Irma and Family
Some cool family meals images:
Irma and Family
Image by Old Shoe Woman
Friends and family came from Vancouver, British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Florida; and Georgia to celebrate with Irma. Everyone enjoyed music from DJ James, a delicious fish fry meal, birthday cake, fellowship, and dancing after the meal.
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Fyvie Castle
Located north-west of Aberdeen, Scotland is the five-towered castle of Fyvie. Each of its five towers are named for the powerful families who owned this beautiful example of baronial architecture
Fyvie is not only a haunted castle, but also a cursed castle. Thomas the Rhymer, known also as True Thomas, was a well known prophet who had supposedly received his gift of Sight because of time spent “under the hollow hill” with the Fae Queen. Thomas had a habit of traveling the land and requesting hospitality wherever he stopped. In those days hospitality—a meal, entertainment and a place to sleep—was regularly granted to travelers. Those were superstitious times and many believed the gods and devils roamed the Earth freely, checking up on mortals whenever curiosity struck them. Rather than accidentally offend a vengeful god, people tried to grant hospitality whenever possible. So it was simply understood that when Thomas the Rhymer mentioned wanting hospitality he should be given it. But Thomas tended to prophesy tragedy…
Two main versions of the legend surrounding Thomas and Fyvie are popularly known today. The first alludes to the castle’s owners being worried about what Thomas might prophesy in their castle, so they refused him hospitality outright. Not only is this unlikely, it would have been viewed as exceedingly foolhardy. The other version of the tale is that Fyvie kept its doors open for either seven years and a day or seven and a half years waiting for Thomas—then, on a gusty day Thomas approached and the wind slammed the door shut. Either way, the outcome of the stories is the same—Thomas cursed the castle with a rhyme that essentially proclaimed:
Fyvie, Fyvie, thou’ll never thrive
As long as there’s in thee stones three:
There’s one in the oldest tower,
There’s one in the lady’s bower,
There’s one in the water-gate,
And these three stones you’ll never get!
People have interpreted the prophet’s curse as relating to three stones that will weep when the Lord of Fyvie is in danger. One stone seems to have been found and does exude water from time to time—seemingly not in relationship to other rocks throughout the rest of the castle. Others interpret the curse as relating to primogeniture and the castle and a need to return three stones to their original location.
Since the time of Thomas the Rhymer’s curse, Fyvie Castle has had its share of problems. No castle heir has been born on the estate and no father has been able to pass the estate to his firstborn son—the eldest boys never outlast their fathers. – www.realhaunts.com/scotland/fyvie-castle/
Fyvie Castle Day 5
August 8, 2009
Cool Recipes images
Some cool recipes images:
Vintage Ad #590: Zesty Wartime Fish Loaf
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While space likely precluded the use of an image, we imagine the results weren’t picturesque.
Source: The Toronto Daily Star, June 18, 1945
spring sorrel soup
Image by Stacy Spensley
Ugly but delicious, I swear.
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Cool Barbecue Foods images
Check out these barbecue foods images:
Sam Isa BBQ June 2016 Rotherham (33)
Image by Paige…,
Quiet Turkish Style BBQ Family & Friends
2016 Brooklyn Kickoff at Ravioli Wine Bar
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Yelp Brooklyn Elite Event at Ravioli Wine Bar. Sponsored by Gladiator Wines. Photos by Melanie Fidler.
Brain for everybody
A few nice diet images I found:
Brain for everybody
Image by Ars Electronica
In the next edition of her lecture series "Brain for everybody", Dr. Manuela Macedonia takes a look at the mechanisms that contribute to the fact that many diets end in failure.
credit: Tijana – Fotolia.com
Diet? What Diet??
Image by Chandra Marsono
Tempura (onion, eggplant, ubi, and two shrimps) with rice, salad, Miso shiru, and California Roll. Pardon my burping.
Cool Recipes images
A few nice recipes images I found:
A match made in the Midwest! Getting ready to cook for #Shabbat using @bbqrabbi’s rub and @kitchentested’s low and slow oven method. #thefeedfeed #thisamericanbite #kosher #shabbatshalom #shabbatdinner #cooking #lowandslow #kosherfoodies
Image by Yosef Silver – This American Bite
I write about food and recipes at bit.ly/thisab. This photo was also posted to Instagram, right here – ift.tt/1O5JOTc
