really old style living?

ceridwen

ginnyknit wrote: »

Yes Mardatha Ohhmmmmm Ive done a lot of meditating and a bit of shivering too. The fridge freezer spent the day in the living room so I truly know how a battery hen feels I cannot even go upstairs as with the doors all open we would come down and find the Tv missing (yes its that bad here!) Anyway the units go in tomorrow so I will to some extent be able to replace a lot of stuff and have room to move in the living room again. i just want my O/s drying rack back up so i can dry the mountain of washing that needs to be done. Feeling a bit more positive now as we are on the home straight -- Aaaargh just went for a drink and the sink is leaking on the newly sealed floor --Ok just won't blooming well wash up tonight ...oooh this is liberating:rotfl:My sense of humour has come out of the box I was keeping it in

Its probably just as well that the sense of humour is there "in reserve" all round. I hadnt realised that you have to cope with living in an area where its not even possible to leave the doors open without "knowing" things would vanish:eek:. I am always very careful in the area I live in and won't even go up the road without being sure the outside doors are locked and downstairs windows shut because things "might" happen if I didnt - and I find that very unnerving and have to confess to a touch of envy that some people dont have to be as careful as I do (though - thankfully - things just DONT happen where my parents live - so at least I dont have to worry about them having to be uber-cautious too).

So - bad enough to know I have to be "cautious" because things "might" happen and it DOES rattle me knowing that....So I CAN only admire you if the area your home is in is one where I would know things "would" happen. So - please dont take this the wrong way - but how DO you cope with that level of "insecurity" about the safety of your home? (as it does "get to me" even being in an area where things "might" happen.....) - so all tips on that welcome...

<and..yes..I do think its HUGELY unfair that you are having to cope with that high a level of "home insecurity" on top of the other things you are having to cope with anyway..and you're doing better than I would at handling it all..so I admire you for that..

ceridwen

Hippeechiq wrote: »

Oh ginny I do feel for you.

The council did our kitchen 3 years ago and it was a ruddy nightmare - I hated every minute of it, and the fact that everything, and I mean everything downstairs was covered in thick dust for 9 days.

My downstairs is all open plan (stupid design) so everything in the lounge/dining room had a film of dust over it, and there were dust sheets all over the floor, lounge carpet and hallway covered in all sorts of !!!! that got trucked through the whole house. Luckily I was employed at the time, so for 5 of the 7 days I was out of the way all day, although I wasn't over the moon about them being in my home when I wasn't there, but there wasn't much I could do about it.

They did it in November, and on the days I wasn't at work, all the doors and windows were open and it was bl00dy freezing!

Everything from my kitchen - the appliances and including all the kitchen cupboard contents - were in my lounge, as the kitchen was completely gutted, replastered, retiled, and refloored.

Looks lovely now, and I have more storage space, but at the time :mad:

Ye gods - HASSLE - errr...and I'll shut my eyes and ears and go "La la la" shall I about any further posts about the kitchen upheaval? :rotfl:Reason = I know that I've got it coming too at some point - as I will be "ripping the guts" out of my kitchen at some point in the future and am NOT looking forward to it one little bit. I will be locking the kitchen door shut and making sure all access to the kitchen is via the back gate only - but I still wonder if dust and chaos is going to spread all round the house even so....:eek:

Hippeechiq

Um......

I'd say, yes, and yes :rotfl:

ginnyknit

thank goodness you all understand! I feel like a moaning old bag:rotfl: yes the area is that bad Ceridwen, last refurb was 14 years ago and lots of stuff 'disappeared' while we were in the house -the builders use the side door to get to the kitchen and so did some one else! We have most of the kitchen in the living room and all the bathroom stuff in the bedroom plus we packed the rest of the house in the garage (round the corner) as they were doing a complete re-wire but yippy doo they didnt need to. So whilst counting my blessings that there was less upheaval than we expected its still blooming chaos. It is amazing where the dust gets to :rotfl:As for a fish supper Mardatha - can you e mail me one cos Im broke - I would kill for fish and chips. But in true O/S style I had meals frozen ready to defrost and serve - thank you to all those who nag us to prepare extra meals. Am missing hm bread and cakes but Saturday though tile-less I will be able to cook properly. Think my claustrophobia needs dispelling first with a nice walk first - obviously to the CS's

mardatha

Can I be the moaning old bag of the day now? I'm sure its my turn ! Weather garbage, my mood garbage, RV temper garbage, pure garbage day.
Am going to plot and plan my next years really OS life. Starting with the chickens. I want Black Rocks and I have picked my coop. I want a run for them up the top of the garden and I want a big white china hen to put my eggs in.
I think I will have an "I want" day and go back to being 5. ;);)

NualaBuala

(((((Mardatha))))) Yes it's definitely your turn now!
I recommend a bit of foot stamping. And then lots of plotting and scheming about all the stuff you want washed down with lots of tea.

For some reason I thought you'd said cabbage, not garbage! I think I must associate you with leafy greens for some strange reason.

mardatha

I feel about as exciting and exotic as a green leafy bloody veg I'll tell you. Dull dark wet day with a dull dark and wet RV sat glowering silently... sigh.

Red_Doe

Can I moan too please?
Yoghurt. I just can`t see to make it. I try to make it in the Thermos and it just ends up watery and curdled. No idea what I`m doing wrong. It`s just one of those wee depressing things.

mardatha

My god woman - where have you BEEN ? We all thought you were deid !

mardatha

This is how John Yeoman makes Yoghurt.

Stir 1lb (454 gm) of full fat powdered milk into 8 pints of hot water.Warm until you can just put a finger into it comfortably,but only just.Add 8tbs of shop (unflavoured)yoghurt ( one small carton).Pour into jar and cover.
Then keep it warm,75-85 degrees F (24-29 degrees C) or so for 12 hours.You could put it in a sleeping bag,haybox,airing cupboard,or on a shelf over an aga or woodstove (thats how he does it).

He also suggests in a bowl of warm water in a cooling oven.

If using smaller quantities,made in the same proportions put in a thermos flask overnight.Keep in jars in the fridge and reserve a small amount for the next starter.

The value of using powdered milk is that you can make the yoghurt thicker or thinner as you desire.For a stiffer yoghurt try using UHT milk or evaporated milk without fully reconstituting it.
Yoghurt can be made from nearly any milk,even nutrient-rich soy,sesame seed,sunflower,pumpkin or cashew milk.