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starnac

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

i am doing my bit for recycling at the moment as i'm using boxes from Mr LT's works to pack our house into. Who else moves with copious amounts of tena lady pad boxes lol

I do!!!! :rotfl:

when we moved everyone in work kept the incontinance pad boxes for me as they are quite big and sturdy.

Pippilongstocking

starnac wrote: »

monday night tea is always fry up for us. not fry up as in full english brekkie fry up but all the sunday dinner leftovers mashed and fried served usually with baked beans or a dollop of tomato sauce yum

and thanks for the advice re double boiling chicken. i've got the bones boiling as we speak

Oh that sounds yummy too - we normally do a pie the kids love it - all the benefits of a roast dinner wrapped in pastry - Ds thinks its heaven in a pie - I love your idea too - my next chookie will have a go at that.:D

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

i think they use double boiled chicken bones for chinese style soups

I didn't know that - there you are I was surprised and how much more stock and doggy gunk you got - as well as a very clean stack of bones. Not much to show for that delicious well loved local chook (not one of mine:eek: couldn't possibly eat the girls - they are far too efficient!)

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

you put me to shame with your card recycling i sometimes cut them up for tags but never reuse them otherwise, i do nick bits from them though, and always filch ribbons and buttons.

i am doing my bit for recycling at the moment as i'm using boxes from Mr LT's works to pack our house into. Who else moves with copious amounts of tena lady pad boxes lol

You always sound like you do loads LT - loving the boxes by the way!:rotfl:

Lemon_Tree

starnac wrote: »

I do!!!! :rotfl:

when we moved everyone in work kept the incontinance pad boxes for me as they are quite big and sturdy.

glad it's not just me Starnac lol
it's saved us loads though as you can't get boxes from shops round here any more and they wanted about £30 for 40 boxes. argh! Mr LT has already brought 40 + boxes home and although we have some left we still need a lot more. every little helps i guess

starnac

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

glad it's not just me Starnac lol
it's saved us loads though as you can't get boxes from shops round here any more and they wanted about £30 for 40 boxes. argh! Mr LT has already brought 40 + boxes home and although we have some left we still need a lot more. every little helps i guess

definately. our boxes at work get put out with the recycling once we've taken the pads out and stored them so we're actually reducing waste too cos a lot of them are still in the attic

Lemon_Tree

just used a christmas card for a comparision list of hoovers does that count for recycling? it has left glitter everywhere!

MatyMoo

starnac wrote: »

monday night tea is always fry up for us. not fry up as in full english brekkie fry up but all the sunday dinner leftovers mashed and fried served usually with baked beans or a dollop of tomato sauce yum

We used to do this for boxing day but my big sister is far to efficient with her left overs.

I loved it, a posh squabble and beak

Karmacat

Squabble and beak! I love that :j

Excellent on the recycling cardboard - stick it on the garden as mulch tho, and as it decomposes it will act as a soil improver.

LT, using cards for shopping lists definitely counts as recycling, re-using in fact, which is even better - you can still stick it in the recycling bin afterwards anyway.

Loving the double boiling, tho I don't need to do it myself as a vegetarian. Its given me an idea tho - Pippi, what about grinding the bones to sprinkle on the soil? There's blood and bone fertiliser sold, after all, tho I'd never buy it myself. You know they're disease free after all that boiling. What do you think?

Pippilongstocking

Morning all! Maty loving the squabble and beak!

KC very right LT you're being great on the reusing!
I did also think about the bones, my food mixers not strong enough to break them down sadly, gave it a go yesterday.......:(

Morning! Making a plan for today.......

Cheery_Daff

oh no, you didn't break your mixer did you pippi?! Wonder whether there's another way of doing it - a cheese grater?!

starnac

pestle and morter??

my stepdad once broke his food processor by throwing in an entire block of cheese for grating. he burnt the motor out *rolls eyes*