It was getting tough in 2006 and the workhouse still threatens us in 2011

squeaky

mardatha wrote: »

I thought it was very interesting too. In fact I just stared at the pic for ages.....:rotfl::rotfl:
Question - for those of you who have LED lighting. Do you need a whole special fitment and transformer for each light ? I have a shop near me that sells them so could ask there - but he's 20 miles over a horrible road and its still raining and has been for days and I dono what state that road will be in.

there are lots of different types. Some need a separate transformer, some have one built in, some are battery powered.

For example this one replaces an equivalent bulb type thing...

LED light

And these are handy...

Battery operated sticky lights

Both can be found cheaper elsewhere btw - amazon was just easier to find them in one place.

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bonnie_bumpkins

gailey wrote: »

went to shop he said most manufacturers think people do 4loads a week we do 3-4,loads a day which is what they classify as commercial.

4 loads a week?? Is this man having a laugh at your expense :eek: I'm sure most modern washing machines are built for at least 2 or three loads per day. And if you are a family of 5 (particularly with young children and especially with a baby) then 3-4 loads a day (incl clothes, bedding, towels) sounds about right to me. As for 'commercial' what does he think you are doing, getting paid for all the laundry you do?? :mad:

Oh sorry... Hi - you don't know me, I have sneaked on here recently...

I'm usually nice but every now and again something really gets me going :rotfl: Seriously, would the DIY shop tell a bloke he could only use his drill once a day, or he would become a fully fledged tradesman?? Perhaps another visit to the shop, with children in clothes with yesterday's dinner down them, baby might be sick on him..... he needs a dose of reality.

I can't see this rant stopping :eek: so I'll say bye for now...

BBx

SDG31000

Am I the only one wanting to eat things I normally eat in Autumm/Winter?
I've got a big pot of savoury mince simmering away, padded out with yellow stickered leeks, that I got for 50p a pack and froze, and value carrots, onions and mushrooms. I'm looking forward to it poured over a pile of buttery mash with baby sprouts and peas. Mmmmmmmm.
Normally I'm wanting to eat quiche and light pasta dishes and cous cous in August. I can't afford to start stockpiling carbs and fat onto my already ample thighs. There is already enough there to survive if not an Ice Age then a severe winter or 3.

Gigervamp

Oh, we've been eating autumn/winter food pretty much all summer! I've been wearing my fleece all summer. I was hoping to give it a rest!

ceridwen

Nope.

...and I've managed to forage some blackberries:). They arent great standard - I think those were picked already judging by the amount of "trampling" in the vicinity.

Anyways - I bethought myself of someone's comment about being able to dry blackberries in a dehydrator - so its now running whilst I try that out for the first time.

Well - I'm feeling a combination of quite "virtuous" and quite annoyed - as I noticed a large/heavy bag of rubbish in the bushes that was there when I went last year!!! after having already noticed all the evidence of "trampling feet" this year. So - mentally stuck fingers up to the "I'll forage from the area - but I wont tidy it up" person/people who had been there already and ignored it and hauled it and various other bits of flytipped rubbish into a neat little heap and placed onto a nearby area that DOES get maintained regularly ready to be picked up the next time the maintenance peeps come round:) and carried what I could manage to a litterbin to chuck out myself.

Hey - foraging is a two-way thing - Mother Nature gives and I throw out a few bits of rubbish that have been junked nearby and feel like I've earned my free food:rotfl:

Speaking of free food - I bought my tomato plants in two tranches this year. The second lot are looking suitably healthy - though not many tomatoes on them. The first lot have been looking rather sorry for themselves for a while - and I'm not getting many tomatoes from them. I find that I've had some "branches" on the plants going soft and brown and when I tug slightly off they come. The leaves on them look "poorly" as well. I'm not quite sure whats wrong with them - but decided to leave them be until I've got what tomatoes I can manage to get from them (as they look normal).

HariboJunkie

We're eating winter comfort food as well. Sausage and cheesy mash for tea tonight. I'm sure it's because we bought a new BBQ this year.

Desperately hoping for a dry day tommorrow. There are chanterelles, ceps and blayberries to be picked :j. Still too early for the hazelnuts, sloes and brambles but I have all my jars and gin ready to go.

Made lovely blueberry muffins today and also did a huge batch of dropped scones to have with HG strawbs and cream tonight and the rest have gone into the freezer for children's lunches as they go back to school in 6 days. :eek:

Redlady, we love peg dolies too. Today though we made felt hearts embellished with buttons and very lovely they are too.

Have sorted out my Christmas list now and know who's getting what from the hoped for stash of Sloe gin, bramble vodka, rhubarb jam, gooseberry jam, raspberry jam, mint jelly, wild mushroom oil, knitted hats, knitted flower brooches, wrist warmers, scarves, bath bombs and lavendar scented sachets.
Think I'd better get started. ;):rotfl:

How's the scones go Minnie? x

Red_Doe

I'm so envious of folks that can grow tomatoes outdoors!
When I was in Belgium, even though it's very built up compared to Scotland, everyone seemed to have small, neat little gardens, and even the front gardens were given over to veg, with great big stonking tomato bushes growing like mad! My fiance, who is from Flanders, has a huge fig tree growing in his garden that bears masses of fruit.
Sigh...compared to the ruddy cold and wet and wind of north Scotland, we deserve a medal for wresting anything out of the ground here, lol

rachbc

HariboJunkie wrote: »

We're eating winter comfort food as well. Sausage and cheesy mash for tea tonight. I'm sure it's because we bought a new BBQ this year.

Desperately hoping for a dry day tommorrow. There are chanterelles, ceps and blayberries to be picked :j. Still too early for the hazelnuts, sloes and brambles but I have all my jars and gin ready to go.

Made lovely blueberry muffins today and also did a huge batch of dropped scones to have with HG strawbs and cream tonight and the rest have gone into the freezer for children's lunches as they go back to school in 6 days. :eek:

Redlady, we love peg dolies too. Today though we made felt hearts embellished with buttons and very lovely they are too.

Have sorted out my Christmas list now and know who's getting what from the hoped for stash of Sloe gin, bramble vodka, rhubarb jam, gooseberry jam, raspberry jam, mint jelly, wild mushroom oil, knitted hats, knitted flower brooches, wrist warmers, scarves, bath bombs and lavendar scented sachets.
Think I'd better get started. ;):rotfl:

How's the scones go Minnie? x

Put me down for bramble vodi and a flower brooch!!

I use m dolly pegs for pegging out the washing - and just the sight of it pegged out and blowing in the sunshine makes me smile :0)

RAS

ceridwen wrote: »

. The first lot have been looking rather sorry for themselves for a while - and I'm not getting many tomatoes from them. I find that I've had some "branches" on the plants going soft and brown and when I tug slightly off they come. The leaves on them look "poorly" as well. I'm not quite sure whats wrong with them - but decided to leave them be until I've got what tomatoes I can manage to get from them (as they look normal).

Please check this as it coiuld very easily be blight. If so you need to destroy them quickly or it will spread to all your plants.