Back from my Holiday

bikerbill · MIP Old Timer

Back from my Holiday

Jerry F · MIP Old Timer

Aloha Bill...That read like a lot of fun, almost a fantasy especially the part about
the trout. I relate to the "loosing 6" part or maybe even boring them to sleep
with my baits. Keep having a good time. (((((hugs))))) smile

toni baloney · Senior Member

Hi Bill,

It all sounds so fantantic....happy it was a complete success,

Did you only end up with one Trout???

And you mentioned:bara brith (welsh stewed fruit tea loaf) and welsh cakes,

sounds so interesting, no recipes will follow, right:)

Toodles and Welcome back Home.

Toni

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Now THATS a vacation!

jonijoni1 · MIP Old Timer

Yayyyyy Bill!! Wow, what a terrific time, I absolutely LOVE vacationing sober. There are so many places I visited while dirnking, and I never got to enjoy them to the fullest. But now I have been able to go some places, and enjoy the outdoors, fishing, and some really good times with those I love, and fully enjoy it sober. It is indeed so nice to get away.

And you sure do have a lot of vacation time!! I have earned 2 weeks worth, and plan to use a couple of days of vacation pay this week at home getting a few things done around here.

The most wonderful part of your trip to me sounded like getting to know a family of great danes!! I LOVE dogs, and I probably would have spent the entire week rolling around on the ground with them. LOL

Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us!! Awesome!! Enjoy your next adventure. :o)

Joni

bikerbill · MIP Old Timer

Jerry F wrote:

Aloha Bill...That read like a lot of fun, almost a fantasy especially the part about
the trout. I relate to the "loosing 6" part or maybe even boring them to sleep
with my baits. Keep having a good time. (((((hugs)))))

oh no, not bait fishing, fly fishing! That way if you don't catch anything, then at least you have had the pleasure of choosing the fly (the prettiest one seems to be best) and perfecting your casting technique.

bikerbill · MIP Old Timer

toni baloney wrote:

Hi Bill,

It all sounds so fantantic....happy it was a complete success,

Did you only end up with one Trout???

And you mentioned:bara brith (welsh stewed fruit tea loaf) and welsh cakes,

sounds so interesting, no recipes will follow, right:)

Toodles and Welcome back Home.

Toni

Nope, hooked 13, landed 7 and lost 6. all the trout went back as it was a catch and release lake.

as for recipes for bara brith and welsh cakes - I wouldn't know, but it'll be on the interweb somewhere

bikerbill · MIP Old Timer

jonijoni1 wrote:

And you sure do have a lot of vacation time!! I have earned 2 weeks worth, and plan to use a couple of days of vacation pay this week at home getting a few things done around here.

Joni

I have heard that you americans don't get much holiday time but maybe you have more public holidays?

I get 8 bank / public holiday days and a further 32 and a half paid vacation days, but that is outstandingly good for the UK, a legacy from 30+ years with the same employer which used to be run on civil service terms and conditions.

Most employers over here start you on 20 days vacation time including the 8 BH.

StPeteDean · MIP Old Timer

welcome back Bill. funny that you should mention the narrow boats. they are always available in the timeshare exchange company lol.

bikerbill · MIP Old Timer

bara brith recipre here
http://www.britainexpress.com/articles/Food/bara-brith.htm

and welsh cakes here

http://www.britainexpress.com/articles/Food/welsh-cakes.htm

toni baloney · Senior Member

Hi Bill,

And thank you so much, what a sweetheart to send those sites, I put them on my desktop, and will let you know when I bake one of them ok.

One of my favorite things to do is make sweet things from other countries. Like Babinka, from the Phillipines, and the Scotish version of Short Breads, yum, I can taste the butter as I write this :)

Without looking it up, do you know what.. uva sultanina...is?... it is the second version of this, but think the fruit sounds better, anyway.

And yes indeedy, so happy that you did catch some fish, did you save, and take them home, or did you release them??

Ok, the lady with so many questions, is saying over and out.

Toodles and thank you so much....again.

Tonicakes :) haha, a clue as to why I sign off like that sometimes.

PS, Please don"t bother answering on that fishing question, I am not a fishing person, but do know what Catch and Release means:)

-- Edited by toni baloney on Tuesday 4th of August 2009 05:05:11 PM

bikerbill · MIP Old Timer

uva sultanina sounds Italian and i'd take a guess that it is the Italian word for some sort of dried fruit, like sultanas, currants or raisins.

http://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/clootiedumpling.htm will give you a recipe for a clootie dumpling. My Mum used to make these but she started with 4 lbs of flour, that's 8 times the recipe quantites shown here.

jonijoni1 · MIP Old Timer

Ahhhh, yes, Euopeans are good vacationers. Lucky you all. Actually, it is no "accident" that I work for a physician group, the bosses of which travel frequently, meaning that I do get quite a lot of time off compared to most here in the states. (But not all paid!!)

Well, our economy is in the crapper right now anyway, so may as well keep plugging away, right? Tis' the American way, you know, to work one's self to death and eat McDonald's every day, so you can spend retirement hooked up to machines and miserable.

And you do have the most interesting food ideas!!