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Post by sophie on Jun 21, 2023 9:59:00 GMT -5
Have a fantastic trip and pissup… I’m not jealous, not at all…!
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 21, 2023 11:50:39 GMT -5
xox everyone!
I'm all packed, pretty much, which is good because I'm slammed with work until I can escape tomorrow afternoon.
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Post by lillielangtry on Jun 21, 2023 12:02:18 GMT -5
Have an amazing time!!
Will we see pics? Some people are on Insta, aren't they... I know megs is.
I am so sorry not to be there, but I am also relieved not be heading for another 16 hours or so of train travel for the weekend, because I had quite a lot of trains last week.
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 21, 2023 17:31:13 GMT -5
I am, sort of, too... I post something like "i'm so sorry that I've been neglecting this website" every 6 months or so.  I will try to reform (again) So sorry to miss you but I totally get it!! |
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Post by mei on Jun 22, 2023 4:48:12 GMT -5
Have a great trip Liiisa and a fun time this weekend catching up with everyone!
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 22, 2023 5:08:52 GMT -5
Thank you mei, be well! I'm sorry that I'm not crossing the North Sea to see you Dutch folks.
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 29, 2023 15:27:02 GMT -5
I’m still here! In Gairloch where it’s pouring and the sun may never manage to set. It was fantastic seeing everyone!
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Post by tucano on Jun 29, 2023 16:28:46 GMT -5
Ooh, just looked up some photos on Google, looks lovely. I've never been further north than Fort William.
How are the dragonflies?
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Post by sprite on Jun 30, 2023 3:17:20 GMT -5
I remember Gairloch. We had a nice dinner, and then sat in the car chatting to the inlaws on the phone, while a stag chewed grass in front of the headlights.
This was after it ate quite a bit of the restaurant's decorative shrubbery. They were possibly less thrilled than me.
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 30, 2023 16:39:57 GMT -5
We saw an effing HUGE stag today. It stared at us and then jumped over a 6-ft barbed-wire fence as easily as you’d step over a footstool.
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Post by scicaro on Jun 30, 2023 17:02:42 GMT -5
We saw an effing HUGE stag today. It stared at us and then jumped over a 6-ft barbed-wire fence as easily as you’d step over a footstool. Cool |
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Post by sprite on Jul 1, 2023 17:30:18 GMT -5
Wow!
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Post by kneazle on Jul 2, 2023 16:55:44 GMT -5
That's so cool!
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 4, 2023 5:12:56 GMT -5
It had MASSIVE antlers; I'd never seen anything like that before. Those red deer up there are amazing.
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Post by scicaro on Jul 4, 2023 6:54:10 GMT -5
It had MASSIVE antlers; I'd never seen anything like that before. Those red deer up there are amazing. Also very tasty  |
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 4, 2023 7:41:36 GMT -5
If sprite's venison burgers are anything to compare that to, I heartily agree!
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Post by sprite on Jul 4, 2023 14:02:55 GMT -5
It is our environmental duty to eat venison burgers!
I've now learned that some places do venison osso bucco, so I'm going to start hassling the butcher to get some in. They like me at the butchers.
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Post by Phar Lap on Jul 8, 2023 8:56:13 GMT -5
Those large stags are beautiful to behold. I only had venison once but found it too gamely for my liking. Squirrel’s alright though. Bit sweet like sweet chicken.  |
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 8, 2023 9:43:42 GMT -5
sprite yours were delicious, and I am not a game-loving person -- tend to be kind of squeamish about any meat that wasn't on my plate as a child, but I decided to be adventuresome that day (which is now 2 weeks ago, where does the time go).
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Post by sprite on Jul 9, 2023 11:03:13 GMT -5
I've got another pack in the freezer, haha!
Phar, that is interesting, as this butchers venison is never gamey, but the one time I tried to have squirrel, it was so gamey I nearly retched. It went straight into the food waste bin. I'm sure it was a bad batch of squirrel.
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I will try to reform (again)
