The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

nuatha

mardatha wrote: »

Judging by the amount of swearing that floats over the back fence MrsL, the shepherd and/or the dog maybe isn't quite sharing your view there... LOL

You have sheep dogs that swear? :rotfl:

Memory_Girl

mardatha wrote: »

Horrible raw grey day here, we are bored. Snow still lying behind the dykes and the lambing has started - that always gets more snow.

Aw ... fiddle ... now you've done it ..... beedles off to prepare for a blizzard .... never fails .....

MG

chickens11

Hi all , Was a grey dreary start to the day but the sun came out at lunch time which was pleasure to see, ive been very busy outside today , I have a metal arch 3 foot wide and 6 foot long covered in ivy and a huge rambling rector , so I thought id give it a prune all over , took me near on 4 hours on my tod to do it .......

Once id started id got to carry on , its now the time to prune the honeysuckle and the rambling rose , I found 2 old blackbirds nests in amongst the ivy , ive also got 3 smaller nest boxes in the arch for the wrens that nest there every year ......
Cleaned out all the nestboxes ready for this coming springs nesting birds......Im not doing anything garden wise tomorrow ...Its my DIL s birthday tomorrow so the family is going out for a carvery plus I get to see little Kitty May now 2 weeks old.....

Then at 5 pm im going to the cinema with friends to see 50 shades of grey.....:eek:.....Anyone else seen it yet.?.....That will be the first film ive actually watched in years and I mean years , I cant sit still long enough, but beings its at the cinema I will have to sit still.......
After todays gardening session I probaly will be glad to sit for a couple of hours.......................
Im just watching " the voice" then im off to bed , hope you all have a peaceful weekend.....Sheila

burtha

Hi all,
Sheila I must be a bit like you ,last time we went to the cinema it was to watch what lies beneath, we came out half way through both of us board ...haven't gone back since ..lol ..end up sitting thinking of better things to do ...

Off now for a week :j:j dh off for some days but not all week ..plan to do not much tomorrow then Monday spend the whole day cutting,moving ,bringing home then chopping and sorting logs ,will get both kids to go with us ,playing in the woods ,will take flasks of hm soup and hm banana loaf with us ...:D

Managed to go for a run today ,gosh I am so unfit !!! Feel like I have been run over by a bus ! ,no pain no gain ...may not be able to walk tomorrow lol

So me and the dog are crashed on the sofa ....ran through the woods so both of us were covered in mud after running or sliding up and falling down the hills ....very funny .....poor dog ...,ended up having a nice long bath and put the dog in when I finished ,she now smells of lush shampoo ....nice

X

mardatha

Where has Cornishchick gone?

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Morning Toughies, well we have sunshine in a milky blue sky and today at least that raw coldness has gone and the breeze has dropped so it feels warmer, bliss!!!

Having another play with my new slow cooker book today and making braised puy lentils with Toulouse sausages for supper tonight along with some steamed dark greens and I've just made vanilla rice to go with some cherry compote for pud, very continetal today! It's very damp underfoot outside but if it dries I'm going to make some garden time and a good tidy up happen, particularly on the patio outside the back door where things get put to be sorted and then aren't which is annoying. Bin day tomorrow so hopefully we'll be able to shed a few things and have a tidy garden which is nice a little later on to sit and have morning coffee or afternoon tea on the bench in the sun.

Docky went paddling in the river this morning so it must be warmer, he also lost a tennis ball in the river too the nit!!!

Have a lovely Sunday, Lyn xxx.

fuddle

Good Morning

I have been busy with all things work related. I spent the day yesterday delivering care as I was on call. The joys of having to cover sickness. Two calls this morning and 2 this evening (if the phone is quiet) and then I am on a weeks holiday! We're going to Cornwall for 4 nights. Very excited to be able to shut off and just relax.

A lady I care for daughter visits her quite regularly from America. The time before last she was over she was telling me all about her homesteading. She teaches spinning (in terms of yarn) and was saying she was quite sad to not have had children to pass on her skills. When I turned up yesterday she was there. She handed me a hand spindle and some fleece that is ready to be spun. I have had to get the ok from my manager as we're not supposed to accept gifts without consent and she has ok'd it. So I will take it away with me and practise. It's something I have been wanting to try for such a long time but I am daunted. I dare not even pick it up until I can watch some you tube videos.

I have ironing and packing to do so will have to ignore that itch!

I have washed my micra this morning. It's nice to see a green/blue metallic instead of brown!

Our meal tonight? I don't really know. DH is doing the food shopping for our trip as I type.

All is ok in our part of the world. Just need to rid of my cold and get the chance to let my body relax.

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A drop spindle and some fleece, how exciting, I have one here but am not at all good at it though I suspect that practice would make for more proficiency. I guess if I ever HAD to do it, I'd persevere, please let us know how you get on I'm intrigued. Hope your cold goes quickly and that you and yours have the loveliest time in Cornwall, also that it's considerably warmer for you down there so you can enjoy the beautiful Cornish outside. Eat lots of ice cream too!!! Lyn xxx.

FurryBeastOz

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Having another play with my new slow cooker book today and making braised puy lentils with Toulouse sausages

Recipe please!

Jazee

Hey FurryBeastOz, nice to 'see' you. Hope you are well.