OS Daily St Georges day 23rd April 09

meanmarie

We had rain since last night until about an hour ago....going gardening with DGS2 when he comes from school.

Ham from yesterday with turnip and spinach for dinner, maybe more rhubarb with some yogurt which needs using up.

Happy birthday Stefejb...must be lovely to be 39...so long ago I have forgotten!

Happy St George's Day

Nice see you back Nelski

Have a good day all

Marie

wannabe_sybil

Nelski - thank you thank you thank you thank you...

I know what you mean, I sometimes feel that I shouldn't be posting here because I am aspiring rather than being OS. But the people are so lovely.

Waiting for darling father...

He usually gets lost near a pub :eek::eek::eek: Then asks directions for my very obscure road rather than the BIG shop it is next to.... And then calls in to the next pub to ask for more directions :eek::eek::eek: The first time he came here he could barely climb the steps - and I can't stop him. I am a bit tense.

Nelski

Essex-girl wrote: »

Hope Mr C has a good birthday too. :beer:

Nelski - thanks for the picture Im sure Stef will enjoy it you missed my 40th last month - can I get a belated one??;):D

That was horribly remiss of me Essex girl so as its your 40th I am sending you my OH for a while - enjoy:rotfl:save him though in case I get deleted:rotfl:



awww wannabe I think you do really well with your OS efforts - see the problem with me is I dont even make the effort;):D I did smile about your father though that is my kind of sat nav:D

thriftlady_2

Hi Nelski, great to see you again! Lovely pic;)

Nelski wrote: »

I never really did get why cooking and cleaning constitutes old style when everyone has to do it really

But you don't have to be able to cook nowadays. It is (so I'm told) quite possible to feed yourself and your family without ever having to resort to more than opening a packet. A sorry state of affairs.

I've been reading my new books:D This one will be of interest to all those keen on history and programmes like THe Victorian Farm and Tales From a Green Valley. It is a really beautiful book, lovely to look at and with plenty of pictures. This one is a bit obscure but it describes a fantastically healthy, simple and cheap diet that is accessible to us all. It is available from amazon but the link give you more info;)

I have done my ironing and bathroom cleaning and feel very pleased with myself. I've also made some 100% wholemeal bread which is a change from my usual 50%. It is a variation of the Grant loaf which is incredibly easy and quick -no kneading and only 40 mins rising. I used Delia's version of the recipe which is here. I used less salt and replaced the sugar with treacle.

Had a lovely simple lunch of a slice of bread and butter, salad of watercress, lettuce, rocket from the garden, tomatoes, cucumber, onion and carrot with a piece of cheddar. Now I shall have an apple and a cup of tea:)

Edited to say thanks Nelski for the Brad Pitt pic- truly gorgeous- any Johnny Depp on you?

wannabe_sybil

Nelski - thank you thank you thank you thank you.

I keep trying to persuade my darling father that dear heart can pick him up/take him home, that the coach is incredibly inexpensive compared to petrol, that it is so much less stressful...

But he hasn't seen little bear in over six months and that means that the car will be stuffed to the bonnet with goodies for him - some of which will even be age appropriate :rolleyes:

I have bought two bottles of whisky. He is here till Monday. It may not be enough.

Edited to add - and little bear has just had a wonderful time running around after he sneaked after me when I took some rubbish out. He got cuddles, fuss, a play with next door's bear dog and now is supposed to be sitting quietly finishing his lunch. He can now open the front door - must keep it locked!!!!

Essex-girl_2

Nelski - Thank you, that is very generous of you

Just popping on here whilst I wait for the choc brownies to cook - perfect timing the oven is beeping at me.
x

ravylesley

Afternoon everyone

Nelski your posts have made me chuckle

As for the Brad Pitt pic.Love the body but shame about the face


Stef-:bdaycake: Happy 39th Birthday again,and again and again and again:rotfl:

Betheebee-I've pushed so many cars that wont start that I can't do anything but sympathise

Thriftlady-Somehow I dont think you need the book it sounds like you're doing just fine.My brother and I used to squabble and fight just like kids up to his death last year and we were both over 40 so not much hope of your kids stopping anytime soon:rotfl:

MSD-Hope things are going well for you

PenPin-Nice to see you posting again and hope you are enjoying the good weather

DD&D-I'd stop in the garden as you cant see the mess in the house from there:rotfl:


Well I would post something deep and meaningful about my day but after spending the last 1/2hr catching up on your days mine sort of pales into insignificance:DDone the usual round of cleaning,ironing etc.Hubby is at work so its a kid friendly tea tonight so I reckon they can have macaroni cheese with ham and tomatoes.I normally do a salad but veg supplies are at an all time low and I'm not going shopping till tomorrow so will have to be creative until then

Lesleyxx

wannabe_sybil

Darling father has arrived - first thing he did was give little bear a cream egg :eek::eek::eek::eek:

stressedoutmumof1

Afternoon ladies

At work at the mo :shhh: Haven't been able to post for a while as I have got masses going on and would feel a bit of a fraud IYKWIM

Nelski - I always love reading your posts

Happy Birthday stefejb and CM's DH :bdaycake:

Penny-Pincher - glad you are feeling a little better

Haribo - like you I miss some of the oldies; MATH, Ticklemouse, Queenie, Curry Queen, Bargain Rzl, Catowen to name a few :rotfl:

Finish work at 3pm then I need to make tea (cottage pie), do a pile of ironing, then study for my exam on Monday :eek:

Anyway better dash - have a lovely day everyone (((((hugs))))) all round

SunnyGirl

Nelski Thank you for the eye candy its always cheering of an afternoon I find :rotfl:

Back from the hospital with Dad now they didn't do the test after all that :eek: but have referred him for an angiogram to see what's happening iside his heart. It makes sense really as the last treadmill test in August 2008 was stopped after 1 and a half mins due to some wierd thing happening on the ECG They did another trace of his heart & took his blood pressure & sugar levels all of which were perfect so the angiogram is the last bit of the jigsaw. He has said that he can take any cancellation at any notice so it hopefully shouldn't be too long before the appointment comes through.

Hope that everyone is having a good day. I decided on a sausage casserole in the end for dinner this evening it smelt lovely in the SC when I came in I've cut the sausages up into slices, browned them & lobbed them in the Sc with a pack of new pots, 2 tins of beans, a tin of toms, some stock, salt & pepper and a good dash of worcester sauce. I found some part baked baguettes in a local freezer shop at 4 for £1 yesterday so I'll serve them with it to mop up the juices :drool: We're making smoothies afterwards as pudding with a mixture of frozen & fresh fruit.