Old style daily, Sunday/03/2011

halight

Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Sunday13th March. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

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halight

Morning all:j:j

Raining here, but not at all cold out:j:j

Busy weekend here for me, I spent the afternoon in the garden yesterday doing much needed tidying. Today will be spent in part in the garden/ shed/ greenhouse tidying and sorting out. Ill also be planting some some veg seeds today.

Beef for dinner today, Its the other harf of last weeks joint that i cut in harf before cooking and froze.

The twins are off to MILs after sunday school.


Well have agreat day everyone.

Enjoy:j:j

Bitsy_Beans

Nice to see someone else is awake at this stupid hour on a Sunday

Been up since 6am courtesy of DD, can she not understand the concept of a lie in on a weekend <rollseyes>

It's wet and dull here so DS will no doubt be bouncing from the walls. He's completed 50 nights of us not sitting in his bedroom (turns out he's afraid of the dark, he's finally managed to tell us) so his reward was a Ben 10 Wii game so hopefully that will keep him occupied for a fair bit

No plans for today, ironing needs doing, DS wants to bake a cake for tomorrow, need to put the vac round and I didn't manage to get to Sainsbugs so will head up there this morning (oh joy )

Tea....hmmm probably roast chicken. Ya know just for a change :rotfl::rotfl:

Hope the snow has disappeared for those of you affected.
Hugs, spoons and high fives all round. Have a good day OS or not.

Just had a look at BBC news, more problems at the Japan Nuclear reactor, there was a still pic of a little boy being checked with a gieger counter I assume I really hope we don't end up with another Chernobyl....

Hardup_Hester

Morning all
The wedding reception was good fun last night, the bride looked lovely, she wore a red Prom style dress.
The inlaws are visiting today & I CBA to make a roast dinner so I'm doing lasagne with salad & garlic bread, for pudding we have chocolate brownies, apple crumble & fresh pineapple with icecream or custard. I didn't get any housework done yesterday as I was gardeners mate, so I need to do it this morning.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

Gers

Morning everyone

Managed to complete the piece of work yesterday and then loaded it onto my little red notebook (easier for travel) which hadn't been used for about 2 months and then spent the rest of the evening loading all the updates from various programmes :eek: took about 3 hours all in.

Brekkie will be a protein shake as I have to be out by 8.00a.m. and off now to North Yorkshire and I'm a tad behind time. Will now have spent all weekend on work related stuff so not too happy but will take the time back at some point, though am away Wednesday to Sunday next week.

Fell off the food wagon yesterday, think it's stress related and now feel like all the rubbish I ate. Bunged up nose (chocolate) and bloated digestion (everything else). Back to water and protein for me cos I feel so much better.

There'll be no housework here today :j evening meal will be the chicken in the paste I made the other day, it's delicious and easy to make too.

Hope everyone has a good Sunday.

dreamyd

Good morning people - hugs and thoughts to all in need.
I've been AWOL for a while, due to work. But I'm back, attempting to tame the new PC which we got on Friday. I never realised how basic my old one was. I get the impression that this one can do everything except make the tea and let the cat out (!) We have retired the old PC , which DH will take for his own nefarious uses. I was embarrassed to see how much cr*p had accumulated in my desk - it has filled a collapsible crate, and needs to be got rid of today.

In my absence, I got to grips with my Mr T BM, and have worked out how to make a wholemeal/slightly seeded loaf which the ever fussy DH actually likes. Admittedly, I did use a breadmix, then aded additional yeast and Vitamin C, but he is very impressed. I think he is sold on the taste difference, but it will be a while before we can stop contributing to the W

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ns empire, as I am still experimenting. To be fair to DH, he is sold on the fact that we can make a loaf (even with the bread mix, the power and the raising agents) for less than £1.
Ho hum. Back to the grindstone - hope everyone has the best day possible.

LittleLauz

Morning all!! I'm never usually up this early on a sunday as it's usually my only chance of a lie in. However I'm just too excited to sleep, and didn't manage to sleep til 2am. Lol.
It all happened the other day, when a girl I know from school put a message on facebook about having to rehome a cat that had been abandonded and needed to find a home for him as she couldn't keep him. Before i'd had chance to reply to the message, another friend of hers had replied saying she could have him.
I was a bit dissappointed as I would have liked him, however I was pleased he was going to a nice new loving home. Only yesterday, when they went to drop the cat off at her house she'd obviously changed her mind and she then turned her phone off when they tried to contact her and the poor cat was waiting in a carry box for an hour to see it his new mummy was going to have him. But nope, mustve changed her mind and either couldn't be bothered to say or felt too guilty to say, I don't know. But either way the cat was distressed at being messed around and then ended up at the girl who'd taken him in's mums house in a dog crate overnight ( where he still is).
So, whilst feeling sorry for the poor thing, I also thought, maybe it's fate cuz now he gets to come and live with me afterall :-D
so I'm off to collect him a bit later, need to do a bi of shoppin first for kitty essentials when the shops open at 10am and then will make the long walk to collect him and get a taxi home with him.
I'm so excited, been years since I've had the pleasure of owning a cat, he's called salem and he's black and looks to be semi long haired - just like my very first cat :-).
Anyway. Sorry for rambling, just trying to kill some time before I can go cat essential shopping, hopefully as MSE as possible as this is all a little impromptu, and kind of the wrong side of payday!!
Not too much going on OS wise, will be making a cottage pie later for some portions for the freezer.
Also I shall be eating creme eggs. As I bought a six pack yesterday frOm home b@rgains and somehow three of them managed to fall into my mouth that very same afternoon. Oops.
Enjoy your Sunday everybody!!

Bitsy_Beans

Littlelauz - enjoy your new feline friend, love the name

NoahsPennilessMummy

oooooh Lauz i love cats....hope he enjoys his new home:D poor little mite.

well I have had 10 hours sleep:j:j:T
feel like a new woman :rotfl:
Have done nothing all weekend, DH has been looking after me;)
Got bread in BM now ready for DS coming back at 12. Going to get dressed in a mo and clear the little bit of ironing.
Then am going to make the chickpea and spinach curry I was supposed to make on fri but we had takeaway:cool: Will have to see what DS is going to have as he wont eat that:p
Making choc muffins too as requested by DS;)
Am going to spend time with him today when he gets back and try to avoid any meltdowns:o
Heard back from his consultant this morning...she has emailed me to say she thinks he needs a trial of Melatonin so I think thats what we will go with.

Bitsy_Beans

NPM - really hope the trial works for Noah xx

OK didn't want to start a whole new thread but I want to have a go at making wholewheat bread. Just a simple bread, no seeds or anything.
My BM recipe uses milk powder which I didn't want to use. I just need a recipe for quantities of flour, sugar, salt, yeast and water. Anyone got one?

beemuzed

Morning All!
Woke up nearly an hour ago - Why?? No need to be up yet at all! Anyway I decided to clean out the fridge that's out in the garage and has needed doing for....a very long time! All clean and sparkly again now, so can afford a self-satisfied smirk!
Littlelauz - I'm so pleased you get to keep the new kitty after all! Enjoy!
Bitsy, I'd have thought 50 nights must be enough to break the habit - so good news there.
Busy day churchwise as we sing choral evensong as well today. DH in charge of cooking - roast pork it'll be.
We treated ourselves to a meal out using the tastecard yesterday and found a lovely little pub in a village about 12 miles away. The food was really fantastic - and half-price!! may well take DSis and BIL there when they visit at the end of this month.
Oh well, time to make tea and get showered, methinks.
Hope you all have a good day today. Take care.