent this to me this morning and it made me smile. I can totally relate. If there were lost sheep wandering the trails, I would be the one they followed, knowing I would get them home.
Eleanor Scholz was traveling through France with her boyfriend and was out for a hike on her own. As she was making her way along the trail, she heard some sheep coming, which wasn’t unusual — but when they came into view, she realized something incredible was happening. The sheep were randomly following a woman who was out for a run.
“It took me a moment to understand what I was seeing,” Scholz told The Dodo. “At first, I thought maybe she was a shepherd, but she wasn’t dressed like any shepherd I’d ever seen, and it seemed unusual that a shepherd would be running. Then, I was concerned that she was being chased and that there might be some risk of being stampeded, so I got off of the trail and stepped behind a tree. When she stopped to talk with me, all of the sheep stopped and waited for her, and that’s when I realized that something truly whimsical was happening.”
(This was the only way I could embed the video so you can make it full-size to watch. )
— Miss T Has A New Book (Underway available now) (@TaMarasKitchen) September 24, 2022
As the pair chatted, the runner filled Scholz in. The sheep were apparently lost, and when they saw her run by, they decided to follow her. They needed a leader, and they chose her. The sheep were very unbothered by the stop along the trail, and some of them trotted over to say hi to Scholz.
“They all just stopped and waited, it was the funniest thing,” Scholz said. “Some of them immediately walked over to me, and I was worried they’d start following me instead, but they stood there patiently while she and I talked. They didn’t seem stressed or particularly winded.”
The sheep waited patiently while the runner told Scholz the story — and as soon as she started running again, they did too. More at the link
It’s the time of year when folks go out to orchards; spend the day filling bags with apples, going on hay rides, running through corn and bale mazes, before finishing up with cider and cider donuts. In honor of that, I decided to try and make my own. Baked, not fried.
Finally, I made Apple Cider Donut Holes on a whim this week. They were tasty…well, are tasty, it made 4 dozen and froze well so I can serve them to friends with coffee as needed. LOL Recipe here.
This is an open thread
Baud
Mo MacArbie
Been a while since I had proper cider donuts at an orchard. I do have some cider though, as I must every year at this time.
PsiFighter37
Just back from a business trip to London…first time overseas since before the pandemic and first time in nearly 5 years visiting the city. Forgot how much I love that town and just how international it is – truly a melting pot of people and cultures from all over the world in a way that feels much different from New York. It’s a shame the rest of the country is going to hell, politically speaking, and may very well drag London down a notch with it, but my only wish is that I had more personal time to take in the city…only my morning runs (which doubled for seeing all the famous sites) were for myself.
Baud
@PsiFighter37:
Good timing with the exchange rate.
germy shoemangler
TaMara
@Baud:
eclare
Recipe sounds yummy…did you maybe mean baking powder for one of the two listings of baking soda?
TaMara
@eclare: Yes and fixed! Thanks!
eclare
@germy shoemangler: Awww…lots of great photos in that thread. Especially the “guard” dog.
Mike in NC
@PsiFighter37: In 2019 we took a British Isles cruise. Landed at Heathrow and boarded a bus to Greenwich, which meant we spent about an hour going through many interesting-looking neighborhoods. Been to London several times but have really never seen most of it because we were always on the way to Scotland or Germany or some other place. Would really like to spend a week or two there as tourists.
germy shoemangler
TaMara
@germy shoemangler: OMG, adorable.
TaMara
TaMara
TaMara
And with that, I should get back to painting (all that freaking trim they installed with the new floors).
trollhattan
@TaMara:
One of the healthiest rivalries sports has ever seen. Respect.
HumboldtBlue
This and that?
Did someone call the Black Sheep?
Betty Cracker
I’m making Baja fish tacos for dinner, but I accidentally bought radicchio instead of red cabbage for the slaw. I wonder if that will work? I have iceberg lettuce too. WWYD?
ETA: I am NOT going back to the store with all the hurricane panic shoppers…
eclare
@Betty Cracker: I would use radicchio, not a fan of iceberg. Maybe do a mix of half and half?
Agree about not going back to the store, shoppin’ time is over
Plus I think a certain sportsball team that you favor plays my Alma mater soon.
trollhattan
@eclare: I’d blend with iceberg as suggested. Radicchio by itself can be too bitter and overwhelm flavors. And you won’t be accused of being an elitist foodie with your fancypants designer lettuce. Iceberg lends cracker-of-the-people cover.
HumboldtBlue
This Clemson v Wake Forest game is absolutely fantastic entertainment.
eclare
@HumboldtBlue: It is! And it looked there were empty seats in one of the blimp shots.
HumboldtBlue
@eclare:
Yeah, and the Clemson fans certainly turned out. Wake is a beautiful campus.
eclare
@HumboldtBlue: Yeah, they really did. I’ve never been to Wake, but I have relatives near Winston-Salem, and it is a nice area.
Betty Cracker
@eclare: A blend is a good idea — thank you! Will be watching the game with subterranean expectations for my Gators. Definitely a rebuilding year.
@HumboldtBlue: It is! Surprised that TD call wasn’t overturned.
Immanentize
@HumboldtBlue: love love love that song. One of the best of the first era of rap superiority.
ETA don’t know why you didn’t use the official video version?
eclare
@Betty Cracker: Same, I thought that Clemson player was down.
Betty Cracker
@eclare: Looked pretty clear he was from the pylon cam! (I’m rooting for Clemson, I suppose. My grandma’s brothers went there.)
HumboldtBlue
@Betty Cracker:
I thought it would get overturned as well, but that goal line camera has the ball breaking the plane before he’s down, I think.
The fighting turtles are battling at the Big House as well.
@Immanentize:
I am a huge fan of 90s hip hop, I consider it the golden age.
Immanentize
@HumboldtBlue: cannot agree enough. Add in late 80s Go Go and I am on it
HumboldtBlue
@Immanentize:
Throw in some Chicago House and we’re covered.
And don’t look now, Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk is 4-0.
I just clicked the first link that popped up.
Immanentize
And for the really important football game today, don’t forget the Owls are lining up against their cross-town rivals, the Cougars, at 6.
Immanentize
@HumboldtBlue: 👍👍👍
Immanentize
I was just told I was posting too quickly and was ordered to slow down.
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Betty Cracker
And they tie it up again! Dang, what a game.
HumboldtBlue
This Wake forest offense is odd, but hella fun to watch. They have turned that Clemson secondary into toast and the running game, is… is different.
The footwork on #6 is elite, he’s more slippery than an eel and has power as well.
And that Auburn coach is not gonna last the season.
Soprano2
@Betty Cracker: We have a regular customer at the bar who just moved to Florida. Not sure where, somewhere on the Gulf side near the beach. Just in time for the hurricane….. he’s been there before to visit, but didn’t actually live there.
Are those like panicked snowstorm shoppers?
eclare
@Betty Cracker: Just set the DVR for UT vs UF…I want to see how this ends.
narya
@Betty Cracker: I’d roast the radicchio first; that tends to sweeten things up.
NotMax
@Betty Cracker
That’s what spouses are for, no?
;)
Could have been worse, could have bought the wrong thing at your other stop, the liquor store!
HumboldtBlue
Just got an earthquake alert, 5.0 40 miles away.
Didn’t feel a thing.
The Demon Deacons are shaking things up, however!
What a game!
Bad news for the Vols, their best WR will not play.
eclare
Wow!
mrmoshpotato
@HumboldtBlue: Insane.
Starfish
@Baud:
I pity the fool.
HumboldtBlue
Damn, almost, Deacs, almost.
eclare
Well, damn.
HumboldtBlue
Let’s go Phillies, let’s win the series!
Yutsano
Okay, can someone tell me WTF is going on in the People’s Republic of China right now? I really don’t need the world to be even more unstable.
Betsy
@Betty Cracker: Taste the radicchio to see how bitter it is compared to cabbage, and if you have an apple maybe you catch make matchsticks of apple to offset bitterness if needed. Cabbage is usually slightly sweet so the apple could add that to your blend.
I’d probably just add iceberg lettuce if I felt lazy, though. Lettuce goes well on tacos, even if it’ll make a little bit of a odd slaw :)
KM in NS
OT: Fiona ravaged Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. She was a very strong storm and swept houses out to sea in Newfoundland. Yike!
My neighbourhood has some trees down, lots of leaves and limbs on the ground. We got our power back after 14 hours or so.
Betty: I feel your Pre-hurricane shopping pain. There was a run on typical things like bread, milk, etc and also potatoes , which is weird. Thank goodness my hubby did the liquor run!
Stay safe everyone!
mrmoshpotato
OT – fuck cobblestone roads. A gravel road would be quieter.
Yutsano
@KM in NS: Glad you’re safe! Sent a ping to RedKitten and hopefully she can check in as well.
HumboldtBlue
@Yutsano:
Woah! I didn’t have “Xi Jinping under house arrest” on my Saturday football bingo card.
KM in NS
@Yutsano: thanks! The clean up is always a pain!!
Yutsano
@HumboldtBlue: Something is definitively happening. Chinese airspace is closed?
mrmoshpotato
@KM in NS: Saw a lot of footage on Live Storm Media on YouTube. Lots of damage. Hope you’re safe.
KM in NS
@mrmoshpotato: thanks! Me and mine are. I feel really bad for those in Port Aux Basques, NL. Several houses were swept out to sea. At least one person was inside their house at the time. So sad.
Another Scott
@Yutsano: Not at the moment.
There’s a lot more traffic showing up at HK than Beijing, but that may be normal. Especially at 4AM.
https://www.flightradar24.com/33.08,102.25/5
Dunno.
Cheers,
Scott.
Mo MacArbie
Dang, it’s like an old-fashioned college football thread in here. Who’s standing by the Raven batsignal?
Fuck LSU.
eclare
@KM in NS: Glad you’re safe and have power!
kalakal
@KM in NS: Glad your ok. Those poor people swept out to sea. Good to hear your power cut was fairly short. The clean up is a total pain. Have to say I’m not looking forward to Ian
eclare
@Mo MacArbie: The final score for the Dawgs was closer than I thought it would be.
HumboldtBlue
There is an ongoing coup in China.
Starfish
@Yutsano: This has a little more context. Isn’t there someone who is in China in the COVID threads that happen occasionally?
Figuring this stuff out is hard because it is tough figuring out what is a reliable source of information when you have no connection to the places being discussed.
kalakal
@HumboldtBlue: good grief
Starfish
@HumboldtBlue: All the sources of information are connected to India. Why? Is there a political advantage for one country on one side of a dispute to spread misinformation about another country on the other side of a dispute?
WaterGirl
@HumboldtBlue: It seemed like there was a question about that in an earlier thread, like it hadn’t been confirmed yet.
Another Scott
@HumboldtBlue: I’d urge caution.
It seems like most of the “news” was coming out of Twitter in India. Why would they have the news?
There was a link earlier to an apparent Twitter video (which required a login) of explosions in Beijing. Stuff like that would be front-page news everywhere, but it isn’t.
https://www.flightradar24.com/33.08,102.25/5 shows that the airspace of China is not closed (whether the number of displayed flights is low is something I don’t know, but remember it’s before sunrise there).
It looks to be Twitter rumormongering and searching for clicks so far.
But we’ll see!
Cheers,
Scott.
HumboldtBlue
@WaterGirl: @Another Scott:
Yeah, I am seeing no sources confirming this has happened and plenty saying there is no coup, sports of that are false.
trollhattan
Meanwhile, in Iran the protestors seem to be under threat of being mowed down if they don’t go home.
If that many have been killed already, one ponders how many will be slaughtered via decisive dealing.
El Muneco
@Betty Cracker: Depending on the fish you’re using, I’d go with the others and at least cut the radicchio with iceberg. You’ll get a little more texture, which is nice, and less chance of a particularly bitter bite overwhelming a fish that doesn’t have an especially strong flavor.
way2blue
II’m here for the cider donuts. Last week while in Jamestown RI I tasted them for the first time—from a nearby farm we’d hiked too. Actually the first donut I’d eaten in decades. I could have eaten the whole bag… We also had fresh (warm) cider with rum in the evening. Another first. Yum.
Princess
Runouts of something going down in China started last night. Someone who claimed to be there there posted about seeing troop movements into Beijing. It all seems far-fetched but there are lots of western correspondents there — they all seem to be silent so far.
Yutsano
Update from RedKitteh!
WaterGirl
@Yutsano: So glad they are okay!
Geminid
@trollhattan: Reuters said the regime’s security forces killed 1500 Iranians when they crushed protests during “Bloody November,” 2019. The US State Department said there were at least 1000 killed.
These demonstrations are larger and more widespread- 136 cities and towns by one count. They’ve also gone on much longer than the regime allowed in 2019.