If someone snuck into your house right now...what OS things would they spot?

tesuhoha

I've got a gas tumble dryer which is very economical and my gas fire was bought with heat output and economy in mind. We have gone manic with insulation in our new extension and my husband is putting in LED lights everywhere.

There are cheap cuts of meat in the freezer and bulk purchases from Costco. Some days you will find me with bread dough in the food processor. I don't use a breadmaker.

katieclampet

Right now -

• Fleeces on back of settee, for snuggling.
• Candles lit, to save putting lights on while I am on computer
• Curtains firmly drawn an hour ago to keep heat in
• Flask next to kettle for next cup of tea
• yellow sticker bread buns defrosting to have for tea
• old christmas cards next to computer to use as shopping lists

katie

Mollymoonlight

Ok, here goes:

• Empty jam jars on shelf in kitchen
• loo roll inners in utility room awaiting arrivals of veg seeds
• vat of soup in fridge
• empty tin cans awaiting covering for pen holders for the office
• plastic bottles to be turned into mini propagators
• blankets over sofas
• veg peelings from soup in bag in fridge for bunnies
• candles
• my knitting
• my crochet
• my sewing machine
• big pile of fabric scraps from old clothes
• bag of rags for dusters/clothes from clothes that cant be reused
• empty swartz spice jars on the rack waiting for refilling with bulk bought ones
• homemade fat balls wrapped in orange bags for birds

and that's all I've got time to list for now

grandmasam

Bread proving by radiator
Homemade raspberry vodka x4 on shelf
Ditto marmalade and jam
Curtains lined [safety pinned!] with fleece
Fleece tubes with holes cut for thumb,as fingerless mitts.
nearly black bananas for banana bran muffins tomorrow.
My sock knitting
Fleece over my lap
...and a very large deerhound x dog to leap on a burglar ha ha ha
Caz

Pooky

Mollymoonlight wrote: »

Ok, here goes:

• Empty jam jars on shelf in kitchen
• loo roll inners in utility room awaiting arrivals of veg seeds
• vat of soup in fridge
• empty tin cans awaiting covering for pen holders for the office
• plastic bottles to be turned into mini propagators
• blankets over sofas
• veg peelings from soup in bag in fridge for bunnies
• candles
• my knitting
• my crochet
• my sewing machine
• big pile of fabric scraps from old clothes
• bag of rags for dusters/clothes from clothes that cant be reused
• empty swartz spice jars on the rack waiting for refilling with bulk bought ones
• homemade fat balls wrapped in orange bags for birds

and that's all I've got time to list for now

Can I urge you not to put fat balls out in bags, some birds have been reported to be getting their tongues stuck in the nets and.......well, you can imagine the rest.

GreyQueen

You'd slip in past the h.m. cream curtain on the front door, made with the cover from a salvaged wood-frame and cloth wardrobe wombled from an alley.

If you looked carefully under the linens in the hall cupboard you'd see where the frame went too (slatted shelves). You'd notice the unwrapped bars of soap among the linens, plus the sides-to-middled sheets and the patchwork quilt made from old dress fabrics.

You'd see the clear poly bag of sponge scourers, halved, ready for use, the ragbag and the stash of soda crystals and bicarb under the sink. The fridge would reveal h.m soup and h.m. chili and lots of leftovers and some stuff in packets with yellow label reductions.

There are egg cartons on the side, saved for chitting tatties next month for the allotment.

If you opened the wall cupboards you'd uncover the Pyrex Hoard (partly ancestral) and some artifacts like Grandma's breadboard and pickle pot, both considerably pre WW2.

If you were rash enough to lift the valance on my bed (assuming you hadn't be brained with a wooden rolling pin by this point) you'd wonder why I have so many tinned goods under there.:) You'd also find the slowcooker after a search, and the sewing machine and suspect I am a homebody.

A quick glance at the bookshelf would reveal interests heavily-weighted to matters OS and simple living esp J Seymour et all. There's a small stash of jamjars, a tub of cut up paper for scribble pads and a computer older than Noah's.

The rugs on the floor are handmade by moi from old jumpers and new yaks and some of the furniture is modern carp and some late 19th century country pieces.

All in all, you might suspect that with MSE old style open on the browser at most times the PC is on, that I wend towards the os side of the street. :rotfl:

Mollymoonlight

Pooky wrote: »

Can I urge you not to put fat balls out in bags, some birds have been reported to be getting their tongues stuck in the nets and.......well, you can imagine the rest.

OMG!!! Thank you so much for letting me know, I didn't know this. I will remove them immediately

katieowl_2

Mollymoonlight wrote: »

OMG!!! Thank you so much for letting me know, I didn't know this. I will remove them immediately

Yeah they recommend that you use one of the fat ball feeders -like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fat-Ball-Bird-Feeder-Balls/dp/B002XZDAFW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1358973916&sr=8-3 other makes are available... LOL

Ald! have them from time to time and Wilkinsops.

Kate

DawnW

In my house:

Woodburner with 2 kettles on the top, log basket beside it

Washing on airer (at this time of the year)

Old furniture, some with scars to prove it, but all much nicer and cheaper than equivalent new things

Dresser loaded with blue and white china bought for a tenner the lot from an auction

Big white sink like my gran had (my favourite thing)

Plastic boxes with HM 'ready meals' and leftovers in the freezer

Also home frozen vegetables and berries

A large pack of sausage skins in the bottom of the fridge :rotfl:

Game rack in porch, empty at the moment

Washed out used plastic bags propped up above the drying rack by the sink.

katieowl_2

DawnW wrote: »

Washing on airer (at this time of the year)

Oh that's the one of the things that HAS caused a raised eyebrow here.

Aga washing drying rack anything from £49 - 129 even on fleabay
Mine...Wooden chopping board down back of rayburn, kettle on top of hot plate cover, cake cooling rack balanced on the kettle and the board....washing airing on top. Free. Job done!

Kate