The land of the eternal stripey list returns.

Pippilongstocking

Karmacat wrote: »

A square metre and 6 fish boxes. I love it!

Hey its exciting - small spaces can grow lots.

EssexHebridean wrote: »

Ha ha Greying - I saw that as well and ALSO thought of Pippi! :rotfl:

:T:rotfl::T:rotfl::T

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

Hi Pippi and the Stripey Gang :hello:

Pippi - if all you need is a cheerful face to spur you on, then here - <this is mine. But do take time to grab a breather and a cuppa too, don't wear yourself to a frazzle. You've a lot on at the moment, so don't go spreading yourself too thin will you?

Greying

Thanks for the cheerful face I certainly needed it.

:A

Greying_Pilgrim

Hey Up Stripey One!

Sounds like you have been doing mucho adventurising.

EH has come up with a good solution for 'Use it Up September' eh? Will it help you to have room for any of the 'Wellifest' food items? Or has Wik all that in hand?

Good to have you back anyway - and thank you for popping over to mine

I'll just report in over there and may well be back later

Greying

Greying_Pilgrim

Hail Pippi and the Stripey Gang :hello:

Yes, CGI loses something doesn't it. Mind you, I suspect the early 1970's were a golden era for children's programming. All that 'stop-motion' animation - Magic Roundabout, the Wombles, bagpuss, The Herb Garden, Trumpton, Camberwick Green.........*sigh* :rotfl::rotfl:

I wonder how long each 5 minute programme took to make.

I still love Wallace and Gromit films too

Anyway, languishing in 'nostalgia lane' ain't gonna get the plants put in for the night. Oh, speaking of which, I want to pot on the parsley (French) any suggestions on level of 'nutrition' needed to keep it going into autumn and strong enough to bounce back next spring? TIA

Greying

Pippilongstocking

Greying if its new compost then no feed.

If its old (compost), a bit of nitrogen (which can be supplied by organic means) would be lovely a comfrey tea drink would do it.

How olds the plant?

If its a youngling it wont need much.

If its in its second summer, keep a canny eye, it will go to seed in a heartbeat if its dries out.



PS I love all that staged animation.

Karmacat

Pippi! Thats a lot of food :rotfl: deffo use some up before the welliefest - can any of it be used *for* welliefest?

Pippilongstocking

Karmacat wrote: »

Pippi! Thats a lot of food :rotfl: deffo use some up before the welliefest - can any of it be used *for* welliefest?

I know I have a problem don't I? Looking at the motley selection of the cupboards I'm doubtful much of it can be welliefested but its a good idea.



Todays plans - work, work, more work then a walk.

Pay some bills
Check bank
Take DD to ferry for open days at uni next week which I can't go to as she's just sprung them on me a day or so ago


Doncha just love teenagers

Pippilongstocking

Ok so there's banked checked and they're a bit squeaky so today I must....

Write invoice
Write up timesheet for last month at the learning factory
Write up and claim expenses
Phone tax credits (again) as nothing sorted out yet.
Make up a meal plan for September
Plan out trips south (yes more, I just love driving up and down Scotland) - this one is for taking DS to his hopefully soon sorted out flat.
Work lots and hard
Work out what DS needs for his flat once we know he's got it
Boil and pickle beetroot
Pickle onions
Freeze spinach
Clean the house
Pay a chunk of CC - maybe wait til expenses are in
Pay the rent over weekend once I've juggled the pennies left in the budget.
Raid work for chicklit as I'm on a reading roll at the moment and so buying books isnt' an option
Sort out notes for gardening classes starting last week in Sept.

Argh.

Pippilongstocking

Well

I've done the expenses for one part of my jobs (s)

I've heard my son got his flat - hooray now we fathom what he needs to take from here and how we get it down.

It was a NSD until I accidentally bought a lovely jug/bowl (the old fashioned kind) from work.

Working as a womble has its hazards you know.

Karmacat

Those sorts of accidents do happen, don't they

Very exciting that DS has the place - but norty cellist for springing the open days on you, I bet it was your plan to go as well!

Looking at your list from yesterday, Pippi, did you manage to get the beetroots and onions pickled? I don't know how you do it all tho :beer:

I did brill reduced rate shopping at my little Morrisons (in spite of their door being jammed open because its been vandalised already ) - 2 x stir fry, 3 x pints of milk, cheesey onion sarnie mix, sarnie quorn, small loaf, a cabbage - all for £1.79!!! V pleased

I know you've done something with deeply reduced milk, haven't you - this was 10p a shot, and expiry isn't till tomorrow ... I'll have a look on the forums tho. Don't do too much today!

Greying_Pilgrim

Hi Pippi and the Stripey Gang :hello:

:think: I had never thought of the work of being a womble as being hazardous ........to the pocket.....:rotfl:

Hope you have a smashing weekend lined up Pippi.

Glad DS has accommodation sorted. It's a relief to know where you'll be based, when you're 'away from home'. Is this still a share with the ladies? And has it got a good size kitchen so that he can carry on with the culinary creating?

Thanks for the advice re Parsley, it's 'new' this summer - it emerged from seed in July Excellent tip about avoiding drying out next summer - ta Pippi :T

Greying