If it's stretched could you try sewing a bit of elastic across it to 'pull it tighter' or better still thread very thin elastic around the inside of the rim. If you know someone who's into sewing they should have both, or know where you could get.
Applecake out & cooling on rack still in tin. I now know why it tends to be flat- no Mum I didnt add 4 tablespoonsful of milk this time, more like 3 coz that old spoon not quite a full tablespoon size.
Quorn cottage pie now in oven. Will reheat the last of the redcabbage thing to go with it, plus daughter has already poured 2 glasses of wine from the box!
Bjay- have sort of made note re seeds, but will also keep a look out for some in meantime. Thx.
A is for . . . Alessi: Their products are found throughout Middle Class homes. A perfect combination of design and fun (or irritating cuteness and uselessness, if you’re in a bad mood), they prove that a shopper and his money are soon parted.
B is for . . . Boutique hotels: It is no longer Middle Class to stay in a hotel; we should use only boutique hotels. There is no difference, apart from the price and the fact that the bath is often to be found in the middle of the room.
C is for . . . Corduroy: Tweed, linen and corduroy: the Holey (if you wear them too much) Trinity of Middle Class fabrics. You can tell from the clientele’s cord count if a pub is safe to enter.
D is for . . . Design: There is a lot of uncomfortable designer furniture available. If your guests complain of bad backs, tell them the name of the designer and they’ll be so impressed they will quite forget their distress.
E is for . . . Ecomentalism: The Middle Class try to do their bit by eating leftovers, watching documentaries about polar bears and driving diesel cars, but if they truly want to save the planet they know they should stop having children, strap windmills to their chimneys and use bicycles. But then they wouldn’t feel Middle Class any more.
F is for . . .Fun: The more a Middle Class person assures you something will be Fun, the more you know it probably won’t. ‘Let’s walk the seven peaks! Come on, it’ll be Fun!’ Fun is our rallying cry: ‘Look at my new hat, I thought it was rather Fun!’ ‘Oh yes! What Fun!’ (What you’re both actually saying is that it’s ghastly.)
G is for . . . Game Fair: Once a year all the animals that haven’t been shot are brought together to celebrate the fact. The Game Fair slogan is ‘Four legs good, 4x4s even better.’
Left, right, left: Although all the Middle Classers do it, getting the continental kissing greeting right is tough
H is for . . . Hoodies: if their hooded garments are either handknitted or made from cashmere, hoodies could be Middle Class. And if their flick-knives turn out to be Swiss Army penknives, they are definitely Middle Class.
I is for . . . India: Thanks to cricket and the TV adaptation of The Jewel In The Crown, India is held affectionately in Middle Class hearts. Few are brave enough to actually visit it, but we are now paying the ultimate Middle Class compliment: naming our offspring after it.
J is for . . . Jack Russells: The smallest of the Middle Class dogs and by far the most trouble. Most Middle Class owners acquire one only to make their children look better behaved.
Seal of approval: A pair of corduroys
K is for . . . Knocking Through: One of the most important signs of being Middle Class, but the problem nowadays is that the house you have just bought has already been Knocked Through.
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Can you unpick it and reknit it?
Becks, try soaking it in fabric conditioner and then try and pull it back into shape. Never tried this myself but have read it somewhere.
Not freezing here - just been out to collect some rainwater.
If it's stretched could you try sewing a bit of elastic across it to 'pull it tighter' or better still thread very thin elastic around the inside of the rim. If you know someone who's into sewing they should have both, or know where you could get.
Applecake out & cooling on rack still in tin. I now know why it tends to be flat- no Mum I didnt add 4 tablespoonsful of milk this time, more like 3 coz that old spoon not quite a full tablespoon size.
Quorn cottage pie now in oven. Will reheat the last of the redcabbage thing to go with it, plus daughter has already poured 2 glasses of wine from the box!
Bjay- have sort of made note re seeds, but will also keep a look out for some in meantime. Thx.
BTW that snowman funeral...
J.
I use all in one Jean!
Too late now. It's in the dryer. It's fate has been set! 
I'll get her a new one tomorrow.
I really, really didn't wanna comment!
Kate! Our Becks can only just about walk to the nursery in snow! n is that irresponsible! She gets burnt in the sun!
n know Becks! Ya cheeky Git! I shall not be on "Allotment War's"
Hope my seedy post did not offend any!
Family fed! A good job at a "Surf n Turf! if I say so myself!
Off to download a few App's n call it a day!
Goodnight all!
Oop's! Hi Sue!!!!
Night Dean.
Hi newbies- keep forgetting.
J.
The Middle clas ABC-where do you fit in?
A is for . . .
Alessi: Their products are found throughout Middle Class homes. A perfect combination of design and fun (or irritating cuteness and uselessness, if you’re in a bad mood), they prove that a shopper and his money are soon parted.
B is for . . .
Boutique hotels: It is no longer Middle Class to stay in a hotel; we should use only boutique hotels. There is no difference, apart from the price and the fact that the bath is often to be found in the middle of the room.
C is for . . .
Corduroy: Tweed, linen and corduroy: the Holey (if you wear them too much) Trinity of Middle Class fabrics. You can tell from the clientele’s cord count if a pub is safe to enter.
D is for . . .
Design: There is a lot of uncomfortable designer furniture available. If your guests complain of bad backs, tell them the name of the designer and they’ll be so impressed they will quite forget their distress.
E is for . . .
Ecomentalism: The Middle Class try to do their bit by eating leftovers, watching documentaries about polar bears and driving diesel cars, but if they truly want to save the planet they know they should stop having children, strap windmills to their chimneys and use bicycles. But then they wouldn’t feel Middle Class any more.
F is for . . .Fun: The more a Middle Class person assures you something will be Fun, the more you know it probably won’t. ‘Let’s walk the seven peaks! Come on, it’ll be Fun!’ Fun is our rallying cry: ‘Look at my new hat, I thought it was rather Fun!’ ‘Oh yes! What Fun!’ (What you’re both actually saying is that it’s ghastly.)
G is for . . .
Game Fair: Once a year all the animals that haven’t been shot are brought together to celebrate the fact. The Game Fair slogan is ‘Four legs good, 4x4s even better.’
Left, right, left: Although all the Middle Classers do it, getting the continental kissing greeting right is tough
H is for . . .
Hoodies: if their hooded garments are either handknitted or made from cashmere, hoodies could be Middle Class. And if their flick-knives turn out to be Swiss Army penknives, they are definitely Middle Class.
I is for . . .
India: Thanks to cricket and the TV adaptation of The Jewel In The Crown, India is held affectionately in Middle Class hearts. Few are brave enough to actually visit it, but we are now paying the ultimate Middle Class compliment: naming our offspring after it.
J is for . . .
Jack Russells: The smallest of the Middle Class dogs and by far the most trouble. Most Middle Class owners acquire one only to make their children look better behaved.
Seal of approval: A pair of corduroys
K is for . . .
Knocking Through: One of the most important signs of being Middle Class, but the problem nowadays is that the house you have just bought has already been Knocked Through.