Mundane News

[Reynard]

There is now a pot of chicken, vegetable & barley soup simmering away on the hob, and I am cooking some green lentils to add to the beef ragu for later.

 

[Reynard]

Just heard that I have a meeting with the bosses in March to talk about my contract...

I do hope that's a good thing rather than a bad one...

 

[Speicher]

And probably good quality and healthier choices as well, if the Community Larder in Mepal (couple of villages along from me) is anything to go by. I've had the odd box of stuff from there via a friend who is a volunteer there if they've been donated more than they can cope with.

There seems to be a network of the local community cupboards, that they do swaps/donations if they get too much of one thing. Places like golf clubs also get involved in donating food.

 

[Reynard]

There seems to be a network of the local community cupboards, that they do swaps/donations if they get too much of one thing. Places like golf clubs also get involved in donating food.

I would imagine the one here has a similar thing going. I haven't had anything recently, probably because there are more people in need than there used to be.

I don't mind, as long as food doesn't get wasted.

 

[Speicher]

I would imagine the one here has a similar thing going. I haven't had anything recently, probably because there are more people in need than there used to be.

I don't mind, as long as food doesn't get wasted.

Yes, that is partly why it was set up, to prevent food being wasted. There is Fareshare or similar schemes, but this is a much smaller set-up.

 

[mybike]

Probably because that purple icing does not appear terribly appetizing...

Better than the tyres on Postman Pat's van.

 

[Speicher]

There is a giant rainbow here. Unusually I can see where it meets the ground. Should I grab a spade and dig for treasure?

 

[mybike]

SIL has just popped round. She's gone in the hot tub with MrsF - I'm making her some food as she's just done a 12 hour shift in the Laundry at MIL's Nursing home on her own as they are short staffed throughout the home. She started there at the start of Covid, as her main job as a swim teacher stopped, and still isn't at pre-covid levels, so has stayed on for extra cash.

My mother's home has mostly been OK until recently, but I feel for the staff with all the changes of regulations & imposed vaccinations.

 

[mybike]

Pasta cooked, apartment not smouldering.

See, it's easy when you try.

 

[mybike]

Had some lamb, mushroom pasta, sprouts and tzatziki, followed by fruit crumble and custard.

Other than two lamb chops, all the random leftovers have been eaten.

I caught Lexi licking the dripping.

That cat has good taste.

 

[mybike]

Thank you.

I'd have reported earlier but it took a while to clean the ceiling

Pasta is not the same as pancakes.

 

[mybike]

They let me use something sharper, pencils. From there a short move to a pen, just be aware of possible ink poisoning.

I think we started with slates and iron 'pens'. At some stage we moved on to dip pens, you had to suck the wax of the new nibs before they'd work. The inkwells were decidedly minging.

 

[Reynard]

That cat has good taste.

Of course she does. She's a cat. It comes with the territory.

 

[Reynard]

Yes, that is partly why it was set up, to prevent food being wasted. There is Fareshare or similar schemes, but this is a much smaller set-up.

I hate wasting food... It pains me if I have to wang out half a carrot...

The best "gift" I had from the Community Larder was a 5kg sack of sugar and a case of tangerines. Nobody wanted 5kg of sugar and they got donated half a van of the fruit and had too much.

You can guess what I did with that lot...

 

[Reynard]

I have a and a chocolate biskit.