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TF makes me want to get back to Greece again Eva Atimatzidou is fantastic.      φανταστικός (fantastikós)

Badeye you have introduced me to some great music.  To keep it going like you have is  a  great achievement. Thank you.

Thank you for the feed back TIG and EB. This poem doesnt quiet work on most younger teenagers.  Most life lessons are learnt when you are able to look back a bit and study what didn't work out. Putting old heads on young shoulders doesn't always work.

Doug I think  what you called a  Welsh Pasty  is known here  as Cornish Pasty  Here in NZ a Cornish pasty is made by placing an uncooked filling, typically meat and vegetables, on one half of a flat shortcrust pastry circle, folding the pastry in half to wrap the filling in a semicircle and crimping the curved edge to form a seal before baking.  When I was growing  up a bakery  was our local form of takeout  and they would sell items  such as Pasty's , Meat pies and Apple turnovers .     Apple turnovers  is a sweet apple filling made with a puff pastry.
We didnt have McDonalds or Kentucky Fries in those days. Fish and Chips were our other popular takeout in those days,

Phill on my fathers side  my Grandparents were from the Uk.  They would call melted Cheese on toast Welsh Rabbit. My Maree was telling me her Welsh friends called it Welsh Rarebit. . My UK Grandparents if they said to me lets have a Rabbit and Pork it meant they wanted to have a talk. If they asked you is that a Pork Pie they were saying is that a lie.
Tripe was something my father liked to eat. As a kid I had to eat it but now I wouldnt go near it. For those not familiar with Tripe it was a popular nutritious and cheap dish for the British working classes from Victorian times until the latter half of the 20th century. It is made from sheep or cow's  stomachs.  The stomachs are cleaned and the fat trimmed off.  It is then boiled and bleached, giving it, it's white colour when sold at the Butchers.
Or yes and back to my  Nann  and Grandpah from the UK if they said, "lets have a Butchers Hook"  that meant lets have a look.

Phill over in Fiji   the  Muslim people  wouldn't eat meat unless it is known as halal meat. They wouldn't eat tin bully beef Their  food had to come from a supplier that uses halal practices  which is a prescribed method of slaughter for all meat sources, excluding fish and other sea-life, per Islamic law. This method of slaughtering animals consists of using a well-sharpened knife to make a swift, deep incision that cuts the front of the throat, the carotid artery, trachea, and jugular veins.The head of an animal that is slaughtered using halal methods is aligned in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.  In addition to the direction, permitted animals should be slaughtered upon utterance of a Islamic prayer 'Bismillah' The slaughter had to be performed by a Muslim and blood must be drained from the veins. So I thought maybe in the Middle East none halal meat could have been an issue.

Thank you guys for those links, you have taught me more and introduced me to some brilliant guitar music.

I was suprised to discover this morning cans of Spam availabe at our local supermarket. It made me wonder what this product is about as my only reference to it is Monty Python. I discoverd It was first introduced in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World War II. the product was intended to increase the sale of pork shoulder which was not a very popular cut..The difficulty of delivering fresh meat to the front during World War II saw Spam become a ubiquitous part of the U.S. soldier's diet. It became variously referred to as "ham that didn't pass its physical", "meatloaf without basic training" and "Special Army Meat". Over 150 million pounds of Spam were purchased by the military before the war's end.
During World War II and the occupations which followed, Spam was introduced into Guam, Hawaii, Okinawa, the Philippines, and other islands in the Pacific. Immediately absorbed into native diets, it has become a unique part of the history and effects of U.S. influence in the Pacific.
As a consequence of World War II rationing, Spam also gained prominence in the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher later referred to it as a "wartime delicacy. At the time it was introduced, it was the only canned meat product on the market that needed no refrigeration. Spam gained a reputation in the United Kingdom and the United States as a poverty food. The image of Spam as a low cost meat product gave rise to the Scottish colloquial term "Spam valley" to describe certain affluent housing areas where residents appear to be wealthy but in reality may be living at poverty levels. Spam is celebrated in Austin, Minnesota, home to the Spam Museum. The museum tells the history of the Hormel company, the origin of Spam, and its place in world culture. After all that information on it I am not sure if I want to try it. I would be interested to hear Chordie members stories about Spam. I found TIGS story inspiring how a widow managed to bring him and his other nine sibblings up in hard times. Also how Spam kept him alive at college. More Spam stories if you got one please.

Until Monty Python came along Spam was something most Kiwis didnt eat or know about. Now days we know it as a computer thing but as product to eat.not one sort after by Kiwi's. Great photo TF.

Bill and Dondra Wishing you all the best it wont be long before you are in your new place  with your love for each  it will become a beautiful home. You cant build a home with  hammer and nails, bricks, mortar , and stone , it takes love to make a house a home.
God bless
Pete and Maree

Badeye great  choice.  I love the way  they use Organ, Piano, Harmonica in  the arrangement.