Subdeacon Joe

That would be great! I have three 2.5 pound bags of blueberries from the food bank in the freezer, and there is a lemon tree next to us that nobody else picks other than one or two now and then. Next door neighbor claims it's hers, but it's in a common area and in 12 years I've never seen her pick a single one.

There is also Henley's Formulas for Home & Workshop or Free Download from Project Gutenberg.

There are, or can be, up to 7 "ropes" on a tall ship, Now, the foot ropes and tow ropes were obvious, as were the man ropes. But the bolt rope less so. But you also had to know which bit of "rope" was a line, which a sheet, which a jackstay. Which bits of rope are the halyards? Do you know your buntline from your clewline?

You weren't an "able seaman" until you learned the ropes.

Heck of a good game. As good as the 9ers Packers game. Both games were excellent examples of what playoffs should be, hard fought and close, with the winner decided in the last minute. I expect a 9ers v. Ravens Superbowl, although I would prefer 9ers v. Chiefs.

Mayonnaise has gotten insanely expensive. Fortunately, it's also insanely easy to make, especially if you have an immersion blender. Egg, acid, oil, stabilizer, and seasonings. Equipment: immersion blender, a tall and narrow jar that the immersion blender will fit into and has a capacity of 1.5 to 2 cups. Most blenders come with a cup for mixing, but I like to use a jar that I can store the finished mayonnaise in. Ingredients, make sure that they're at room temperature: 1 Egg 1 TBS Lemon Juice or Vinegar 1/2 to 1 tsp Dijon, or other made mustard except yellow mustard. About 1/2 tsp Salt 1 cup Oil, something with a neutral flavor. Other seasonings, e.g. white pepper, paprika, powdered herbs. Go light with these. Put the Egg, Lemon Juice or Vinegar, Salt, and mustard into the jar, make sure that the blades of the blender will be in contact with them. Gently add the oil all at once. Let everything settle. Start the blender and let it do it's work without moving it. It should blend everything all together into mayonnaise. With it still running slowly bring it up through the mayo, you may need to use it to blend the the top little bit in. Stop the blender, pull it out, and CAREFULLY wipe the mayonnaise off of it into the jar. Play with the flavors. Change up the vinegar, the kind of mustard, add a few capers, or maybe a couple of olives. Keeps in the fridge for a week. According to the usual books and guides. I've had it keep for 2 weeks. Play with it.

That Sounds GOOD

I think it would only take a couple of days for the vinegar smell to dissipate from the wood before varnishing. Most of the methods I came across used water, a few used alcohol.

You can use this method for making stain from either black or English walnuts: https://roostandrestore.com/how-to-make-easy-diy-walnut-wood-stain/

I've done it with both. The first time I did it I I had a Lyman kit that had walnut, or maybe it was black walnut grip panels. I didn't want to stain the wood figuring that oil would be all I needed. Being a college student at the time I didn't want to lay out the money for a can of oil that I'd use maybe a teaspoon of so I used walnuts from the tree in the apartment parking lot. I carefully got that outer husk off and washed the shells. Then cracked them open and used the meat. My thought was "Walnut oil is just the oil from walnuts. If I rub the walnut over the wood it will press out the oil." I tried it on the inside of the panel first. Gave a nice dark, rich color. I've used store bought walnuts for other small projects.

Toothpaste for polishing metal. I used the meat from a couple of walnuts as "walnut oil" on grip panels for an 1858 Remington. Just kept rubbing them into the wood. Use that to touch up scratches. A couple of times when power has gone out I've turned on the light on my cell phone, set it on a table, then set jug of water on it and PRESTO! I had a lamp to light the room.

Both my wife and I enjoy languages, even though we are typical American monoglots. We like the sounds, the history, and how different languages flow. Well, she emailed this: to me. Which led me to exploring his channel, and a couple of things grabbed my ear: I usually can't read English aloud that smoothly. This made me think of some people here: And, my favorite so far:

HM Submarine No 3. This was a 'Holland' type submarine. One of 5 experimental craft, in service by 1903. Broken up in 1913 and HMS Victory is in the background. In 1831 the Admiralty issued orders for Victory to be broken up and her timbers reused in other vessels. A public outcry against the destruction of so famous a ship led to the order being held in abeyance and Victory was left, largely forgotten, at a Portsmouth mooring. The ship briefly returned to the public gaze on 18 July 1833 when the queen in waiting, Princess Victoria, and her mother, the Duchess of Kent, made a visit to her quarterdeck to meet with veterans of the Trafalgar campaign https://navalhistoria.com/hms-victory-a-symbol-of-britains-maritime-heritage/

Yeah.....I wasn't going to comment on that. Theft of art isn't liberation.

Thanks, Kris. Very good tribute to him.

Chevy CK is the older one. The CK was renamed the Silverado.

Thank you for the great update! Prayers of thanksgiving and for further healing on the way.