Best wellyboot forward. Pips frugal edible garden adventures.

Pippilongstocking

Morning Worlds.

Sorry I've been awol not caught up yet but I'm getting there slowly. The drawbridge is firmly up and locked at wellyhq - summer visitors are wonderful but its been rather busy since we moved in and now its just us and the chooks and the mutts. Its kinda nice too. We're having a month off visitors.

rtandon27 wrote: »

...Pops the kettle on...

...settles down to do a meal plan for the week...

Ah not done mine yet, although I looked in the freezer/fridge last night (does that count) but do love your ratios

mooomin wrote: »

*drinks coffee*

*remembers how badly last week's mealplan went*

I'm about to 'review mine' - not sure it went to plan either. but a girl can dream :rotfl:

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

Be a love and do mine too I'm up to my neck in pollyfiller and dust and haven't got round to doing mine yet

:wave: to all - off to get shouted at by himself again.....

Greying

Dusts off greying and contemplates a monthly meal plan, lies on floor with damp cloot on heid. (I don't know how you manage to plan for a month, I can't manage a day.)

Morning KC - great ratios eh? Must mind on RT's mantra myself and yup making it not 'the same thing' everyday is a bit hard.

Cheery - sounds intreguing. I've had some lovely housewarming pressies (especially some very funky cushions, tea cosy's etc) so I'll be well excited you're very kind.

And, the job person - yes he did say that and oddly he's phoned today to have a chat later or on Thursday. Maybe my meagre muscles are outweighed by my actual skills, who knows. I'm a tad nervous heading to visit an organisation which sounds a bit sexist, but maybe he's just a pragmatist. Its physically quite hard work and I guess some folks (men as well, might find it hard).

Now I know I've not caught up properly but I'll endeavour to do that in a mo.

Todays plan to form and of course the kettle is on.

Sunshine here.

Karmacat

There's underlying sexism everywhere, Pippi, its surprising how much is still out there ... maybe once they went through the list of what they wanted in a candidate, it was obvious that you were the best? And it sounds like they may not be sexist enough to pass you by :A you might be just the right person at just the right place if you went there

Pippilongstocking

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Meal plan looks like thus

Mon - Roast dinner pie NOPE! had roast pork leftovers with noodles instead.
Tues - Duck (leftover) and noodles (NOPE! made chicken and chorizo pasta instead, as ate the noodles night before, froze the duck
Wed - Chicken curry (do ahead as am out at conference) - NOPE, got back tired and grumpy made a mess of the sauce as I forgot to do it beforehand, ended up with S/sour chicken + rice from stash:cool:
Thurs - visitors - Med fish (tinned tomatoes, veg fish and baked in oven) YUP! and lovely it was too.
Fri - visitors - out for tea or a takeaway (they offered ) YUP f/c from the famous chippie
Sat - visitors home late from Ryder cup - tea together or not? YUP - spag bog from freezer with half a loaf from reduced section
Sun - me and mr lovely me alone - probably a version of roast (leftover meat from freezer) - NOPE! TRG took us out for an unexpected harbourside tea

That sounds like a bit of a plan.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

SO how many of those did I get right? Erm - 3 out of 7

Pippilongstocking

Thanks KC - maybe TRG is very nervous about me going, whilst I'm happy I can hold my own he's quite protective, bless.

Hope the sun is shining on you today. I must make a plan aside 'do lots of paperwork'.

Pippilongstocking

Todays plan

Working (paid) paperwork mainly and web updates
Working tonight skype meeting for one hour
Chooks fed, eggs to collect later (Caz I don't know why animals run from chooks, it makes no sense!)
Banks to check, payment to CC for DSs laptop (I offered to pay it and he's paying me back quickly)
SAAS to chase up - being very slow and DS hasn't got his loan letter - emailed might phone.......PHONED might be a few weeks yet but will see what happens
Grass to mow
Meal plan to do :P
Clean ONE room, we're behind cos of visitors
Look into non-concreting in the new washing line, I'd rather not buy concrete if I don't need it
Pack up poppyseeds and post out to some chums who'd like some
Write up a blog - been ages as heids been all wonky (wonkier)
Find purse. Yes its in that 'safe place' again.
Look at local jobs.

I'm pondering trying to work out my 'petrol' and aim for NDD's (NON DRIVING DAYS) might help focus the noggin rather than being a petrol head. Being in middle of nowhere this might need some thought and planning.

Pippilongstocking

Pips Phatasmagorical Phantasy Meal Plan.

Mon- Pulled pork (leftovers) with mash, gravey, veg and slapped inside some giant homemade yorkies
Tues - Grannies chicken (chicken in tinned tomato with tatties lobbed in)
Wed - Tuna steaks with smoked cheese risotto
Thurs - Pasta with bacon and tomatoes or omlettes
Fri - TRG treats to a chinese
Sat - Tea with chums, probably curry at their house
Sun - Leftover roast meat with all the trimmings

Lunches will be leftovers for TRG and cupboards for me

Bread = two loaves in cupboards, one packet flat breads
Milk = 2ltrs which should do the week, might freeze half of it
Fruit = tonnes apples, bananas, plums and wee oranges
Veg = sweet potatoes, carrots, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, cuc's, beetroot, beans, peas (frozen), corn (tinned).

Shopping - aside reduced bargains, we need
Fizzy water
Coffee (instant)
Washing powder
Stardrops
Concrete (maybe)
Cable ties
Shower gel/shampoo
Dog fud (both)

ZTD

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

And, the job person - yes he did say that and oddly he's phoned today to have a chat later or on Thursday. Maybe my meagre muscles are outweighed by my actual skills, who knows. I'm a tad nervous heading to visit an organisation which sounds a bit sexist, but maybe he's just a pragmatist.

Unfortunately, this has got my goat (other mammals are available), so I couldn't really read and run.

He isn't sexist. What is sexism? It's a contraction of "sexual prejudice". What is prejudice - that's a contraction of "pre-judging" - i.e. judging before the facts.

What he has done is, he has given those women the opportunity, seen the facts (of them not doing very well), and has come to a conclusion - "post-judging" if you will. If he had been prejudiced - he would never have given them the opportunity in the first place.

If in the interview you'd been looking for the opportunity, and not the slight, and said something along the lines of "I'm looking for hard physical work, office work is not keeping me fit enough" - he probably would have been all over you like a rash.

But, now he's gone and given you the opportunity, flying directly in the face of the alleged sexual prejudice. You may succeed, you may fail. If you do fail, are you going to say "You're right - that is too much like hard work." or are you going to run for the hills shrieking "Sexism!"

We'll see - either way.

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Its physically quite hard work and I guess some folks (men as well, might find it hard).

If he'd said "We've not had too much luck with people shorter than 5' 8" - would that have made it OK, despite it referring to the exact same people?

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Sunshine here.

Sunshine here too - it's lovely oop north...

Pippilongstocking

Sorry Z I didn't mean to offend, if I did, apologies. Please step away from the goat (or mammal of choice) nice to see you.

Maybe sexism/sexist was the wrong word (?) being dyslexic is a curse sometimes as I struggle to find the right words, which isn't an excuse so much as a fact. In fact it was my 'other half' who used the 'S' word, he's worried that if an initial conversation to find out about a job involved gender, he was concerned that it wasn't a place he'd be comfy with me working.

I do think he (Boss person) perhaps shouldn't have mentioned it to be honest. I was a bit surprised someone would be so blunt on the phone. Then again, if they're busy, reliability and ability should really be the crux of the matter, he possibly phrased it a bit wrong.

As I'm under 5ft in real life, I hope they don't have a 'height' policy. but I do need a stool to perform some tasks..........I do not deny this.

Mind you looking at a 5 ft lunatic working in a largely male dominated agri/hort industry, (no prejudice intended) I'm use to a bit of hearty banter regarding abilities of short folks.

I promise I shall not pre-judge and I'm not much of a shrieker. I might just be too far down the birthday candles to be of much use which happens to us all.

I'm going along for a chat, we'll see what the outcome is either way.

Again sorry if I offended, twasn't meant to if I got me words wrong.

Still got sun here, although I hear its not out in the west.

Karmacat

I like goats even though when you surprise them they tend to charge at you :rotfl:

Hello Z :hello::coffee:

I also like the way you spell "dog fud" :j Pippi

Pippilongstocking

Doh!
Dyslexia strikes again (or just fat fingers)

I meant to write

Dug fud.



Pass the kettle.

eggs today and 3 hours paperwork done. Bumped tonights meeting to see the gardening folks.

11 miles from here, so in terms of a commute, not too far.

I've also just applied for a half time job doing admin for a local shellfish company, closer 4 miles away and I do like shellfish