OS Daily Thread for Sunday 23rd September 2012

flutterbyuk25

Os daily 23 Sept 2012 This is the Daily thread for Saturday 22 September 2012. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

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flutterbyuk25

Morning all

Is everyone else having a lie in?! I was wide awake at 7am, stupid body clock. Totally different day today, this time yday the sun was streaming through the curtains, today it's dark and grey looking. Rain and gales are forecast .

Another day of no plans. I'm going to batch cook some soups to use up veg before I go away on Tues with work, will pop them in freezer. I have some work to do for my NVQ in Management as meeting the tutor tomorrow in work. Also want to sort some paperwork and scan some recipes into laptop. And pack my case for work trip as tomorrow will be a busy day.

Looking forward to the Singapore F1 today I visited the circuit in Nov last year on my travels so it will be brilliant to see the cars on places I've stood (yes I'm an F1 geek ).

OS wise - nothing needs doing really. Just the soups to be made.

Have a good day all

x

Hardup_Hester

Morning FB & all who cross/follow
I was awake at 3 for a couple of hours & then fell asleep for a couple of hours.
I've spent a while in the garden moving stuff as we are forecast high winds & heavy rain today.
Roast lamb for dinner today.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

Moorhen

Morning Flutterby, Hester and all who follow,

Hugs to Elona and Topsy.

Get well soon to Taplady and Taplord.

Happy Sunday to everyone else.

Up early this morning as DD1 and her German visitor are off to Alton Towers for the day, there is much excitement in our house!
DD2 is going shopping in Derby with some friends and DS has a rugby match, it is going to be a busy day.

I still have a huge pile of marking to do so that is my day sorted.
There is also a food fair in a nearby village and I would like to fit in a trip to that.

Have a lovely day everyone.:)

Tiglath

Morning all - it's really quite cold here; I may force myself into the shower just to warm up, and have put the heating on for half an hour. Apart from that, things are okay and I got all the laundry done although not put away yet. I did roast chicken last night (mmm, gotta love roasties in beef dripping) and we snuggled under a duvet to watch 'Constantine' with several of the cats. I'm making carrot & coriander soup with bread for lunch (got to do massive amounts of washing-up first) and DH has conceded that homemade bread is actually nice, even if he won't use it for packed lunches. I'm finding the basic rapid rise programme on my Panasonic gives excellent crusty results as long as I use 20ml less water than recommended; a medium loaf does us for several days.

I'll probably do something like chilli for dinner tonight as I have some yoghurt and elderly peppers to use up. I sent DH up to Lidl and the market for veg and bits yesterday and he made sure he got some good deals - 2 huge bunches of coriander for £1 (okay, so we only needed one) and vast quantities of carrots for £1.40. He's learning when it comes to the budget, is happiest when following a list, and is pretty good at comparing prices. Nothing else really vital on the agenda for today - I still need to shred the paperwork from yesterday and I think I'll just potter and maybe cull, rewash and iron the clean bedlinen. I like bed sets to be neatly folded and stored in one of the pillowcases but it's currently just all thrown into a pine chest. I had hoped we'd move some pictures around and put up the notice-board again, but all the tools are off at university with the stepson. I offered to ask the neighbour if we could borrow his, but DH doesn't want to, so that'll have to wait until DSS comes to stay again. Hope everyone's okay

nmlc

Morning everyone

Hugs to those that need/want them that are having a hard/sad time at the moment x

Dull and overcast but nippy here this morning. Both DS1 and DS2 are still snoring away and DH and I are enjoying a peaceful start to the morning with a cuppa.

Dinner last night was a naughty takeaway, but we haven't had one for a while so was a nice change as we did chose something we haven't had before. Lunch today will be roast pork, unwrapped pork yesterday afternoon and put into the casserole dish I'm going to cook it in, wrapped the bottom in tin foil then dried and salted the surrounding fat - this should have dried out overnight, so will make some good crackling - we'll see! I will serve this with the usual roast accompliments, roasties, mash, cauli/broc cheese, carrots, yorkshires, gravy and apple sauce, I don't do a dessert after roast as no-one has room! We will eat this at the table in the dining room, as I've now discovered how to use the pc to watch Grand Prix on iplayer - I have happy DH and boys!

Yesterday I went out with DH to see the caravanning people and then went straight to see the outlaws, then visited shoe shop as DH needed new "going out" boots as his old one's had sprung a leak and couldn't be fixed so he threw them away before we left Scotland in the summer and has been managing without since, so he found 2 pairs he liked so we bought both! he doesn't spend very much on clothes/shoes, in fact I see what he needs and just buy it for him, he, like most men hates shopping and is ok whilst we're shopping for him but as soon as he has made his purchases he wants to go home! So all those jobs got done. This morning DH will go and collect his van for work tomorrow and take the ladder back that we borrowed from my parents (it's a really long ladder and won't safely fit on a roof rack so putting it in DH's van is the only option). The menfolk also have a few jobs to do outside, cut the lawns, cut back some bushes/shrubs etc, this all needs doing today as the weather looks dire for the next few days, whilst they are doing that I will prep food for lunch, then whilst meat is cooking, I will get the remaining ironing done, managed to get 2 loads dry on the line yesterday, this includes boys uniforms so must get that done, dirty wash basket must be nearly empty - shame it never stays that way for very long!

Have done a sketchy menu for the week, so will endeavour to not buy any more food, although I'm going to cook something new/different 1 night a week from now on. As I baked on Friday I have sweet treats in the tins too, so desserts and pack-ups are taken care of. I do have a pretty good storecupboard so probably have ingredients to make loads of different dishes just have never tried.

Have a peaceful and restful Sunday x

Have a good day, stay safe and well x

nmlc x

Essex-girl_2

Good Morning All

Cold start here in Essex and rain is forcast, bet it starts as I am watching DS play football

Am off out first thing this morning (well first thing for a Sunday) to pick up my new iphone, new very ms I know but my contract ends today so thought would take advantage, then rush home to take DS football. OH will stay at home, hoover and wash all the floors :j

Have got a leg of lamb in the slow cooker, was on special at Asda, is quite large so will do for stew tomorrow and some for freezing, absolutely love the smell of lamb in the slow cooker.

Not much else planned, shall probably get the ironing done in front of the telly later.

Have a lovely Sunday all.x

Bitsy_Beans

Morning everyone

Just another day of pottering here, chicken to to roast for tea, swimming lesson for DS.

Weather supposed to be pants here later but it's dry for now.

Tiglath well done n training your DH

Tappers hope you are feeling better xxx

Topsy hugs for you xxx

Hugs and spoons all round x

floss2

Morning :hello:

Not much OS going on here today - we're off to Anfield later for what will be a very emotionally charged home game. Will have brunch before the match.

Made some Christmas cakes yesterday and have a couple more to bake later, would also like to make some jam from fruit in the freezer. The washing needs sorting, and the ironing pile is growing again too!

We went to see a fab Led Zeppelin tribute band last night, the guitarist & front man are just like the real thing, even down to their mannerisms & techniques.

Am off to make a brew & smoothies before we set off to Liverpool - have a good day everyone.

Floss x

halight

Morning all:j:j

Very chilly here last night but it seems to have warmed up a bit this morning.

All fed here this morning on a cooked breakfast.

My wife and the twins are off to Sunday school. The Girls will then be off to the MILs for there Sunday dinner and an afternoon out at there great grand parents.

Sunday Lunch for us today will be roast pork roasted On a bed of apples. The After cooking the apples and.fat and pork Juice will be made Into a gravy.

Not much going on here today. I intend to get some reading in this afternoon while my wife has the F1 on the telly.

I hope that you all have a great day.

Enjoy:j:j

redruby

Morning all,

Wet and cold here today ,the garden is so dry though, I am sure it will appreciate it.

Got a lady from work coming to collect a sofa at 11, its an old one that I have been keeping in the conservatory, but we have decided to take one of the black leather sofas out of the lounge and replace it with a nice armchair, so the leather one can go in the conservatory, she is collecting it for her niece who is setting up home, I am glad someone will get some use out of it.

Went to visit a local Uni with dd yesterday, she loved it, she has several more to visit, I am keeping very quiet on the subject, and will let her make her own mind up, the fees are :eek: though.

Dinner today is jacket spuds, with ham, cheese and salad, need to get some ham, actually scrap that we will have beans and cheese, I have them both in the cupboard.

Will go and see dad later on, and the dog will need a good run.

Have good days all xx