Mundane News

[Spinney]

Washing hung out in the (weak) sunshine - first time this year.
Breadmaker has produced today's loaf.
3rd pint of the day to hand.

Now, sadly, I have run out of excuses to not start working. But there might be a trip to Waitrose later for emergency apples and oranges, long way round, on the bike...

 

[Illaveago]

Misty morning. I'm a bit late today as I thought that a really hot bath might be good for my cold. I thought that the steam might help but I've still got a voice as deep as Marielle Frostrop.

 

[Smithbat]

Me neither I am afraid - they walk about on the kitchen worktops with their sh1tty feet, and lick the butter. Ugh.

For me it is that whole kneading thing they do with their feet 'shudder'.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Yarn , yarn, it is yarn!

Ok....
Judging by the amount of wool around here we're going to be yarn yarn yarn.

 

[Salty seadog]

Aaaarrrrrgghhhhhhh

Just read an email informing me I could have had an extra hour in bed!!!!!!

You could go to bed an hour earlier tonight....

Not quite the same though is it but it'll show em'....

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Sat in Hatton locks cafe with a coffee and a bacon sandwich

 

[Speicher]

This week while I was working in the front garden, there was a deafening sound, making it difficult to concentrate. Today I saw the sound of all that commotion. A Goldfinch or two in a very large Photinia.

The Photonia needs a bit of pruning as it overhangs next door's driveway. They do not mind this as their driveway is extremely wide. I presume I will have to wait until summer to prune it, so that fledgling chicks are not disturbed. They are such a tiny bird to be making such a lot of noise.

 

[Speicher]

Have you tried crocheting one? It seems all the rage round here!

That might not be such a daft idea. I could crochet a very long chain of very strong string, and weave it through the U nails on a frame. Any breaks in the string would be easily repairable, and the broken off bits would decompose.

 

[Speicher]

Yes, that has been said about @potsy before

Does he use twitter a lot?

 

[postman]

Dummy ,dummy,dummy.I have returned from my hearing aid check up.You get new tubes and tulip ends.Any problems Mr Mee,well yes i clean them regular,i don't know how you manage,with the ends all that gunge.But i am having a little difficulty picking up clear conversations.
No problems let's wire you up and see. Umm do you know you have them in the wrong ears.
i'll say no more.other than i can now hear the clacking of the keys as i press down on them.Dummy.

 

[Illaveago]

I just had a bit of a catastrophe just a moment ago. I was quietly drinking my coffee when a tickle in the back of my throat triggered a coughing fit. Having a mouthful of sugary coffee I managed to stifle the coughing enough to prevent an aerosol spray going everywhere but not long enough for me to put my mug down safely. I've just mopped up the mess.

 

[Reynard]

Maybe it's crocheting a cat?

When my two shed in the spring, I could probably knit several cats from what I comb out of their coats... Always kinda surprised I don't end up with a pair of Sphynxes

 

[Reynard]

Me neither I am afraid - they walk about on the kitchen worktops with their sh1tty feet, and lick the butter. Ugh.

Lexi gets her own dollop of butter. Poppy doesn't like butter.

 

[Reynard]

Made chutney yesterday as I had some things picked up on YS that wanted using. 450g cranberries, two small pineapples, two mangoes, three onions and a pack of four green chillies. Used the proportion of fruit to vinegar, salt, sugar & spices as in the Marguerite Patten plum chutney recipe. Got six jars plus a half.

Tastes fabby now, will be amazing once it's properly mature; starts of sweet and fruity when you first taste it, then you get the dry tartness of the cranberries and finally a good kick from the chilli. Exactly how I like my chutneys.

Picked up job lots of raw beetroot and ripen-in-the-fruit-bowl nectarines on YS the other night, and those are destined for chutney too. Not together, might I hasten to add. The nectarines will meet the other 450g of cranberries that are currently waiting in the freezer.

 

[Speicher]

Made chutney yesterday as I had some things picked up on YS that wanted using. 450g cranberries, two small pineapples, two mangoes, three onions and a pack of four green chillies. Used the proportion of fruit to vinegar, salt, sugar & spices as in the Marguerite Patten plum chutney recipe. Got six jars plus a half.

Tastes fabby now, will be amazing once it's properly mature; starts of sweet and fruity when you first taste it, then you get the dry tartness of the cranberries and finally a good kick from the chilli. Exactly how I like my chutneys.

Picked up job lots of raw beetroot and ripen-in-the-fruit-bowl nectarines on YS the other night, and those are destined for chutney too. Not together, might I hasten to add. The nectarines will meet the other 450g of cranberries that are currently waiting in the freezer.

Out of curiosity, @Reynard, when you take YS items to your neighbour, does he insist on paying for them, or does he do the odd favour for you? You might be doing it, just because you like to.