the daydream fund challenge thread

Itismehonest

These?

alfie_1

NOPE !! dave got it....plane tree.:D

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

rhiwfields told us he is balancing his books so maybe hes practising the "balancing" in other ways ??

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Books :eek:
With a talent like that I may have to become his agent.

Well done. Dave :T:T:T
Not that I thought Dave had joined the balancing act. I meant about the plane trees. On the other hand ...........

alfie_1

P.S. davesnave,im guessing they are not going to make my fortune planting "planes" if they are a bit of a scurge !!??

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

P.S. davesnave,im guessing they are not going to make my fortune planting "planes" if they are a bit of a scurge !!??

They take a very long time to reach the size of the one I was talking about, and the tree clearly pre-dated the housing estate.

A good parkland tree, I'd say, but anything 60'- 70' high with a canopy covering most of a garden is going to be hard to live with.

rhiwfield

Life gets back to normal.

Stock made from turkey carcase last night is now being used for pea and ham soup, soaked 3 packets of leo's overnight and just added fried cooking bacon, smells heavenly when mixed with the smell of bread baking in the breadmaker

DW started bagging and labelling the table and bed linen for sale, and listed a few other odds and ends on Ebay last night.

Still eating apples in storage but quality is mixed, too many small apples because I didnt thin enough. And onions havent stored well after being attacked by rust

lostinrates

rhiwfield wrote: »

Life gets back to normal.

Stock made from turkey carcase last night is now being used for pea and ham soup, soaked 3 packets of leo's overnight and just added fried cooking bacon, smells heavenly when mixed with the smell of bread baking in the breadmaker

we finished our excellent beef last night, with a yummy stilton sauce. (I'm not mad about stilton but like it in moderation). DH is saying we don't have enough leftovers:rotfl:. because I didn't over cater. I prefer it this way.

Itismehonest

A grey & nothingy sort of day here roday.
There's a sort of a "morning after the night before" feeling to the day which isn't due to alcohol - I've not had one drink over Christmas as we had company who don't drink.

I think it will take me a couple of days to catch up on lost sleep, though.

Company was a bit of a culture shock as, for many years now, we've spent Christmas like Darby & Joan - doing our own thing without all the must-have seasonal pressures & having a lazy, indulgent time instead.
Suddenly we had to rediscover the art of making sure people ate on time, had everything they needed etc. & reintroduce ourselves to the feeling that Christmas is a holiday spent mainly in the kitchen :rotfl:

All leftovers will be put to good use & there seems to be enough choccy to see me through well into the New Year :j
We always stay up to toast the NY in. We venture outside the front door & yell Happy New Year but there's never another light visible let alone a living soul about apart from us ....... but it probably entertains the sheep :rotfl:

RAS

Well back.

Balmy or barmy? 14 degree C in Bristol at lunch-time; a fair bit colder up here, although mainly the high winds.

choille - hope you miss the worst of it.

See you all tomorrow (maybe - family to visit in the enxt couple of days)

alfie_1

Stock made from turkey carcase last night is now being used for pea and ham soup, soaked 3 packets of leo's overnight and just added fried cooking bacon, smells heavenly when mixed with the smell of bread baking in the breadmaker

so why arent you knocking on my door "bearing gifts" ???? xmas IS a time for sharing ......:D