How to Get Through The Tough Times The Old Style Way.

mardatha

The back of the house is freezing and I dont want to move from the fire! The seeds can take their chances in the back room, THE LIVINGROOM IS MINE!!! Muhahahaha

kitschy

mardatha wrote: »

My god Hester stoppit. I have LOTS of snow, my daffs are just poking through the ground now, and its bl**dy baltic in my kitchen nevermind outside.
Very very huffy and upset and not happy now. See what yuv done!
sniffle.

I actually wouldn't mind some snow - if I couldn't get to work I could get on with decluttering and sorting out my flat! Instead, I'll be spending most of the weekend auditing client files and sending shirty emails to staff who haven't been doing their jobs

Bitsy_Beans

bertiebots wrote: »

kezlou I wonder how long the huge tub of powder I just got from costco would last you..it says 400 washes on the side:eek::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:!
I shouldn't need to buy anymore for at least a year anyway;)

I bought mine 6 months ago and it's still got nearly half left
I use a tbsp at a time, cleans just fine. Only downside is it doesn't take much to end up with a cloud of it in the air (as I decant it into a smaller box kept under the sink). It's terrible to inhale so try and cover up my face when I top up :eek:

shegar

mardatha wrote: »

The back of the house is freezing and I dont want to move from the fire! The seeds can take their chances in the back room, THE LIVINGROOM IS MINE!!! Muhahahaha

Oh dear me you poor lot with all that snow........:eek:its been a beatiful day here, sunny and warm at about 12 degrees...ive been outside quite a lot today doing jobs, plus inside as well, got me grass cut, washing dried. ........... You will have to move you cant stay there its far too cold, its springtime !!!!!!.......:eek:
However will your poor hens lay in that cold temp when you get them,,?

charlies-aunt

Lovely day here- cloudy to start with but we actually saw the sun for a few hours :j ...and a very large fluffy bee, a small worker bee and a Red Admiral Butterfly - Spring is on its way

Other allotment holders looked on enviously as a kind work colleague rotovated our half allotment for DH this morning so if the weather holds, we plan to get our spuds in tomorrow DH was called out three times in the night so he was feeling too jiggered to do it today

On the washing powder front - I use half the recommended amount and find it just as effective as the full amount. . . . and I do spend a lot of time yomping around in mud, hoss poo and slime !

shegar

kitschy wrote: »

I actually wouldn't mind some snow - if I couldn't get to work I could get on with decluttering and sorting out my flat! Instead, I'll be spending most of the weekend auditing client files and sending shirty emails to staff who haven't been doing their jobs

Oh you bossy so and so .!!:D...get your whip out girl.....:eek:

I had beautiful rice pudding for desert at tea time, I made it myself.......worked out pretty cheap id say..........2 pints full cream milk and 4 ounces of tesco long grain rice....put in the microwave for 25 mins on full power and stirring a couple of times , it was so creamy and fluffy....been a long time since ive made home made rice......worked out £1.23 p for desert and that fed the 2 of us,:j so thats what you call MS .......61 p for one desert ............thats a good desert when you have a large family to feed very cheap and very good for you................didnt even add sugar it was lovely as it was.:D:D and very filling........:D

ginnyknit

Well I would never have thought of making rice pud in the micro - am going to try that later!

Did most of my weekly shop on the local market today and got a nice chicken for 2.99, big chunk of cheese for 1.75. Am doing my best to support the market. It also saves petrol as its nearer than Mr S. The cake stall is good - M&S seconds at 50-70p. Things are definately tougher at Ginnyknit towers. Mum just lent me her sowing machine as I have lost the instruction book to mine and cannot sort the tension out without it! Am going to spend next week sewing. New pillowcase,and some aprons for the donkey sanctuary fair. been making cards too thanks to a generous donation from a member on here of lots of craft bits. Have to keep my mind and hands occupied as am getting terribly stressed at the mo!

Weather not bad in Manchester am happy to report, actually saw 2 Robins today which made my day

mardatha

Maybe I should get artic terns instead.

joeck68

Thank you so much for this recipe. I think we were on the verge of a chicken mutiny, we've had so much as its cheap and cheerful, but this has been a mega hit - even my fussy daughter thought it was fabulous. Only trouble is we were a bit greedy and now there's none left for tomorrow!

fedupfreda

shegar wrote: »

.ive been outside quite a lot today doing jobs, plus inside as well, got me grass cut, washing dried. ...........

Cut the grass? What's that??? Not had to do that since we had the chickens - 3 girls and they keep the grass well underfoot ....:rotfl::rotfl: The grass in my garden is currently 1/2 inch long - any growth gets pecked off by the hens.

Now if I could work out a way to keep them penned in the front garden they could cut the grass there too .... :think:

Hi to all the newbies :wave:

Off to play catch up. See you later x