That's a hurricane lamp isn't it , for sticking in the rigging of ships

 

No, it's a rabbit.

 

Wow, this rabbit is quite good.

 

I think youre right

 

Could be killer bunny , keep your wits about you !

 

Liking the hurricane lamp jobbie. You want to invest in a decent air rifle and pop a few for the pot, or if you're a little less squeamish and got a decent sized freezer set up a net across the driveway and bag a few at once, you'll have to dispatch them by hand though, pick them up by the back legs and Karate chop on the back of the neck or you could use a Priest to save you hurting your hand, how ironic yet apt.

Rabbit stew is really nice, rabbit is also great in a curry.

 

I wonder if the priest can get this 'dispatch' result by swinging his thurible and going for the dead bunny's back of the neck with it; like a Shot Put throw. Or will it not bear the same impact as a traditional karatee chop?

 

I'm a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to meat; I'm a proper carnivore, but too much of a pansy to do my own killing. I gave up fishing after I caught a carp and the poor thing made horrible yelping noises whilst I removed the hook.

Rabbit stew though...

 

Gloriously crisp and fresh here in the Vale this morning!

 

Grass is always greener on the other side, as they say.

However, I have been looking at this following pic (out of thousands of pictures) on my iPhone quite a bit in last two days. I have no idea why. It also also has pink sky but a warm evening one.



Amazing what you've been occupied with tends to appear on internet pages, in a day or two. It happens with me more than just....... sometimes.

 

Spectacular morning!

 

lol, I'll see if I can post you a propper one in the morning.

 

Looking forward to it, Ditch!

 

Quite overcast this morning

 

I like the way the sun breaks through the cloud.

 

Sun is up a bit more now.

 

This is to the left of the first one.

 

Yesterday it was a red sky with the sun breaking over the top of the mountain like one of yours above, which gives it a whole different perspective, was a bit dark here this morning as the clouds were quite low and in front of me, the views can be quite spectacular and ever changing, somewhat ere when all you can see is the tops of the hills peaking out of the mist below, I never get tired of waking up here.

 

Terrific views! As you say, it must be a real blessing waking there each morning. We loved Croatia and want to return. Carpe diem.

 

Yep I grab the carpet every day which bit of Croatia did you go to, did a bit of traveling around when I first got here, but don't bother now as I know i'm in the best bit.

 

Based in Cavtat and travelled up the coast to Dubrovnik and over the border in to Montenegro.

 

Yes beautiful area, those scenes are typical of the whole region, rolling hills with trees going down to the shore line, not really something you see in very many places around the world, only other place I've seen it is in New Zealand, which was one of our choices of place to buy, but it was all a bit too far away from family at the time and too much red tape to go through as well, so we started looking around Europe and fate brought us here.

Language was a bit tricky, (still can be) but I'm reasonably fluent now for general conversation.

 

Yes, I have family in New Zealand (in fact their little slice of it is called Mt. Taylor) and would love to go. Was particularly attracted to it having watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

I really liked the people in Croatia and the food was excellent. Good choice of place to hang your hat, Ditch.

 

Yes there are some cracking people here, one of the things that really appealed to me was how close they are to the land, nature and all the natural fresh produce, most only eat what is in season, right now it's pig killing and wood cutting, so lots of pork and potatoes give me a few mins and I'll load you some pics of what I've been doing recently, everything is done in accordance with the lunar cycles.

 

 

This is at my place new years eve with a few mate's.

 

And this is how and where I cooked it.

 

Mmm, mouthwatering! Proper bread, too, and that bottle of Ožujsko brings back fond memories.

 

 

Freshly killed pig, the small fat sausages are ones I made, a bit spicy the longer ones are some a friend brought round along with his home grown potatoes, rosemary and bay leafs from my garden and I cheated for the carrots and got them from lidl, but they are apparently Croatian.

Wine is great out here too, takes a bit of trial and error to find who's had a good year, but worth it at Ł1 a litre, I just buy 50L red and 50L white and keep it in my own barrels, which is dangerous sometimes when I'm in the mood.