Still a lovely morning OH says he'll cut the front lawn today ... I've not really got a lot to do except roast a lovely piece of rolled beef rib ... it's been in the freezer for a while and I need the space for the runner beans and raspberries so we'll have it today and then cold with salads for several days ... that way I get to watch the athletics without too much food prep.
I will use the time glued to the athletics to knit more woolly hats for Wonky and her brother, both of whom tell me they'll need warm hats this winter
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have you tried sprinkling a little slippery elm on his food? It sometimes helps. I have a couple of saluki crosses and they are convinced that everyone is surely planning to poison them and will treat every tid-bit with deep suspicion. Even sausages they'll take, then run away, spit them out and sniff them very carefully before actually eating them. The only things they eat without hesitation are ones they found dead under a bush.
Raisin; slippery elm is a really good additive for when a dog has a rather loose bum (sorry to anyone eating their breakfast!!) Reggies issue is he likes to pick out the favourite bits and leave the rest. I hand make his meals to ensure it's balanced nutritionally and won't upset his stomach issues... but that all goes to pot if he would rather starve than eat it.
Fortunately dog mummy won the battle yesterday. I don't think I'll ever win the war though!
Mm, you get used to it. These two aren't our first two.
Slippery Elm is a herbal remedy. In the US - where the tree comes from - it is considered a 'proper' medicine. Over here you can get it in health shops like Holland and Barrett - I would guess it would be available in France but haven't ever looked for it there. It's mucilaginous. I take when I get occasional bouts of colitis - it's very effective. Even OH (a herbal sceptic) finds it helps when he accidentally eats something with a lot of wheat gluten in it (he's not coeliac, just gluten sensitive).
You can buy it specifically for dogs (Dorwest Herbs 'Tree Barks Powder' for example), who seemingly can often get mild stomach irritation - possibly from dry kibble but that's just speculation. This mild belly ache doesn't stop them being hungry but makes them reluctant to eat so they can appear to be being picky. The Slippery Elm soothes it. It also tastes quite nice - sort of savoury 'umami' - which helps.
Of course sometimes they are just being picky, which no herb can help
You know I've had it in the cupboard for the dog for years but it's not until I read your comments Raisin that I even considered using it for my own stomach issues!
Still a lovely morning OH says he'll cut the front lawn today ... I've not really got a lot to do except roast a lovely piece of rolled beef rib ... it's been in the freezer for a while and I need the space for the runner beans and raspberries so we'll have it today and then cold with salads for several days ... that way I get to watch the athletics without too much food prep.
I will use the time glued to the athletics to knit more woolly hats for Wonky and her brother, both of whom tell me they'll need warm hats this winter
Dove; I brought out a huge pork shoulder joint from the freezer that was so heavily reduced it was silly not to buy it even though it's much too big for the two of us. It'll be slow roasting and sandwiches as I need the space for harvest time!
Cloudy again and cool but sunny bits. I' off to a local vide grenier to see if there are any goodies I can upcyclye then a spot of sewing and the sowing I didn't get to yesterday. Read on A4A that some broad beans can be sown now for a harvest in November so decided I may as well try tho my varieties are wrong. Nothing ventured and all that.
Beef for dinner here too but I do find it is the most boring meat going, even when well brought up so this slump has been smeared with Dijon mustard and rubbed with freshly ground spices and sat in the fridge for 2 days.
No probs with doggy appetite or digestion but they're young yet. Will keep slippery elm in mind tho as it sounds good. Thanks.
Congrats Hosta and hub. That pergola looks inviting too. The gite we used to stay in put fairy lights round there patio seating area - solar powered modules.
Enjoy your family day Busy. Christening sounds good. Can't find the garden visits thread. Have you posted pics of Giverny yet or been too busy?
My knitting "skills" have been dormant since I was taught at primary school eons ago tho I did knit a few scarves over the last couple of winters using fancy stitches gleaned form the net. Might have to attempt a jumper next. Certainly don't need woolly hats here. There are limits to how much embroidery I can do. Bloody OH and Possum think the current project looks old fashioned! It's just a cover for a chest of drawers and has a pattern of daisies and foliage. How does something like that get "modern"?
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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DL that'll be interesting. A Russian with an Irish accent. I once had an Italian tour guide with a Scottish accent. Her husband was Scottish and it was very peculiar.
PP, you want to hear my wife do a great impersonation of Mrs. Doyle ....even her sandwiches are triangular ...she draws the line at falling out of windows though
All that talk of pork and beef slathered with Dijon mustard is making me hungry ......OH is salivating for a carbonara .....well we've had a light week thus far so going to pig out this evening
love the pergola hosta......we used to have views like that from our BBQ area until this monster took over......
Fairy, I was talking to a farmer chappy about those gorgeous sheep. He was telling me the biggest "flock" in the country is near here and that they sell for over £8,000 EACH, yes, £8 Thousand !!
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Happy Anniversary Hosta! Congratulations on that and the booze. Hope you find nice people for the holiday lets.
Congratulations Hosta and Lovely Hub
Have a lovely day BL and the rest of you
Still a lovely morning
OH says he'll cut the front lawn today ... I've not really got a lot to do except roast a lovely piece of rolled beef rib ... it's been in the freezer for a while and I need the space for the runner beans and raspberries so we'll have it today and then cold with salads for several days ... that way I get to watch the athletics without too much food prep.
I will use the time glued to the athletics to knit more woolly hats for Wonky and her brother, both of whom tell me they'll need warm hats this winter
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Raisin; slippery elm is a really good additive for when a dog has a rather loose bum (sorry to anyone eating their breakfast!!) Reggies issue is he likes to pick out the favourite bits and leave the rest. I hand make his meals to ensure it's balanced nutritionally and won't upset his stomach issues... but that all goes to pot if he would rather starve than eat it.
Fortunately dog mummy won the battle yesterday. I don't think I'll ever win the war though!
You know I've had it in the cupboard for the dog for years but it's not until I read your comments Raisin that I even considered using it for my own stomach issues!
Dove; I brought out a huge pork shoulder joint from the freezer that was so heavily reduced it was silly not to buy it even though it's much too big for the two of us. It'll be slow roasting and sandwiches as I need the space for harvest time!
Congrats to Hosta and Hub.
Cloudy again and cool but sunny bits. I' off to a local vide grenier to see if there are any goodies I can upcyclye then a spot of sewing and the sowing I didn't get to yesterday. Read on A4A that some broad beans can be sown now for a harvest in November so decided I may as well try tho my varieties are wrong. Nothing ventured and all that.
Beef for dinner here too but I do find it is the most boring meat going, even when well brought up so this slump has been smeared with Dijon mustard and rubbed with freshly ground spices and sat in the fridge for 2 days.
No probs with doggy appetite or digestion but they're young yet. Will keep slippery elm in mind tho as it sounds good. Thanks.
Congrats Hosta and hub. That pergola looks inviting too. The gite we used to stay in put fairy lights round there patio seating area - solar powered modules.
Enjoy your family day Busy. Christening sounds good. Can't find the garden visits thread. Have you posted pics of Giverny yet or been too busy?
My knitting "skills" have been dormant since I was taught at primary school eons ago tho I did knit a few scarves over the last couple of winters using fancy stitches gleaned form the net. Might have to attempt a jumper next. Certainly don't need woolly hats here. There are limits to how much embroidery I can do. Bloody OH and Possum think the current project looks old fashioned! It's just a cover for a chest of drawers and has a pattern of daisies and foliage. How does something like that get "modern"?
PP, you want to hear my wife do a great impersonation of Mrs. Doyle ....even her sandwiches are triangular ...she draws the line at falling out of windows though
All that talk of pork and beef slathered with Dijon mustard is making me hungry ......OH is salivating for a carbonara .....well we've had a light week thus far so going to pig out this evening
love the pergola hosta......we used to have views like that from our BBQ area until this monster took over......
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Afternoon all.
Escaped to come home for lunch.
Fairy, I was talking to a farmer chappy about those gorgeous sheep. He was telling me the biggest "flock" in the country is near here and that they sell for over £8,000 EACH, yes, £8 Thousand !!
Dacha, what's the climber that has taken over the pergola?
Drizzly and dreich here now