I've just made loads of rough puff pastry (2lbs of flour) and it's resting in the fridge for half an hour then I'm going to make a batch of Cornish-style pasties ............... but my GW mag has just arrived .........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Back from a much needed SM run. It was very busy - they kept running out of self-check scanners and then the system had a bit of a melt down and we all had to queue to get our scanners checked off by an assistant. Note to self: - make more of an effort to go during the week - even if the sun is shining and the garden beckons...
Sorry to hear about baby issue Lily P. Fingers crossed for a full recovery
Lovely to 'see' you DD - unsettling times - but you will get there. Look how far you've come in 12 months
Cornish pasties - - could fancy one of those Dove (pretty please and thank you).
Fires sound bad Pat. My SIL lives outside Canberra but I think she's to the north. Better send her an email to check she's ok
Hope you all enjoy the rest of your day.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
We try and avoid Saturdays for a big SM shop and also Friday pm as schools come out - heving with parents and over-excited or tired and grumpy kids.
I take the view that SM prices include having my stuff scanned and then I am free to stash it in bags according to type and where it will go in the kitchen and pantry so fridge bag, freezer bag, fruit and veggie bag etc.... Much quicker to deal with when I get home.
OH has been manfully hacking the bamboo clumps, thinning out at least every other stem. So many huge bean poles now! I have been pottering in the kitchen but now I'm off out in the sunshine.
Bonzo, having been scared stiff of the kittens when they arrived and then seeing them as prey to be chased the second they move has now progressed beyond letting them pass by quietly to trying to woo them. It's hilarious.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Yes, Tbird, They are bad. I assume we'll hear more tomorrow, but they were still trying to complete containment lines around it when I last looked at the news. Once they have done that, they can concentrate on putting out what's still going inside the outer ring. They showed some footage of the power company trying to repair fallen power lines, but there'll be heaps to do before people can safely go back into some areas. They had lots of planes and helicopters helping with dropping water But they only operate in daylight.
Sorry Obelixx, went away to sew. Very boring - putting tape on the frayed edges of a couple of old towels, sewing on 2 buttons and mending my coat. I want to make some summer shirts though. Got the "small frame, big boobs" problem so off-the-peg doesn't work for me; first of all I need to use a favourite, worn out shirt as a pattern and see how much material I need. I'm not worried about it being fashionable - just want it to fit...
While I was sewing I was listening to Radio 4. There was a fascinating programme about the history of wildfires and the attitude of different races to fire. An "expert in fires and charcoal" was talking about how certain species rely on fire to break the dormancy in their seeds, and how others have strategies for surviving fire. And some scientists are doing studies in the Amazon, experimentally setting light to small areas of rain forest to discover the effect on species there. There was lots more but I won't bore you with it...
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I've just made loads of rough puff pastry (2lbs of flour) and it's resting in the fridge for half an hour then I'm going to make a batch of Cornish-style pasties ............... but my GW mag has just arrived .........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lilyp, sorry to hear about the baby's health issue. Hope it is sorted out now.
DD, I'm glad that you keep us up,to date with your news - it'll be so good to hear when it's all sorted and you're elbows deep in customers.
just been watching a couple of episodes of Dire Straits in concert. Rather fabulous. I'm totally relaxed now. They are such good instrumentalists.
Dove, I meant to say, that's is Hubby's favourite pastry that he makes with every opportunity. Equal butter and flour. Naughty but nice.
Morning
Back from a much needed SM run. It was very busy - they kept running out of self-check scanners and then the system had a bit of a melt down and we all had to queue to get our scanners checked off by an assistant. Note to self: - make more of an effort to go during the week - even if the sun is shining and the garden beckons...
Sorry to hear about baby issue Lily P. Fingers crossed for a full recovery
Lovely to 'see' you DD - unsettling times - but you will get there. Look how far you've come in 12 months
Cornish pasties -
- could fancy one of those Dove (pretty please and thank you).
Fires sound bad Pat. My SIL lives outside Canberra but I think she's to the north. Better send her an email to check she's ok
Hope you all enjoy the rest of your day.
We try and avoid Saturdays for a big SM shop and also Friday pm as schools come out - heving with parents and over-excited or tired and grumpy kids.
I take the view that SM prices include having my stuff scanned and then I am free to stash it in bags according to type and where it will go in the kitchen and pantry so fridge bag, freezer bag, fruit and veggie bag etc.... Much quicker to deal with when I get home.
OH has been manfully hacking the bamboo clumps, thinning out at least every other stem. So many huge bean poles now! I have been pottering in the kitchen but now I'm off out in the sunshine.
Bonzo, having been scared stiff of the kittens when they arrived and then seeing them as prey to be chased the second they move has now progressed beyond letting them pass by quietly to trying to woo them. It's hilarious.
Yes, Tbird, They are bad. I assume we'll hear more tomorrow, but they were still trying to complete containment lines around it when I last looked at the news. Once they have done that, they can concentrate on putting out what's still going inside the outer ring. They showed some footage of the power company trying to repair fallen power lines, but there'll be heaps to do before people can safely go back into some areas. They had lots of planes and helicopters helping with dropping water But they only operate in daylight.
Obelixx http://www.photoexpression.com/271222,Lot-2-albums-traditionnels-Classic-bordeaux-100-pages,No-Name,fr,a-a59800-edc500002.html No NO not that one that isn't the self adhesive one. I'll have to look again, but that is the company.
Been cooking but it's a lovely day, hope to get outside at some stage.
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Sorry Obelixx, went away to sew. Very boring - putting tape on the frayed edges of a couple of old towels, sewing on 2 buttons and mending my coat. I want to make some summer shirts though. Got the "small frame, big boobs" problem so off-the-peg doesn't work for me; first of all I need to use a favourite, worn out shirt as a pattern and see how much material I need. I'm not worried about it being fashionable - just want it to fit...
While I was sewing I was listening to Radio 4. There was a fascinating programme about the history of wildfires and the attitude of different races to fire. An "expert in fires and charcoal" was talking about how certain species rely on fire to break the dormancy in their seeds, and how others have strategies for surviving fire. And some scientists are doing studies in the Amazon, experimentally setting light to small areas of rain forest to discover the effect on species there. There was lots more but I won't bore you with it...
http://www.photoexpression.com/271284,Lot-2-albums-adhesifs-Empire-bordeaux-60-pages,Panodia,fr,a-a64181-edc500002.html
Kitchen tidy and washing up done - pasties in the oven and smelling fab - ready in about 25 mins - form an orderly queue ................
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.