Preparedness for when

ivyleaf

Softstuff, how lovely to see you! We missed you. Hope you'll stay around. glad you're feeling much better, that's wonderful news.

westlothianlass

Hi all
I made nasturtium capers a couple of years ago and really liked them, dead easy to do, i think it was the river cottage recipe that I used.
I rather like nasturtiums growing everywhere, just as well I suppose as they seem to grow where they like with no help from me. I still find it a bit strange to eat the flowers, I know they are edible and tasty and look sooooo pretty in a salad but still feels a bit weird (I obviously just need to embrace my inner hippy a bit more ).
WLL x

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Overnight, the 72 LED lamp ran out of battery power and went out.

Amazingly, the Aldi LED Lantern is still producing light.

Admittedly not much light, but light none the less.

[Deleted User]

I have the rechargeable batteries and today the lamps arrived. They are fantastic and so so useful. The first one pivots in all directions and can hang on a supplied hook. Extremely good for use in a power cut and the li-on battery is commonly used for tools, many people may already have the battery
http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Makita%20Bml801%200088381621243%20Led%20Lamp%20Pivoting%20Head%20Variable%206%20Or%2012%20Bulb%2014.4%20%2018V%20Li%20Ion

The next one is like a powerful torch and the beam can swivel in one plane, it also has a supplied hook. I shopped around and got both a bit cheaper than here
http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/088381621205%20makita%20bml802%209%20position%20led%20lamp%20pivoting%20head%20variable%2014.4v%2018v%20li-ion%20bare%20unit

Very long night last night, couldn`t lie down and couldn`t sleep sitting up, ended up with a very sore throat because of coughing. A travel neck pillow was very useful for when the head lolled. I cracked open a bottle of benylin so will need to replace that next week. Made me realise how very quickly you can go from being in control and energetic to a not coping stage. Shtf goodies are proving invaluable at the moment and no cooking from scratch for a few days

I just received a pack of cinnamon sticks from
http://www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk/cinnamon
and I split them up and vac packed them, like I do with lots of bulk foods eg nuts

fuddle

VJsmum wrote: »

I wish I really didn't care - but I do a bit. . Though I sm aiming for "good for my age" rather than "mutton dressed as lamb"

I make an effort - aside from being plump, wear glasses and the greying strands amongst the old dye growing out, I feel I too want to look good for my age.

I have scaled my make up way back, it now accentuates as opposed to alter. I can't wait for the old hair dye to just go so my greying sparkles.

I make and effort and be neat and tidy because it makes me feel good to be the best I can be - a mind set that follows me through my life - I have no desire to alter or be false but judge me you can because those who judge me on what I am, or what I am not, are not worthy of my time... as long as I know I am being the best I can be. At the moment I can afford to think about my appearance. I have no real worries. It can be important.

Should SHTF, being 'the best I can be' will shift in priorities. At that point my appearance or my work ethic will fall by the way side because 'being the best I can be' will mean doing all I can to survive in the situation I am in. Foundation will not factor in my plans at all because using my provisions and effort in keeping my appearance would not be being the best I can be in the given situation - that would just make me an idiot. :rotfl:

Butterfly_Brain

I need to put my herb pots in the greenhouse for overwintering, DH has promised that he will build me a special herb raised bed in the spring.
The pineapple sage is now a triffid and has lots of lovely red flowers on it at the moment, I also have ordinary mint, apple mint, feverfew, chives, black peppermint, spearmint, oregano, fennel, rosemary, thyme, ordinary sage, marjoram and tarragon.

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Theres nothing wrong in looking after what nature gave you and presenting a good clean and neat appearance to the world and taking care to make the best of your assets. What I really don't understand is ladies of my age who go for the black hair dye, too much make up, high heels and clothing appropriate to a 25 year old I know of one who wears footless leggings, very low skimpy tops and very tight waisted jackets a la Dolly Parton!. If it makes them happy who am I to criticise but I think it looks terrible and there's a vast void between that and someone who likes to wear make up to enhance their good points, use a gentle hair colour to maintain where you are in terms of age and dressing smartly and modernly (is that a word?) in nice clothes. It's a free world isn't it? and I guess I celebrate all the differences between different personalities but sometimes have a giggle about them too!

lobbyludd

spices - recently rescued mine after a visiting parent decided to "help me out" whilst I was at work by separating all the beyond BB date in my spice and hot drinks cupboards for binning. I had just had a large approved foods order so whole bottles of new-to-me balsamic vinegar (at worst it'll get more vinegary as time passes) etc were included as well as teabags (teabags!!) which had 3 more years left on them - but they had read the wrong number as a BB date.

is there a point where one's parents cease to act on the "they know best" principle about their children's lives? I get mine will always think it, it's the random acting on it that I'm keen to get beyond. (LL aged 43 and three quarters, mother of 2, gainfully employed full-time, trusted to make business decisions, and manager of staff, independently living for 25+ years, completed higher education to post-doctoral level, home-owner, pension and life insurance provision on track). If not now - when?

jk0

Ha ha.

I think with my parents it would be more likely I would be chucking out their items that are beyond the use by date.

About thirty years ago I cleared out my father's freezer, and had to show him the peas were black with mould before he would let me discard them.

the_cake

Old Spices, eh?! With my family, it's me threatening to chuck out some of my sister's (a Hoarder Extraordinaire) - surely ground cinnamon with a BB date of 1960-something needs to go? BUT I am not actually bossy enough to do it, just to nag her to. She always refuses ....