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    • goosehdG
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      Scotch Bonnet Lighthouse in the middle of Lake Ontario.  Long abandoned…

      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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      • GilesG
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        Just Googled, was once a real beauty…

        Character-Defining Elements
        The following character-defining elements of the Scotch Bonnet Island Lighthouse should be respected:
        — its ruinous physical condition;
        — its strategic location on Scotch Bonnet Island on the western approach to Prince Edward County on Lake Ontario;
        — its privileged placement at the centre of Scotch Bonnet Island, a low-lying limestone island with sparse vegetation;
        — the trace of the lighthouse as described by its found structural form, height and profile;
        — the found visual relationship between the cylindrical tower and integrated keeper’s residence; and,
        — its visual prominence in relation to the water and landscape.

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • neph93N
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          Still a bloody lovely ruin.

          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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          • ChrisC
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            Getting a sugar fix


            Purple yam. Not bad, but not great, either.

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            • bryaneidins70B
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              Down in Cornwall on holiday with the Mrs and one happy teenager and one 'Kevin and Perry' teenager.

              Drizzler..

              'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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              • neph93N
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                @bryaneidins70:

                Down in Cornwall on holiday with the Mrs and one happy teenager and one 'Kevin and Perry' teenager.

                Firstly… Cornwall is wonderful. I spent some months in Bodmin way back when and regret not being able to explore more.

                Secondly, you have my sympathies. That stage is grim. I speak not because I am plagued by it from my teens, but because I was that teen.

                Finally, looking good, mate.

                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                • neph93N
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                  @Chris:

                  Getting a sugar fix

                  Purple yam. Not bad, but not great, either.

                  Wtf is a purple yam? What is it doing in a doughnut? Is this normal?

                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                  • NikN
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                    Swam with Portsmouth triathletes club. The currents in Southsea run parallel to the shore and with tide coming in this morning the first 750 meters took 15 mins. After turning around at the submarine blocks, coming back took half an hour. Taking it easy to prep for standard distance new forest triathlon next week.

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                      • ChrisC
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                        @neph93:

                        Wtf is a purple yam? What is it doing in a doughnut? Is this normal?

                        A purple yam is basically a purple sweet potato that's sweeter than the orange version. It's apparently used a lot in Filipino desserts. I guess it's started to spread to other places, too. Probably because it's a really eye catching color.  The doughnuts in question here are malasadas, a light, airy Portuguese version.  Malasadas are popular in Hawaii, probably as a result of Portuguese laborers being brought into the state in the late 1800s to work in the sugar cane plantations.  Using Filipino ingredients makes sense- Filipinos were brought into Hawaii in the early 1900s as laborers for the sugar cane plantations (seeing a trend here?).

                        So to answer your last question- yeah, it kinda is 🙂

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                        • neph93N
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                          @Chris you are so lucky you aren’t Gen Z. That delicious post-colonial treat is just a culturally appropriated time bomb waiting to go off (on TikTok).

                          Also, I want one. Now.  Thank you for the Wikipedia level answer. I loved it.

                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                          • ChrisC
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                            I thought a pedantic answer would appeal to you.  😃  And to be moreso-
                            No cultural appropriation here; the Leonard of Leonard's Bakery was the grandson of Portuguese contact laborers who came to Hawaii in 1882. The bakery has been in operation since 1952.  Filipinos are one of the largest ethnic groups in the state, so I would argue that the pastry in question is a wholly authentic expression of modern Hawaii's diversity.

                            But I'm probably wrong. I often am…

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                            • neph93N
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                              @Chris:

                              No cultural appropriation here

                              Ok boomer [emoji1]

                              I was attempting irony. Some of the conversations I’ve had with my GenZ kids and their friends regarding cultural appropriation and cancel culture are hysterical. Mostly white, middle class, well off Norwegians trying to make sense of the world are cute (which is a über-boomer thing for me to say).

                              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                              • ChrisC
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                                Suck it, old man.
                                😃

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                                • J-IVJ
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                                  @neph93:

                                  [Also, I want one. Now.  Thank you for the Wikipedia level answer. I loved it.

                                  If you don't happen to find any around your parts, I'll be sure to bring treats during the party in Sept if you can wait that long. Ube (Filipino purple yam) is used in a plethora of various traditional desserts but have been adapted to the western pallet as of late (cheesecake, soft cookies, ice cream, etc)](https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=397)

                                  I'm as ugly as you

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                                  • ChrisC
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                                    Yesterday and today I was here

                                    This is Kualoa Ranch.  If you've seen any of the Jurassic Park/World movies, King Kong: Skull Island, Lost, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, and too many other things to name, then you've seen it. It's spectacular. Unfortunately, I didn't go there to do the many wonderful and fun tourist things they offer. Instead, I went to to make myself hurt. Because I'm an idiot, obviously.

                                    Oh, and to keep the delicious, but culturally appropriative aspect of my contributions going, here's my dinner

                                    It's a Korean yakiniku pizza, with marinated grilled short rib, mozzarella, kimchee, and Tokyo negi. And yes, it was fantastic and yes, I ate the entire pizza.

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                                    • endoE
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                                      enjoying some SoCal vibes in NoGerm 😎

                                      si tacuisses

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                                      • HighOnFireH
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                                        Washing pants …

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Went for a kayak with Paula to Porchester Castle…..

                                          Almost quicker on the Kayak than by car.....

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            @Madame Buttonfly  and I decided to explore Forton Lake, for anybody who has been it is the tidal creek at the end of the road.  It has always been a bit of a mystery to me, because much of it is bounded by Ministry of Defence land, so it is difficult to see from the shore.  Well, with kayaks, no such problems…Seems like a veritable dumping ground for old hulks, probably no different from many other tidal creeks in the first world.....

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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