tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7848373329331563785..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: “Ersters”Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71702414308789268082015-03-21T13:57:35.785+01:002015-03-21T13:57:35.785+01:00From what I read online recently, Captain Bob'...From what I read online recently, Captain Bob's has gone way downhill, so I'm glad you drove past.<br /><br />We plan to go to Edenton and other areas along the coast next month with a friend who's never been to that part of NC. Your photos are whetting my appetite. Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17759739498058806602015-03-21T03:08:29.716+01:002015-03-21T03:08:29.716+01:00We were in Edenton today. We drove past Capt. Bob&...We were in Edenton today. We drove past Capt. Bob's Seafood and BBQ on the road between there and Hertford. Isn't that a place you told me about?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37761007388238739542015-03-21T01:30:24.025+01:002015-03-21T01:30:24.025+01:00Those are what we call "cluster oysters"...Those are what we call "cluster oysters" so what looks like one oyster might be three or four oysters stuck together. But, yes, they are big.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3741270231364263292015-03-20T18:16:25.463+01:002015-03-20T18:16:25.463+01:00Obviously, Ken, you grew up with other "foodi...Obviously, Ken, you grew up with other "foodies" who knew how to utilize the local foods to good advantage! What a meal! I can taste it right now and I'm full from having my breakfast! You are one lucky guy!!!<br /><br />Mary in OregonMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43191532982088023482015-03-20T17:06:41.081+01:002015-03-20T17:06:41.081+01:00You made me very hungry! You made me very hungry! Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6914259117867861062015-03-20T16:27:21.631+01:002015-03-20T16:27:21.631+01:00What a treat! So coastal, so fresh, so full of fam...What a treat! So coastal, so fresh, so full of family :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86580584452103824022015-03-20T13:41:25.403+01:002015-03-20T13:41:25.403+01:00My dad pronounced oysters like that. What a feast ...My dad pronounced oysters like that. What a feast you had- the benefit of coastal living!Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91415617108842727062015-03-20T13:22:50.031+01:002015-03-20T13:22:50.031+01:00Thanks Ken... I also looked it up on Whackypedia.....Thanks Ken... I also looked it up on Whackypedia... those are LARGE oysters!<br />The NC site is a very good local bird site... I didn't stop at the ibis and had a trawl...<br />speaking as a bird-watcher, it would be nice if other countries did the same!<br />We've got Faune-Touraine for here... but it doesn't give information like this...<br />it is more a "citizen-science" project of recording what is seen where...<br />and feeds back to the Natural History Museum.<br />The only thing we've got for here is the local naturalists' bird book...<br />now almost 20 years out of date...<br />as are most bird books, no matter when published... <br />distribution has usually changed by the date of publication!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73425430341383465382015-03-20T13:21:33.093+01:002015-03-20T13:21:33.093+01:00That meal sounds delicious. The oysters and crabs...That meal sounds delicious. The oysters and crabs are local, you said, but do you know where the shrimp are from? <br /><br />You remind me that my grandparents said "ersters," and they were from Pennsylvania.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24806232310948778662015-03-20T11:28:19.983+01:002015-03-20T11:28:19.983+01:00Here's a link to info about the ibis in N.C., ...Here's a <a href="http://www.carolinabirdclub.org/ncbirds/view.php?species_id=147" rel="nofollow">link to info about the ibis in N.C.</a>, Tim.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19538061039519197192015-03-20T08:19:33.536+01:002015-03-20T08:19:33.536+01:00"thoise" = those....
sorry, pudgy finger..."<i>thoise</i>" = those....<br />sorry, pudgy fingers!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21549458424736028102015-03-20T08:18:08.386+01:002015-03-20T08:18:08.386+01:00That is either quite a small ibis... or thoise are...That is either quite a small ibis... or thoise are very large oysters!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com