Happy new year, @Pat E. Just back from plots, very wet as I expected, couldn't do much so picked some sprouts (they are soo different when fresh), picked up my multi fold ladder, so next dry day I can have a go at the greenhouse roof. We have decided not to go anywhere tonight too, just not worth mixing with too many others.
Happy New Year @Pat E - The champagne has been flowing in NZ since midday (here). We used to raise a glass of Lindauer when we could get it - those days have sadly subsided. Re clouds @didyw Definitely looks like Snoopy when he leaps up for joy!!
No comfrey leaves here unfortunately @Songbird-1 I wonder if cabbage leaves have the same effect. I don't have any, but there are lots of cauliflower and broccoli leaves out there.
@Dovefromabove Thank you for your comfort. I have just made a court bouillon for my Seiche for this evening. Croutons to make and an aioli too. OH will do the rest., we will
After a beautiful start to the day, a thick mist has rolled in very very quickly. We are invited to nursie neighbours at 8pm tonight for an outdoor and socially distanced drink, but I think with this cold, we should politely decline. Damn and bother!!!
@raisingirl Tidying the house doesn't lose weight - it's what goes in your mouth, that does!
Hello Forkers. It took till at least 1pm but the sun finally managed to burn off the heavy mist and it's now bright and warm.
I spent my morning finishing all the machine sewing for OH's new trousers and then re-arranged and cleaned my sewing room. I'd forgotten how fluffy elephant cord can be when being cut and manipulated but they'll keep him warm in cold spells.
Since lunch I've been busy mixing up the marinade for butter chicken for tonight's dinner, making brioche and butter pudding for dessert and starting off a loaf of Nigella's very dark, no knead bread to have with our gravadlax tomorrow. Next job is to wash all the floors downstairs as OH has dusted and vacced. House rule is a good clean for NY.
@floralies our retired gendarme neighbour is unvaccinated and won't let his wife get the jab because "they have a mentally handicapped daughter with a weak immune system". Can't reason with him and he does like to control his family. That has the knock on effect that the eldest daughter - a doctor in Lyon - won't visit with her hubby and daughter and I haven't seen no 2 daughter for ages either - recently qualified physiotherapist. He won't even let his dog say hello to ours.
@tui34 enjoy your seiche. Have eaten it, cooked the Vendée way with but not something I'd choose again. I grow comfrey and am currently nurturing a patch to use for making teas and compost for tomatoes. Cabbage leaves are good for mastitis - stuff a chilled leaf of dark green cabbage in your bra when breast-feeding to ease tenderness - but maybe eating a lot of them would provide some extra calcium to help your bones heal. We used to a day trip to Gembloux to Calais in December to stock up on Lindauer and other Oz and Kiwi wines for Xmas and NY but that stopped when the single market came in. Haven't seen it since.
Lots of sprouts here @Allotment Boy but, fresh or not, I just can't eat them. OH's treat.
Your meal looks very good @punkdoc. Clever Moira. Enjoy.
Have a lovely evening everyone, whether celebrating quietly, with friends or just sleeping thru the fuss.
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Wow @punkdoc - you will be dining well this evening! Clever Moira! Happy New Year @Pat E - let us know what 2022 has in store for us when you wake up as you are ahead of us!
Evening all, Apparently Somerset has just registered the hottest NYE ever at 15.8c which is unbelievable. Unfortunately it's been very damp as well as mild. Glad you enjoyed your Christmas @chicky after all. That was quick for an x-ray visit @tui34, now all you have to do is recover well. Happy new Year @Pat E. We're also having a quiet night in @Busy-Lizzie but do have some fizz ready in the fridge. I don't recall ever doing much partying on NYE as it was the one night when you couldn't get a babysitter for love or money. It's not my scene in any event. Your celebration meal sounds super @punkdoc - enjoy and as the others say, clever Moira. Hope @Hostafan1 is okay today and glad your boiler got sorted eventually @BenCotto. Happy New Year everyone.
Hello all. It's been a joy to read of your day here everyone, especially all the good news about delicious food on the menu, negative tests and simply enjoying this quite unseasonably warm weather etc. I haven't contributed to other threads yet, and I hope that's ok. I don't quite have the confidence yet to make a mark elsewhere, you see!
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We have decided not to go anywhere tonight too, just not worth mixing with too many others.
No comfrey leaves here unfortunately @Songbird-1 I wonder if cabbage leaves have the same effect. I don't have any, but there are lots of cauliflower and broccoli leaves out there.
@Dovefromabove Thank you for your comfort. I have just made a court bouillon for my Seiche for this evening. Croutons to make and an aioli too. OH will do the rest., we will
After a beautiful start to the day, a thick mist has rolled in very very quickly. We are invited to nursie neighbours at 8pm tonight for an outdoor and socially distanced drink, but I think with this cold, we should politely decline. Damn and bother!!!
@raisingirl Tidying the house doesn't lose weight - it's what goes in your mouth, that does!
I spent my morning finishing all the machine sewing for OH's new trousers and then re-arranged and cleaned my sewing room. I'd forgotten how fluffy elephant cord can be when being cut and manipulated but they'll keep him warm in cold spells.
Since lunch I've been busy mixing up the marinade for butter chicken for tonight's dinner, making brioche and butter pudding for dessert and starting off a loaf of Nigella's very dark, no knead bread to have with our gravadlax tomorrow. Next job is to wash all the floors downstairs as OH has dusted and vacced. House rule is a good clean for NY.
@floralies our retired gendarme neighbour is unvaccinated and won't let his wife get the jab because "they have a mentally handicapped daughter with a weak immune system". Can't reason with him and he does like to control his family. That has the knock on effect that the eldest daughter - a doctor in Lyon - won't visit with her hubby and daughter and I haven't seen no 2 daughter for ages either - recently qualified physiotherapist. He won't even let his dog say hello to ours.
@tui34 enjoy your seiche. Have eaten it, cooked the Vendée way with but not something I'd choose again. I grow comfrey and am currently nurturing a patch to use for making teas and compost for tomatoes. Cabbage leaves are good for mastitis - stuff a chilled leaf of dark green cabbage in your bra when breast-feeding to ease tenderness - but maybe eating a lot of them would provide some extra calcium to help your bones heal. We used to a day trip to Gembloux to Calais in December to stock up on Lindauer and other Oz and Kiwi wines for Xmas and NY but that stopped when the single market came in. Haven't seen it since.
Lots of sprouts here @Allotment Boy but, fresh or not, I just can't eat them. OH's treat.
Your meal looks very good @punkdoc. Clever Moira. Enjoy.
Have a lovely evening everyone, whether celebrating quietly, with friends or just sleeping thru the fuss.
Happy New Year @Pat E - let us know what 2022 has in store for us when you wake up as you are ahead of us!
The duvet cover is still damp despite the sunny day. I'll have to stick with drying the washing on the landing.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Glad you enjoyed your Christmas @chicky after all.
That was quick for an x-ray visit @tui34, now all you have to do is recover well.
Happy new Year @Pat E.
We're also having a quiet night in @Busy-Lizzie but do have some fizz ready in the fridge. I don't recall ever doing much partying on NYE as it was the one night when you couldn't get a babysitter for love or money. It's not my scene in any event.
Your celebration meal sounds super @punkdoc - enjoy and as the others say, clever Moira.
Hope @Hostafan1 is okay today and glad your boiler got sorted eventually @BenCotto.
Happy New Year everyone.
I haven't contributed to other threads yet, and I hope that's ok. I don't quite have the confidence yet to make a mark elsewhere, you see!