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allthecanadianpolitics · 5 years

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Where the NDP could win:

…and hence where you should absolutely vote NDP and not fear ‘vote splitting’ or ‘handing the election to the Conservatives.’ Ridings where the NDP are incumbent but behind have to be considered at least plausible.

(working from this great breakdown from @Historian_Matt on twitter, using projections (not polls) from 338 and riding history from wikipedia)

Newfoundland & Labrador - swept by LPC, time to take it back. St. John’s East: won by Jack Harris in ‘08 &’11, Harris is running again. Two way race between NDP & LPC on 338. St. John’s South—Mount Pearl: won by Ryan Cleary in ‘11, 338 doesn’t like the odds. Nova Scotia - Some lost territory to regain, CPC not a huge factor. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour: won by Robert Chisholm in ‘11, Emma Norton is an ‘Our Time’ endorsed environmental activist. Halifax: won by the excellent Megan Leslie in’08 and ‘11, previously won by former leader Alexa McDonough, this is a two-way race and this should be an NDP riding. Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook: won by (the now-disgraced) Peter Stoffer in six consecutive elections, currently a three-way race. New Brunswick - Acadians rise up. Acadie—Bathurst: won by Yvon Godin six times between ‘97 and ‘15, two-way race against incumbent LPC Serge Cormier. Quebec - NDP not looking good, but the CPC is even lower most places. Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou: Enormous Northern riding held by the retiring Romeo Saganash. 338 has this split between the Bloc and LPC, but with the NDP not far behind. The Tories are a non-factor.

Abitibi—Témiscamingue: Currently held by retiring Christine Moore, another tight one between LPC/BQ/NDP. Beloeil—Chambly: Currently held by Matthew Dubé, the last-standing member of the McGill 5. 338 has him well behind the LPC and BQ. Berthier—Maskinongé: Currently held by Ruth Ellen Brosseau (the notorious REB) and one of the few Quebec ridings that the NDP can be said to be leading in. It would be ludicrous to vote Liberal here, it’s REB or the Bloc. Drummond: Currently held by Francois Choquette, 338′s breakdown somehow puts him 4th. Hochelaga: Currently held by retiring Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, now allegedly a LPC/Bloc battleground. Fuck ‘em both, vote NDP. Jonquière: Currently held by Karine Trudel, who, like Choquette in Drummond, is improbably in 4th. Laurier—Sainte-Marie: The site of the retiring Hélène Laverdière defeating Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe, and a Quebec riding where the NDP are second to the LPC. Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques: Leadership candidate Guy Caron’s riding, which he won in ‘11 and ‘15. 338 has him behind the Bloc and LPC. Sucks to that. Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie: NDP Deputy Leader Alexandre Boulerice isn’t going anywhere. Currently ahead. Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot: Currently held by Brigitte Sansoucy. Salaberry—Suroît: Held by the retiring Anne Minh-Thu Quach. Sherbrooke: Pierre-Luc Dusseault is now 28 years old after two full terms in office, unfortunately Sherbrooke is yet another Quebec riding now being contested between the Bloc and LPC. Trois-Rivières: Another of the 2011 pickups that weathered 2015, incumbent Robert Aubin being given a disrespectful 8.9% on 338. Ontario - Big yikes of a province, but traditional ridings could hold. Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing: Carol Hughes has represented this rural riding since 2008, currently polling well. Brampton East: Raj Grewal left the LPC amid a particularly spicy investigation into his gambling debts. Canada’s only majority South Asian riding, its provincial analogue is held by Jagmeet’s brother. 338 lists it as safe LPC even so. Beaches—East York: NDP has been a strong performer in this riding and held it in the past, it’s a two-way race between them and LPC. Davenport: Won by Andrew Cash in 2011, he’s back and trailing slightly. Essex: Tracey Ramsey won this riding in 2015, this is a rare NDP/CPC race and Tracey’s leading but she needs your vote. Hamilton Centre: The retiring David Christopherson is the only MP this riding has known (created in 2004,) Our Time is endorsing his replacement, Matthew Green. He’s leading, according to 338. Hamilton East—Stoney Creek: Previously held by Wayne Marston from ‘06 to ‘15, and a race between the LPC and NDP. Hamilton Mountain: Historically always a LPC/NDP battleground, currently an orange seat for Scott Duvall. London—Fanshawe: I don’t generally approve of dynastic politics, but the retiring Irene Mathyssen’s daughter Lindsay is vying to replace her in London and is currently ahead of the LPC. Niagara Centre: Malcolm Allen won this riding in ‘08 and ‘11 and is trying to avenge his 2015 defeat in what now looks like a three-way race. Nickel Belt: Traded between LPC and NDP for decades, singer-songwriter Stef Paquette is in yet another close race. Oshawa: Not sure I agree with the detective work on this one. Yes, Ed Broadbent used to rep Oshawa. Literally thirty years ago. Candidate seems like a good one though. Ottawa Centre: Also repped by Ed and the late, great Paul Dewar. Currently held by the duplicitous Catherine McKenna, the NDP are polling 2nd in this used-to-be stronghold. Parkdale—High Park: Once the riding of powerhouse Peggy Nash, another two-way race. Check out Paul Taylor’s specs. Sault Ste. Marie: Strong NDP results historically, held by Tony Martin among others. NDP candidate Sara McCleary really laid it all out when she was nominated. Scarborough North: Previously held by Rathika Sitsabaiesan in 2011, NDP currently polling 3rd. Scarborough Southwest: Strong LPC district, though Dan Harris won this riding in 2011. Whoever you vote for here, maybe don’t vote for Bill fucking Blair. Spadina—Fort York: downtown Toronto, previously the riding of Olivia Chow. Climate activist Diana Yoon in tough against incumbent Adam Vaughn. CPC a non-factor. Sudbury: LPC/NDP battleground, with the Liberals on top pretty solidly in the polls. Thunder Bay—Rainy River: Close race between incumbent LPC and the NDP. The late John Rafferty represented the riding between 2008-2015. Thunder Bay—Superior North: Contest is a three-way between aisle-crossing GPC Bruce Hyer, incumbent LPC Patty Hadju and the NDP’s Anna Betty Achneepinsekum, former Deputy Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. Timmins–James Bay: Say what you will about Charlie Angus, the wannabe-Pat Martin is not in any particular danger of losing this race. Toronto—Danforth: As matter of principle the NDP should not have lost Jack’s riding in 2015, and as this is essentially a two-way race between them and the LPC, documentarian Min Sook Lee should absolutely have your vote. Windsor—Tecumseh: Big NDP riding, incumbent Cheryl Hardcastle should be able to hold a riding the party has held all millennium. Windsor West: Similarly, Brian Masse has represented Windsor West since 2002. It’s his to lose. Toronto Centre: I mean, imagine unseating Bill Morneau. Liberals have a big lead here, the CPC are a non-factor and Brian Chang is an excellent candidate. University—Rosedale: Still unhappy that Jennifer Hollett lost out to Capitalism with a Human Face Chrystia Freeland, and further unhappy that Freeland seems a shoe-in for re-election. NDP are second, for what it’s worth. York South—Weston: Won by the NDP’s Mike Sullivan in ‘11, something of an LPC stronghold otherwise. Again, NDP are second in a very Liberal riding. Manitoba - well, it’s not all bad news. Churchill—Keewatinook Aski: Yeah, Niki Ashton’s sticking around. It was close in 2015, but this is her 4th rodeo. Elmwood—Transcona: aka, the Blaikie dynasty riding. Again, I don’t care for that sort of thing but I do hope Daniel Blaikie holds on here. Currently 2nd behind the CPC. Winnipeg Centre: I feel like the good people of Winnipeg, who dumped Pat Martin for the Liberals in 2015, should be real disappointed with Ouellette. 338 has this one pretty tight with the NDP, and Leah Gazan is an incredible candidate. Winnipeg North: Historically a strong NDP riding despite disappointing results this decade. Saskatchewan - The LPC is almost completely absent, the NDP trail the CPC everywhere. Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River: Currently held by Georgina Jolibois, tight race with the CPC here. Saskatoon West: Currently held by deputy NDP leader Sheri Benson, and apparently another tight one. Regina—Lewvan: Oy. Currently held by former-NDP Erin Weir, who is thankfully not running. Seems like a loss incoming, CPC leading the NDP. Saskatoon—Grasswood: Safe CPC territory but with decent NDP numbers. Saskatoon—University: Oh gods, Brad Trost’s riding. The NDP are the second choice overwhelmingly here, but the Trostlodyte seems entrenched. Alberta - Let’s keep this short. Edmonton Strathcona: Linda Duncan, who won this seat in 2011, is retiring. Her would-be replacement Heather McPherson has a real uphill battle against… Alberta, conceptually. BC - The Greens are beginning to become a problem. Burnaby North—Seymour: Svend Robinson is back. Despicable CPC candidate Heather Leung has been removed (but remains on the ballot.) LPC incumbent Terry Beech has made wild claims about the necessity of defeating the Conservatives. I wanna bet on Svend but it seems like a hard one, especially with a strong Green 3rd place. Burnaby South: If the NDP lose this riding we’ve learned a very important and painful lesson. CPC Jay Shin has disturbingly high numbers. Cowichan—Malahat—Langford: Alistair McGregor won this riding in 2015 and looks ahead of the pack in the rare 4-way race. Courtenay—Alberni: close CPC/NDP race with incumbent NDP Gord Johns looking okay but not exactly strong. Greens in a close third place. Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke: On the island, NDP incumbents like Randall Garrison are in real danger of being run-over by the Greens – he’s currently polling third, behind the GPC and CPC. Kootenay—Columbia: NDP incumbent Wayne Stetski is in a close race with the CPC, they’re the only two parties relevant in this interior battle. Nanaimo—Ladysmith: Paul Manly won a spring by-election for the Greens, taking the riding from the NDP. Every expectation is they’ll hold it, and the NDP seem to be fighting the Conservatives for 2nd. New Westminster—Burnaby: Peter Julian has represented the NDP from a variation of this riding since 2004, his biggest rival here is the LPC. North Island—Powell River: Incumbent NDPer Rachel Blaney barely leads the pack of 4, edging out the CPC. Needs your help, for sure. Port Moody—Coquitlam: part-man part-shark Fin Donnelly, having finally realized his legislative goals of banning shark-fins, is retiring. The NDP are thus in tough against the CPC for the fate of Po-Mo-Co, with the LPC not super far behind. Skeena—Bulkley Valley: Everyone’s favourite NDP MP Nathan Cullen is retiring and this enormous riding is sadly thus in play, a race between the NDP and CPC. South Okanagan—West Kootenay: Incumbent NDP Dick Cannings, avian biologist extraordinaire, is in a rare Interior three-way with retired tennis pro Helena Konanz and an unusually strong LPC in third. Surrey Centre: LPC seem likely to hold, the NDP are well-back in 2nd. NDP have a history of doing well in North Surrey. Surrey—Newton: I don’t think the recent scandal involving former MP Jinny Sims is going to help the NDP in this riding, but they are the 2nd choice to the incumbent LPC. Vancouver East: Never in doubt. The NDP have repped East Van consistently since they were the CCF, going all the way back to the thirties. Two brief interruptions in the 70s and 90s, otherwise 75 of the last 84 years this fortress of leftism has held. Vancouver Kingsway: My riding. Don Davies has done well by us for more than a decade. The Liberals attempting to gain this riding by parachuting in TV presenter Tamara Taggart kinda makes my blood boil. I’m good with Don. He’s got a healthy lead but it’ll be closer than I’d like. Northwest Territory At-Large: Three way race, could be a vote splitter. Nunavut At-Large: Three way race, could be a vote splitter. Sure would like to see them dump Leona. Mumilaq Qaqqaq is a fascinating candidate for the NDP.

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astoriacgreengrass · 4 years

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GENERAL

Name: Astoria Celine Greengrass Nicknames: Stori, Ria, Tori, Toria (most of them by Daphne) Age: 20 Place of birth: _ , England Spoken languages: english, french, Sexual orientation: heterosexual Occupation: works in the Department of Muggle Artefacts

APPEARANCE

Eye color: brown Hair color: dark brown Height: 5′7 Scars: none Piercings: one on each ear Tattoos: none

FAMILY

Sibling(s): one older sister, Daphne Parents: Diana and Malcolm Greengrass Relationship with Family: strained Spouse/Significant Other: betrothed to Scorpius Malfoy/ no current significant other Children: none Pets: an owl named Hamlet technically a pygmy puff

MAGICAL

Wand: Beech wood, 10′, unicorn heartstring and supple First Spell: aguamenti Favourite Spell: accio First Magical Experience: the book she’d been thinking about flying into her hands Patronus (if they have one): a Rabbit If they were a Magical Creature what would they be: a Bowtruckle

HAVE THEY

Had sex in public: no Had a broken heart: no Been in love: no Cheated: no Stayed up for more than 24 hours: yes Broken a bone: yes Bullied someone: no Been fired: no Got into a physical fight: no Got any grudges against anyone? yes A dark secret: no

ARE THEY

A virgin: yes A cuddler: yes A kisser: no A smoker: no Scared easily: yes Jealous easily: depending on the situation/person Trustworthy: yes Dominant: no Submissive: yes 100% Forgiving: yes Single: yes

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Have they wanted to kill someone: no Have they actually killed someone: no Have they ridden a beast: no Do they prefer private or public praise after helpings others: private 100%, the publics attention on her makes her nervous What keeps them up at night: work most of the time or Daphne Guilty Pleasures: hot chocolate Last time they cried: like a week ago What event would you choose death over living through: torture If they died today would they be happy with the life they’ve lived: no

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yarnings · 6 years

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You’ll Have to Excuse me... I’ve Been Gone for a Month

Merry Christmas! Have some None So Scots. This is my first fic on Tumblr that wasn’t for @gotham-ruaidh‘s writing workshop, so be nice (not really. I still want to hear if there’s a huge plot hole, or if there’s something you find really troubling). Gotham still gets the credit of course. Don’t blame her for the fact that this story really hasn’t been edited enough. I don’t have the patience to wait long enough to edit it properly, especially since I like the symmetry of posting Thanksgiving dinner right after Christmas, having posted Christmas dinner shortly after Thanksgiving.

Towards the end of September, James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser was lying in bed, in his apartment, browsing Macleans online, when his sister phoned him. Startled, he almost dropped his smartphone before answering.

“Hey Jenny, what’s up?”

“Nothing much, Jamie. I’m just calling to invite you to the farm for Thanksgiving dinner on the Sunday.”

Taken aback both by his sister’s tone and the invitation, he forgot about his resolution to keep his language at all times classroom appropriate.

“What the hell, Jenny? Since when do I need an invitation to eat Thanksgiving dinner at home?”

“How about since you moved out, and we’d like you to eat Thanksgiving dinner at Lallybroch with us?”

Jamie forced himself to take a deep breath and count to te-

“If you’re still willing to spend time with us, of course.”

-four. Four was a good number to count to.

“Janet. I know we discussed this during the summer. I’ve hardly moved out, I just have an apartment for during the week. Saves me from having to get up at 5:30 every morning.”

“Generally speaking, people who haven’t moved out, and are still planning on helping out around the farm, have spent more than one night since Labour Day at home.”

Breathing heavily (snorting, really) through his nose, Jamie ground out through his teeth “Perhaps this is a conversation we should be having in person, not over the phone. Since I apparently am expected to stay in the city next weekend, perhaps we can do it at Thanksgiving?”

“Can’t. You’re bringing a guest.”

“What do you mean I’m bringing a guest? Who might this guest be? Are they hiding under my bed? Nope, no one there.”

Jenny sighed heavily, the sound carrying through the phone’s speaker and filling the bedroom.

“Don’t be an arse. You know that mom’s doctor finally arrived? Mom invited her to come for Thanksgiving, since she obviously doesn’t have any family or even any friends here yet.” The new doctor wasn’t Ellen Mackenzie’s in the sense of Ellen being her patient. But when Jamie and Jenny’s mom had decided to start leaving more and more of the day-to-day running of the farm to Jenny and her husband Ian Murray, she hadn’t so much done less work as redirected the work she was doing. She had organised a physician recruitment committee, and directed it in the unusual direction of not trying to bring in a family doctor, but to hire a surgeon for the hospital. The committee’s work had succeeded, Ellen had managed to get all the visas in order, and the new surgeon had just arrived from England.

“I’ll send you the details about picking her up. And can I put you in charge of potatoes and cranberry sauce? We’ll do your usual pies for you, because they won’t travel well by car. The doctor is the only guest this year, so it’s us, mom, Murtagh and you in addition to her.” Barely giving Jamie time to confirm that he would bring the requested dishes, she hung up.

When the alarm went off, Dr. Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp was lying on her new bed, not so much sleeping or even dozing as simply staring blankly at the opposite wall, exhausted and somewhat overwhelmed. Before this move she would have said that she was used to moving around a lot, and didn’t have any trouble adjusting to a new place. But this was her first time in a foreign country on her own, and to her surprise that made a big difference. Thankfully she didn’t have much to move; the household supplies that had been provided for her may very well have outnumbered her possessions. (Why on earth would anyone need that many pots? And three different vases? She was wondering if more than one recruitment committee member had taken it upon themselves to provide a full set of everything that they thought she might have left behind in Oxfordshire.)

She was feeling less and less certain about having accepted the invitation to dinner today. (“Well, we call it dinner, but it’s more of a combined lunch and dinner. We eat in the early afternoon. Come hungry.”) But at least it meant she wouldn’t have to cook. The takeaway options here were limited, and she didn’t feel like having to track down some groceries and cook for herself just yet. Putting on some nicer clothes and meeting some people was probably less work than that.

She stepped out the front door of the building just as a tall young man was approaching from visitor parking. He was a few years younger than her, approaching 2 metres, and had a head of red curls, just like Ms. Mackenzie had described her son.

“Dr. Beauchamp?” Unconsciously, Jamie shifted his accent towards a more international French, away from his usual, Canadian, pronunciation, in an attempt to impress the vision of loveliness in front of him.

“Je utilise la pronunciation anglais, c’est <<beech-am>>. Vous êtes M Fraser?” Claire blinked and realised what she had just said. “I’m so sorry, I’m a little tired and I guess I thought we were speaking French for a moment there. I was just saying that my name has a very English pronunciation – it’s ‘beech-am’.” Her accent sounded very cozy to Jamie. To his inexperienced ear it was neither working-class nor particularly posh, but beyond that he couldn’t tell. Not that he cared. All he knew was that it sounded perfect.

“Pas de problem. Je parle français aussi,” Jamie continued, switching to English, with a shy grin. “I teach the French stream for Primary – that’s the 5- and 6-year-olds – actually. It’s a change to be M Fraser to an adult instead of someone at waist height.” He waved at the car. “I’ve been told that you’re who Mom is dragging out to the farm for Thanksgiving this year. She delegated the dragging part to me though. Shall we?”

Claire walked to the door of the car, and only after opening it noticed the steering wheel.

“I’m sorry,” she said again. “I think I might be a bit jetlagged still.”

From where he was holding the passenger door open for her, Jamie grinned at her. “No worries. If you want to nap on the way I won’t tell on you.” As she came around the car, Claire looked at him with confusion.

“Wait, nap? I thought your mother lived close.”

“She’s not very far. It’s maybe a 45 minute drive.”

Claire’s eyes bugged out. “Bloody hell, that’s considered “not far”? I always thought that people were joking when they talked about distances here.” Jamie politely ignored her confusion, and walked around to the driver’s side to get into the car himself.

Despite the fact that she had never met him before, Claire found herself feeling surprisingly comfortable with Mr. Fraser, as if an instant friendship had sprung up in just the few sentences they exchanged. So comfortable, in fact, that in the companionable silence in the car she did end up dozing off. Reaching one-handed into the backseat, Jamie dug out an old plaid blanket he kept in the car for emergencies. Keeping one hand on the wheel and most of an eye on the road, he tucked it around her as they drove on.

During the drive to his family’s farm, Jamie kept stealing glances at the fascinating woman sitting in the seat next to him. Despite the popularity of holding Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, traffic was light, allowing him this extended distraction. Apparently most people had either already done any travelling needed, or else were actually having Thanksgiving dinner on the day of. It occurred to Jamie that he probably should have asked around to see if any of his coworkers were on their own for the holiday, and maybe hosted a dinner on Monday. He mused on this for a while, enjoying the scenery outside the car almost as much as he enjoyed the scenery inside it. Eventually, he noticed that they were getting close to the end of the trip.

“Dr. Beauchamp? We’re almost there; you probably want to wake up now.” When she didn’t respond, he reached out and gently laid his hand on her shoulder. She started awake, and blinked at him.

“Lallybroch is just a few more minutes, I figured you probably wanted a bit of warning.” She screwed up her face, giving him a grimace that was probably intended to be a smile. They sat in silence for a few minutes, neither one wanting to shatter the fragile sense of intimacy that had grown out of her napping in his presence. But Claire’s curiosity got the better of her after a little bit.

“Lallybroch? That’s an interesting name.”

“It’s Scots Gaelic. Means ‘lazy tower’. My parents had to take the tower down for safety reasons when they bought the property, but they kept the name. Changing it would have been too many changes for the community to tolerate.”

Claire laughed at the mock-solemn look on Jamie’s face. “So you speak Gaelic as well as French then?”

“Not really. My mom has a fair bit more of it than I do. Some of her relatives, especially as they got older, weren’t very good in English, so she practiced it a lot. But knowing the name of the house you grew up in doesn’t take much.” As he explained this, Jamie smoothly turned off the road into the private drive, long practice letting him know where the rough parts where and how to avoid them.

When Jamie parked the car by the house and they got out, Claire insisted on helping him carry the food inside. “After all, you did the driving. I promise that I won’t try to take credit for it myself.” As they walked up to the door, Ellen opened it for them, saving Jamie from the dilemma of whether his sister would be more annoyed if he rang the bell (confirming that this was no longer home) or just walked right in (ignoring her accusation that he had moved out). It also saved him from having to decide whether he wanted to do the one that would annoy her more or the one that would annoy her less.

“Come in, come in!” Jamie’s mother called out, taking bowls from them and taking them into the kitchen. Arms free, Jamie and Claire took off their coats and shoes, leaving them by the door. Claire followed Jamie into what appeared to be the living room, where Ellen bustled out of a door that appeared to also lead to the kitchen.

“So nice to finally meet you in person, Dr. Beauchamp! I’m Ellen, as I’m sure you guessed.” She stuck out her hand to Claire. Her callused griped was firm, but she didn’t try playing any dominance games as she shook Claire’s hand.

““I really appreciate all the work you’ve put in to making my move here smooth. And it was so generous of you to invite me to your dinner. Oh, and please, call me Claire. And you too.” The last was directed to the room at large, starting with Jamie.

“Well then, I’m Jamie, Claire.” Jenny shot her brother a dark look at this, wordlessly saying You spent how long with this woman in a social setting and only now share your first name? She stepped forward, offering a handshake of her own.

“I’m Jenny, and this is my husband Ian, with our daughter Katherine” the tiny woman said, pointedly offering only first names as she gestured to the dark-haired man sitting in a plush chair, holding a baby who was industriously pulling at the bows in her dress in an attempt to remove them so she could eat them. Claire nodded to Ian, and cooed over Katherine. The last person in the living room, a wiry, somewhat disheveled man silently nodded at her.

“This is Murtagh Fraser. His grandmother was my late husband’s grandfather’s oldest sister, and he’s Jamie’s godfather. But close friend of the family might be a better description.” Claire shook Murtagh’s hand as she parsed the relationship.

“So you’re second cousins by marriage,” she said, pointing at Ellen and Murtagh. “And they’re his second cousins once removed,” pointing at Jenny and Jamie. Murtagh flashed her a quick grin, transforming his face for a brief instant. Claire had the feeling she had just passed some kind of obscure test.

Ellen invited Claire to take a seat, and almost immediately bustled back to the kitchen in response to a timer. She was followed by Jamie who wanted to check on the food he’d brought and it’s reheating, then Murtagh, who came back only to send Jenny in to confer with Ellen on the subject of turkey carving. Shortly afterwards Ellen herself returned, announcing that dinner was ready.

Once everyone was settled around the dinner table (except Katherine, who was playing with brightly coloured plastic in a playpen), Ellen said a prayer for the meal, and the feast began. In addition to Jamie’s cranberry sauce, the turkey was accompanied by gravy and a large dish of dressing (“And there’s more in the kitchen, so take as much as you want.”) There were rolls with butter, a green salad, Brussel sprouts and, to pair with the mashed potatoes, a dish of mashed rutabaga. This last caused some confusion, as none of the Cape Bretoners knew the name “swede” until Google was consulted for a picture. Claire found herself in a swirl of dishes being passed, leaving plates piled high with food in their wake. “If you need anything else, or want more of something, please, just ask.” Wine was poured, and water jugs placed out on the table, and everyone started to eat.

When Jenny had a half plate of food remaining, Katherine suddenly switched from happily entertaining herself to wailing. Jenny sighed, looking at her dinner and started to get up. Ian stopped her. “I’ll change her diaper first, you can have a bite more right now before you have to come in and nurse her.” He walked off into the house, carrying the crying baby.

Jenny took Ian’s advice and tucked into the food on her plate while it was still warm and she had company in her eating. Seeing the concern on Claire’s face, Ellen explained “Katherine isn’t fond of wet diapers. And she’s been up for a while, so she’s tired. Nothing’s actually wrong, she’s just not able to handle the discomfort. A dry diaper, a full belly and she’ll nap.” Claire smiled her thanks, not very used to interacting with small children, especially not healthy ones.

Once Jenny left to nurse Katherine, Ellen looked at Jamie and quietly said “Jamie, I’ve been wondering. You seem to be doing quite well in the city. How would you feel if moved into the granny flat, instead of you just storing your stuff there? You could have my old room as yours, so you wouldn’t need to be staying in a guest room every time you were home. And between Katherine, and the fact that you have your own place now, Jenny and Ian shouldn’t be having to live in my house. And it’s going to be my house unless I move out.” Not really having a choice, despite how his mother phrased things, and appreciating that she had waited until Jenny was out of the room to raise the issue, Jamie agreed.

“After dessert I’ll go see if there’s anything I want to take back with me today. But I can’t do anything about the majority of the books right now. Maybe I should come back tomorrow? Or I can come home after school. After all, I made the trip daily for a couple of years, I’m sure I can manage it for a few nights.” His mother raised an eyebrow at him.

“I’m not overly picky about it being done that quickly. Just so long as I don’t have to move all those books myself.” Jamie glared at his mother, but given the size of his personal library (at least the hard copy portion of it) he had no reasonable reply. Ian smirked a bit at this; having been recruited to help Jamie install the bookshelves, he was quite happy to have someone on his side about the excessiveness of the collection.

Murtagh grunted. “I’ll swing by the NSLC for you and grab some boxes. You might not be able to fit enough in your car if you do it yourself.” Ellen and Ian burst out laughing, and even Claire, who had been feeling slightly awkward while this not-quite-a-fight was going on snickered. Ian shot her a reassuring glance, understanding how she felt, as Jenny returned with a triumphant look on her face.

“Out like a light! Hopefully she’ll stay down, I never quite trust it when she falls asleep so quickly.” Fortunately Jenny’s worries proved to be unfounded, and the adults were able to enjoy the rest of the meal leisurely.

At the end of the meal, as the plates were being passed to Ellen to return to the kitchen, Claire offered another round of praise for the food.

“That was amazing. You’re all such good cooks. I’ve never had a meal like this one, and this was an amazing introduction.”

Jenny looked at Claire curiously. “I know that turkey is a New World food, and the cranberries, but the meal as a whole can’t have been that different from what English food is like.”

“I can’t really say, actually,” Claire replied. “We never really ate it. I was raised by my uncle, he was an archeologist. When we were out at one of his digs, he would hire a local cook. At home he tended towards curries. You have to remember that his generation grew up hating home cooking. He was 2 when food rationing started during the war, and 16 when it was fully lifted. So, once he got to choose, he stuck with a diet that didn’t resemble what he ate as a child.”

Ellen had grabbed the stack of plates to take to the kitchen. Claire grabbed a couple of serving dishes at random and followed her, to a disapproving shake of Murtagh’s head. In the kitchen, Ellen turned around and realised it was Claire who had helped out.

“Oh, Claire. You’re a guest, you didn’t need to do that. Here, I’ll take those. Why don’t you go and relax? I’ll have dessert out in a jiffy.” Claire rejoined the table in time for Jamie and Jenny to hop up with dishes to clear, leaving her at the mercy of the quiet members of the family. To her pleased surprise, Ian turned out to be perfectly capable of holding up his end of the conversation, as long as his wife and in-laws weren’t filling up all the spaces. Claire found herself immersed in his stories about shenanigans at Fort Mac. Before she knew dessert, in the form of pumpkin and apple pies, along with a bowl of freshly-whipped cream had appeared on the table.

“Would you like pumpkin or apple, Claire?” Ellen hovered her knife between two pies.

Seeing her indecision, Jamie leaned over to her and stage-whispered. “Both is generally an accepted answer.”

Claire blushed, but took Jamie’s advice. She felt less awkward when everyone except Murtagh (who asked for a larger piece of pumpkin instead) followed her lead. Unsure as to which pie she wanted to eat first and which one she wanted to save for last, she tried a bite of apple, followed by a bite of pumpkin, at which point she understood Murtagh’s logic. To her embarrassment, her appreciative moan was audible to everyone at the table. Even Jenny grinned at it.

“It appears that you’ve managed to make an acceptable substitute for my pie, Jenny.”

Claire ignored Jamie. “This is amazing. What do you put in it?”

“It’s a custard with pumpkin puree and basically mixed spice.” Jenny was quite proud of her knowledge of British culinary terms, and was thrilled to get an excuse to refer to mixed spice.

“Did you use my jar of spice mix, Jenny? Because if you did, there’s cardamom in there too.” Jamie was far less concerned with keeping his recipe secret than with taking credit for the pie’s success.

Not to be left out, Ellen piped up with her contribution. “And we used rum in the whipped cream instead of vanilla. Pairs much better with the pies that way.”

“Whatever it is you did, it’s great.”

Jamie and Jenny, however, weren’t listening, and kept verbally poking at each other for the duration of dessert, with the occasional comment from Ian and Ellen thrown in.

By the time the table was cleared again Jamie, who was still blaming his sister for the entirety of the argument over whether or not he’d moved out, as well as him having stayed in the city the last weekend and this one, realised that he was at a profound disadvantage from the assumption that Lallybroch was no longer “home”. Had it been agreed that he was living at Lallybroch, or even if he had been home for the weekend, he could have argued that someone else should drive Claire back, but as it was, clearly he was expected to drive back with her tonight. And, given that her nap in the car on the way here seemed to be wearing off, he really couldn’t join in the after-dinner drinks, as he would likely be making that trip soon. Irritated by this, he announced that he was going to his room to see what he could pack.

Jenny watched him leave with ill-concealed annoyance, and turned to Ellen, who was looking doubtful.

“It’s going to be so odd having an actual granny in the granny flat, eh mom?”

Ellen laughed. “Remember how upset Jamie got when we let him move out there in high school, but kept calling it the granny flat? He always said that since it was only him and Murtagh who had actually lived there that it should be the dude room.” She turned to Claire. “See, when Brian and I bought Lallybroch, pretty much every single building on the land was in disrepair. It ended up being cheaper to just tear them all down and replace them. Now, we were only able to afford the farm because the price was heavily discounted due to all these repairs. We were a bit tight for being able to rebuild everything. But we got lucky, and ended up with a budget – or rather something of a blank cheque – for building the house. Just the house mind you, so if we didn’t spend the money on it, it was gone. So we made sure there was everything we wanted. And after we had all the rooms I was willing to clean, we decided in a fit of optimism to add on a granny flat. We intended it as such, and always called it that, even when it was a glorified guest room, or an apartment for family who needed a place to stay. So Jenny’s right, when I move in will be the first time that the granny flat is used as such. Oh, can I get you some more wine?”

Claire looked down at this apparent non-sequitur, and realised that she had indeed finished her wine without noticing. Hmmm. Not a good sign if she was tired enough to not notice that she was drinking. While she had nothing against enjoying a few drinks on occasion, she was aware that there was a strong correlation between how much she had had to drink, and how much more blunt she got. And given that her usual tendency towards bluntness was exacerbated by being tired, too tired to notice how much she was drinking was not a good situation with people she didn’t know well, and really wanted to stay on the good side of. (Aside from lingering worries about making a good impression on Ellen, Claire found herself very much enjoying the company of the family, and held some vague hopes of seeing them socially again.)

Much to her relief, Jamie re-entered the room. They caught each other’s eyes, and spoke simultaneously.

“Jamie, I’m sorry, but I think…”

“I can take you back anytime you need, Claire. Let me know”

Murtagh let out a chuckle as Jamie and Claire paused to figure out what the other had said.

“Thank you so much Jamie. I don’t mean to take you away from your family, but the trip and time change are catching up with me.”

“No worries. I’ll probably come back later tonight or tomorrow anyhow.”

“That will make Katherine happy,” interjected Jenny. “She always likes to see you.” Jamie grinned at this, being as enamoured with his tiny niece as his mother was, and taking the olive branch from his sister for what it was.

A few minutes later, Jamie was backing out of the driveway. His leftovers were still in the kitchen, except for those parts of them that had ended up in the bundle of food his mother had handed to Claire as they were heading out the door.

Despite her fatigue, she stayed awake for the trip this time, chatting easily with Jamie, and watching the scenery out the windows. She found him more than able to share what he knew of local history, answering all the questions she had, and offering up the occasional tidbit of his own.

For his part, Jamie didn’t want the drive back to end. He found himself genuinely enjoying the time he was spending with Claire, and to his surprise was even happy that he had to do the return trip, as it meant he got more time with her all to himself. He enjoyed getting to share his knowledge with her, and as the trip back to the city wound to a close, he found himself more and more thinking of his father’s words, that when he found the right woman for him, there would be no questions, he would just know.

#Cape Breton AU #None so scots #Outlander #Outlander fanfiction #alternate universe #fanfic #if the title makes you groan I'm not sorry #And I will totally do it again #this is your warning

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pedroam-bang · 1 year

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Oblivion (2013)

#2013 #gif #film #movie #science fiction #post-apocalyptic #Oblivion #Tom Cruise #Jack Harper #Andrea Riseborough #Vica #Olga Kurylenko #Julia #Morgan Freeman #Malcolm Beech #Nikolaj Coster-Waldau #Sykes #Tet #drone

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randomminer · 5 years

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MC Basic Profile

Svari Isobel Ride

•Nickname: Feathers

•Born March 21 1973 | Aries

•Ravenclaw | Prefect | Animagus |

•Height: 5'5"

•Wand: Pear Wood | Phoenix Tail Feather

•Motto:

"You were born an original, don't die a copy"

Parents

-Father: Robert Andrew McGonagall Jr. + (half blood wizard)

Job: Apprentice Curse Breaker

Personality: Selfless, humorous, charming, brave, rebellious, stubborn, adventurous, devoted, loving, loyal

Wand/Focus: Beech | Unicorn Tail Hair

School: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

House: Gryffindor

-Mother: Roxanna ? (pure blood Peri)

Job: scout | ambassador

Personality: Headstrong, bold, good-hearted, inspiring, curious, manipulative, stubborn, impatient, charismatic, loving

Wand: None

School: None

Other Family Members

-Minerva (great great grandmother) +

-Robert McGonagall (grandfather) +

-Isobel McGonagall Ross (grandmother) +

-Minerva McGonagall (aunt)

~Elphinstone Urquart (uncle) +

-Malcolm McGonagall (uncle)

~Teresa McGonagall (aunt)

-Garrett McGonagall (cousin)

-Mary McGonagall (cousin)

-Jacob McGonagall ? (cousin)

-Peri flock members (kin)

(+=deceased)

(~=related through marriage)

(?=status unknown)

#svari ride #hogwarts mystery #hphm #mc #jacob's sibling

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wickedjr89gaming · 3 years

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List of what sims are currently in what religions (some will change over time)

Cosmicology

Chester Gieke (A)

Melody Tinker (Teen)

DJ Verse (A)

Nerissa Lajoie (Y)

Trevor Thompson (Y)

Ramin Warner (Y)

Ty Bubbler (A)

Mortimer Goth (E)

Alexander Goth (Ch)

Bella Goth (A)

Cassandra Goth (A)

Lilith Pleasant (Teen)

Castor Nova (A)

Pascal Curious (A)

Vidcund Curious (A)

Lazlo Curious (A)

Tycho Curious (Tot)

Nova Curious (Tot)

Klara Vonderstein (A)

Ajay Loner (A)

Lola Curious (A)

Hugh Knowe (A)

Martin Ruben (A)

Tiffany Sampson (A)

Stella Terrano (A)

Trent Traveller (A)

River Land (Teen)

Delta Land (Teen)

Gavin Newson (Teen)

Skye Weiss (E)

Penny Weiss (A)

Justice Weiss (Tot)

Naturism

Sunflowers

Jason Larson (A)

Jodie Larson (A)

Blossom Moonbeam (A)

Kevin Beare (A)

Leod McGreggor (A)

Erin Beaker (A)

Daisies

Faith Goodie (E)

Herbert Goodie (E)

Hector Goodie (Tot)

Jared Starchild (A)

Erik Swain (A)

Jason Greenman (A)

Rose Greenman (A)

Daisy Greenman (A)

Gabe O’Mackey (A)

Alexandra O’Mackey (Teatherton) (A)

Trent Traveller (A)

Tina Traveller (Ch)

Trisha Traveller (A)

Hunter Bigfoot (A)

Church of Nezerity

Purple

Checo Ramirez (A)

Lisa Ramirez (A)

Tessa Ramirez (CH)

Crystal Parker (Y)

Brandi Broke (A)

Dustin Broke (Teen)

Beau Broke (Ch)

Eric Broke (Tot)

John Burb (A)

Jennifer Burb (A)

Lucy Burb (Ch)

Dina Caliente (A)

Mary Gavigan (A)

Nathan Gavigan (A)

Isaiah Gavigan (Ch)

William Williamson (A)

Sarah Love (A)

Matthew Hart (A)

Matthew Picaso (A)

Jessica Picaso (A)

Orange

Denise Jacquet (E)

Gilbert Jacquet (A)

Frances J. Worthington III (A)

Tank Grunt (A)

Daisy Wheels (A)

JoAnn Gutenberg (A)

Aldric Davis (A)

Almeric Davis (A)

Cassandra Goth (A)

Coral Oldie (E)

Daniel Pleasant (A)

Mary-Sue Pleasant (A)

Lilith Pleasant (Teen)

Damon Pleasant (Baby)

Desiree Pleasant (Baby)

Kristen Loste (A)

Priya Ramaswami (A)

Sanjay Ramaswami (A)

Johnny Smith (A)

Ophelia Nigmos (A)

Ripp Grunt (A)

Buck Grunt (Teen)

Pollination Tech #9 Smith (A)

Jenny Smith (A)

Jill Smith (Ch)

Jacob Smith (Baby)

Jessica Smith (Baby)

Jane Stacks (A)

Daytona Beech (E)

Hamilton Beech (A)

Sandy Beech (A)

Virginia Beech (Teen)

Rocky Beech (Teen)

Pebble Beech (Tot)

Beulah Land (E)

Homer Land (E)

Scot Land (Teen)

River Land (Teen)

Delta Land (Teen)

Justin Land (Tot)

Mary Mann (A)

Dora Ottomas (E)

Samantha Ottomas (A)

David Ottomas (Teen)

Red

Ashley Pitts (A)

General Buzz Grunt (A)

Andy Bellum (A)

Lana Mann (E)

Rich Mann (E)

Junior Mann (A)

Followers of Jumbok IV

Chester Gieke (A)

Dixie Land (A)

Zoe Zimmerman (A)

DJ Verse (A)

Sam Thomas (A)

Katelyn Oates (Y)

Jessie Pilferson (A)

Morty Roth (A)

Stella Roth (A)

Sandra Roth (Teen)

Xander Roth (Ch)

Andrew Martin (A)

Jacob Martin (Teen)

Cleo Shikibu (A)

Lazlo Curious (A)

Chloe Curious (A)

Trent Traveller (A)

Trisha Traveller (A)

Tina Traveller (Ch)

Aaron Baxter (A)

Ashley Baxter (A)

Valentine Hart (E)

Candy Hart (A)

Forrest Hart (Tot)

Heather Huffington (A)

Ida Juana Knowe (A)

Ginger Newson (Teen)

Peter Ottomas (A)

Followers of the Great Llama

Malcolm Landgraab IV (A)

Joshua Ruben (A)

Alicia Ternynck (Y)

Christian Despret (Y)

Nina Caliente (A)

Angela Pleasant (Teen)

Brittany Upsnott (A)

Patricia Wan (A)

Loki Beaker (A)

Circe Beaker (A)

Mark Beaker (Tot)

Vidcund Curious (A)

Nova Curious (Tot)

Simism

Jimmy Phoenix (A)

Cyd roseland (A)

Catherine Viejo (E)

Nervous Subject (A)

Stella Terrano (A)

Goldie Hart (Teen)

Helen Wheels (A)

None

Julien Cooke (A)

Dot Matrix (A)

Gunnar Roque (A)

Jasmine Rai (A)

Zoe Zimmerman (A)

Don Goth (Lothario) (A)

Jules O’Mackey (Teen)

Followers of the Great Freezer Bunny

Florence Delarosa (A)

Gilbert Jacquet (A)

Stephen Tinker (A)

Wanda Tinker (A)

Guy Wrightley (A)

Ramin Warner (Y)

Johnny Smith (A)

Ophelia Nigmos (A)

Ripp Grunt (A)

Buck Grunt (Teen)

Pollination Tech #9 Smith (A)

Jenny Smith (A)

Jill Smith (Ch)

Jacob Smith (Baby)

Jessica Smith (Baby)

Virginia Beech (Teen)

Rocky Beech (Teen)

Scot Land (Teen)

Justin Land (Tot)

Mary Mann (A)

Woody Weiss (Teen)

Followers of the Grilled Cheese Goddess

Jodie Larson (A)

Jimmy Phoenix (A)

Jason Greenman (A)

Leod McGreggor (A)

Martin Ruben (A)

Trisha Traveller (A)

Homer Land (E)

Scot Land (Teen)

Peter Ottomas (A)

Samantha Ottomas (A)

Followers of the Reaper

Tombstone

Hi Thyme (A)

Darren Dreamer (A)

Herb Oldie (E)

Ophelia Nigmos (A)

Alexandra O’Mackey (Teatherton) (A)

Allegra Gorey (A)

Sara Bellum (A)

Chloe Curious (A)

Aaron Baxter (A)

Rhett Hart (A)

Graveyard Dirt

Dirk Dreamer (A)

Betty Goldstein (E)

Cliff Notes (A)

Monica Bratford (A)

Olive Specter (E)

Unknown yet because Newson’s

Gabriella Newson (Ch)

Gallagher Newson (Ch)

Garrett Newson (Ch)

Georgia Newson (Ch)

Jumbok and/or Orange because Ottomas’s

Sharla Ottomas (Ch)

Tommy Ottomas (Tot)

Elizabeth Ottomas (Baby)

Emily Ottomas (Baby)

#text post #sims religions

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nappe-plays-the-sims · 5 years

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Rocky: I’m... I’m alive.

Grim: Celebrate... While you can.

Rocky: What do you mean?

Grim: You’ll see...

Rocky: *coughs* Couldn’t he at least have cured me when he brought me back?

Hamilton: *coughs* And me, for saving your life!

#hamilton beech #rocky beech #grim reaper #malcolm landgraab #beech family #widespot #sims 2 #death tw

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redpillfelixlestrange · 4 years

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MOVIE: Oblivion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWru3lGjTPY

Oblivion is a 2013 post-apocalyptic action-adventure film directed by Joseph Kosinski and based on Kosinski's unpublished graphic novel of the same name.

The movie takes place in 2077, where humanity has moved to Titian after loosing the Earth in a devastating war between humanity and aliens (scavengers), despite winning the war, the planet is now presumed a toxic waste land.

The story follows the character of Jack Harper, a technician, who has been who has been sent back to Earth to service attack drones that had been used in the fight against remaining scavengers. However, after witnessing a spaceship crash Harper is captured by scavengers after trying to save the crash survivor. Him and the survivor, called Julia, are taken to the scavengers base where they are then approached by their leader, Malcolm Beech. here its revealed that the scavengers are humans, disguised to stay hidden from the drones.

Some time after we learn about the truth behind the war, it was started by an alien artificial intelligence, named Tet. Tet was determined to acquire Earth's resources and wipe out humanity, it destroyed the Moon and invaded Earth with an army of drones and Jack’s clones. These clones were obtained from the original jack, who was killed by Tet in a space mission to explore a unknown spaceship that happened to house the artificial intelligence.

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To me the most interesting things of this were the clones and the humanity behind them. usually movies see clones as less than humans, never living up to the original. however in this the main character is a clone as his original body was killed before the time of the movie, and once again the movie ends with a different clone taking the official space of husband and father as the Main character sacrificed himself to destroy tet. I liked this as it showed it clone is jack, they all have the same memories and thought processes making them the same. It doesn't end with Julia rejecting the clone as he isn't the original jack, which i like.

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forsoothsayer · 7 years

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The Long Voyage by Malcolm Cowley

Not that the pines were darker there, nor mid-May dogwood brighter there, nor swifts more swift in summer air; it was my own country, having its thunderclap of spring, its long midsummer ripening, its corn hoar-stiff at harvesting, almost like any country, yet being mine; its face, its speech, its hills bent low within my reach, its river birch and upland beech were mine, of my own country. Now the dark waters at the bow fold back, like earth against the plow; foam brightens like the dogwood now at home, in my own country.

#malcolm cowley #born on this day #american poetry

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ivandimarcofotografo · 7 years

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FA Cup photo essay: the road to Wembley

Guardian photographer Christopher Thomond documented each round of this year’s FA Cup. Starting with his local team Stockport County in the first round, he followed the winner of each game to the final at Wembley on Saturday.

Click here to view Chris Thomond’s photo essays from each round

Edgeley Park, Saturday 5 November

I’ve been coming here since I was a kid just after the war. There was no seating of course and they just passed us kids down to the front and we sat on the track at the side of the pitch. My son had been coming for ever, sort of. He passed away but the club looked after him. We had a service here and sprinkled his ashes right over by the goalposts and they put a plaque here on the seat” – Ray Bennett, Stockport County fan

This means everything today. We’ve been so unpredictable this season and I thought we were going to struggle. I’m just so happy. Stockport were pretty dirty, Woking were pretty average but, you know, we got through in the end even though the ref was … what can we say about refs this season, awful” – Nicky Donaghey, Woking fan

We played Coventry down here in the FA Cup in the 90s and that was not bad. We drew up there in Coventry but then lost 2-1 down here. I also remember us winning the FA Amateur cup in 1958 so there’s been some good times” – Roger Sherlock, Woking fan

I’ve brought my granddaughter Katie, this is her first game, my grandson and … Holly Willoughby. A friend of mine had a cardboard cut-out of her and I thought she looked really good so I brought her to the game. She’s caused quite a stir. This is her second match” – Paul Sparkes, Accrington Stanley fan

The Cup’s been good for us. In 2002-3 we played Huddersfield here in the Cup. It was televised and we beat them. Then we played Bournemouth and we beat them too. We were part-time and the money from the Cup runs probably went a long way to helping us go full-time” – Malcolm Isherwood, Accrington supporters’ club member

One of the regulars missed the departure of the coach due to flooding around Luton. He followed the coach all the way up the motorway until its first stop on the M6 where he ditched his car and followed on with us up here. On the way back we’ll drop him off again to pick his car up. He’s disabled so he’s paid his badge and the organiser’s given him some money back so he’ll be OK. That’s us though” – Andrew Peill, Luton Town fan

I’ve only been following Stanley for about five years since I moved to Accrington from Preston for work reasons. I thought I’d just go down out of curiosity and I was hooked from day one. You just get a completely different atmosphere at the lower league grounds. I mean, this [the Riverside] is a magnificent stadium but I personally think that when we’re all stood together on the Clayton End, it’s an amazing atmosphere” – Andy Richards, Accrington Stanley fan

My first FA Cup game was against Blackburn Rovers in 1964. I went along but had to leave at half-time. We were stood in a temporary stand that they had put up on the Beech Road side and I could see sod all. I was only a small child and couldn’t see a thing so we went home. Not a good start, though we won 3-1. Hopefully the view today should be a bit better” – Andy James, Oxford United fan

I remember growing up as a kid and looking forward to the Cup draw on Monday afternoon, huddled around the radio at school. Forget all the razzmatazz and all the celebrity draws they have now. For me the FA Cup is still wonderful with its traditions though TV has moved this kick-off to 12.15pm” – John Donovan, organiser of Middlesbrough fans’ group Twe12th Man

This is my twelfth trip to Wembley. The first was in 1976 against Newcastle, we won 2-1; then two appearances in ’81 because we had a Cup Final replay; after that it was the Full Members’ Cup against Chelsea; then the play-offs against Gillingham; then we go to the current era: Man United semi; Stoke final; Chelsea semi; Wigan final; Sunderland; Liverpool; and then today. That’s not bad for a City fan, is it?” – Tony Chaloner, Manchester City fan

I’ve followed Arsenal for many, many years … too many! The suit was made by a tailor in Thailand two years ago because I had to have something special. I’m over at the Emirates perhaps six or seven times a year but this is the first time I’ve worn the suit in London. I get a good reaction all over the place, in the pub, on the underground, everywhere” – Agnar Hansen, Arsenal fan from Norway

My nan, Cathy Draper, passed away a year ago. She was a massive Arsenal fan who went to the Emirates but never got to come here so I though it was a fitting tribute to put the message on my back and take her to Wembley with me. She took me to games and it was kind of our thing” – Luke Ackers, Arsenal fan

I did a gig in Peterborough last night, have already been and set up for Baldock tonight, have come down here on the train and then I’ll get back to the pub for about 9.30pm and be jump-suited up and ready to sing. Hopefully we’ll have won and I’ll be in a really good mood for it, singing a celebratory version of Glory Glory Hallelujah at the tops of our voices” – Mark Goddard, Chelsea fan and Elvis impersonator

Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/29/fa-cup-photo-essay-the-road-to-wembley

#Photography | The Guardian #photography

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