OS Daily Thur 3rd Sept 09

N9eav

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Morning.

What a windy night, blowing a gale down this way and rain in buckets. Last night the grass was muddy under foot like it can be in Winter. Will we ever see the sun again?

Eventually pulled myself away from a few hours in work and then went to Truro with the OH for a bit. Had a disgusting hamburger in Wetherspoons which seemed even more mass produced and microwaved than normal (microwaved the relish too). Pint was good though. It rained and rained and Sport direct were doing a mass trade in £2.99 umbrellas. I got one too!

So glad to get home, eat left over Chinese food and enjoy some wine and watch Harry Potter.

Not sure what to do today. Looks wet again!

Need to not spend money!

Cheers have a nice day

Bitsy_Beans

Morning everyone.
Like N9eav it's been really windy and wet here. Just popped out to put wheelie bin by roadside and it's freezing!!! Can I legitimately start wearing jumpers now it's september?!!!
Not much happening today (which can only mean more NSD at least ).
Visiting friends this morning and going to babysit my mum this afternoon. she's injured her back (not the first time she has a history of this) and is laid up good and proper. am a bit worried about her being at home on her own this morning (my dad has to go to work this morning, apparantly the Minister of Transport is visiting this morning at his work I think - not sure why). I offered to cancel but she won't hear of it. But when she can't lift her legs properly or even get out of bed that easily I am going to worry. So be round to hers in the afternoon.
Been awake since 5am courtesy of DD. She was wet and nappy had leaked so changed her and had to rock her off to sleep. Just as I'd done that DS woke up so no back to bed for me Bad Mummy alert but I can see an afternoon at my mums of watching kids TV as i always seem to flag in the afternoon if I've been awake so early. DD will no doubt have a nap this afternoon as she's sleeping in so I think me and DS can laze of the sofa while I "rest" my eyes LOL!

Tea tonight will probably be something with chips. got some washing to hang up inside and probably half a load to put on. Housework has gone to pot this week, might try and get bathroom done before I go out this morning (after another cup of coffe methinks!).

Sorry for the waffle
Have a good day OS or not. Hugs to those that need them.

tru

Morning :hello:

Mr tru wanted to freeze some habaneros, so he starting chopping them up. I was sat 8ft away, my eyes started watering, I could taste the chilis and the tip of my tongue was burning for the rest of the evening Next time, I'm going to leave the room and mr tru is going to wear goggles and a mask :rotfl:

Thanks to whoever recommended The Book Depository (I can't remember who it was, sorry ), I ordered the Complete Tightwad Gazette for £13.26 and it arrived yesterday :T So today I will be reading. A lot

AussieLass

Morning all,

I accidently pressed *like It* on your post instead of the thanks button N9eav. Have no idea why they are putting so many bells & whistle's on the screen. Or is it just me. Just got home from town. Hair isn't too bad. She dries it off a bit differently than me. Think french poodle. :rolleyes:

Leftovers tonight with strawberries & icecream for dessert. I was going over to shop/library tomorrow but they're having a market day on Saturday. They have good specials so I'll wait until then. The library is open Sat morn too. It's Fathers Day here on Sunday so will have a family lunch of some sort. DH usually gets loads of chocolates, which I help demolish.

Smokybabe After telling us your kitchen is nearly finished, remember we demand photo's when it's finished.
CM Have a great time on your mini-holiday.
Bitsy Hope your Mum has a restful day & you get some shut eye too.

Well I better go and get the clothes in seeing as we've had sunshine all day. <hugs> to those not well. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

redruby

Morning all,

Terrible night here too, wet and stormy, it looks brighter this morning, but we are due more rain i think. I must admit I do like the changing of the seasons, and I even look forward to winter .

Anyhoo off to work today, hm burger and chips today, veggie burger for dd, and I need to do some washing tonight, its so hard to get it dry in this weather, but needs must.

The chutney I made yesterday has not gone thick enough, will it help to reboil it for a while??? , I noticed that OH has taken a jar in for his work mate, I would rather he had waited for me to reboil it , but still.

My mum popped round yesterday and bought me some fish for the freezer, which was on offer in mr T, and a tin of sweets for c*******s, bless her, they are struggling for money, and she still thinks of others, I was not here when she came, but will remember to give her the cash back next week, she is lovely

Ok better get on, have fun all xx

AussieLass

I'd re-boil it Ruby and add some cornflour mixed with water or just flour & water. My chutney is always thickened like that. Can't you just kill DH's sometimes. :rolleyes: Who was the tin of sweets for? What sort of fish was it? :rotfl:

halight

Morning all:j:j
Very windy and wet here.

I did not post yesterday as i had a slpitting head:eek: much better this morning.
Dinnner last night was roast lamb breast. with veg and rost spuds. Very tasty.

Dinner tonight will be somthing with the left over roast lamb.

Not much going on here today. my wife is at work this morning so im looking after the twins for a few hours. thay have a moring nap for about 2 hours so that really cuts its down. and gives me a chance to do a couple of jobs.

I did get my grass cut on monday before the rain started:T got some weeding done too so pleased with that. did a bit tooo much in one go i think as it worn me out.
But never mind i enjoyed the fresh air anyway.

We have started to think about christmas here (early i know:eek:) as it wont be long in coming.
as money is tight this year and we never know what to buy people anyway we have decided to make our own. We shall be making table arangements for people only small ones with a candal and flowers and stuff.
We shall and off the twins we shall be givving them a photo of them stuck on a bit of card with a ribon to hang it on and one of them little canaldals
on the bottem.

Well i hope that you will all have a great day everyone

enjoy yourselfs:j:j

Richard

redruby

AussieLass wrote: »

I'd re-boil it Ruby and add some cornflour mixed with water or just flour & water. My chutney is always thickened like that. Can't you just kill DH's sometimes. :rolleyes: Who was the tin of sweets for? What sort of fish was it? :rotfl:

Thanks Aussie, will give that a go, the sweeties are for christmas, I did not want to mention the word just yet, in case it sent anyone into a frenzy of shopping and baking

The fish is ........................ Smoked Vietnemese River cobbler :embarasse_pale_:shhh: Just don't tell anyone
xx

bargainbird

Morning :hello:

OK we have the correct day now for DD1 going back to school :D, The trial run yesterday helped so much :D.

Flipping windy and rainy last night here too. Bright but windy today (no not me the weather ).

Tea tonight will be Ham egg and chips (posh one from reciepe book ). Can i freeze the bone until i have the split green peas to make pea and ham soup?

Everyones been fed and watered, so now off to wash and dress DS1.

Hope you all have a good day x

lillibet_dripping

Good morning all:j
Just rushing in to say hi before first day back at school. Actually, I tell a lie - I've been in for two days already! A day to get the food tech room straight and yesterday staff training.
Very grey and windy here - just what kids need. They always seem so hyper on windy days!
DD is on her way back from Dorset today after a few days with her friend's family. Am looking forward to getting back into a daily routine now. She doesn't start back to school until next Wed so still have a few days to do the name-tape sewing, hockey stick finding etc:eek:
Haven't read back yet, but will treat myself to that when I get home and put my feet up with a cup of tea.
Have a good day all,
Lilli
x

mioliere

Hi everyone - overslept at Chez France this morning, so a bad start to the day! I hope you all have better weather today. It's been raining here, too, and windy so I think we're all sharing the same band of yuk out there.

Halight - glad you're feeling better today. I think making Christmas pressies is brilliant. I try and make most of mine - I knit and crochet which comes in really useful at pressie time. I think your idea of table arrangements is really good because they will long-lasting.

Aussie - I did laugh at the idea of an Oz-French poodle!

Well, I'd better get on with something, I suppose. I'm going to do some baking this morning because we've run out of cakes. Dinner tonight is left-over stew from the freezer with chips - one of our favourites!

I have lots of men to look at these days - the farmer opposite is laying new drainage to one of this fields so there is a lot of digging going on and, sometimes, the men take their shirts off!! Steady on, there. Haven't heard from Nelski for a while - if this isn't a cue for one of her piccies, I don't know what is!

Have a great day everyone.

KathyXX