Living on next to nought - is that the key?

Ellidee

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

What a multi talented person you must be, bubble blowing from more than one end. Is it done simultaneously?

:T:rotfl:

Message too short ! :mad:

maddiemay

Hi Greying and all.
Sounds like a lovely day that you had today GP, we had a couple of 80th birthday celebrations last year and it was wonderful to have all the generations together.

OH, pretty border collie and I had a lovely 10 days touring North Wales and Angelsey in our Wendy House on Wheels and then had 3 days of total disruption while heating engineers installed new boiler and associated pipes and things, have to say they were a delight, turned up at appointed days and times, worked hard in extreme heat, were lovely guys and appreciative of the mugs of coffee. We spent most of last winter with crossed fingers that the 20+ year old boiler would hang on for another year and fate was kind to us.

Great to have caught up with your diary and all the lovely food piccies, I made the Middle Eastern lentils & rice recipe earlier this week and it was yummy, pleased to report no digestive blips either

little_sweetie

Ah, now I understand your drift, GP, and I'm so sorry about filling your head with pear dilemmas when you are trying to sleep Thank you so much for the ideas though. I don't think we have any blackberries near us yet but I did think of trying to cook the pears into submission and perhaps combine them with raspberries or something. Either that or just poach the good bits in red wine...:think:

Do you know, ever since I began to read your diary, GP, I have been motivated to cook more. I have rediscovered baking and making things which I haven't tackled since my schooldays so mucho, mucho thank you. I even made shortcrust pastry yesterday :T I had to go and buy eggs and cheese with scrounged money from DH but I made a quiche with an odd half of onion, a bit of leftover green pepper and a single tomato found in the fridge drawer. It was really quite tasty but it had a bit of a soggy bottom despite baking the case blind. Should I have put the quiche dish on a baking tray or something do you think? Any advice gratefully received....

Yay to bubble blowing! :j from either end :rotfl::rotfl:You never know, I could be blowing some myself this aft 'cos I'm popping over ( popping...listen to me...it's a 30 mile round trip!!) to DD's to take the tiddler's birthday presents. He will be 7 tomorrow and loves bubbles too.

maddie what a lovely part of the country to visit. We would like to go to Anglesey too but are taking Douglas, our 'van, to North Wales in a couple of weeks to visit Chirk Castle. I just hope the weather settles down into warm rather than hot. How did you cope with the heat in your 'Wendy House on Wheels'??

See you later, dear Greying & chums x

maddiemay

little_sweetie wrote: »

Ah, now I understand your drift, GP, and I'm so sorry about filling your head with pear dilemmas when you are trying to sleep Thank you so much for the ideas though. I don't think we have any blackberries near us yet but I did think of trying to cook the pears into submission and perhaps combine them with raspberries or something. Either that or just poach the good bits in red wine...:think:

Do you know, ever since I began to read your diary, GP, I have been motivated to cook more. I have rediscovered baking and making things which I haven't tackled since my schooldays so mucho, mucho thank you. I even made shortcrust pastry yesterday :T I had to go and buy eggs and cheese with scrounged money from DH but I made a quiche with an odd half of onion, a bit of leftover green pepper and a single tomato found in the fridge drawer. It was really quite tasty but it had a bit of a soggy bottom despite baking the case blind. Should I have put the quiche dish on a baking tray or something do you think? Any advice gratefully received....

Yay to bubble blowing! :j from either end :rotfl::rotfl:You never know, I could be blowing some myself this aft 'cos I'm popping over ( popping...listen to me...it's a 30 mile round trip!!) to DD's to take the tiddler's birthday presents. He will be 7 tomorrow and loves bubbles too.

maddie what a lovely part of the country to visit. We would like to go to Anglesey too but are taking Douglas, our 'van, to North Wales in a couple of weeks to visit Chirk Castle. I just hope the weather settles down into warm rather than hot. How did you cope with the heat in your 'Wendy House on Wheels'??

See you later, dear Greying & chums x

It was very early Spring when we visited Chirk Castle, so it is on the list to visit again, I seem to remember quite a long walk up from car park, but there was a buggy thing I think. It is on our list to visit again at a different season. We visited Plas Newydd before we left Angelsey and loved it (again quite a walk) but a bit different with it coastal.

"Liffy" is fairly big (21ft or so) and having an over cab bed means she is "tall" too, so plenty or air circulation, and do the continental thing of closing windows and shades on sunny side and opening them on shady side meant that we were pretty comfortable:D

Greying, what is it with pears (conventional and the avocado variety) that one minute they are hard as nails and the next too flippin ripe:(

supersaver1000

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

Hello

mrsinvisible - you clever thing! A new wardrobe by your own ingenuity :T

I agree - very clever. Would love to know more. :cool::cool:

Pippilongstocking

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

So tonight I would like to express my gratitude for the life of *C*. I benefitted from their mentoring for about 4 months, and it is no exaggeration to say that my life was transformed through meeting them. Many other people would be able to express the same sentiment I am sad that they have left us - way too early - and that my promise to *return* to see them and have DP meet them can now never take place. But my life is richer because of them. And for that I remain entirely grateful.

RIP *C*

Greying

So beautifully put and mentors are so rare.

RIP.

Thoughts with you. Glad you've had a nice weekend and a few nsd's

I've been having NID's* due to this blessed sunshine. Whilst I do miss you all its nice to be oot.

:A Aint complaining for being out that's for sure.

*no internet days.



Happy Monday and week ahead dear Greying and chums.

Littlesweetie - flat bottomed tins (the kind with removable trays) are a saviour in my opinion and also the subject of a 'fat bottomed girls' post by one of my fave food bloggers.

Loved this quote if dear greying doesn't mind the hijack.

I have reached the age, and my kitchen cupboards have reached such capacity, that unless a quiche dish or a cake tin performs its function excellently that it simply has to go. There is no room any longer for sentimentality or a pretty pattern.

I fear I have reached just this age.

Have a good un.

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Evening :hello:

Went the day well with you Dear Reader? It's been a marvellous Monday for me, no complaints

I achieved a NSD :j

rtandon -

Cheery - Thank you. I am pleased that I know, as there literally would have been no other way that I would have found out. At least I just came across the obit. in the online version of the local paper - I'm not too sure that the interactiveness of the book of face is a way I would want to find out such news - devastating At least now I can think about putting together a carefully composed note to their spouse. I don't want it to re-open anything after 10 months or so.... I can also see what I can do about doing something practical towards supporting the charities that they nominated. They were very local to them, but in this day and age, it's easy to exchange currencies, so I'm sure I can get something to work.

INOD - and where did I indicate that 'twas I doing the blowing???? :rotfl:My Leagle teem have advised me to issue the following statement, in order to avoid any approaches from talent spotting scouts, looking out for turns on any Saturday night talent progs for autumnal TV viewing....

I, Greying declare; No bubbles, have trubbled (any of), my cheeks, for weeks.

And now Dear Reader, we move away from poetry corner.....

Ellidee - thanks ..... :rotfl:

Maddiemay - you own a 'Wendy House on Wheels' and a pretty border collie?????

Am GREEN with envy

Do you know, one of these days I am going to write on this thread, 'had the heating engineers in to install a new boiler...' And boy will the corks be popping! :D:D I'm glad that you had a good team and they worked well for you. Bravo for good tradespeople :T

Was the lentil and rice dish one of the recipes I listed for hopefuljoy or one of your own?

And YES to ripening fruit having a mind of its own, especially if you need the fruit for a dish or a party or something

little_sweetie - fear not, my head is always full of random rubbish - the more food-related stuff I can cram in the better as far as I am concerned

I'm sure that I've had nothing to do with you finding your cooking and baking mojo - the talent is there quite clearly Did you blind-bake the quiche case? A tray won't hurt - if you have a look on Sue's blog (The Quince tree), she has actually blogged about making quiche and her 'quiche tips' list is actually good - and includes sticking it on a baking tray - to make filling easier as much as heat distribution

Reference children and blowing bubbles, I agree they love them, but I had forgotten how quickly they want an adult to blow the bubbles (INOD ) so that they can chase around and 'pop' them

supersaver - how's your week started? Thanks for popping by

Pippi - ay up :wave: Yup, I've done the kitchen de-clutter too - practical, functional and routinely used are my bywords for equipment these days And of course you ain't hijacking nowt! I'll be over to yours just now to *show* you summat

Dinner this evening was something of a quandary, as we've still got the heat, :j....................... The cupboards are getting bare And to be honest, I wasn't particularly minded to cook........... However, I hoiked my bears breeches up (botanical reference for our Pip) and decided to make Tanzanian Black-eyed pea soup with flatbreads. The soup will be familiar to you, I've made it before, from the blog that moneyistooshorttomention told us about DP raved about the flatbreads.........:think: which I have made oodles of times before. The only difference is that I used some natural yoghurt in with a little water as the binding liquid, and it made the baking powder work well, so they puffed up - perhaps a little more like naan bread than flat-breads? Anyway, it was served just off hot - it could have been a little cooler temperature wise (after all, many cuisines serve soups at room temp during the summer) but we still sweated up as we ate, as I used a 'hot' green chilli again...... :rotfl: What else can you do once you've taken the seeds and the membrane out???? :rotfl: Picture here;



Today I am grateful for these 3 things;

that I managed to cobble together a satisfactory meal - YAY for store cupboards :j

that I'm too stubborn to admit defeat, despite it STILL BEING JULY FOR HEAVEN's SAKE!!! - and breathe......... :rotfl:

that all our bills are paid for this month and we are up-to-date :j


Thank you so very much for popping in, pulling my leg , cheering each other on and generally being a supportive bunch of folk I greatly appreciate it

See y'all later.

Greying

Maryland_Cookie

Wowzers GP have you got any left overs, that looks delish! X

Greying_Pilgrim

Maryland_Cookie wrote: »

Wowzers GP have you got any left overs, that looks delish! X

Actually, Ye...No 'Twas all hoovered up And I'm stuffed

Ta for popping in though - lovely to *see* you

Greying

liltdiddylilt

Hello Greying!

I have been sent your way for some fabby lentil recipes, and what do I see the second I follow Supersaver in but your dinner... WOW! Flatbreads look incredible, where can I find recipes for this please? I see mention of a blog, please lead me in its direction!?! I have already 'favourited' the black eyed bean recipe. I even have the fenugreek and coconut oil in stock

I've got several kilo's of red lentils, all manner of peas and beans, quinoa, couscous in mountains and lots of chopped tomatoes. And they just SIT there in the cupboard as I haven't the required imagination to turn them into real food.

Am off to peruse your diary although I doubt I can start at the start and work my way through... :eek: I will do my best!

'Henno! Good meetcha' as my littlun says. I shall be back soon if you don't mind