really old style living?

mardatha

I found this and will try it - we have loads of Rowan trees here, we call it Mountain Ash. The berries are still orange but I'm watching them closely .:D
http://britishfood.about.com/od/recipeindex/r/rowanjelly.htm

Hippeechiq

mardatha wrote: »

I have a very hard time with religion ..

That makes two of us

annie123

mardatha wrote: »

. I have a very hard time with religion ..

Try being brought up in an Italian catholic family!
I was told as a kid that the rays of sun coming down between the clouds was god taking the naughty children away from their parents, very scary when you're 7 :eek:

Put me off any religion for life.



Never knew about Rowan berries, best do something with the millions of little yellow plums I got today first, foraging too quickly for my cooking speed:(

parsonswife8

ceridwen wrote: »

Now that I can believe - ie you "arguing with the gatekeeper":rotfl::rotfl:

Shall I vouch for you Mardatha if I get there first? "It's okay guv..she's an argumentative biddy - but her heart's in the right place....so can we open the gate for her then?":rotfl::rotfl:

Just move the sheep first:D

JillS_2

ginnyknit wrote: »

So far today I have made bunting and a card for a baby shower, made Dgs a taggy blanket (saved 15 quid) padded Dgs's baby chair as it was very hard and planted out my leeks - not bad so far Now am crocheting together squares for Dd's throw for her new house. I feel as if I have acheived something today.

I made cheese - very easy, just warm milk and white vinegar strained, instant or nearly instant ricotta. Made a fab cheesecake.

The thing is we are demystifying things, if you get me. Our washing machine used to stop working a lot when the kids were little and we had a friend of a friend who used to come and fix it for a fiver, then when we couldn't afford the fiver we tried ourselves. The guy said you needed a special tool - yes molegrips! so we started fixing it ourselves. Most things are like that, you can fix a lot of things and make a lot of things yourself once you have the 'recipe' so to speak and the internet has done this for us.

Could you give the recipe for the cheese, please.

I've only just found this thread - been reading it through from the beginning. I love it.

Jill

ginnyknit

Yes Annie you an me will have to go in the bulls field for a fag! Can you imagine if we all turn up in commando gear and pith helmets:rotfl:Whoops reminds me of when I nearly got arrested my the MOD police :eek::eek:

Gigervamp

ginnyknit wrote: »

Yes Annie you an me will have to go in the bulls field for a fag! Can you imagine if we all turn up in commando gear and pith helmets:rotfl:Whoops reminds me of when I nearly got arrested my the MOD police :eek::eek:

I'll be there too.

It's funny, I was just thinking the other day that it's a shame we're all spread so far apart. Just think of the skill set we've got between us all.

Talking of the Amish, there's a website that sells all the tools and other gear that they use, including kitchen ranges. Can't remember the name of it now, but it was lovely having a browse. (Although I did get a bit jealous that there's nothing like it over here.) Reminds me of a book my parents bought me when I was a teenager, it was a facsimile copy of an old Sears and Roebuck catalogue from 1909 I think. You could buy everything from fabric to make dresses to (horse drawn) carts. I used to love looking at that book and still have it.

ceridwen

ginnyknit wrote: »

Yes Annie you an me will have to go in the bulls field for a fag! Can you imagine if we all turn up in commando gear and pith helmets:rotfl:Whoops reminds me of when I nearly got arrested my the MOD police :eek::eek:

Swop ya' your encounters with the police for mine....and I'm an honest law-abiding citizen too...Its one of the ways you know you're getting older - when you realise that the police don't just concern themselves with the criminals in our Society ...:cool::mad:...wonders what I pay my rates/poll tax/Council Tax for......:cool:


signed outraged of blogland

ceridwen

Gigervamp wrote: »

I'll be there too.

It's funny, I was just thinking the other day that it's a shame we're all spread so far apart. Just think of the skill set we've got between us all.

Talking of the Amish, there's a website that sells all the tools and other gear that they use, including kitchen ranges. Can't remember the name of it now, but it was lovely having a browse. (Although I did get a bit jealous that there's nothing like it over here.) Reminds me of a book my parents bought me when I was a teenager, it was a facsimile copy of an old Sears and Roebuck catalogue from 1909 I think. You could buy everything from fabric to make dresses to (horse drawn) carts. I used to love looking at that book and still have it.

That website is:

www.lehmans.com/

and I've often thought they could usefully export their goods to Britain too...

stitching_witch

Gigervamp wrote: »

I'll be there too.


Talking of the Amish, there's a website that sells all the tools and other gear that they use, including kitchen ranges. Can't remember the name of it now, but it was lovely having a browse. (Although I did get a bit jealous that there's nothing like it over here.)

Is this thie site you were thinking of? I've been drooling over it for months and keep hoping we'll get an english version!

http://www.lehmans.com/store/catalog?Args