'supporting each other through really tough times'

GreyQueen

Morning all.

I'm exhausted already as have had to do all the ironing from the washload I did yesterday after w*rk.

One blouse and one hankie. Gawd, how I love cotton jersey, let me count the ways...........

Grey and misty start today, same as it was yesterday, but it did get out beautifully later, shame I was in t'office until nearly dusk. Seems completely wrong to be nearly dark by half past four.

Not been posting much as not too much to say, but have been following the thread and keeping my fingers crossed that all good things will come to us, and that the bad will get less-bad and that the poorlies (human and animal) will get better.

Have a good day, GQ xxx

7_week_wonder

Morning All,

Just had to post the slightly bleared eyed conversation I had with OH at 0630 this morning. I was fast asleep before he got home last night so we hadn't had a chance to chat about the the weekend:

Me: "So do you want to go and see Skyfall this evening?"
OH: "To be honest I'm too tired, I might fall asleep"
Me: "Ok, in that case it's Softstuff chickpea curry for tea"
OH: "Brilliant - that sounds like a much better idea"

So there you go Softstuff - you are officially better than 007

Hope your Friday passes quickly and harmlessly everyone so we can all enjoy the weekend and recharge our batteries.

PS Random question: Has anyone tried putting chocolate chips in their bread made in the breadmaker? The Sainsbobs magazine had some "Contintental Christmas bread" with chocolate and dried fruit in it - and it got me thinking! I love the enriched dough spicy fruit loaf and wondered what would happen if I added choc chips. Hmmm I feel an experiment coming on.

sevenup01

Morning all. I loved the picture of the stove - its beautiful! Sadly no chanc ein my home of ever having one. Pooky that sausage and bean casserole sounds wonderful and i was planning sausages tonight so you have just livened up my dinner plans. Thank you.
The exam tips and techniques meeting was really helpful last night. I can see why it is said that children are taught to pass the exams though as we were told exactly which scene in romeo and juliet to focus revision on and also what type of question would be in the exam and examples of how to answer the type of question. They didnt give the actual answers but it did seem very much like they were spoon feeding the students. I wasnt bothered by the how to answer the questions bit as they need to know that, but i was really shocked that we were told what parts of the play to focus on specifically.
We have another meeting next month for maths tips and techniques.

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Morning all, misty and damp here this morning but sitting here looking out of the window at a trailer full of apple logs that He who knows and a friend took down from the allotment perimiter hedge yesterday,they are having to install more deer fencing and the tree was in the way. He will cut them to go into store this afternoon, they will smell wonderful when we burn them too. I shall be MIA for a few days as am off for a Choral Society Concert with DD1. They are doing three pieces this time Stravinskys Symphony of Psalms, a Bruckner Te Deum and Richard Strauss Four Last Songs, should be magnificent in the Cathedral and I am looking forward to it very much. Also looking forward to spending some time with DD1 as she's fun to be with!!!

FUDDLE - Hope that you get some good news re-the new house very soon, I'll read the blog if I can but won't be able to post until I'm home again next week, stay positive pet, it WILL happen.

Look after yourselves and hope everyone, people and pets who are poorly are feeling better soon. BYATT - Keeping everything crossed for you regarding your woodburner and hoping that tonight you have a lovely toasty warm fire to sit beside with a singing kettle on top simmering away. Take care everyone, Cheers Lyn xxx.

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well I have put a bottle of wine in the fridge as I am certain that fuddle will get her cosy new home and I am getting ready to celibrate

I just changed energy suppliers and it took two minutes, we are low electricity users, only 2650 units a year and the tossup was between good energy (present) or ebico or coop. We should save £67 a year with the coop and I have also signed up for a coop card.

mcculloch29

Thanks Fuddle, I won't be going out of the door tomorrow (or possibly Monday) in case I miss the slow cooker being delivered.

It's not been the best of weeks, so this was just what I needed.

SC has a really useful autostart feature, to start things off at a high temp to get them going, then cook slowly. Some excellent reviews on Am*zon already so I was surprised to be offered it.

I was also offered a set of wi-fi bathroom scales. You can monitor your weight gain/loss with them to the ounce/gramme. DS loves that sort of techy healthy thing.

mardatha

Oh Mrs L, I'm not a religious person in any way at all but I do love the sound of that music! Have a lovely spiritually uplifting time pet xxx
GQ, I am totally honoured to know somebody so posh she irons her hankies!
I canny keep up with you lot, you all talk too much. I am not ready for xmas, not ready for hogmanay, and just generally NOT READY!!

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Thanks MAR it is always a lovely performance, the choral society are amateur but good enough to be professional and the Cathedral is such a warm, friendly and beautiful place to be, it makes me happy. I shall savour every second of it. I'm lucky as I go again in a few weeks for a performance of Handels Messiah which is performed every year and is an old friend. It marks the beginning of christmas for me each year and I feel like a child in a toy shop at the thought of going again to hear it. Take care, stay warm Cheers Lyn xxx.

grandma247

7_week_wonder wrote: »

PS Random question: Has anyone tried putting chocolate chips in their bread made in the breadmaker? The Sainsbobs magazine had some "Contintental Christmas bread" with chocolate and dried fruit in it - and it got me thinking! I love the enriched dough spicy fruit loaf and wondered what would happen if I added choc chips. Hmmm I feel an experiment coming on.

Wow you could even try double choc by adding some cocoa to the dough.

I made a gorgeous loaf last night with some out of date soft bap mix from ap (1lb) ,300ml water, 4 heaped tablespoons of dried milk and a heaped teaspoon of mixed spice, a pkt of yeast,and a tbs of honey. When the bm beeped for additions, three handfuls of mixed fruit. I will add more fruit next time.

I did it on the sweet setting and it came out big and fluffy.

That ap mix is what I used for the crumpets the other day and they were a big hit too.

boultdj

fuddle wrote: »

Hey mcculloch, how canny?! That's what I call a result. Enjoy

I went to bed last night with indigestion. Most probably the twinks

I awoke an hour ago in a sweat. Doesn't seem any reason for it :cool:

In a bit of a pickle as the girls are staging a revolt. They don't like mince and gravy and casseroles :eek: That's me struggling with meal ideas. I'm not one for kids eat 1 thing while we eat something else so what I make has to be suitable for the girls (except on chilli nights).

So that's what I'm off to do now. Going to try work out a menu plan that is heavily slow cooker based but not mince and gravy :cool: wish me luck!

Hope your feeling OK now, and slow cooker meal's I can think of is hot pot and sausage and bean cassolett[it's a thick stew with a tomatoe base], in it I just use 1 of the big matterson sausage's chopped in to cube's,a handfull of mixed dried bean's, don't forget to soak them the night before and also they need boiling on there own for 10-20 min's[I cheat and do the pack when I get it and then put 'em in portion's in the freezer], chop up a pepper,onion,mushroom's and carrot, add a tin of tomatoe's chopped up,then rinse out tin with water and add that,add a bit of tomatoe puree,mixed herb's and a touch of paprika[can leave it out if you don't like it],and let the slow cooker do the work for you.hth.