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deptfordmarmoset

Full time tea drinker
Location
Armonmy Way
:okay:


And, who knows, I might even be alright at wot I do.. :whistle:
Can't spell Rösti (Roesti, or even roesti will do) though.

Still, wherever you go, no two Rösti will ever taste the same. So, I suppose that any spelling will also do.... And it's just occurred to me that I don't know the German plural for Rösti..... I should do, being half Swiss, but, let's face it, one may be welcome but it's always enough.
 
Right, :cuppa: required.
 

PeteXXX

Cake or ice cream? The choice is endless ...
Location
Hamtun
Biscuits?
Malted Milk, with my Horlicks
 
Morning!
It looks dark and frosty out at the moment.
Having a :cuppa: at the moment.
Yesterday I managed to do bits of what I planned. Sort of !
I fitted the cover to the shower unit and went into the loft to investigate what needs to be done to anchor the switch . I got the Dawes Shadow out and tried to discover what was causing a ratchet noise whilst pedalling . I found out that the bottom bracket bearings were knackered. I cleaned up the axle and cups and fitted new loose bearings. It was cold working outside in the shade.
I set off for a test ride and the noise was worse ! I continued my ride as I wasn't going to let an annoying thing like that stop me.
It turned out to be the front mech ! By pulling on the lever the noise went . I will have another look today .
I did a short 5 mile ride in the end. It was lovely and sunny but was really cold .
What I didn't like was discovering that the building Lorries are destroying my favourite lane ! The big heavy lorries are churning up the edges of the road and verges as they pass other vehicles. This is especially bad in this weather .
 

mudsticks

Obviously an Aubergine
Yeah, your growing season is longer than what it is here. And I can imagine you do have some variety. Some peeps think winter veg are boring, but there's so much you can do with them. :hungry:

Do you do any of the weird & wonderful like scorzonera and kohlrabi?

Tried scorzonera, tasty but not really practical at any scale.

But yes kohlrabi, multicoloured turnips, black radish, and all sorts of other roots, and leafage, plus the summer grown squash released from their store over the winter.
Winter veg is very far from dull.

I'm looking forward to the the chicory bulking up.. I can eat tonnes of the stuff.. It's Its like my mid winter catnip.:hungry:

In mundane news.

Almost got a weekend off. - as much as you ever can on a farm.

Much needed life-admin to catch up on - a couple of union reports to write.

Some trip photo-journalling to indulge in (my guilty time-wasting pleasure)

And a decent length bike ride on Sunday - so long as the weather plays nicely. :bicycle:

The lanes are a tad mucky right now.. Too-wide tractors mashing up the verges, of the little Devon lanes with their mahoosive wheels
 
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