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Present

Mon 2008-11-24 22:29

Today the landlord at our local had a present for me, a brace of pheasant. Shot Saturday. They look brilliant, supple smooth feet indicating young birds.

We'll hang them a little longer, "until the tail feathers pull free with ease," and take things from there.

I'd not had much time for writing lately, as usual there's a backlog of things that'll never be written about. Maybe trivial in the scheme of things, but, to me, at least a little tragic.

Regarding the pheasant, expect more to come — I promise.

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Jill wrote: (2008-11-27 13:52:29 UTC)
WHAT A PLEASANT PRESENT IS A PHEASANT. IS A BRACE TWO? MAGGIE BEER IS AN ACCOMPLISHED PHEASANT COOK. I'LL BE INTERESTED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FURTHER PHEASANT TALES WHEN THEY OCCUR.
Yvan wrote: (2008-11-29 12:24:57 UTC)
Yes, a brace is a pair of pheasant - one cock and one hen.

(To make life more complicated, the plural of pheasant is pheasant in the context of game ... however in other contexts (passing them in a field, zoology, anything) it is pheasants.)
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