Memorygirls - Make Do and Mend

MrsMoo2U

clairewop wrote: »

Good on you for Learning a Language!! Both my boys are welsh speakers so if you want help give me a shout.

Diolch yn fawr Claire.

Just a little note about your earnings, even if you do earn over £20 they will just deduct the difference from you benefit. You do need to be careful re the permitted earnings side of it as it is Incapacity that you are claiming and not JSA/ESA. They may also be interested in the number of hours that you are working if your earnings increase dramatically. If my memory serves me right though they can average out your earnings if they are not regular. You do need to seek some advice as you obviously want to do things above board.

MatyMoo

A proper high tea - yum yum yum

We always used to go out for High Tea when we stayed with my Uncle in Banchory when I was little. We were up in Blairgowrie last year and couldn't find one anywhere, I was very disappointed

Memory_Girl

acornpip wrote: »

Evening MG and all, just delurking to find out what happened with said joiner and apple pie?? Or did i miss that post...


no - i was being discreet:cool: apple pie was a hit tho - and he's coming over for his tea next week - with the plans for the chicken coop for the school:D

Found some risotto rice hiding at the back of my cupboard, but have no idea what to do with it...any chance someone could help with a recipe - little people friendly please

Many thanks xxx

this is the one my kids love

PEA AND PARMESAN RISOTTO

75g risotto rice per grown up (you judge how much the littlies will eat)
butter
chicken or veg stock - at the boil
clove of garlic
cup of frozen peas
parmesan and butter to finish

melt a large knob of butter in a pan over a medium heat.

crush the garlic and cook gently in the butter for a minute before adding the rice and stirring to get each grain coated in butter. you now need to cook the rice gently stirring gently until the grains begin to go translucent.

now add the stock a ladle full at a time and stir the risotto every couple of minutes until the rice is al dente. depends on how fresh your rice is, but about 20 minutes or so. add another ladle of stock and the peas and cook for a couple of minutes until the peas are hot - but still taste fresh.

remove from the heat and stir in another large knob of butter and a small handful of parmesan per person.

serve in soup bowls - i like my risotto quite wet, it kinda slumps on the plate rather than sittin gup like mashed poatoes iyswim? if its too stiff a splash or two of stock or boiling water just before serving sorts it out.

this is ds1 number 1 cheapie recipe - in fact we have risotto in one shape or form every week. hope you like it too.

mg

tellmeitsfriday

Presumably the £20 is profit not income? (For the future, when you come off incapacity, you can still claim DLA - do you get higher rate - because you can use the mobility element for transport if you don't actually get a car. My friend is blind, so obviously she can't drive, so she uses hers for taxis to and from work)

Your makes are lovely. You have a real talent, as MG says - an artiste. There are a lot of websites out there selling tat for more than you do - you must value yourself - you've made a big step today by putting your prices up! Well done... I wish I was artistic rather than mathematical. I am a follower of patterns lol!

By the way MG, if I can help at all, with anything, then see my hand waving xx

clairewop

cherisong wrote: »

Diolch yn fawr Claire.

Just a little note about your earnings, even if you do earn over £20 they will just deduct the difference from you benefit. You do need to be careful re the permitted earnings side of it as it is Incapacity that you are claiming and not JSA/ESA. They may also be interested in the number of hours that you are working if your earnings increase dramatically. If my memory serves me right though they can average out your earnings if they are not regular. You do need to seek some advice as you obviously want to do things above board.

Yes they average my earning out over a year cause jan feb march i don't sell much, june july aug nov are my best selling months.

I'm allowed to do 15 hours or under a week.

Memory_Girl

MatyMoo wrote: »

A proper high tea - yum yum yum

We always used to go out for High Tea when we stayed with my Uncle in Banchory when I was little. We were up in Blairgowrie last year and couldn't find one anywhere, I was very disappointed

next time you come up you give me a call - do a wicked high tea. got the cakestand,pinny and everything:D

mg

clairewop

tellmeitsfriday wrote: »

Presumably the £20 is profit not income? (For the future, when you come off incapacity, you can still claim DLA - do you get higher rate - because you can use the mobility element for transport if you don't actually get a car. My friend is blind, so obviously she can't drive, so she uses hers for taxis to and from work)

Your makes are lovely. You have a real talent, as MG says - an artiste. There are a lot of websites out there selling tat for more than you do - you must value yourself - you've made a big step today by putting your prices up! Well done... I wish I was artistic rather than mathematical. I am a follower of patterns lol!

By the way MG, if I can help at all, with anything, then see my hand waving xx

Yes the £20 is profit, after bead costs etc have been taken out.

I only get low rate dla, I cannot get mobility .

clairewop

OMG!!! you ought to see the flyers tregemred has done for me!! absolutely brilliant I love them!!

Memory_Girl

goodnight peeps - past my bedtime, but its been such an exciting day.

good - no fabulous news is that after only a few hours i am ten percent towards my target for my first "hands up list" and even better news miss claire is off n rolling.

i love this place

mg

clairewop

night mg i'm off in a bit too