Happy 4/20, y'all!

[How] Are you celebrating the high holiday?

As for casa lingua, a few select flower choices (including a wonderful infused variety) will make an appearance throughout the day — which is admittedly not unusual.

Since edibles don’t affect us, dinner will be cannabis-free.

Et vos, ollam capites?

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'Tis a celebration of spring at Harters Hall.

Asparagus to start. Roast Cumbrian lamb shoulder, roast spuds, peas, carrots, mint sauce (home grown) . There may be cheese - a “tasty” Lancashire and a Red Leicester are in the firdge. Dessert - sticky treacle pudding bought from Jo at the farmers market, with cream

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4/20 is slang for “it is 4:20 pm” , time to meet and smoke marijuana. Evolved to include the date.

This year, Easter occurs on 4/20.

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It’s a full-day celebration for me every year. I’ve never heard of the time ref before, only the date — like July 10.

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Well, since weed is not our thing, we’re having a couple of lovely Easter meals today. First up was my wife’s Easter bread, loaded with dried fruit, marzipan, and custard (using Bird’s custard powder). We had that with Fortnum & Mason’s Royal Blend tea as an early afternoon treat. It’s enormous and we’re just 2 people, so we’ll be eating it for a while. Lamb shoulder, stuffed with green garlic and cloves of regular garlic, is currently slow roasting in the over for supper; it’ll be served with barley and roasted eggplant.

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So far, festivities included a fun trip to the ER for a sliced thumb & having to cancel a visit to one dispo, as there was no way I was going to make it out of there before they closed. Another dispo was thankfully open later, so I could make some celebratory purchases — some of which are bound to dove into after this comically stupid day.

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Ow! I’m sorry. That sucks. But at least you have dispensaries. Not only for recreational fun but for pain management. Pain management has been on my mind since I tried a gummy that actually wiped out my pain and made me decide it’s time to pursue the medical option which is apparently a thing here.
Signing up for a consultation was part of my celebration.

I swear though: visits to the US, whilst otherwise to be avoided, do offer particular joys. (Also bagels. I miss good bagels so much.)

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Hope that your injured thumb is already on the mend!

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@Hunterwali Thankfully, medical cannabis has been available in my state since 2018, and it’s offered some relief, tho pain management isn’t one of them, unfortunately.

I hope you can get a prescription, since it seems to work for you so well :slight_smile:

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It is, thank you! Just minor pain, but that cage is a major PITA.

Coulda been hella worse, so I consider myself lucky: look ma, no stitches!

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