Another Listy-Loo

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;">Time to post my ongoing list of differences between</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;">the US and England</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;"> There is actually a reason for me to adopt the English accent</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;">Automated prompted calls can't understand my American one</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;">*</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;">A Stag & Hen Party is a bachelor & bachelorette party</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;">*</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">'Yummy Mummy' is a common term for a pretty, fit, well-dressed mother</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">*</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Many houses have names, <i>not numbers</i> for their address<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswcxoYfRGm9vPbOSfVXHG3UzMyccgHI2p_1r6xka60z1lGC9pvrSMYtlmu2pD5otI59mmYLlubWyiBV5I76Y7WL62INbvuONu23WrKROO1_WI2oWX2xV6LNkpT3dXRdciRTSaMqgFKLU/s1600/IMG_0407-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswcxoYfRGm9vPbOSfVXHG3UzMyccgHI2p_1r6xka60z1lGC9pvrSMYtlmu2pD5otI59mmYLlubWyiBV5I76Y7WL62INbvuONu23WrKROO1_WI2oWX2xV6LNkpT3dXRdciRTSaMqgFKLU/s640/IMG_0407-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">*</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Jumble sale = Rummage sale</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Boot Sale = A gathering of cars selling stuff out of their 'boot' (car trunk)<br /><br />*</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeTL5t7zZPOwVyNLYlR-daBD3-r5__WKlB2_h95fS27YQP5NlGGzRj19IqoGH82iB1lJNDGnpJItrTxyKpOB7aSyNkkyi1VxmiXBN4gOhKQtT7XhUZl6NdZWlB5xgxBjznmZz3aPK5B0/s1600/London2010+496-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeTL5t7zZPOwVyNLYlR-daBD3-r5__WKlB2_h95fS27YQP5NlGGzRj19IqoGH82iB1lJNDGnpJItrTxyKpOB7aSyNkkyi1VxmiXBN4gOhKQtT7XhUZl6NdZWlB5xgxBjznmZz3aPK5B0/s640/London2010+496-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">All signs are in English only (not in French or Welsh also)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">*</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">There are no fire hydrants here (water tapped into main line under manhole cover)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Have a wonderful weekend!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">- all photos by moi -</span></i></div></div></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Another Listy-Loo

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK Time to post my ongoing list of differences between the US and England  There is actually a reason for me to ad...

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Black + White

I've been laid low with the dreaded lurgy for the past couple of weeks, which, as well as being totally inconvenient, has meant that I've had little energy for anything other than coughing and spluttering (and, if you ask the clan, they'd probably add whingeing as well). But I digress. One good thing that's come from my convalescence is that I managed to find the designer behind a room I've had saved in my files for ages.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3ThU08FbLRTfXoHVH5csY60M0ruK_OwQGyng3FNXWiF-O6gaESQ03EKLeB4HB0cGrPcl5IlvLrr_gtLt1_F0xTspoByvO_UXMFCgCcW4JUDi_BC3jv2wcUqpflWiXkx-zxxoAQk1rXqc/s1600/timthumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3ThU08FbLRTfXoHVH5csY60M0ruK_OwQGyng3FNXWiF-O6gaESQ03EKLeB4HB0cGrPcl5IlvLrr_gtLt1_F0xTspoByvO_UXMFCgCcW4JUDi_BC3jv2wcUqpflWiXkx-zxxoAQk1rXqc/s640/timthumb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.johnjacobinteriors.com/">source</a></div><br />I had a lovely message from Brissie designer and fellow blogger <a href="http://dumonde10.blogspot.com/">Daryl Wark</a>, which in turn led me to his gorgeous blog. As I settled in for a good read, I came across <a href="http://dumonde10.blogspot.com/2011/06/mad-about-more-black-and-white.html">this post</a> on South African designer John Jacob Zwiegelaar (which, coincidentally, Daryl found through Judy at <a href="http://verandahhouse.blogspot.com/">Verandah House</a>), and there was the black and white room I'd had saved for ages. Even better, it lead to this <a href="http://www.johnjacobinteriors.com/">website</a>, which was full of stunning, black & white interiors.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgQWCs3cWwiuzVr1kt0Hdn732Ls3GDx6RiHbUTELDIhUsROvfYd5WAkB0ge93GaaK5cRx80__4TZgPzPGldazvGqKGqGqsw67W1vemhDVin09vb4ximGWql4GtYSvjA6RFNfNB3ZVeuCX/s1600/timthumb+%252817%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgQWCs3cWwiuzVr1kt0Hdn732Ls3GDx6RiHbUTELDIhUsROvfYd5WAkB0ge93GaaK5cRx80__4TZgPzPGldazvGqKGqGqsw67W1vemhDVin09vb4ximGWql4GtYSvjA6RFNfNB3ZVeuCX/s640/timthumb+%252817%2529.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">love</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHwdA7eV8dMXqGKtqVvFIVRUyha2wu81L91eneqIUg2k5fRK7v55on27rPgxlW51L7ZokzfKV0an44XbCmGw0Jz91EjN4JTglkh0thkNsQKlf2WE9ezpzUFvI5dPvSsRYpFcSWMARrBmv/s1600/timthumb+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHwdA7eV8dMXqGKtqVvFIVRUyha2wu81L91eneqIUg2k5fRK7v55on27rPgxlW51L7ZokzfKV0an44XbCmGw0Jz91EjN4JTglkh0thkNsQKlf2WE9ezpzUFvI5dPvSsRYpFcSWMARrBmv/s640/timthumb+%25282%2529.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdvZ4miDSJX6llfhlJ2Ws_JiuSc5jd0RlTtPw_JYtUEycDUUxhz3ChlwpEvHPxt_BJOigTlS58ptOPK2aSJA5QGvGO_lY-ut8ILxACeklXzEUMYCLppjfrpmNODRJeNzXueFA6dTkr8JP/s1600/timthumb+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdvZ4miDSJX6llfhlJ2Ws_JiuSc5jd0RlTtPw_JYtUEycDUUxhz3ChlwpEvHPxt_BJOigTlS58ptOPK2aSJA5QGvGO_lY-ut8ILxACeklXzEUMYCLppjfrpmNODRJeNzXueFA6dTkr8JP/s640/timthumb+%25283%2529.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYbk6jpmFYMsEr9Mq24Gwyh-BentPNV-DxrNJkMvMO2VAwx8tbxVLamf1XKwpN_YnpnJn8kw13LwoC2RW0q4hPwVefmKeKPt4_APA-S2kb1tYHkrF9TJdvO6hMqEV8qKRBRr8Iyv4NTI6/s1600/timthumb+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYbk6jpmFYMsEr9Mq24Gwyh-BentPNV-DxrNJkMvMO2VAwx8tbxVLamf1XKwpN_YnpnJn8kw13LwoC2RW0q4hPwVefmKeKPt4_APA-S2kb1tYHkrF9TJdvO6hMqEV8qKRBRr8Iyv4NTI6/s640/timthumb+%25288%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> even the pooch is colour matched</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTXSWTlvyWb85fjSdy60yDCSy-uaIs9LhabZkp6wau6fvEzksYRNmmS7pXiXIkoiMAj0xoE_TLg6NXChvH09ApIV45gjzb4GYzO8K8xaH4Ppd2Pi9Syo3CSS-DTojMiWBynqlVRvg9b6o/s1600/timthumb+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTXSWTlvyWb85fjSdy60yDCSy-uaIs9LhabZkp6wau6fvEzksYRNmmS7pXiXIkoiMAj0xoE_TLg6NXChvH09ApIV45gjzb4GYzO8K8xaH4Ppd2Pi9Syo3CSS-DTojMiWBynqlVRvg9b6o/s640/timthumb+%25289%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_SFh_TnJuyd7AcJksrpRrDAQxjRBxsnJWTHnFXQfLWgM1vEnkbjhMdYGcsd_24dKWFmdNUVvNihKW9vgbHhnM-2R567tXlyXWe5o0-FHk8O5SovLV4GasL0rCk2yGXMx797p29BECM8r/s1600/timthumb+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_SFh_TnJuyd7AcJksrpRrDAQxjRBxsnJWTHnFXQfLWgM1vEnkbjhMdYGcsd_24dKWFmdNUVvNihKW9vgbHhnM-2R567tXlyXWe5o0-FHk8O5SovLV4GasL0rCk2yGXMx797p29BECM8r/s640/timthumb+%252816%2529.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">all images via <a href="http://www.johnjacobinteriors.com/">John Jacob Interiors</a></div><br />What I love about a black and white (and neutral) scheme is that you can always throw in some colour when you feel like a change, or go completely monochromatic - the options are endless. Take this last room - it would look equally great with some mismatched cushions, an abstract painting or two, and a few bright accessories. I love colour, but my fickle nature means I always stick to a neutral scheme for the bones of a room, and add pops of colour with pieces that can be changed quickly, and relatively inexpensively - artwork etc. Thanks Daryl for the heads up, and seriously, do yourself a favour - head on over to Daryl's <a href="http://dumonde10.blogspot.com/">blog </a>- lots of goodies there, let me tell you. My fave post - <a href="http://dumonde10.blogspot.com/2011/07/keeping-your-old-louis-vuitton-not.html">how to keep your vintage Louis Vuitton looking great...but not too 'new'</a>. Fabulous to the max.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Black + White

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Pheasantly Surprised

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfK6CubFeQdMTcxOO3ptG11M7iHw-mOPFg2IGoHNiHh1BRm5VgkP9W0TAPQE7bffRkZYCcfHZ_bfBP5XRWjX-TeAywQFCNCKsywT5VJAj_vHyqt5Bx5ETqaEOql3iox7lEhhx4Qh7_DY/s1600/DSC_0069-22.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfK6CubFeQdMTcxOO3ptG11M7iHw-mOPFg2IGoHNiHh1BRm5VgkP9W0TAPQE7bffRkZYCcfHZ_bfBP5XRWjX-TeAywQFCNCKsywT5VJAj_vHyqt5Bx5ETqaEOql3iox7lEhhx4Qh7_DY/s640/DSC_0069-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been surprised by how many pheasants I see running around in the wild</div><div style="text-align: center;">Such colorful gorgeous birds in the countryside</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a very distinct call</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Apparently the Common Pheasant (<i>Phasianus colchicus</i>) was first introduced </div><div style="text-align: center;">by the Romans and Normans in the 10th century as a game bird, </div><div style="text-align: center;">originating from Ancient Colchis (now Georgia).  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It became 'extirpated' (locally extinct) from most of the isles </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the early 17th century due to over-hunting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a rediscovered game bird in the 1830s, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and has been reared extensively by gamekeepers ever since. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Although 30 million pheasants are released annually, </div><div style="text-align: center;">most survive less than a year in the wild. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust is trying to increase the wild population </div><div style="text-align: center;">by researching improved breeding methods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><div style="text-align: center;">Hunting was formerly an elitist sport, and to an extent it still is</div><div style="text-align: center;"> of game birds, hares, and deer. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fox hunting has largely been made illegal. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Many past Kings and Queens have been avid hunters; </div><div style="text-align: center;">although Queen Elizabeth II does not hunt, Prince Philip does.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9RVAFPqTxaITEsnfPsoRdm2QRQbI70ECMmC4xaw62JAyCOYWFnGhW1IJOjvTvBNIaJV1XEk6kK1wLb3M9fKBXC9CKwXIjIzy4-dYTm1Er0ohQ62O16WqdqA-y9jFCadE8taL9ov54lk/s1600/DSC_0014-51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9RVAFPqTxaITEsnfPsoRdm2QRQbI70ECMmC4xaw62JAyCOYWFnGhW1IJOjvTvBNIaJV1XEk6kK1wLb3M9fKBXC9CKwXIjIzy4-dYTm1Er0ohQ62O16WqdqA-y9jFCadE8taL9ov54lk/s640/DSC_0014-51.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fox in our backyard<br />Known for stealing shoes & scavenging rubbish bins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which leads me to the interesting topic of UK gun control. </div><div style="text-align: center;">With one of the strictest firearms legislation in the world, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the UK has one of the lowest rates of gun homicides in the world. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Handguns have been almost completely banned for private ownership. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Police officers routinely do not carry a firearm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Interestingly, even Great Britain's Olympic shooters fall under this ban, </div><div style="text-align: center;">who can only train in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands,<br />the Isle of Man, or abroad (namely Switzerland).  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the government granted special allowance </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the shooting events for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, </div><div style="text-align: center;">only 5 permits were given to Olympic British Shooters to train in Great Britain. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>- photos by me -</i></span></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Source: <a href="http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/pheasant.htm">Garden Birds</a>, Wikipedia <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Pheasant">1</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting_in_the_United_Kingdom">2</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom#Prohibited_firearms.5B7.5D">3</a></span></i><br /><br />  <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Pheasantly Surprised

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK I have been surprised by how many pheasants I see running around in the wild Such colorful gorgeous birds in th...

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