Old Style Daily Thread for Sunday 16th September 2012

Bitsy_Beans

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

Bitsy - care to share the donut muffin recipe? pretty please

x

Of course my lovely

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1853652/doughnut-muffins

tru wrote: »

Morning :hello:

Lack of sleep here too, mr tru was snoring his head off last night :mad:

I have a few more tomatoes to freeze. There's more in the greenhouse, I want them all to ripen today please I want to store some wood and bags of sand in the greenhouses over the winter and the tom plants are in the way, lol.

Weird tomatoes (eyes drawn on by mr tru).

First strawberry of the year! It ripened two days ago It's posing next to a 2p so you can see it's size. Very tasty it was

Love the tomato pic
I have a single solitary apple clinging to a rather spindly tree :eek:

cat_smith wrote: »

DH just called in. 36hrs of surgery but he's ok.

Glad he's ok, not good that he's so busy

2tonsils

Had a hot sunny morning but now its black again and keeps pouring with rain. went to the car boot sale but there was only one stall there today due to the weather being so changeable. Good news is they are forecasting hot sun for later in the week.

Still on the healthy eating kick (I am all the time but my OH has to lose 10kg due to his back being so bad). Food today; Greek yogurt with fresh fruit, cheese, beetroot and olives (due to me having no gluten free bread left ) dinner tonight will be lamb chops (braised) with veggies.

Planning my new winter exercise plan to start next week. Its getting too cold in the pools for me to go swimming (yes, I am nesh...) so back to power walking on the mountain and three intense weight training sessions a week. I do four hours work at the gym in exchange for both our memberships for the year so its a good deal for me. Planning one session a week kickboxing practise which will be done at home (can't afford the lessons this year)...with my other half holding the kick/punch pads.....that should be fun......

Made some home made Hummus yesterday and its the best I have ever made. This time I soaked and boiled the chick peas instead of using tinned...big improvement and the rest of the panfull have gone in the freezer for using in stews. Got seven big portions for one euro. I like to use them in soups in the winter.

Might sort out my winter clothes next week and get them washed ready for the bad weather when it changes. Hope it waits till after the tourists have left the island.....

Enjoy the rest of your weekend folks...

taplady

afternoon all!

am full of cold:( feel like carp so taking it easy today. Have rung work to say I'm not going in tomorrow - cant risk passing my germs on to everyone there.

DH is slightly better, the new pills seem to be slowly doing their magic.:T I'm still doing eveything at home though:cool:

Nice day here so I've washed some bedding and towels.

Not a lot else to report.

I loved Strictly last night - was drooling over Colin Salmon:happyhear such a hunk!:o cant wait for the series to begin properly.:)

(((hugs))) to those in need

Cat - your DH is doing a wonderful job:T

Have a lovely Sunday all x

bargainbird

Afternoon,

FB - Have a FAB time xx
CS - 36hrs:eek:
Had a lovely time y'day....but lost my mobile phone there :eek::mad:

Tea today roast beef nd the works:D

Take care all xx

[Deleted User]

cat glad you heard from your OH, those poor lads out there what they are going through beggers belief God bless them all
Well i made a lemon drizzle cake and some shortbread and Dd came for her coffee and we had a lovely long natter .then I decluttered a bit more of my computer room of paper rubbish which makes me feel quite virtuous :) now I am going to have a sit down and watch some catch-up t.v.that I have missed from during the week.Then off to youngest Dds for dinner around 5.00.
Sun has vanished and its cloudy but dry which isn't too bad
take care all
JackieO xx

Bitsy_Beans

2tonsils......so glad to see someone else use the term "nesh"

Oh no BB hope your phone wasn't too expensive.

Tappers feel better soon honey xxxx glad Taplord is on the mend xx

DS had his first swimming lesson and he did really well and enjoyed it. Never seen him swim so much, when we go as a family he will only do a little bit of doggie paddle and that's it.

Better go walk luna, gone like rain.....

ELACLA

Afternoon all
hugs where needed
cat glad oh is ok
warm and dry day here but not much sun
i have at long last got the ironing up to date
on hols this week so iam going to have a good tidy of the house
oh off so we will be popping out now and then take each day as it comes
elacla

nmlc

Afternoon all

Had a great time at the wedding reception, having a chilled day as feeling a bit "fragile"! The couple had a wonderful day blessed with excellent weather, good company, good food, lots of laughs - surrounded by family and friends that shared their day. We had a few drinks in the pub within the grounds of the hotel before the evening reception. Lucky devils are off to the Maldives for their honeymoon. Not much OS here this weekend, but it was a special occasion. Although did manage to do a balance transfer on cc as had a 0% offer until Sept 2013 - so thought we'd go for that, so managed to get that organised.

DH going to collect his van shortly - he will then collect boys from mum and dads on his way back.

Take care, enjoy what's left of the weekend.

nmlc x

sistercas

taplady wrote: »

afternoon all!

am full of cold:( feel like carp so taking it easy today. Have rung work to say I'm not going in tomorrow - cant risk passing my germs on to everyone there.


I loved Strictly last night - was drooling over Colin Salmon:happyhear such a hunk!:o cant wait for the series to begin properly.:)

sorry to hear you have a cold , hope you soon feel better

i LOVED strictly last night , so many good contestants i cant pick my favourite! although i do have a soft spot for lewis smith ( the gymnast)

just made a meatloaf , its in the oven now, hope its going to ok ive never made one before - it smells nice though

waiting for DD1 to come in from work , she seems to be enjoying it but today is only her 2nd day lol

Julie67

Evening all,

Been MIA for a couple of days so hope everyone is well.
Not been a bad day today but it's now pouring. Good excuse for a Sunday night snuggle in front of the tv.
I'm another Strictly fan but missed it last night so have just caught up. It's going to be a great series this time, can't wait for it to start properly.
we have decided to take our house of the market as well which I feel really happy about. I'm fed up of showing people around who are no where near in a position to buy or put ridiculous offers in. Looking forward to our holiday and wedding in Oz at Christmas and then will come back and enjoy living in it. The move to Australia may have to wait for a couple of years or may never happen but it feels lovely to feel like my house is my own again iykwim and we can start making plans instead of living in limbo.
We had friends around last night for supper which was lovely, I mad chicken chorizo and chickpea stew with rice and crusty bread, yum with enough left to freeze for tea on Monday night which is always a rush.
Been back on track with my diet this week and on countdown for our holiday, about 12 wks. I keep trying swimming costumes on to keep me motivated. If I can lose another 12 pounds that will be 32 since April.
Have recorded the new series of Downton tonight as its not really DH thing. Dd getting himself ready for 2nd week at college which he really enjoyed, long may it continue. Have a good evening all x