Mrs McB's countdown to adventures with chooks (and Rock Gods)

Pippilongstocking

Hey guys - waves nice to see you all. Sorry been a bit poorly and then works had a but of 'nudging' due to missing a day - ah the joys of self employment.

I'm heading off to another wee island tomorrow to do a wee workshop - might try and tie in after or over weekend.

Sorry for being a bit poorlysick then busy - no rest for this particularly wicked girl.

I'll respond properly in a day or so - as GP would say lovely to see you all and appreciate the time you take to post



TRG's flat valuation has come through and its a bit more than expected.

House (wee white hoose) mortgage has been approved by the financial guru's just need the BTL mortgage to be approved (same lender) and once some of the money released I think we go to all the fangled legal stuff and finalilse dates.

Not in the bag yet but ever closer.

Thanks for all the support



We're not releasing all the money from the flat but enough to try and put down a 15% deposit to get a lower interest rate.

Fingers crossed eh?

Have a super weekend!


xx

Cheery_Daff

fingers crossed indeed! :j :j you take care of yourself lass xx

beanielou

Hope you are on the mend now.
All sounding good on the house front

Pippilongstocking

Waves
*scollapses in a heap on sofa or whatever its called!

great workshop (rhubarb) - what else at this time of year?

Off to meander about and catch up.

Pippilongstocking

Waves to all

Great start to today so far
crepes for brekkie
hour long chat round kitchen table wiht ds on skype and dd sleepy in pjs - those kind of days are soon to be short lived so I'm making the most of them
Car boot sale had a wee neb at
Lovely walk on beach in misty watching seals

Now time for freezer surfed lunch and some list making to provide grub for the masses this week.



Hope you're all good.



Todays epic adventure will be to clear the garage a bit
Sort out invoice and expenses
Send them off
*waited til today as had a work trip on Sat on a diff island and wanted that claimed too.
Sort out what the meals are for a wee while
Plan some shopping
See how/whats left to declutter as we PACK.

4 sundays from now we SHOULD be in the new house.

Fingers crossed.

Pippilongstocking

Freezer/fridge foraging has produced
Some stew for stewing
Some spag bog for converting into chilli with the aid of an aubergene and a tin of kidneybeans
Soup for dd and trg's lunch
Remainder of roast dinner with eh and hubby for a sandwich each

A piece of naan for a scooby snack.



Haggis likes kidney beans I wonder if they're good for dogs.

Kitchen all steamed up in a cooking frenzy must tackle list in a mo

DD needs some driving and TRG is all encroached in snooker action.

I am pottering - I do miss a weekend potter when I'm working.

Thanks for all the goodwishes I'm feeling a bit better

Pippilongstocking

Freezer surf produces

2 skate wings
3 halibut steaks
1 half pack trout (smoked)
cake - taken out a few bits for trg and dd
large bowl stock just defrosting to make rissoto with skate (will poach it in there)
Bag s/sour sauce
Box mince/tats - -lunchtime size
Bread
Pastry
soup
goose breasts x 2 (taken one out)
chilli mackeral
More bread
Pizza )posh reduced)
goats cheese
st agur
cream cheese

Fridge
prawns
cauli
cabbage
tatties
aubergene
cakes
chilli (one)
chinese leaves

Stores
all the usual jar stuff rice/flour etc these are running down
7 eggs - must ask for more

So thinking TRG's lunches are sorted
Soup/mince tatts/leftovers - and cake
My lunches sandwiches and stuff

Meals

Risotto with halibut
fish stew with flat breads - started that
chilli augmented with aub and kidney beans - cooking
steak pie - half cooked
goose breast with hoi sin (a la duck) - defrosting
Pizza for when I'm out and dd's needing a quick tea - lurk til needed.

Need to buy

Butter
Fruit although there is fruit its just getting a bit old must eat that up
milk
[STRIKE]onions[/STRIKE] found dried onions we'll use those up.
carrots
cheddar for the heathens
one loaf in freezer, one half loaf in fridge and another one. so unless any bread bargains should be OK for bread this week.

Pippilongstocking

Hmmmm - I'm a bit cross that's the second time I've got skate wings (one each at about 1.50) and they've been so honky of amonia we've not eaten them. These were prefrozen from fish shop and when defrosted honky.

I'll have to pop in - they're a great fish shop. I've stored it all properly and they've been really not right.

Pity as I love skate wings but clearly they mustn't keep well/be out for too long before frozen.

Bah.

Pippilongstocking

Thanks ladies!

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

fingers crossed indeed! :j :j you take care of yourself lass xx

I took a couple days off and rejigged things - means playing a bit of catch up -

beanielou wrote: »

Hope you are on the mend now.
All sounding good on the house front

It is isn't it - no chickens counted yet but you know its getting closer to actually having them again!

rtandon27

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

...Haggis likes kidney beans I wonder if they're good for dogs...

Was trying to figure out why anyone would feed haggis & kidney beans to a dog...

...even remembering your dog's name is Haggis still left me wondering why a dog would want to eat kidney beans!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

...good old mr g00gle says let me to this

...so looks like it's fine!

:D:D