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in_need_of_direction

I'm still trying to reclaim the house from my 30 and 31 year old babies, one of whom hasn't lived at home for the past few years. Good luck with that!

Greying_Pilgrim

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

I'm still trying to reclaim the house from my 30 and 31 year old babies, one of whom hasn't lived at home for the past few years. Good luck with that!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Ah well, I may just try - take photos as proof that it happened once, and then have a house that is just the same as any other family Especially when more toys come along; to get left out, tidied up, left out, tidied up, left out, trod on and swore at, tidied up, left out...........

Greying X

Greying_Pilgrim

mmm, well just checked on what is in the aldee S6 for the next fortnight (thanks redfox) and I have to say it is pretty uninspiring. Don't think I'll be hoofing it down there anytime soon Am I missing something? What is the point of flat peaches? I've only had them a couple of times, found them no easier to get the stone out of and not significantly different in taste to 'conventional' peaches. Is it me?

We haven't had any melon yet this year though. I've not really been in our local market hall, so haven't had the chance to see if the vastly over-priced fruit & veg stand there has YS'd their mouldy fruit at all......... Perhaps I will give aldee a whirl, see what their melons are like for 49p.

Right, best do a bit more - have tatted a bit and actually transferred the muhammara recipe into my index, so we're doing well! :T:rotfl:

Greying X

joeyjimbles

I'm glad you said that about the flat peaches (and nectarines for that matter), I've seen them in France quite a bit but I could taste any difference in them, apart from the usual difference of buying properly ripe local produce near where they were grown. I wonder if they travel better?

ETA. I did a quick google, and apparently they are a different version of a peaches, supposed to taste sweeter and with an almondy flavour too. I'll stick to regular ones - or better yet a pear that is properly ripe which is my personal holy grail.

beanielou

I love glat peaches :drool:

joeyjimbles

beanielou wrote: »

I love glat peaches :drool:

Ah, then can you tell me what makes them different? Given they are relatively cheap this weekend I was thinking to give them another try anyway, but would love to know what I'm supposed to be tasting.

mothernerd

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

I'm still trying to reclaim the house from my 30 and 31 year old babies, one of whom hasn't lived at home for the past few years. Good luck with that!

Ditto. One couch currently swamped by parcels for DS1 (31) and DS2 (29) with more expected and a PO card for one I missed whilst I was out this morning. Not lived here/ with me for 10 and 6 years respectively (their possessions remained a little longer) but both working full-time (finally) and it's easier to send their parcels to me than spend their precious days off tracking down/ waiting for parcels.

Last week DS1 demanded to know why 'he' (DS3) had the (very) large bedroom an I had the little one. 'He' has a lot more stuff than me (you are probably finding this with baby G) and it's easier to keep it at a level acceptable to me if there is room to walk on the floor rather than first blocking access to the room, then flowing out into every other part of the house.

If possible don't have anything you care about (books, candles etc) below 4'. It takes them a while to crawl/climb up to that level. Keep no/ raised voices for really dangerous things so that it is an absolute. Tried to explain to my mother that yelling no every 10 seconds (to 18 month old great-grand-daughter) just confused the child and made her do it more just to get a reaction. Eating dog biscuits wasn't going to kill her, if she didn't like the taste she wouldn't eat one again and explanations are better. When the child's mother said they were for 'dog dog' the child immediately offered it to the dog.

But then the least said about my mother's parenting methods the better - she passed looking after my brothers over to me when I was 2yo.

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Morning :hello:

joeyjimbles - I concur, I think that the 'ripeness' is a key factor, and I've never been to Italy, or Spain - or in any other stone fruit growing country at the right time to experience the absolute point of ripeness. Although technically plums grow in the UK, and I've had some pretty spiffing ripe plums in my life - although they are a rarity, and rarely came from a shop, but straight off the tree, or from a tiny stall outside a garden. Perhaps if I had a flat peach (I note they've stopped calling them 'doughnut' peaches....) that was on the point of ripeness, I'd like them too. As it is, I now have 1kg of round peaches and 1kg of round nectarines, produce of Spain, and courtesy of mrL, ripening in my fruit bowl They are on the 'pick of the week' offer at 59p a punnet. I had a nectarine last night - it wasn't ready, but if it ripens (without going mouldy) it should be nice - the taste/aroma was there, it just didn't have that extra 'ripeness' factor and was a little hard.

We resorted to beans on toast for tea last night. I hit a blank at every other meal idea, as I was always minus one key ingredient - end of the month syndrome Still, nowt wrong with beans on toast, is there? And we had the last of the fake corney-ettos for 'afters', so the calories balanced themselves out

mothernerd - some sound advice there. And we've already found out about the raised voice thing - it startled Baby Greying when DP and I had a conversation from 2 different rooms - which necessitated raised voices - something we did normally pre-baby. Normal voices = security, which is what BG needs to feel - meaning also, a raised voice means something is amiss, which in turn, may mean that they respond to 'NO' etc better.

I'm meeting up with a friend today. I'm SOOOOOOOOOoooooo looking forward to it (can you tell?). They are a thoroughly decent person - kindness runs like a core through them. I know whatever time we have together will fly, but I'll relish it anyway, and be grateful that they have made time to meet up.

Dinner this evening should be pizza. Probably a black olive one, but watch this space, as it may yet be spagetti hoops on toast.... :rotfl:

Right, best shift a tail feather, tons to do, and I must remember to brush my hair... i must remember to brush my hair.... i must...... :rotfl:

Greying X

beanielou

joeyjimbles wrote: »

Ah, then can you tell me what makes them different? Given they are relatively cheap this weekend I was thinking to give them another try anyway, but would love to know what I'm supposed to be tasting.

Weird I know but I have never been keen on ordinary peaches.
Flat ones seem more juicy for some reason:o

joeyjimbles

Thanks for telling me BeanieLou, if they look decent when I'm in the shop tomorrow I will give them another go.