Making chicken feed of my mortgage

muddywhitechicken

Hello Natty :wave:

Eggs IN 6
Eggs OUT 0

Mr MWC made a delicious beef panang curry from scratch - the nicest thing I have eaten in a long time :T There were 30 dried red chillies in the curry paste :eek: and although he used 1/2 the paste, it wasn't too hot :cool:

He's also made a fruit crumble that is cooking as we speak - Mmmm

So, what did I actually do today?!

- stripped the bed, washed/line-dried/ironed the bedding (will turn mattress when I make the bed)
- mowed the lawn
- dead-headed/weeded
- deep-cleaned the chicken coop after finding red mite :mad:
- cleaned shower but not rest of bathroom yet, washed towels

SeriouslySeekingtoSave

skint_spice wrote: »

I detest John Steinbeck because of something I had to read at school and can't bring myself to give him another try:o

The only one of his books that I've read (I think) is The Grapes of Wrath. I read that a few years ago and loved it. Incredibly shocking though; if I had read it before I knew what I now know about the US, I would never have believed it.

MoneyMission

oh no MWC - red mite. Grrrr indeed. Had that with ours once or twice - bloomin' pesty to get rid of. Good luck.

muddywhitechicken

MoneyMission wrote: »

oh no MWC - red mite. Grrrr indeed. Had that with ours once or twice - bloomin' pesty to get rid of. Good luck.

Everything has been pressure-washed, sprayed with insecticide (before and after washing) and dusted with diatom so fingers crossed. I'll wait until The Girls have finished laying and take a look...

muddywhitechicken

Another beautiful morning here - haven't seen the weather forecast though...

Jobs for today:

- 2 loads of laundry - 1 already done and pegged out
- hoover/clean all floors
- finish cleaning bathroom
- check chicken coop for red mite

We are also doing another walk from our box today - 6 miles through 2 more picturesque villages where we can't afford to buy a single house! Planning to take a picnic lunch - egg sandwiches, cherry tomatoes from the garden and something else but not sure what... I'll have a rummage in the cupboard!

Fortune_Smiles

Aaaaargh! Red Mite! Hopefully you've caught it early MWC. It's such a pain to get rid of.

Enjoy your walk today.

Fortune x

edinburgher

6 miles through 2 more picturesque villages where we can't afford to buy a single house!

Don't worry MWC - I can't think of a single village in Scotland that's picturesque and cheap enough for Mrs E and I :rotfl:

Serious question - do you need to iron your bedding? The very idea brings me out in a cold sweat!

muddywhitechicken

edinburgher wrote: »

Serious question - do you need to iron your bedding? The very idea brings me out in a cold sweat!

Morning ed

I don't need to - I choose to

The cold sweat must be another symptom of your manflu :rotfl:

edinburgher

There's a disturbing gender bias in this forum

greent

edinburgher wrote: »

Serious question - do you need to iron your bedding? The very idea brings me out in a cold sweat!

Of course - in the same way I 'need' to iron my bedding - and my teatowels!!!:D