Everyone loves an infographic
Hawkhurst is a bit of a trek for us, but there’s a butcher we wanted to visit. We decided to have a rib of beef for Thanksgiving, but we’ve been awfully disappointed in moo lately. Very expensive, not very nice.
This butcher shop is run by the farmer and his son and they raise Sussex red cattle. Uncle B said it was the best beef he’d ever had.
Joint acquired. Cross your fingers. As we were standing there chatting with the butcher, a man walked in with a deer slung over his shoulder – headless, hoofless, skinned and ready to hang. How you know you live in the country.
Hawkhurst (and this whole area) really was a hotbed of smuggling in the 18th C. Still is, in a different way. It’s because it’s the closest point to the continent, duh. Here’s a nice big infographic about it.
Posted: November 20th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 9
Comments
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: November 20, 2025, 5:09 pm
I hope the infographic is big enough. WordPress kept scaling it down whenever I uploaded it, even though the original was under a meg.
Comment from Bob Mulroy
Time: November 20, 2025, 6:13 pm
What’s an Hurst?
Comment from Uncle Badger
Time: November 20, 2025, 6:36 pm
It’s from the middle English (think Chaucer) meaning a wood a grove or a small hill. Similar roots to old German and Dutch.
Comment from RushBabe
Time: November 20, 2025, 10:15 pm
Just checked Weasie’s last post to see if there was a reminder for an upcoming “pool,” and no mention. Hmmm.
Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: November 21, 2025, 12:51 am
@RushBabe,
Why would there be an upcoming pool ????
Comment from Rich Rostrom
Time: November 21, 2025, 2:21 am
ExpressoBold Pureblood:
“Why would there be an upcoming pool ????”
because
“Comment from LavenderGirl
Time: November 10, 2025, 2:12 am
Sally Kirkland. Actress”
and
“Sally Kirkland, Veteran Actress and Oscar Nominee, Dies at 84… November 11, 2025”
Ms. Weasel has not commented on this, but it appears to be sufficient.
Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: November 21, 2025, 5:35 am
Ms. Weasel HAS commented on this entry.
She said, “I don’t know her. Play on!”
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Actual quote on November 14:
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: November 14, 2025, 7:19 pmHaven’t a clue who Sally Kirkland is – sorry.
Comment from Bob Mulroy
Time: November 21, 2025, 5:19 pm
Uncle Badger, thanks.
Comment from Mark Matis
Time: November 21, 2025, 7:31 pm
And yet you still have not done Diddly Squat Farm???
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