Gravity Aided
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- Location
- Land of Lincoln
The hocks sell quite well here.
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The hocks sell quite well here.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
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They are collected annually by an expedition to a rocky island north of Lewis and people abseil down the cliffs to collect them. Very traditional and was once part of the staple diet.
Nowadays only a token number are taken for conservation reasons but many regard it necessary to keep the tradition alive.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
May I offer my appolologies for skipping the last five pages. 
There was nearly a traffic jam in this street last week. There were two removal vans (both for the same house) and three vans and four cars for the people digging up part of the pavement. Okay so far, until the Welfare Unit aka Refreshment van turned up, followed by the Garbage trucks.
In today's news, I have been trying to book a hospital appointment. I was told it would be Wednesday afternoon, of next week, but the time was "sometime after 12 noon", not helpful as you can imagine.
There was nearly a traffic jam in this street last week. There were two removal vans (both for the same house) and three vans and four cars for the people digging up part of the pavement. Okay so far, until the Welfare Unit aka Refreshment van turned up, followed by the Garbage trucks.
In today's news, I have been trying to book a hospital appointment. I was told it would be Wednesday afternoon, of next week, but the time was "sometime after 12 noon", not helpful as you can imagine.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Why do pigeons normally hang around together
Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Warm, breezy and occasionally sunny here chez Casa Reynard.
I did not sleep terribly well. Spent most of yesterday evening working on the writing, and my mind was just too busy and too emotionally wrought to turn off. Of course, I was trying to sleep and didn't get up to make notes for the ideas whizzing around in my brain, and now I've gone and forgotten them. Aaargh!
A kitchen morning today - namely peeling and chopping a mountain of tomatoes to turn into sauce. They are now simmering away in the crock pot with a stock cube, two bay leaves, an onion, half a head of garlic, oregano, smoked paprika, pepper and a splash of extra virgin olive oil. I will add some fresh basil later, and the chilli from the stir fry kit that went into last night's curry.
Had a bit of an accident while pouring away the boiling water that I'd used to loosen the tomato skins. Tried to be too clever, and ended up pouring it down me as opposed to pouring it down the sink. Owwww! My boobies are not thanking me for that, but no major damage done thank goodness.
And speaking of olive oil - goodness me, the price of that has really shot up. The price for half a litre what a whole litre cost a couple of years ago.
Picked up a litre bottle previous week at what is now really good value, and when I was in Tesco on Monday, I noticed that the new stock for the same thing was nearly £4 more...
Anyways, it is time for luncheon, and I has a hungry.
I did not sleep terribly well. Spent most of yesterday evening working on the writing, and my mind was just too busy and too emotionally wrought to turn off. Of course, I was trying to sleep and didn't get up to make notes for the ideas whizzing around in my brain, and now I've gone and forgotten them. Aaargh!
A kitchen morning today - namely peeling and chopping a mountain of tomatoes to turn into sauce. They are now simmering away in the crock pot with a stock cube, two bay leaves, an onion, half a head of garlic, oregano, smoked paprika, pepper and a splash of extra virgin olive oil. I will add some fresh basil later, and the chilli from the stir fry kit that went into last night's curry.
Had a bit of an accident while pouring away the boiling water that I'd used to loosen the tomato skins. Tried to be too clever, and ended up pouring it down me as opposed to pouring it down the sink. Owwww! My boobies are not thanking me for that, but no major damage done thank goodness.
And speaking of olive oil - goodness me, the price of that has really shot up. The price for half a litre what a whole litre cost a couple of years ago.
Picked up a litre bottle previous week at what is now really good value, and when I was in Tesco on Monday, I noticed that the new stock for the same thing was nearly £4 more...Anyways, it is time for luncheon, and I has a hungry.
And scrap & bicker all the time, too!
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
I've had a 'not fun' morning being investigated by a doctor. Who's put me on medication for something delicate and wants to investigate further in a few weeks. That was unpleasant and I didn't sleep well contemplating what was coming.
So I've been for a walk, bumped into the filming of the new Jack the Ripper programme in Dewsbury and am now listing bike parts on eBay.
So I've been for a walk, bumped into the filming of the new Jack the Ripper programme in Dewsbury and am now listing bike parts on eBay.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Two slices of seeded toast for luncheon, one with chicken liver pate, one with cream cheese with garlic & herbs, plus an orange, some strawberries and two 
oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
Most of shopping done but cold stuff has to wait till tomorrow as it is too hot to keep it in a coolbag.
Shocked at the general rise in food prices compared to my last visit just over a month ago. Longlife milk has doubled and everything else is up but not by quite as much.
I have a lot of staples in stock but veg has to be frozen and I cannot keep too much before it goes off when kept fresh.
Good job I am reasonably good at cooking unlike somebody I knew who boasted he could not even boil an egg. He was not exaggerating.
Just sitting out in the sun but packing will have to start soon.
Shocked at the general rise in food prices compared to my last visit just over a month ago. Longlife milk has doubled and everything else is up but not by quite as much.
I have a lot of staples in stock but veg has to be frozen and I cannot keep too much before it goes off when kept fresh.
Good job I am reasonably good at cooking unlike somebody I knew who boasted he could not even boil an egg. He was not exaggerating.
Just sitting out in the sun but packing will have to start soon.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Most of shopping done but cold stuff has to wait till tomorrow as it is too hot to keep it in a coolbag.
Shocked at the general rise in food prices compared to my last visit just over a month ago. Longlife milk has doubled and everything else is up but not by quite as much.
I have a lot of staples in stock but veg has to be frozen and I cannot keep too much before it goes off when kept fresh.
Good job I am reasonably good at cooking unlike somebody I knew who boasted he could not even boil an egg. He was not exaggerating.
Just sitting out in the sun but packing will have to start soon.
I know what you mean. Each time I walk into Tesco, I'm like "what's gone up this time"
Good job I'm also a dab hand in the kitchen, because buying ingredients rather than ready made does insulate me somewhat from the price rises. I'm not immune, because *everything* is going up - as you say, some things have almost doubled - but at least I'm not paying for that extra level of processing / value added.
Another thing I've noticed is that it're the more expensive things ending up in final reductions - particularly chicken and bread.
Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Listening to Northern Superchargers v Southern Brave
Grant Fondo
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- Location
- Cheshire
just had two sausage rolls and a brew.
Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
A bit like after the parental unit has scrubbed my metal teapot...
