@mel
Now being here: I know old folks in the area where I grew up, Dordrecht, and my wife, Haarlemmermeer, did keukenstroop ( a light sort of melasse) on matured cheese.
So did my son' s ex-GF , with Suriname/ Lebanese blood, with good chef's papers. Or sambal.
Also to my taste, but not for younger cheeses.
They are too delicate .

@mel
It is as British as it can get. Not delicate in some way, but with an extra matured cheese it is very nice !
Chutney does that too, by the way.

@mel

@mel Even on my basic, simple level, far away from where it originates, buying stuff from the bottom-shelf: Mixing what is in the fridge going for "Italian" or "Asian" can work out pretty well !

For nostalic reasons, I bought a jar of good ol' British Br@nston Pickles in our vacation.
It is a hard , strong taste , I like it but it does not mix with delicate Italian/ Mediterrane
It does mix well with extra matured Cheddar though.

@futurebird
Ants were not my interest to be honest. But ants make a nice change , when learning more about them.
I remember reading " The Once and Future King " by T. H. White a long time ago.
King Arthur becoming a temporary member of several animal-worlds. Also as an ant.
Living as a laborer, serving the Queen like everybody else.
Did not understand most of it, I did not understand anything at all at that time. The Blessing of Youth :)

But now: Ants rule !

@matv1 @janvlug
Ik ben gebruiker, geen expert. Maar doe al wel een tijdje mee, hoofdzakelijk forums.
Mooie tijd 2000-2010 in Canadees internationaal forum, gewijd aan oude verhalen. Meer vrouw dan man, goed gemodereerd . IT-niveau was zeer hoog. Instincten werden op scherp gezet. Veel geleerd toen. FB en nX zeer spaarzaam gebruikt. Nu in vrijwilligers team + profs op publieke spot: Signal, Fediverse, DuckDuckgo ? Linux ? "Het leeft nog niet echt", of " Ik doe al social- media". Ok...

@ChrisAalberts Die ( is het AI bewerkt ?) fotos van deze mensen , zoals die 'kerel ' hier.
Opgepompt tot een SuperHero die de planeet Aarde gaat redden. Of in ieder geval NL. Of in ieder geval...
Terug naar de realiteit. Getraind inmiddels om de afbeelding te vermijden, alleen de tekst te lezen.
Scheelt een hoop tijd en ergenis, en je wordt er wijzer van.
Dit heerschap gaat niemand redden behalve zich zelf.

@emsquared
In the early '60's and a bit later, we saw them coming over in the area of Rotterdam where we lived at that time.
The real ones, not the ones used above stadiums.
Impressing, even hearing the sound of the engines.
No idea where they started.

Jan Stapper ,1875-1964

In Purmerends Museum, tentoonstelling van 6 juni t/m 31 aug 2025

Als kunstschilder verwierf hij bekendheid met zijn impressionistische weergaven van het Hollandse landschap. Zijn schilderijen kenmerken zich door een fijnzinnig kleurgebruik, oog voor detail en een gevoelige penseeltoets. Het Purmerends Museum toont deze zomer een selectie van zijn landschappen.

https://www.purmerendsmuseum.nl/Jan-Stapper--Schilder-van-het-Hollandse-landschap
https://weidevenner.nl/schilder-jan-stapper-in-het-purmerends-museum/

#PurmerendsMuseum #Museum #Kunst #JanStapper #Schilderij

2/2 ...immediate. First on the airport in boring nightshifts. But learning meanwhile. Living in Amsterdam-area. Always working in teams with roots to all parts of the World, now as museum-volunteer.
( Even with people from recent "hotspots", I will not post about that here ) . Learning the things we did not learn at school. The Black Pages of British/ Dutch VOC-colonialism. But there is laughter too.
I got stuck in Kdrama, because many are Too Good :) .But time to widen scope now.

@liztai @JillsJoy @Fanua @AnnaAnthro @EllenInEdmonton @whoosh @whoosh @@Walop
1/2 Thanks ! Person who put me on Kdrama in 2009 came from HongKong as child to Toronto in 1990, grown up in Little Italy. Traveling and studying for 6 years, one of them South Korea.Inspiring member in a vanished Canadian 'Old stories'-forum also with global reach. Still one of the most universal persons I know. No more contact. I liked the chaotic, i.m.perfect, colorful and expressive handling of comedy, mystery...

@jemmesedi
It is like looking Death in the eyes.

@Nouscat
Helemaal mee eens. Zelf stapje voor stapje meer bezig in omgevingen met mensen in het echte leven.
Koffie hier , activiteit daar. Boodschappen in zelfstandige winkels.
Internet is mooi. Ontwijken van rioleringen is een sport, maar " met meer mate" nu. 🙂

@doronhirsch @harld
Als bezorgde, serieuze, hardwerkende, geheel blanke gepensioneerde,goddank omgeven door een zeer divers team op vrijwilligersplek: Ik bedank jullie dat jullie niet elke keer die rotkoppen erbij zetten in de berichten. 🙂

I am not bored by Kdrama at all, but willing to widen my scope a bit more direction Chinese .
Some of you know my favorites : Any hints ?

( I am still a slow-watcher at the moment :))

#Cdrama #Kdrama

View on the North Sea through a ship's window.

#photo #NorthSea #ship

https://www.lindasgoluppi.com/paintings/states-of-listening-paintings

States of Listening paintings - Linda Sgoluppi

#Paintings #Art #Mastodon #Fediverse #Listening

They were nice when they were made fresh on the premises. Then they changed to deep frozen from central bakery, only glazing done n the shop .
Really not the same.

@EllenInEdmonton @JillsJoy
Dull night in a stopover -motel is inspiring these silly thoughts.:

*Joseon envoy is send to Ming-China with tributes.
And a box of donuts.

*Dae Jang Geum was allowed to leave the Palace.
To start her own donut - place.

*In modern setting, future drunk lover-to-be doing a piggyride will insist to have a donut when passing a shop. Result will be disastrous and disgusting.

A real #kdrama !

#kdrama