Making chicken feed of my mortgage

Karmacat

I went to Bergen back in the 70s, sort of by accident - I had an interrail ticket, and Oslo was my first stop, but it was tiring sleeping in a tent after a summer spent in a factory to save up, so we took an easy option and had 12 hours on the train to Bergen. Gorgeous, gorgeous place (and great railway trip from Oslo).

I feel sorry for your chickens, but even sorrier for your plants! Hope they can all reach a compromise

muddywhitechicken

Sleeping in a tent is not my idea of fun! Hotels with sauna/jacuzzi are

Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 0

Mr MWC is spoiling me today - HM carrot & coriander soup with HM bread for lunch and now he's prepping a Vietnamese caramelised pork belly dish for dinner :T

There are still 13 days until pay day so I have cheered myself up by roughly totting up our savings (cash/ISAs/available-to-sell-if-we-wanted-to shares) and we are mortgage neutral :cool:

gallygirl

Great news MWC :T:T:T

muddywhitechicken

Good morning

After doing absolutely nothing yesterday I need a plan of action for today!

[STRIKE]Peg out bedding when the washing machine finishes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]1 load of whites[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Supermarket[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Long walk with Mr MWC[/STRIKE] Ran out of time for long walk so had brisk 1 hour walk instead
[STRIKE]Clean chicken coop[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Look for some jam jars in the shed[/STRIKE] Jar/lids/dead spiders found!
Start marmalade-making [STRIKE]or order jars/lids[/STRIKE] Delayed as Mr MWC broke the glass juicer earlier this afternoon
[STRIKE]Help Mr MWC mend fence [/STRIKE]Had to chop back the honeysuckle but it'll survive
[STRIKE]Buy petrol so I don't have to mid-week[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Check seeds/decide what I am going to grow this year[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]A little housework[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Pampering session[/STRIKE]

Karmacat

Ooh, you're making marmalade? Where are you getting them from? Yummy ....

muddywhitechicken

Hi KC

Seville oranges from Sainsburys and I use Pam the Jam's whisky marmalade recipe (and one of Mr MWC's good single malts!)

MWCx

Karmacat

Thanks! The main supermarket I use is Sainsbo ... I'm not there today, but I will be on Tuesday

muddywhitechicken

Eggs IN 3
Eggs OUT 0

Much more productive today

Maria Elia's mushroom, beetroot, mozzarella with a lentil cartouche for dinner - a sensational main indeed (thanks Greying :T)

Habibiboo

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

We've decided where we are going on holiday this year :T

A walking holiday in Norway (Hardangerfjord & Bergen) :cool:

:wave:

Oooh MWC how exciting, will want to hear all about it! We were hoping to go to Scandinavia for a holiday this year but circumstances dictate it's not possible (long story attached to this which I won't bore you with). Instad, I shall join Calufray as a happy virtual member of your hiking team! Calufray, how do you want to split the rucksack carrying duties .... Swap every hour or every 5 miles?

Calfuray

Habibiboo wrote: »

:wave:

Oooh MWC how exciting, will want to hear all about it! We were hoping to go to Scandinavia for a holiday this year but circumstances dictate it's not possible (long story attached to this which I won't bore you with). Instad, I shall join Calufray as a happy virtual member of your hiking team! Calufray, how do you want to split the rucksack carrying duties .... Swap every hour or every 5 miles?

Woah.... backpacks? Hold up one minute, nobody mentioned backpacks! :eek:

:rotfl: Just joking. I think it'd have to be every hour, I have no idea what a mile looks like!