O/S Daily Sunday 22nd February 2015

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Good Morning everyone, bitingly cold here this morning and with a beautiful coating of frost on everything, glad I'm doing the afternoon hound walk though. DD1 who has been staying for a few days is going home today, He Who Knows is taking her back and staying to replace a couple of fence pannels in her garden which have been battered by our winter weather so just the Dockling and me tonight and I'm having a piece of chicken for tea which I don't normally get to cook as He Who Knows doesn't do 'bird' of any kind. I'm so fed up with all this cold weather I long for some nice warm spring days but I DO know it's only half past February and it will come in its own time, I just wish it would hurry up!!!

Hope you all have a lovely Sunday and something nice happens to make each of you happy, Lyn xxx.

TravellingAbuela

Morning all. I don't know where the morning has gone. I was up at silly o'clock (as usual) but seem to have gone from one job to another ever since.

Wonderful news ELONA I know what it's like getting wound up waiting for results. We are back at Leeds Tuesday for Mr TA's 2nd injection. He had the usual bloods last time so they may tell us if they show anything different.

Anyway, because he had no side effects from the 1st injection we have taken the plunge and booked Mon - Fri away from the 2nd March and hope he has no ill effects from the 2nd injection to force us to cancel it. I have booked a lovely hotel near Kendal where we stayed in the autumn. It's got a spa and a pool (and a gym but we won't mention that!!) and only 10 mins from Lake Windermere so the break can be as relaxing or as taxing as we want! Although our days of fell walking are behind us we can still enjoy reasonably flat walking round the lakes etc. It's our no-childminding week so not leaving DD in a dilemma!

Roast beef for lunch and it's smelling lovely. I've got a couple of pieces of bilberry crumble out of the freezer for dessert if we have room for it!

All the DGDs bedding to iron but may leave until tomorrow and have a lazy afternoon!

Have a good day all. xx

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eldest DDs just been and we had a lovely long chat about anything and everything.Bless her she asked what I'd like for Mum's day and I said actually not a lot as I am happy with everything I have,so she said well there must be a cook book you'd like (forgetting that I have been cooking for well over 60 years :):))
So I ended up choosing 'We'll eat again' by Marguerite Patten,but I said I only want a used copy as new is silly, and used it quite acceptable for me.
She looked on A%%zon and found it for about £3.00 which I was happy withI see no point spending an arm and a leg on a book which will get well used and read and probably covered in flour at some point.:):):)Bless her she is a good girl and knows me and my frau frugal ways only too well :):) so apparently its going to ba a part of my Mothers Day gift, along with something else she wouldn't tell me about
Sun is still out although a bit nippy at the moment still.Just going to have some hot soup and pate and crackers for lunch as I go to youngest DDs for Dinner later.
Enjoy your sunday chums
JackieO xxx

candlelight_2013

Jackie I have that book and I am sure Lyn has it as well.

Happy reading and cooking

Candlelightx

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Oh yes I do, in fact I have the 3 in 1 collection published as 'The Jubilee Cookbook' which includes the after the war is ended 'Victory Cookbook' and 'The Post War Kitchen' which covers up to the ending of rationing in the 1950s. Love them, everything I've ever cooked from them has been delicious. I also have a complete shelf of wartime cookbooks including 20 or so originals by Ambrose Heath, a scottish WI book, some repro books from the Telegraph and quit a few pamphlets produced by the carrot marketing board, the potato marketing board, Marmite, Bero, Carnation Milk, Atora Suet etc. which are all very useable and still make dishes acceptable to the modern palate. I love them, it's a fascinating insight into what my parents generation had to cope with!

Poddly

I can recommend Acriflex for burns, it is a cream you can get from the chemist.

DH and I went out for a walk this morning, couldn't persuade the teenagers to come with us, but at least we got some exercise in the fresh air! Did some baking when we got back, a "clear the fridge out" quiche and an apple and mincemeat tart.

Had to choose another holiday cottage as the company rang to say the one we booked for a week in August was now unavailable as it will be having the roof replaced. Luckily our second choice was still available so not too much hassle.
Washing, dishwasher all sorted and rubbish out ready for tomorrow. Roast Pork for dinner.

busiscoming2

Afternoon all,

Moorhen - your trips sound amazing

Put together the new units for the Lounge which seems to have taken a lot of the day. I've put the stuff back in them, decluttered some unwanted bits and still have lots of space I put the CDs and DVDs back in there although the only CD players we have are in the cars and we have no DVD player I think we are a bit daft!

Back to normal tomorrow after half term although tomorrow is just a training day, for me that means a later start than normal and earlier finish

Happy Sunday

meanmarie

Evening all,

All visitors gone now.....DD2 was very happy with her travel time......5 hrs 10 mins door to door, including filling hire car with petrol, returning said car, flying Dublin to Stansted, train to Tottenham Hale, 10 min taxi ride to Highbury, I never seem to get there that fast!

Cool, rainy day here, Mossy was unwilling to go out, but is now patrolling the back garden looking for a way out.....he loves a run in the fields but not great at coming back, so not allowed with sheep around.

Moorhen, lovely to hear of your trips and plans for more.....OH is becoming more unwilling to travel by the day, I know that airports are a pain, but a book is always helpful to pass the time, we will see later in the year.

Dinner tonight is boiled smoked shank of ham which OH spotted for €1.75 in the supermarket this morning....its been cooked and Mossy has disposed of the bone, cabbage and potato to cook, pudding will be a couple of the raspberry and chocolate brownies DD1 made yesterday. Late breakfast this morning so dinner will be an other hour or so.

We have been promised very cold weather and snow in the coming week....would rather we didnt have snow, as I hate problematic travelling....have lots of food in so not worried on that score but dont like to be confined.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, stay warm and well.

Marie

Islandmaid

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Oh yes I do, in fact I have the 3 in 1 collection published as 'The Jubilee Cookbook' which includes the after the war is ended 'Victory Cookbook' and 'The Post War Kitchen' which covers up to the ending of rationing in the 1950s. Love them, everything I've ever cooked from them has been delicious. I also have a complete shelf of wartime cookbooks including 20 or so originals by Ambrose Heath, a scottish WI book, some repro books from the Telegraph and quit a few pamphlets produced by the carrot marketing board, the potato marketing board, Marmite, Bero, Carnation Milk, Atora Suet etc. which are all very useable and still make dishes acceptable to the modern palate. I love them, it's a fascinating insight into what my parents generation had to cope with!

Will you behave!!! I am trying to work up to getting rid of my cookery book collection, as I use the Mypad for most things now, then you go and tempt me with more cookery books:D

We,ll eat again is one the few I intend to keep:)

New kitchen nearly sorted, just waiting for handles, correct hob and cutlery tray to arrive - will try a pic when done.

Have a fab week all, and try and stay warm and dry x

elona

Candlelight

We have managed to get about four pounds of weight on him which is apparently good for only three months after treatment. I had not realised that radiotherapy affects metabolism :eek: He is now lighter than he was as a (slim) teenager!

Quiet now middle DD went back to her new house yesterday and youngest went back to uni but I am enjoying some peace and quiet and trying to finish sewing the second window seat for her. It should match the six dining chairs I re covered with fabric and if I have enough fabric left I would like to make a couple of matching bolster type cushions.

She e mailed a photo of the window seat I finished at the weekend
and it looks quite good.

DH had banana pancakes for breakfast, a small jam sponge and custard mid morning, leftover roast dinner for lunch and will have fish chips and peas tonight. Me and DD will probably have lower fat chips.

Still have present wrapping to do for DD's birthday on Friday as I seem to be wrapping everybody's gifts as well as ours.;)

Hugs to all