tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698884056621941492.post5215657107566155354..comments2023-11-17T08:52:02.913+00:00Comments on A break, at home...: What a busy week!Kandy Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18013641598911360148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698884056621941492.post-17345731793367460612009-12-01T14:07:56.976+00:002009-12-01T14:07:56.976+00:00Don't those feathers look amazing in your phot...Don't those feathers look amazing in your photos, makes me look at them with a new eye. Last week it was partridge, not so decorative but softly pretty. Yum!<br /><br />Lovely day, would you believe the lilies are still looking good, thank you!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836809396500087528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698884056621941492.post-63059921112288954272009-11-26T18:48:17.987+00:002009-11-26T18:48:17.987+00:00AR said she was going to skin 'em too, as pluc...AR said she was going to skin 'em too, as plucking just took too darn long. <br /><br />The feathers are very beautiful, I have some here in a plastic bag, I have no idea what to do with them, but they are lovely, I couldn't believe the variety of colours. I did stroke the plumage a little, but it felt very peculiar, I almost expected them to move - I ought to point out I'm soft in the head!<br /><br />How lucky for you, that you have a strong stomach, I envy you. I am terribly squeamish - what a wuss eh? I can remember as a teenager my Mama handed me a chicken and told me to gut it as we wanted it for that day - I couldn't do it. Even the thought of touching those innards and I had to fight not to throw up on the spot, I was gagging like a good 'un. Jolly good job my friend was round at our house for dinner that day because she just did it without batting an eyelid, saying she often dealt with the chickens for her Mum. Honestly, I would be a veggie if I had to deal with meat on such a realistic scale! Thank goodness for Sainsbury's pre-packed I say:-)Kandy Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013641598911360148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698884056621941492.post-4521855001008125122009-11-26T17:13:08.922+00:002009-11-26T17:13:08.922+00:00Dear Kandy, a friend once gave us a brace of pheas...Dear Kandy, a friend once gave us a brace of pheasants. I'm not a bit squeamish - I've cleaned rabbits and fish before - but it was hard to bring myself to deal with these birds. They were so beautiful, I had to keep stroking them. The cold, silky plumage was just too good to spoil (like expensive silk fabric, I suppose). In the end, I didn't pluck them, just skinned them like rabbits, which worked fine except that they seemed to shed feathers voluntarily - the house was filled up with the darned things! Margery.Margeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275501565481574279noreply@blogger.com