Mundane News

[postman]

Been out or a walk to the local park.Needed the exercise.That's why I bought a latte and a sticky yum yum bun.Yes that's it's name.

 

[rockyroller]

1st year our office didn't set up a Christmas tree

 

[DCLane]

Snow here this morning so the club ride was cancelled. Instead I took my youngest to the gym.

I've then helped SWMBO with her tax return and I'm doing mine now. Originally training as an accountant under a tax avoidance specialist helps sometimes The exciting life I lead

 

[rockyroller]

Pringles

I almost had some of the Pringles I gave to my kids as minor Xmas gifts, but I resisted the urge. how were yours? what flavor?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

what flavor?

There are different flavours I thought they were a Uck flavoured

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Purely by coincidence, I am currently potato snacking my way through a big bag of salt and balsamic vinegar crisps. Generous amounts of salt, disappointing on the vinegar.

It's my reward for a ride to the shops in the cold.

 

[DCLane]

Tax returns done. SWMBO has a bit of a bill to pay for a busy freelance year* and I get a £12 rebate. Now what can I spend that enormous amount on ...

* I don't get her bill because she runs her freelance finances through a separate account that I don't access. My income goes into the joint account however

 

[tyred]

I almost had some of the Pringles I gave to my kids as minor Xmas gifts, but I resisted the urge. how were yours? what flavor?

Mine were sour cream and onion.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Tax returns done. SWMBO has a bit of a bill to pay for a busy freelance year* and I get a £12 rebate. Now what can I spend that enormous amount on ...

* I don't get her bill because she runs her freelance finances through a separate account that I don't access. My income goes into the joint account however

Yep standard policy, what's yours is hers & what is hers is her own.

 

[fossyant]

Got a reasonable deal on an upgraded phone. My son's a bit of a clutz with phones and has smashed the last one I gave him - he's reliant on it with his pizza delivery job. I'm not due an upgrade until March, but checked on line and could do it for £120. As I don't want to go in a shop, I contacted the customer support and they just waived the fee. Called at 8.30pm last night, new phone on doorstep by 12pm today. Just copied everything over and reset my old phone. Son gets my previous phone provided it does not come out of the flip case.

 

[PeteXXX]

No 1 grandson is now the proud owner of a new(ish) bike 😊
Our first ride was cut short at 2¼ miles by sleet and freezing rain, however ❄

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

No 1 grandson is now the proud owner of a new(ish) bike 😊
Our first ride was cut short at 2¼ miles by sleet and freezing rain, however ❄

A for the new bike, a for the weather.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Further adventures in baking, or at least the urge to do better with mince pies.

I tackled the same mince pie recipe I tried before. Unfortunately, I don't have a bigger cutter and couldn't find anything to use as one for the deep-fill baking tray. I did drain as much liquid from the filling (mincemeat, finely chopped apple and clementine) before putting into the pastry cases.

The result: the mince pies have come out much better, but not as well as I had hoped. The bottoms are better baked and not soggy, but still stuck to the tray a little (I did grease well with butter). The pastry has held together much better too. The proof will be in the tasting which will be after dinner tonight. I do wonder if I should be using puff pastry or if some other type of pastry like shortcrust. My knowledge of baking is practically non-existent though

 

[Speicher]

Does that not make you feet cold as I assume you will have to walk everywhere?

Yes, I think I would like some owl boots.

 

[PeteXXX]

And here he be. Cold, but happy 😊