THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

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We had a total failure with Butternut this year and got NONE! however the pumpkins more than made up for it and gave us 9 beauties of varying size. One, the tiniest, has gone next door for Henry who is 18 months and they will make him a wee little lantern on Halloween night, DD1 has taken one and made pumpkin pie, soup and puree for the freezer. DD2 is taking 2 more , one to eat and one for the Grandpickles at Halloween and that leaves us 5. I shall use the biggest for Halloween myself, so little to do for the youngsters in this village I love to give them at least one evening of fun in a year and the others will be souped and risotto'd with sage from the garden to feed us for the next few months. Long term keeping isn't a problem!

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MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

and just pop the jar over the top and slide the envelope under before turning the whole caboodle upside down and chucking the 'beastie' out into the garden.

I don't turf the spiders out.

I just put them on the floor, in front of my computer desk, and they take up residence under it.

mardatha

Oh my god I wish I hadn't read the post re Piders. I hate the bloody things!

ivyleaf

There was a big one on the wall of our hall this morning :eek:

maryb

Does anyone know if the tip about conkers repelling spiders actually works? Because our conservatory looks like Miss Haversham's room at the moment. You would not believe how large a web our resident spiddies can weave overnight

pineapple

Even thinking about spiders has cold shivers running up and down my spine. I slept on the floor downstairs once when the dog was ill and woke up with a lump on my face. At first I thought it was a boil but it could well have been a spider bite. I get some huge beasts in my cottage especially this type of year. I have a spider catcher which sucks them up at a safe distance and which allows you to deposit them outside - supposedly unharmed. But also I put sticky Rentokil traps down - sorry.

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pineapple wrote: »

Even thinking about spiders has cold shivers running up and down my spine.

I love spiders. They're awesome creatures. :cool:

DigForVictory

I'm off on a very special weekend. My family regard a godfather as a treat as he's an excellent cook & likes long country walks & can drive, so they chaps tootle off for Ages while I sit with his aged mother.

Who is sharp as a tack, & hasn't got the internet so finds me & my phone one step this side of witchcraft. However as someone who takes her seriously when she wants to know exactly what percentage she can get on her ISA (she lives on the interest) she has a special affection for me.
So us gels have a fine time without the chaps & this weekend, I'm having a jam mistress-class. She provides the brains, I provide the brawn, the jam jars & the sugar. Each of us reckons we're getting a sweet deal & the lads are suggesting we swing by their farm shop to stock up on extra strawberries (no prizes for guessing their Favourite Jam!).

The poor godfather will be hauled through every charity shop in town (he never used to go in, with my lot hauling him, he's learning & has extended his library a bit!) before they rampage through unsuspecting countryside. He opines it's like having a dog again, but three of them, & no leash. (With his cooking, he doesn't need one - they keep him in view!) I'll not vouch for what state the kitchen will be in on his eventual return, but I think we'll be chinking merrily homewards unless I stock up on the Metro papers...

jk0

Here's an odd one...

Twice this year now, I have been contacted by Barclaycard wanting to replace my card with another with a different number. This has happened before when someone in India has got wind of the details and gone on a spending spree, but this year there have been no unauthorised transactions.

I asked customer services, and they tell me that my number is on a list they received of numbers that have been compromised. I'm not sure where they would have got a list like that from. Anyone know?

AnimalTribe

jk0 wrote: »

Here's an odd one...

I asked customer services, and they tell me that my number is on a list they received of numbers that have been compromised. I'm not sure where they would have got a list like that from. Anyone know?

jkO - I don't know for sure, but perhaps some supplier you paid by card, has had their records compromised and has informed the card company. You could always call customer services again and ask them to clarify (although they might not be willing to do so, or the help desk may simply not have been given the details of the incident).

Re spiders - I admire them, but they scare me. I have an excellent spider catcher - my husband. Although, I used to have a better one, a cat, who used to chase them and then eat them.