O/S Daily Friday 7th July

LaineyT

Morning everyone and thanks for the start Holly,

We had a lot of thunder rolling round yesterday but very little rain, today is set to be hot again but apart from one wee break I did manage to sleep relatively well.
Will get as much done in the next hour or so before the heat ramps up, I want to wash down the stairs as we only have a runner carpet and the sides get grubby. The dog's blankets need a wash as well so will do a cleanse wash on the machine afterwards,
Right, better crack on, have a good day folks x

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Good Morning chums and thanks Holly for kick starting the day.Very warm already here, and I have the fan on.A little rain yesterday but only very light shower which lasted about 5 minutes certainly not enough to wet the flowers
DGS has arrived in Montreal safely bless him he texted to say all was well and although tired was really pleased to get there and see his g/f.

Today I am making a quiche with lots of odds and ends already in stock so it will be virtually free apart from the cooking of it I have eggs,mushroom,cheese,bacon bits and red onions plus some pastry from the freezer so its only a case of chucking it altogether and bunging it in the oven it will do with salad bits over the weekend for dinner tonight and a couple of lunches, so a NSD for me Nothing to buy on my shopping list at the moment and I am using up as much as I can from my stores.I have a cream caramel packet in the cupboard which I will make up as well today for puddings I bought it ages ago when it was reduced to 20p and its still in date not that I take a scrap of notice about dates anyway so that will do for at least four portions of puddings

Just about two portions of celery soup left so I may make some carrot and coriander soup as I snaffled some reduce carrots the other day and I like to have HM soup in the fridge as it makes for an easy quick lunchtime meal with cream cheese and crackers.

Far too hot to be trailing around supermarkets anyway

Hope you all are enjoying the sunshine but remember to use sun screen as its not nice to get burned

Take care everyone

JackieO xxx

SpekySquarehead

Morning all,

Thank goodness it's Friday.

Yesterday evening, with it being the first Thursday of the month, meant dinner date with my gran. I brought her some flowers which she reluctantly accepted. She'd made the table and as expected, the soup was bubbling away. This followed by homemade haddock and chips. Topped off with some homemade eves pudding.

My gran was always a good baker. I would go to my grans straight from school when I was only 9 or 10, and she would have baked a chocolate cake on the monday and I'd have a slice each day. When I got a little bit older, I asked for the recipe so I could make it at home and I could have more of it. So from then I got the taste (pardon the pun) for baking.

Since my gran is adament on making me dinner, and not the other way about (she says the last thing I should be doing is cooking a meal after a hard days work) then I want to bake her an afternoon tea that we can enjoy one Saturday afternoon. To do that, I need to learn how to make scones, something I've never done before.

So last night, after dinner, we made scones together. I felt like I went back 20 years and we were baking chocolate cake again. It was lovely. Once baked, we lathered them with butter and sat and chatted for a couple of hours. The perfect evening.

Been up and at it this morning. Will probably opt for a chilled our evening on the couch, we'll see.

redruby - enjoy the scran tonight!
Gers - I share your envy of the good weather. Not much we can do about it.

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Good Morning all, surprisingly we slept fairly well last night despite the heat but we'd been fairly active and busy all day and by 9 I was tired enough to retire to bed and got straight off to sleep, just a loo break in the night and then back off again, so I feel human this morning. He Who Knows went off with his fishing friend for 7.30 this morning to fish until lunchtime and I've got Maisie doggie for the day, she's snoozing beside me as I'm typing. DD1's term finished yesterday and I've never seen her more in need of a break, teaching seems to get more and more complex and demanding with each school year that passes, tonight is the Summer Ball and that's the last official school event until term starts in September, she's got a new posh ball gown and some really pretty little sparkly sandals and is having her hair done at the hairdressers I'm looking forward to seeing the photos.

Nothing much planned for today but I got up early and put the vacuum through downstairs, the beds are made and I've a pan of soup simmering on the hob for a few days lunches. I'm just going to enjoy having a dog about the house and doing a couple of nice walks in shady places later on.

Have a good day all, xxx.

Nelski

Good morning :wave:

Specky I was completely drawn in there its like a story from the Waltons :D Your gran sounds amazing and its so lovely you spend so much time with her sadly a lot of baking talent and expertise dies with the person I know it did with my grandparents

Jackie that quiche sounds lush save a slice for your adopted one

Gers that is a seriously slow internet speed :eek: Good to hear Camelot is having a good time

Bit cloudier today after a very hot one yesterday. Managed to get some sun bathing in after work and finished my book club book which is amazing for me thats 2 weeks before I need to.:cool:

Lunch with mum today....seems my technique may be working just a little bit though when I rang her yesterday she asked if we could take a trip to Marks and Spencer next week to get some jeans :j:j it will be a pain of a day as she wants to come to the one right round the corner from where I live (its a big out of town one) so it will mean picking her up bringing her back here then taking her back and coming home again lots of miles ......but its a step forward ...I think and at least she will get herself some jeans that fit

Looking forward to a weekend of cleaning ....well I am looking forward to the end of result actually I detest cleaning but needs must

Need to plan some weekend cooking as well thinking some beef bourguignon and some soups but that may change its far too hot for either of these but they do make good ready meals

Anyway best get on time and tide and all that have a great day everyone :A

nannywindow

Morning :wave:
Lovely day here, we also missed those storms.
The bed has been stripped and the WM on. DH has gone to see his friend who is having a bit of a hard time at present, so I have the morning to myself.
When the washing is on the whirly, I shall be pottering in the garden. I want to fill the green waste bins ready for recycling next Tuesday. Trouble with this nice weather is everything seems to grow twice as fast, especially the weeds :eek: ( and the brambles through from next door ). If I'm up to it I want to mow the lawns too, if not DH will do it later.
Tea tonight will be, haven't a clue. I think a rummage in the freezer will be in order.
Have a good day everybody.

silver-oldie

Good morning
Thanks for starting us off Holly.

Specky, I got a bit emotional reading your post, I never knew my grandparents .
I think you are both so lucky, you to have such a lovely Nan, and your Nan to have you, time is such a precious gift.

Still hot, no rain yesterday, poor garden is so dry.

Managed to get most of the kitchen cleaning done, why have I got 14 tins to tomatoes, 8 packets of savoury rice plus etc :eek: I was going shopping.. why??

Going to do some serious meal planning.

Hope you all have a good day

caronc

Good afternoon everyone, thanks to Holly for starting the thread and hugs to anyone that needs one.

Still damp and murky here. It did dry up later on yesterday but the midgies were out in force so no gardening done apart from a quick foray to pick the first batch of dwarf beans. I suspect today may be the same ....

I had a really rubbish sleep last night so a wee afternoon of feet up & kindle/snooze is on the cards. I need to pop a washing on later but apart from that there isn't anything that can't wait for another day.

Hope everyone has a good day x

System

I think Prodigal thinks he's moved in. I think they call it moving in by stealth.

Despite having a washer and dryer that costs nothing where he is staying, he is bringing me his washing.

Despite having a computer and free internet where he is staying, he wants to use mine.

He is eating me out of house and home. He's eating half a loaf at a time.

He's stolen all my jewellery (ok thats in the past but even so), he keeps turning up here drunk and aggressive.

He asked me for money earlier (ok it was only £3 but even so...). He didnt get any.

This has to stop.

camelot1001

Afternoon all from a very hot and sunny south of France

I've been to the little market and bought salad stuff, the tomatoes are delicious, as are the mussels from the little shop by the harbour, only 5 euros a kilo too.

I've had a bike ride round the town and had to stop here to use the internet, would be rude not to have a petit bier while I'm here.

Mussels and local wine for tea, what could be better?

Hope you're all well. Take care. Xx