Not mentioning the T word at all

Gigervamp

short_bird wrote: »

Also, the artist Kurt Schwitters had a house that turned into one big collage. If you left your socks on the floor for too long, they'd be plastered to the walls or staircase, or ceiling:D

Now that's an idea! Maybe it would encourage hubby to stop dumping clothes all over the house if they ended up plastered to the walls!

grandma247

kidcat wrote: »

I have optimistically ordered a wedding present for the big family wedding on Saturday - optimistically as I am still laid up - any hints to get back on my feet faster and kick this illness?

No NO NO , The only way you are going to get better is lots and lots of rest and good food. There are exercises you can do to help your lungs clear but you need to ask your doctor. He will get you to the right person.

PixieDust

I *distinctly* remember asking nicely for the yellow ball. Why, then, is it piddly-hissing it down outside on my fleeces? Eh? I am very disappointed in whoever is hogging it. I am fixing you with my best *mummy is very disappointed* glare.

CCP

I love your poem, katieowl! :T There's no ball at all in Portsmouth, either - nor is there any rain: just grey, gloomy depressing-ness.

At least I've got my meal-planning right for once - I've got savoury mince tonight, possibly with buttermilk scone topping (if I can find a recipe) as I've got some buttermilk that's on the verge of going off. Right - off to hunt out a recipe.

greent

PixieDust wrote: »

I *distinctly* remember asking nicely for the yellow ball. Why, then, is it piddly-hissing it down outside on my fleeces? Eh? I am very disappointed in whoever is hogging it. I am fixing you with my best *mummy is very disappointed* glare.

Not me!!! It's chucking it down here, too - has been for hours

CCP wrote: »

At least I've got my meal-planning right for once - I've got savoury mince tonight, possibly with buttermilk scone topping (if I can find a recipe) as I've got some buttermilk that's on the verge of going off. Right - off to hunt out a recipe.

If you don't find a recipe there are some online - but buttermilk freezes ok for future use in scones - I freeze mine in ice cube trays and then in a bag and just defrost what I need.


Have been reconciling hubby's accounts for the past 3 months this morning in order to get his VAT return done. Just need accountant to confirm my workings and then I'm sorted. Next is a whole batch of finance stuff for the local NCT branch... joy of joys!:p

Wonder if, because it's manky outside, I can persuade DH that we're having chilli for dinner tonight... I need to clear room out of the freezer and there's only a couple of portions of it in there, but it's too hot for the kids. They can have sausages from there with jacket potatoes & beans & cheese / hot dog rolls as they choose... Nice and easy (I've even got the rice cooked:D) - giving me more time to do the accounts...

GreyQueen

short_bird wrote: »

Another odd house, if you are ever in California, is the Winchester Mystery House. Extraordinary and beautiful place.


Also, the artist Kurt Schwitters had a house that turned into one big collage. If you left your socks on the floor for too long, they'd be plastered to the walls or staircase, or ceiling:D

GQ: when the manure arrives, is that it for the year? Can you just leave it on top or does in need to be forked in?
PS We haven't got the yellow ball.

Sadly, not.

I shall roughly fork the manure into the lottie. Approx 4/5ths are cultivated and the remaining 1/5th is called, depending on my mood; The Rough, the Nature Reserve, That Bl00dy Mess at the Top.

Of the culivated bits, I have pemanant strawberry beds which will be top-dressed with some manure and most of the rest will be manured with the exception of an area reserved for the 2012 root veggies. Although the manure is rotted it may well still be too rich for root crops and cause the carrors, parsnips etc to grow coarse and fangy (like a particularly vulgar vampire).

I have to do remedial gardening due to the horrible couch grass and the docks which come up about every 2-3 inches and the habit of the blasted squirrels and/ or jays of burying acorns, walnuts etc in the veggie patch which then germinate.

Honestly, I should take up forestry as I'm a whizz at germinating trees. I tried to get a Set Aside grant to cover the Rough (40% horsetail, 40% couch grass, 10% scrap metal and 10% GAWDKNOWSWHAT BUT DON'T STAND THERE.

But they don't do that scheme anymore.......:(

I'm home, changed down into jammies and my tea is nearly cooked- chili in the slow cooker, what could be nicer? I added 3 tbsp of red lentils and 3 tbsp of porridge oats to the mix to stretch the 500g mince so shall be able to eat well for days and days.

We're fog bound here in Provincial City today, so no Yellow Ball in my custody. That's now 2 days on the trot and the temperature has started to drop in the last couple of hours.

Oh, and some numptie has flytipped a car tyre outside my kitchen.........this place is cray-zeeee.

Hope you all have a lovely evening, GQ x

paidinchickens

Afternoon ladies

What a blahhhhhhh day. I am full of cold so having a day of I really can't be bothered

Even the cats have had to be persuaded to go out for an hour.

Hubby has ordered a porch second hand off fleabay so I will have to wait in for that to be delivered tomorrow. It is our christmas gift to each other as we are desperate for somewhere to put the shoes and coats for five of us.

Then last night we had a call to say the cat pen will be coming sometime this week :eek: This will need the slabs laying, pressure washing and treating before any fostering can begin

So busy week for us then :rotfl:

PICx

shegar

PixieDust wrote: »

no yellow ball here in the Black Country. I could really do with it, just for an hour or so, to dry out the ferret fleeces which are flapping damply on the line. So lob it this way, please; I promise to lobit back again when they're dry

Well weve had the yellow ball for many days with the fog..!!but the sun is so watery and weak, thats its not a lot of good.......:eek:heating on to cheer me up....:D

Fruball

shegar wrote: »

Well weve had the yellow ball for many days with the fog..!!but the sun is so watery and weak, thats its not a lot of good.......:eek:heating on to cheer me up....:D

I could have written that myself! And I have the heating on too! Not like me at all :eek:

Arrived at just the right time at MrT this afternoon to find decent reductions - usually things are only marked down a wee bit but got loads and loads of mushrooms for 30p and 40p a pack! Mushroom risotto tomorrow I think

Still debating on whether to fork out for a chest freezer... I could have got many more whoopsies today if I had one

I have so much to do this week including making lots of wheat bags which need to be ready for a fayre on thursday evening :eek: I have only done one colourway so far and have about 10 more to do :eek::eek::eek:

Feeling poorly though and kids keep making a mess so I have chocolate to bribe them to tidy up the living room...... hmmmmmm..... we will see!

Hardup_Hester

GQ, I got my Kindle a day early, today I am 60!