2nd set to keep da music flowing and Jane loves the workout music being played in store room #4 waking up Kimmi's toys

Good Thing

Disco Inferno

I Got A Line On You

Tunes Day @ Rumps

Lights On

Bertha filled with

Chest Brew Grizzly Bear, finest Vietnamese beans "dusted" with dark chocolate. Yeah it's a Vietnamese thing y'all

Copper Kettle singin

Assorted sweets placed on side bar

Terrance fed with Tanzanian fire crickets

Jukebox on to celebrate this find morning

1st songs 1st set

I Can't Dance

County Line

Wobble

This ancient lion's soul can always enjoy more music, since Bear has decided to sleep in this fine morning

More tunes y'all

In The Air (tonight)

Takin The Slow Ride

weren't for the wind

Keep The Wolves Away

I shall gather up my sweet Jane and leave the rest to Bear's capable "claws"

Lion & Jane

Out

Happy New Year 2026

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Third Set

Wicked Game

Desire

Cowgirl Up

This here's the question is three sets enough or does everyone's souls ask for more??

2nd Set

I Don't Bleed Quiet

Blurred Lines

You Make Me Feel Good

1st set of 26'

Three Glasses

This World

No Hard Feelings

Happy

Happy New 2026 here in Rumps y'all

1st to turn the lights on

Beautiful Bertha filled

As tea Kettle is singin

Fresh doughnuts & cuppycakes placed on side bar with fruit fried pies

Jukebox on

Terrance woken and fed too

Jane has new excerizes for Kimmi's pets in store room #4

She'll be busy for awhile I'm sure

Music after I organize my thoughts

Welcome back Bear

Sorry about the ice storm you been thru. I may bitch about rain or snow but ice storms are the worst!!

To honour your choice of Lumberjack coffee

A humourous start

I've brought in cinnamon rolls & twists

Morning tunes

Southbound Train

Troglodyte

Just What The Doctor Ordered

I'll take a 'mug of joe' to go and bring Jane back to give storeroom #4 toys a workout

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Coffee please. I need to be alert in case I stir up trouble. Accidentally of course.

Mmmmm Hope Sandoval, her voice creeps into my soul, outstanding choice fuzzy.

Thank you my friend

For your soul this morning

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3rd morning set

This Is The Life

Sadness

Wicked Game

Well folks time I head out to gather Jane. We been having issues lately of coyotes sneaking around getting closer and closer to the barns and out buildings I've put a lot of faith in our alarm system aka Jenny our donkey.

Time to turn it over to Bear

Be happy y'all

That's where everything starts

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Lion Out

2nd set

The Night We Met

Ride

Keep The Streets Empty For Me

As the music plays restocked

Coke Zero

Mini marshmallows

Cocktail umbrellas

Oh, adding Boston Cremes to the morning mix

MoanDay last of 2025

Welcome Rumpsteers

Lights On

Beautiful Bertha filled with Good Kahawa ground beans

Tea Kettle filled and singin

Cuppycakes & Doughnuts placed

Terrance up making his tour of the corners and just doing what spiders do

Jukebox on

Time to add a few songs

1st

Blue Jeans

Fade Into You

The Fate of Othelia

Last Sunday in 2025 I thought to mix it up a wee bit and post my music set tonight instead this morning

Here goes

Winter Heat

Levitating

The Foggy Dew

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To my Lush friends who are over the pond. This is the markings on a casserole crock I got from my Mom’s stuff after she passed away years ago. Just wondering if anyone knows anything thing about this marking. Tia

Evening

Here is a Google search on your mum's casserole

AI Overview

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This is likely a piece of vintage Denby English stoneware, identified by its distinctive ram's head stamp.

The stamp reads "AUTHENTIC ENGLISH STONEWARE HANDMADE IN ENGLAND" around a ram's head logo.

Denby pottery is known for its durable, high-quality, and often oven-to-table stoneware.

Pieces with this specific backstamp often date from the mid-to-late 20th century, particularly the 1970s and 1980s.

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Thanks Ape

Ah on the last of 2025; here's a thought in our Rump's Alternative Universe time to travel back to 1958 as we find Frank and Dean (Sintra + Martin) at the Levee in East Philadelphia.. As the smoke curls around the patrons they are here to hear a new voice,...

let's listen in y'all

Frank waves the young man over and orders a round of drinks. The young singer introduces himself my name Robert but call me Bob, Bob Dylan.

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Music is ageless

Morning

Thanks Bear for opening up

Maybe Lady Dryad will put a "shine on" your morning wood .

Morning Ape safe travels for your kids.

I'm thinking to add to our morning selection I've added Cinnabon cinnamon rolls to Bears mix

I'll try your "festive" coffee James while I play a set of morning songs

Blondie

Heart Of Glass

Foster The People

Pumped Up

Moonlight Howlers

Rocket To The Moon

And this one for all the ladies

The Runaways

Cherry Bomb

Our third set

Toad Bone

Caught A Whirlwind

Mexicola

Queen Of The Stoneage

Sugarloaf

Green Eyed Lady

Yeah all the way back to 1970

This lion loves this song and it's one of Jane's favourite might be her beautiful sexy eyes .

Enjoy your day and weekend y'all

Lion & Jane Out to the barn kitties and horses

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2nd set

Alabama Shakes

Hold On

Arctic Monkeys

Do I Wanna Know

Clutch

Electric Worry

Of course cuppycakes to continue my chocolate theme

1st set

Black Keys

Next Girl

Modest Mouse

Lampshade On Fire

Monster Magnet

Space Lord

I'm sure BEAR will be along shortly

Happy Boxing Day y'all

1st In

Lights On

Hope everyone had a Happy Christmas

I'm feeling a chocolate long John and boston cremes kinda morning

But first Bertha filled with Koffee Kult dark Roast

Copper Kettle is singin

In a few the jukebox will be warmed up

Here are two interesting historical stories from Christmas past

First the history of Festivus

And the little known and spoken

The eggnog riot of 1826, West Point New York

The eggnog riot, sometimes known as the grog mutiny or the Christmas 1826 cadet mutiny, was a riot that took place at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, on 24–25 December 1826. It was caused by a drunken Christmas party in the north barracks of the academy. Two days prior to the incident, a large quantity of whiskey was smuggled into the academy to make eggnog for the party, giving the riot its name. As described by Albert E. Church, who was absent on Christmas leave and missed the happenings but later became a math professor at the academy, "A large number of the cadets got on a spree, and became excessively riotous, setting all officers at defiance and even, with a drawn sword, chasing one to his room-throwing missiles through the halls, breaking windows and the railings of the stairs, &c. The scene, as described to me two days afterwards, was fit for Bedlam."

The riot eventually involved more than one-third of the cadets by the time it ceased on Christmas morning. A subsequent investigation by academy officials resulted in the implication of 70 cadets and the court-martialing of 20 of them along with one enlisted soldier. Among the participants in the riot—though he was not court-martialed—was future Confederate States president Jefferson Davis.

History of Christmas Candy Canes

1670 (Germany): According to popular legend, a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral bent white sugar sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff for children during a Nativity ceremony.

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17th Century Europe: Before the hook, straight sugar sticks were common holiday decorations.

1847 (USA): German-Swedish immigrant August Imgard in Wooster, Ohio, is credited with first using candy canes to decorate a Christmas tree.

Early 1900s: Red-and-white stripes and peppermint flavors became the standard, appearing on Christmas cards after 1900.

1950s: Gregory Keller, a Catholic priest, invented a machine to automate candy cane production, as previously they were bent by hand. 

Symbolism and Folklore

While the original purpose was practical (to keep children quiet), later interpretations attached Christian symbolism to the candy: 

Shape: Represents the "J" for Jesus or the shepherd's crook.

Colors: White signifies the virgin birth and sinless nature of Jesus, while red represents his blood and suffering.

Hardness: Symbolizes the "Solid Rock" foundation of the Church. 

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Popularization

Initially, candy canes were all white. The addition of peppermint likely originated from their use in apothecary shops, where the flavor masked unpleasant medicinal tastes, before transitioning into a Christmas treat. By the 1950s, thanks to automation, they became a mass-produced, staple decoration and confection for the holiday season. 

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Now y'all know the history of the sweet treat, the candy cane.

My Christmas present to everyone

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Ah on Christmas the vibe and music surround us all

All I Want For Christmas Is You

Where Are You Christmas

Christmas Eve Sarjevo

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Let's not forget Christmas cuppycakes

Merry Christmas to All

First to Open up Rumps

Big Beautiful Bertha filled with Folgers

I'll let Bear to brew his foo foo fancy coffee when he stumbles in

Christmas cookies and Red Velvet Festive Wreath cake placed with care.

Don't fret y'all there 3 more behind the bar enough for everyone

Leaves just a few musical selection

this morning

1st up

Dance Little Wren

Little Drummer Boy

Christmas Day

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

I'll be poking around today

Enjoy the blessings of the season

Merry Merry to All

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Back to discussing Bear's "lumpy arse"

Most ain't aware that Bear dresses up as Santa down at Ma's Orphanage on Christmas eve. I'm not sure if its part "work release" or part of his probation but hey it's for da kids right??

Our in house security camera caught Bear celebrating after his gig in Store room #6

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We don't have a Elf on the Shelf

BUT

we have a Bear on the Floor

bless his Jameson soaked heart

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Not forgetting the staff around here, we've got salmon for Miss Pixel, a carton of candied crickets for Terrance, and, well, a little something for yours truly.

And if asked nicely, I might share - a bit.

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Merry Christmas James it's a special bond of Polar Bear and Anicent Lion that we have forged here in Rumps.

I may not "officially" thank you for your continued running Rumps

So here is a song for you and your lumpy butt, or as Kimmi sez HER furry pillow.

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Otyken

Storm

Happy New Year my friend and may you never run out ink for your stories

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My final morning set winter fantasy inspired for y'all to enjoy

Winter

Ulytau

The Winter Queen

Fantasy Folk Music

Snowball

Fantasy Music

Merry Christmas and shall I also wish a better and happier New Year

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Lion Out

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2nd trio set

Bittersweet

Big Head Todd

Rattler's Trail

Whiskey & Lead

Simple Man

Charlie Daniel Band

Slide a holiday mix of cuppycakes on side bar

with Kat in mind after her shock & anger yesterday

It's official y'all

It's Christmas Eve here @ Rumps

1st in

Lights On

Bertha filled with Trung Nguyen special "mountain beans"

Tea Kettle singin

Christmas cookies abound waiting for our morning patrons

I left Jane in bed this morning

Jukebox warmed up

Terrance snoring in the Nut Warmer

didn't know tarantulas snored did you??

We are still having unreasonable weather with high temps tickling 60f or for you Celsius 15.556 no cold no ice no white Christmas this year. Our ponies are just confused as this ancient lion sigh

Music

1st up

Voodoo Child

Oriaanthi

Hair Of The Dog

Nazareth

Lunatic Fringe

Red Rider

Time to sit back and enjoy a few tunes

before sliding out to pick up Jane

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Having a shitty day. I'd like a very large glass of Moscato.

I just spent time reporting that an author named Elaine Phillips stole and published Hot Wife Hotel and The Office Whore in October and November of 2020 on Amazon. I am so angry.

I'm so sorry Kat and stunned of the thievery of your stories.

People can be real shit

Lion Hugs