marag

[RustyHinge]

White pudding, black pudding, sweet pudding, and now <fanfare> sweetcure
herring marag </fanfare> are oatmeal and suet puddings which one cooks,
allows to cool, slices and fries with comestibles like bacon, eggs,
liver, etc, and noshes for breakfast, sometimes lunch, tea, high tea and
supper.

I've just molished a new one, out of necessity rather than intent.
<thinks> Should be rather good in tent too. </thinks>

Last night a tub of sweetcure herring marinaded with sliced On!ons, red
peppercorns, mustard seeds etc leapt off a high place and the lid of the
tub borked, allowing all the vinegar, sugar, omega 3-rich herring oil to
sneak out and embrace the floor.

The contents were too good to bin, but too much to scoff all at once, so
I thinly sliced the herring fillets, chopped the On!ons, comminuted the
peppercorns, and mustard seeds and incorporated them all with oatmeal
and suet and the remains of the marinade, along with some tomato purée,
boiling basins of the paste and allowing them to cool and set.

I tried a few pieces and they're rather - er - different.

There'll be a more comprehensive (but maybe not more comprehensible)
report when I've tried some with (say) fish fingers and fried slices of
spud, and <thinks> now what have I got in the way of vegetabubbles?
</thinks> hmmmm: green beans, asparagus spears, 'salad' On!ons, leek,
parsnip, carrot, swede - er - tomato.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

[VictoriaB]

~~~~
Hey Rusty, good to see you, looks like we're the only ones aboot, so
let's chat. I hope you're feeling better. I went through a little rough
patch when two family members died, but dug myself out of it by doing
charity work. Getting out of the house did wonders.

Next thing I know my computer crashed and burned, and I've had a time
trying to learn this new one. How many dang Windoz are they gonna dream
up? Looks like eleven should be enough.

Now, about food - when it comes to herring you're a braver man than I
am. And I hear that you English eat fish for brekkie! Did you ever
decide on veggies? And just what exactly is a "swede"? Is it what I call
a turnip? Or something more Scandinavian?

BIF (before I forget), I read somewhere about a Shelton Iron and Steel
works in Staffordshire. Since my maiden name was Shelton, I gurgled a
bit and found that "Some of the family held estates in Great Snoring,
Norfork. That just tickled me, how does a place get a name like that?

v
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[RustyHinge]

Sorry to hear of your losses but glad you surmounted their effects.

> Next thing I know my computer crashed and burned, and I've had a time
> trying to learn this new one. How many dang Windoz are they gonna dream
> up? Looks like eleven should be enough.

Computers - who'd have one? (I have at least 6)

> Now, about food - when it comes to herring you're a braver man than I
> am. And I hear that you English eat fish for brekkie!

Indeed: grilled herring. smoked mackerel, kippers, bloaters, trout -
de----liscious! Seems the thing is, mainly oily fish - I've never met
cod, haddock, plaice, skate or rock/usk/huss/and a load of other local
names such as biroch - on the breakfast menu.

There was a period in my life when nearly all my 'meat' was fish, with
just the odd rabbit for a change.

> Did you ever
> decide on veggies?

Decide what?

> And just what exactly is a "swede"? Is it what I call
> a turnip? Or something more Scandinavian?

Both, really. What I would call a turnip is sort-of top half greenish,
bottom half (below the ground part) white, with a few reddish tinges.
The flesh is white. A swede is a Swedish turnip or rutabaga, is similar
but with pastel orange flesh and a less watery consistency.

>
> BIF (before I forget), I read somewhere about a Shelton Iron and Steel
> works in Staffordshire. Since my maiden name was Shelton, I gurgled a
> bit and found that "Some of the family held estates in Great Snoring,
> Norfork. That just tickled me, how does a place get a name like that?
>
> v

Norfork? You just invented it! Or did you mean Great Snoring? I guess
that the folk there slept more than those in Little Snoring. <D&RFC>

'ing' on the end of a placename denotes 'people of', and Wikipedia says;
/in the Domsday Book the Saxon name was Snaringa/Snarringes, named after
an inhabitant called Snear./

Language changes a lot over that many years and makes a rich source of
study and argument. Look up 'Torpenhow Hill' in Wiki

HTH

[Sn!pe]

RustyHinge <rusty...@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:

> Norfork? You just invented it!

Norfolk enchants. ≈:o)

--
^Ï^ My pet rock Gordon just is.

~ Slava Ukraini ~

[RustyHinge]

On 25/09/2022 12:58, Sn!pe wrote:
> RustyHinge <rusty...@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Norfork? You just invented it!
>
> Norfolk enchants. ≈:o)

& Archants

[Adrian]

In message <tgo3b3$jup$1...@gioia.aioe.org>, VictoriaB
<vbfr...@privacy.com> writes

>Hey Rusty, good to see you, looks like we're the only ones aboot, so
>let's chat.

<wakes up>

Sorry I was snoozing at the table in the corner.

Sorry to hear about your family problems, how are you doing otherwise ?

Adrian
--
To Reply :
replace "bulleid" with "adrian" - all mail to bulleid is rejected
Sorry for the rigmarole, If I want spam, I'll go to the shops
Every time someone says "I don't believe in trolls", another one dies.

[VictoriaB]

RustyHinge wrote:> On 25/09/2022 00:20, VictoriaB wrote:[..]
[..]

>> ~~~~
Hey Rusty, good to see you, looks like we're the only ones
>> aboot, so let's chat. I hope you're feeling better. I went through
>> a little rough patch when two family members died, but dug myself
>> out of it by doing charity work. Getting out of the house did
>> wonders.
>
> Sorry to hear of your losses but glad you surmounted their effects.

> ~~~
Thank you. Like your Queen said, "Grief is the price you pay for love."
~~~

>
>> Next thing I know my computer crashed and burned, and I've had a
>> time trying to learn this new one. How many dang Windoz are they
>> gonna dream up? Looks like eleven should be enough.
>
> Computers - who'd have one? (I have at least 6)

> ~~~
Everyone tried to talk me into a laptop, saying I could carry it all
over the house, but I enjoy my set-up - my rocking chair at my husband's
old poker table, which is just the right size and height. I decided on
something new - called an All-In-One. A nice 22" monitor, but no tower
clutter, everything is housed into one piece of equipment, except the
mouse and keyboard. It's nice and compact, like if a laptop and a
desktop had a baby... and under $400.
~~~

>
>> Now, about food - when it comes to herring you're a braver man than
>> I am. And I hear that you English eat fish for brekkie!
>
> Indeed: grilled herring. smoked mackerel, kippers, bloaters, trout -
> de----liscious! Seems the thing is, mainly oily fish - I've never
> met cod, haddock, plaice, skate or rock/usk/huss/and a load of other
> local names such as biroch - on the breakfast menu.
>
> There was a period in my life when nearly all my 'meat' was fish,
> with just the odd rabbit for a change.
>

~~~
Being an inland creature I grew up eating mostly catfish - gurgle
"Noodling in Okla.", tell me if you do that in ol' Blighty. We learned
it from AmerIndians. My favorite fresh water fish is a Sun Perch called
Crappie, but pronounce Croppie. Go figure. I like them dipped in
cornmeal and sauteed golden... very mild and almost sweet. I make a mean
tartar sauce.
~~~

[..]

>>
>> BIF (before I forget), I read somewhere about a Shelton Iron and
>> Steel works in Staffordshire. Since my maiden name was Shelton, I
>> gurgled a bit and found that "Some of the family held estates in
>> Great Snoring, Norfork. That just tickled me, how does a place get
>> a name like that?
>>
>

> Norfork? You just invented it! Or did you mean Great Snoring? I guess
> that the folk there slept more than those in Little Snoring.
> <D&RFC>
>

> ~~~
;) It came from this site (which I take with a grain of salt - I do
realize they're trying to sell me stuff):

"Some of the family held estates in Great Snoring, Norfolk. "The living
is a rectory, with that of Thursford annexed, valued in the king's books
at £24, and in the gift of St. John's College, Cambridge: the tithes
have been commuted for £539, and the glebe comprises 37 acres, with a
house, erected by Sir Richard Shelton. ...."

https://www.houseofnames.com/shelton-family-crest

What is a "glebe"? An estate?
v
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[VictoriaB]

Adrian wrote:
> In message <tgo3b3$jup$1...@gioia.aioe.org>, VictoriaB
> <vbfr...@privacy.com> writes
>> Hey Rusty, good to see you, looks like we're the only ones aboot,
>> so let's chat.
>
> <wakes up>
>
> Sorry I was snoozing at the table in the corner.
>
> Sorry to hear about your family problems, how are you doing
> otherwise ?
>
> Adrian

~~~
Thank you Adrian. I am very much looking forward to nice cool weather
with a trace of burning wood smell in the air. Like that poem sez - "I am
sick of endless sunshine and blossom-burdened bough...."

What kind of soup do you like for cold weather?
v

--
https://www.thefarside.com/

[Lafe]

VictoriaB <vbfr...@privacy.com> wrote in news:tgqqrn$1a91$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> Everyone tried to talk me into a laptop, saying I could carry it all
> over the house, but I enjoy my set-up - my rocking chair at my husband's
> old poker table, which is just the right size and height. I decided on
> something new - called an All-In-One. A nice 22" monitor, but no tower
> clutter, everything is housed into one piece of equipment, except the
> mouse and keyboard. It's nice and compact, like if a laptop and a
> desktop had a baby... and under $400.

This will do well. A laptop woulda too, but I'm glad you found something you
like.

> Being an inland creature I grew up eating mostly catfish - gurgle
> "Noodling in Okla.", tell me if you do that in ol' Blighty. We learned
> it from AmerIndians. My favorite fresh water fish is a Sun Perch called
> Crappie, but pronounce Croppie. Go figure. I like them dipped in
> cornmeal and sauteed golden... very mild and almost sweet. I make a mean
> tartar sauce.

You and I share some upbringing... and I adore a good fried crappie or some
blackened catfish. I am very curious about your tartar sauce. Do you share
the recipe, or is it a family secret?

> "Some of the family held estates in Great Snoring, Norfolk. "The living
> is a rectory, with that of Thursford annexed, valued in the king's books
> at £24, and in the gift of St. John's College, Cambridge: the tithes
> have been commuted for £539, and the glebe comprises 37 acres, with a
> house, erected by Sir Richard Shelton. ...."

I know some Sheltons, and they have some estates, I wonder if they're quite
the same...

Lafe

[RustyHinge]

On 26/09/2022 01:13, VictoriaB wrote:

> What is a "glebe"? An estate?

An area of land attached to a parish which is used to support the
incumbent's living.

[RustyHinge]

I favour a bacon hock along with green split peas tied-up in a cloth,
covered with water and port or red wine and simered for a long time -
until the bones fall apart.

I usually puncture the rind (skin) and poke in peppercorns, coriander
seed pods and cloves.

There's always an On!on and often chopped leek, carrots, parsnip and
swede (rutabaga). Also sometimes, pearl barley and various beans -
butter beans, pinto beans, red kidney beans, zebra beans, haricots and
edamame.

[Adrian]

In message <tgqrns$1i1s$1...@gioia.aioe.org>, VictoriaB
<vbfr...@privacy.com> writes

>Thank you Adrian. I am very much looking forward to nice cool weather
>with a trace of burning wood smell in the air. Like that poem sez - "I am
>sick of endless sunshine and blossom-burdened bough...."
>

Sounds good. Unfortunately, I don't have any open fires here, so
watching and smelling burning wood is a happy memory from years long
gone by.

>What kind of soup do you like for cold weather?

Tomato soup is the thing here, with a nice hunk of bread. Hopefully it
will be a few weeks before the soup season starts, temperatures have
been in the upper teens (Centigrade) today, which I think is about
normal for the time of year.

[RustyHinge]

On 26/09/2022 18:49, Adrian wrote:
> In message <tgqrns$1i1s$1...@gioia.aioe.org>, VictoriaB
> <vbfr...@privacy.com> writes
>> Thank you Adrian. I am very much looking forward to nice cool weather
>> with a trace of burning wood smell in the air. Like that poem sez - "I am
>> sick of endless sunshine and blossom-burdened bough...."
>>
>
> Sounds good.  Unfortunately, I don't have any open fires here, so
> watching and smelling burning wood is a happy memory from years long
> gone by.
>
>> What kind of soup do you like for cold weather?
>
> Tomato soup is the thing here, with a nice hunk of bread.  Hopefully it
> will be a few weeks before the soup season starts, temperatures have
> been in the upper teens (Centigrade) today, which I think is about
> normal for the time of year.

Hmmmm. No liberal shake of Lea & Perrins?

[Adrian]

In message <tgsqr1$3q1q7$2...@dont-email.me>, RustyHinge
<rusty...@foobar.girolle.co.uk> writes

No shake of any political form ;-)

Each to their own, but I'm not a fan of the stuff.

[VictoriaB]

Lafe wrote:
> VictoriaB <vbfr...@privacy.com> wrote in
> news:tgqqrn$1a91$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
>> Everyone tried to talk me into a laptop, saying I could carry it
>> all over the house, but I enjoy my set-up - my rocking chair at my
>> husband's old poker table, which is just the right size and height.
>> I decided on something new - called an All-In-One. A nice 22"
>> monitor, but no tower clutter, everything is housed into one piece
>> of equipment, except the mouse and keyboard. It's nice and compact,
>> like if a laptop and a desktop had a baby... and under $400.
>
> This will do well. A laptop woulda too, but I'm glad you found
> something you like.
>

~~~
Only thing is if something goes awry you can't take it one component at
a time to be repaired, you'd have to buy an entire new PC.
~~~
[..]

>
> I am very curious about your tartar sauce. Do you share the recipe,
> or is it a family secret?
>

~~~
No secret, just a glop of mayo, a spoon of sour cream (if I have it),
dill pickle relish, grated onion, minced dill or parsley, a squirt of
lemon juice, freshly cracked blk pepper and a pinch of sugar.

v
--
https://www.thefarside.com/

[VictoriaB]

RustyHinge wrote:
> On 26/09/2022 01:28, VictoriaB wrote:

[..]

>> What kind of soup do you like for cold weather?
>
> I favour a bacon hock along with green split peas tied-up in a
> cloth, covered with water and port or red wine and simered for a long
> time - until the bones fall apart.
>
> I usually puncture the rind (skin) and poke in peppercorns,
> coriander seed pods and cloves.
>
> There's always an On!on and often chopped leek, carrots, parsnip and
> swede (rutabaga). Also sometimes, pearl barley and various beans -
> butter beans, pinto beans, red kidney beans, zebra beans, haricots
> and edamame.
>

~~~
So many good soup ideas, I have two nice ham bones frozen, was planning
to make split pea soup with one ... maybe corn chowder wif t'other,

And you've reminded me of pearl barley (not bailey), have put it on my
shopping list.
v
--
https://www.thefarside.com/

[VictoriaB]

Adrian wrote:
> In message <tgqrns$1i1s$1...@gioia.aioe.org>, VictoriaB

[..]

>
>> What kind of soup do you like for cold weather?
>
> Tomato soup is the thing here, with a nice hunk of bread. Hopefully
> it will be a few weeks before the soup season starts, temperatures
> have been in the upper teens (Centigrade) today, which I think is
> about normal for the time of year.
>

~~~
I still have my A/C set at 83F... have to sleep with a fan at night
(oscillator, bot admirer). And you have mentioned one of my favorite
childhood soups - only it has to be made the way my Gran did it - with
Campbell's, and milk, not water; with a nice crusty melted cheese sammy
to dip in it.
v

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https://www.thefarside.com/

[John Williamson]

On 27/09/2022 01:54, VictoriaB wrote:

> Lafe wrote:

>> This will do well. A laptop woulda too, but I'm glad you found
>> something you like.
>>
> ~~~
> Only thing is if something goes awry you can't take it one component at
> a time to be repaired, you'd have to buy an entire new PC.
> ~~~

This laptop is a pre-abused high end HP corporate job. I have upgraded
the RAM, the hard drive, both the wireless networking systems, and added
a landline modem. I could, if I wished, upgrade the CPU without any
special tools. I have also replaced the keyboard more than once.
Swapping the DVD drive for a replacement takes a few seconds, and if I
could be bothered, I can swap it for a drive bay which will take a
standard 2.5 inch SATA hard drive. All this has been done using just a
small Philips screwdriver.

(Swapping the screen when the hinge broke took me a bit longer, but
still only needed a small cross head screwdriver and a small spanner.)



You are correct about cheap laptops, though, they can be a real pain in
the fundament to work on, but there isn't a single laptop here that I
haven't upgraded significantly from its ex-factory condition. Apple
computers, can neither be repaired or upgraded without a fully fitted
workshop and a certificate to say the person doing it is approved by
Apple, as they are the only ones they will sell parts to.

The ultimate update and upgrade here is a Toshiba Satellite (Top of the
range at the time, and one of the few laptops I've bought new) that
arrived running XP, with 512 MB of RAM, it now has 3 GB, got a free
upgrade to Vista, and is now running Windows 10 32 bit as quickly as it
ran under XP. It s still fast enough to edit DVD quality video. The
original hard drive was a then massive 20 GB, and is now 2 Terabytes.
The only tool I have ever needed was a small crosshead screwdriver.
Unfortunately, the CPU is soldered to the motherboard, so can't be upgraded.


--
Tciao for Now!

John.

[Adrian]

In message <tgtijk$3tm$1...@gioia.aioe.org>, VictoriaB
<vbfr...@privacy.com> writes

>I still have my A/C set at 83F... have to sleep with a fan at night
>(oscillator, bot admirer).

Wow, that is way too hot for me, The central heating is set at 18C
(64.5F)

> And you have mentioned one of my favorite
>childhood soups - only it has to be made the way my Gran did it - with
>Campbell's, and milk, not water; with a nice crusty melted cheese sammy
>to dip in it.

The cheese is taken separately (as is traditional), not that I have any
objections to toasted cheese sarnies or cheese on toast.

[VictoriaB]

Adrian wrote:
> In message <tgtijk$3tm$1...@gioia.aioe.org>, VictoriaB
> <vbfr...@privacy.com> writes
>> I still have my A/C set at 83F... have to sleep with a fan at

>> night (oscillator, not admirer).

>
> Wow, that is way too hot for me, The central heating is set at 18C
> (64.5F)
>

~~~
We are a small little city and the mayor asked us to not hog the leckky
during heat waves so we wouldn't have blackouts; that it would be better
to endure a little heat than sit in the dark and swelter. I found that I
could actually sleep at night when it was 85F if I had an 16"
oscillating fan on me. During the daytime I used cooling cloths dipped
in ice water... made it just fine. But I did stay home and never drove
my car after 10am.
~~~

>> And you have mentioned one of my favorite childhood soups - only it
>> has to be made the way my Gran did it - with Campbell's, and milk,
>> not water; with a nice crusty melted cheese sammy to dip in it.
>
> The cheese is taken separately (as is traditional), not that I have
> any objections to toasted cheese sarnies or cheese on toast.
>

~~~
Sounds good. I like to make cheese croutons in a skillet (stale bread)
to sprinkle into just about all soups and stews.
v

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https://www.thefarside.com/

[VictoriaB]

~~~
So, in plain everyday non-techie talk for dummies, this means......

You lost me at CPU and drive bay. ;)

Seriously John, I wish you and that little crosshead screwdriver lived
next door to me, because you sound like you really know what you're
talking about. I'd bet you're mostly self-taught TAAW.
Thanks for the reply.

v
--
https://www.thefarside.com/

[Adrian]

In message <th1sj1$1mgv$1...@gioia.aioe.org>, VictoriaB
<vbfr...@privacy.com> writes

>We are a small little city and the mayor asked us to not hog the leckky
>during heat waves so we wouldn't have blackouts; that it would be better
>to endure a little heat than sit in the dark and swelter. I found that I
>could actually sleep at night when it was 85F if I had an 16"
>oscillating fan on me. During the daytime I used cooling cloths dipped
>in ice water... made it just fine. But I did stay home and never drove
>my car after 10am.

Ah, my apologies. I thought you had the AC set to maintain 85F as a
minimum, rather than a maximum. I can (just about) sleep at that
temperature.

[John Williamson]

On 28/09/2022 17:40, VictoriaB wrote:

> ~~~
> So, in plain everyday non-techie talk for dummies, this means......
>

Windows laptops are repairable and upgradeable within limits if you know
what you are doing.

> You lost me at CPU and drive bay. ;)
>
> Seriously John, I wish you and that little crosshead screwdriver lived
> next door to me, because you sound like you really know what you're
> talking about. I'd bet you're mostly self-taught TAAW.
> Thanks for the reply.
>

Self taught yes. The first computer I modified was a Sinclair Spectrum,
and I got the information I needed to buy the parts from a picture in a
magazine.

I built my first DOS based PC from components in the late 1980s, as it
was the only way I could afford what I wanted.

[VictoriaB]

~~~
I am too dumb to know what I want. Something simple to email and pay
bills, read and research, I'm not a gamer. I like crosswords, Mahjong
and Yahtzee.

Here's what I bought: tinyurl.com/4jcmprvd

Except I ordered Windows 10, and didn't notice it was listed under
Systems as Win-11 until I had started downloading and transferring, etc.

I am not all that happy with its speaker, voices are okay, but not
music. There's prolly a way I could hook up external speakers... if I
had a little crosshead screwdriver. ;)
v
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https://www.thefarside.com/

[Ahem A Rivet's Shot]

On Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:02:22 -0500
VictoriaB <vbfr...@privacy.com> wrote:

> I am not all that happy with its speaker, voices are okay, but not
> music. There's prolly a way I could hook up external speakers... if I
> had a little crosshead screwdriver. ;)

No need for a little crosshead screwdriver, you can get pretty
decent speakers that plug into a USB socket. If you want *good* speakers
it's a little harder.

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/

[John Williamson]

On 29/09/2022 06:08, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:02:22 -0500
> VictoriaB <vbfr...@privacy.com> wrote:
>
>> I am not all that happy with its speaker, voices are okay, but not
>> music. There's prolly a way I could hook up external speakers... if I
>> had a little crosshead screwdriver. ;)
>
> No need for a little crosshead screwdriver, you can get pretty
> decent speakers that plug into a USB socket. If you want *good* speakers
> it's a little harder.
>

I use a bluetooth adaptor, connected to an amplifier and a pair of JBL
Control 1 speakers.

If I want better quality, I replace the bluetooth adaptor with a USB
converter, which is good enough to monitor live recordings for mixing.

[John Williamson]

On 29/09/2022 02:02, VictoriaB wrote:

> Here's what I bought: tinyurl.com/4jcmprvd
>

HP is a good start.

> Except I ordered Windows 10, and didn't notice it was listed under
> Systems as Win-11 until I had started downloading and transferring, etc.
>

Windows 11 isn't the horror some people claim, and the version of
Windows 10 they used to install is locked to the Microsoft Store, so
your choice of programs would be limited. If you prefer the look and
feel of Windows 7, just install Classic Shell, and take your pick of
which version of Windows you want it to pretend to be.

> I am not all that happy with its speaker, voices are okay, but not
> music. There's prolly a way I could hook up external speakers... if I
> had a little crosshead screwdriver. ;)
>

No need for the screwdriver. It has an HDMI output which can be used to
connect a sound bar as sold to improve TV sound. You can also use a TV
with HDMI as a second screen.

If you don't want to go high tech, it also has a headphone socket, which
can be used to connect a pair of powered speakers if you have some
hiding in a corner somewhere.

[Mike Fleming]

I use a USB audio interface run into a hifi amp and speakers.

[RustyHinge]

I would do something similar now if only I could play (with) the stuff.
Got a brace of physioterrorists coming in a week or two to 'assess my
need' to get out of bed and stand/walk without undue danger... then to
come in and supervise my progress. Then I can get over to my hi-fi, and
install one of my PCs. at present, if I want even half-tidy propagation
I have to use my laptop and some not-very-good headphones - my decent
Sennheisers are upstairs and carers have been told they are not allowed
to go there. (care agency is afraid of my antique guns!)

[Ben Newsam]

VictoriaB wrote, though the Organization header says "Aioe.org NNTP
Server":

>"Some of the family held estates in Great Snoring, Norfolk. "The living
>is a rectory, with that of Thursford annexed, valued in the king's books
>at £24, and in the gift of St. John's College, Cambridge: the tithes
>have been commuted for £539, and the glebe comprises 37 acres, with a
>house, erected by Sir Richard Shelton. ...."

Thursford is a small place near Great and Little Snoring. It is where
a Mr Cushing had his farm and from where he ran his transport firm. He
had steam trucks and traction engines etc., and was fairly successful.
He used the fruits of that success to acquire mechanical organs, which
he installed in his barn along with a few old traction engines and
steam rollers, He allowed the public in every Sunday afternoon. The
barn door would be opened a crack and yiu had to squeeze past him
while he rattled a charity tin at you, and then you stood in the straw
and marvelled at the awesome Marenghi and de Groot organs. That was
back in the sixties. Nowadays, the Thursford Collection is a vast
complex and a destination in itself, with a huge car park for coaches,
antique fairground rides (with mechanical organs) and an auditorium
for the Mighty Wurlitzer, which is played by a resident organist,
Robert Wolfe)[1]. and quite a few more mechanical organs that are
layed in sequence. The original barn is still part of the huge
building.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39MDOyP-7xU

[1] Robert Wolfe has been the resident organist of the Mighty
Wurlitzer at Thursford since like forever. Since he was almost a
child, it seems to me. Yes he is perfectly competent at pressing the
keys, but personally I deeply hate the way he plays. He sort of rushes
things to display how flashy and fast he can play and somehow there is
no soul or real music in what he does. Bring back "proper" organists
like the great Reginald Dixon! Phil Kelsall is a *much* better
organist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsHoNDW-sB0

>What is a "glebe"? An estate?

A glebe is agricultural land owned by the church, which provides a
living for the incumbent (rector or vicar). I know this because the
house I was brought up in used to be part of the local vicar's glebe.
--
Ben

[VictoriaB]

Ben Newsam wrote:
> VictoriaB wrote, though the Organization header says "Aioe.org NNTP
> Server":

[...]

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsHoNDW-sB0
>
>> What is a "glebe"? An estate?
>
> A glebe is agricultural land owned by the church, which provides a
> living for the incumbent (rector or vicar). I know this because the
> house I was brought up in used to be part of the local vicar's glebe.
>

~~~
Oh, I see, interesting. Thanks for your trouble.
v
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[VictoriaB]

~~~
Thank you all for your speaker suggestions, there are several empty USB
slots in the back, and I already have some neat little speakers from my
last computer. So when I'm feeling brave - although I had no trouble at
all hooking it up.

Universal Serial Bus? Really?
v

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