Hypno's "no more boom or bust" diary

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Morning

DS has just left to go back to Swansea - real flying visit home but he did cook dinner last night which was great!

We only bought a new settee etc 5 years ago - we had had ours second hand when we got married in 1985 and last year for the first time ever we had a new carpet !

re the swimming - I could go back now but I'm actually scared in case my eyes start burning again - it was so painful last time I'm really frightened about it happening again. I need to get some good goggles (which I hate wearing) and see if that helps. Half term next week though and we are going to Derbyshire so walking not swimming is inorder then!

Have a good day

hypno06

I am sorry to read that you have been put off swimming for a bit.....but a week's walking sounds good. I hope the weather is better than was yesterday!!

Nargleblast

Good morning Hypno - so you have one less to feed this week? You will still miss her, though.

scrooge2008

llamahead wrote: »

DD will have an amazing time in China - its certainly an eye opener! They eat a lot of dog this time of year - they even have the heads on display so that you can see which type of dog you are eating (not sure how much difference that makes to the flavour though!) Still, different cultures and all that!

Do any cultures eat mice? Just caught our fifth one this week, they are running riot in the garage, seems a shame to waste them .

Must get over to old style board and see if there is anything flavoursome that can be done with them. (Only joking).

skint_spice

scrooge2008 wrote: »

Do any cultures eat mice? Just caught our fifth one this week, they are running riot in the garage, seems a shame to waste them .

apart from the fact they are tiny it does always make me wonder.... when you think about it why is it ok to eat some animals but others make us go :eek:. I'm not a veggie BTW but felt quite squeamish when HFW was cooking squirrels recently!

Verbatim

hypno06 wrote: »

Ah yes, the hose that went into the sink - I remember now! And we also had a wooden pole, bizarrely called a "copper stick" to fish the washing out of the boiling hot water!

I think it was called that because they used to use a "copper" to boil up the water and wash the clothes in. I once lived in a cottage built in 1805 which had one in the basement. It was a large copper bowl with a plug to let the water out and an enclosed stone and mortar hearth under to light the fire with chimney attached for the smoke. It was defunct by then or I'd have tried it out for the historical experience! All water would have to be carried to it and poured in before heating and then siphoned out after.

My mum had a "modern" copper in the 50s which was wheeled out on wash days and it took her all day to do the washing and clear up. And she used to send sheets and other large items to the laundry. She got her first automatic in 1960 and it was still going strong 25 years later.

I too had a hand me down sofa which had layers of loose covers in nylon and crimpelene. Once I'd removed these I realized I had a beaut! probably victorian. Once I could afford it I had it recovered and I still love it.

scrooge2008

skint_spice wrote: »

apart from the fact they are tiny it does always make me wonder.... when you think about it why is it ok to eat some animals but others make us go :eek:. I'm not a veggie BTW but felt quite squeamish when HFW was cooking squirrels recently!

Oh yes, that was disgusting, and what about the episode when they de-snotted the slugs, then cooked them in a tomato sauce and ate them..... YUK.

hypno06

Verbatim wrote: »

and it took her all day to do the washing and clear up. QUOTE]

Some things don't change! It still takes me all day to catch up with the laundry!

shaun40400

morning mrs h
god china all ready,,,where did that year go.
doing lots of research for the business,,,and bank options,,,which really ...do me ed in !!!! cus of all dem fancy wordies

other than that ,,the evil one is on tooth no 14/16,,,im sure that on the 31st his head will start to spin and his true nature will be reviled.....:eek: :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

es birthday was brill....im still building toys,,,,,why,oh why,dont they sell them ready made

scrooge2008 wrote: »

Do any cultures eat mice? Just caught our fifth one this week, they are running riot in the garage, seems a shame to waste them .

Must get over to old style board and see if there is anything flavoursome that can be done with them. (Only joking).

two recipes come to mind
a roman one
1# pickle in brandy mead for 3 days,,,then bake in a clay oven,,,,,hmmmm
2# stick a screwer up its bum,,, marinade in curry sauce,,and give them to the kids who come trick or treating:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

i have a bag of very spicy sweets for the over 12s who come calling,,,insert evil cackle...:o
s x x

InaPickle

skint_spice wrote: »

apart from the fact they are tiny it does always make me wonder.... when you think about it why is it ok to eat some animals but others make us go :eek:. I'm not a veggie BTW but felt quite squeamish when HFW was cooking squirrels recently!

I've eaten fried locust. It tasted what I imagine the floaty bits in the chip pan taste like if you use the oil more than once!