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Suzy, the milk arrived today! Unheralded by any notification so it’s a good job I saw the van arrive. Dated end of October so I won’t run out any time soon. The woman (!) who brought the really heavy boxes put them on the top step for me without my asking. Can’t thank you enough, Suzy. 😀😀😃
Ohhh Lez?!! ... x ... I can't tell you how happy I am to hear that!!! YAYYY!!! ;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>
You all know what I say about Mrs Grizzly's cooking - well now I've had that opinion validated;
On Sunday, I put together a full roast and Mrs Grizzly's contribution was to make the Yorkshire puddings. Fast forward to today, and the remaining Yorkies were thrown out for the birds, and roundly ignored except for one pigeon who warily circled one of them three times, risked a quick peck then took off in fright!!
On Sunday, I put together a full roast and Mrs Grizzly's contribution was to make the Yorkshire puddings. Fast forward to today, and the remaining Yorkies were thrown out for the birds, and roundly ignored except for one pigeon who warily circled one of them three times, risked a quick peck then took off in fright!!
Hmmm? - could you fill them with Nuts and Seeds, hang them up, and use them as Bird Feeders?!! - LOL!!! ;o>
Okay, who likes a proper Pasty?!! ;o>Well? - how about an absolutely delicious traditional Cornish Pasty that has been delivered by Courier in a still frozen state from the award-winning Prima Bakeries in Redruth in Cornwall all the way to your very own Doorstep?!!
One of many of my Google Searches for essential supplies has been looking into whether there are any useful and reasonably priced Gift Hampers that I might possibly be able to order in for us ... and, if there's one thing that we all most definitely like here, then it's an honest-to-goodness genuine and traditional Cornish Pasty.
I've come across various places over the years where Visitors in the Gift Shops can get to order a Postal Delivery of something to be sent on to their Home Address, or to family and friends, and so I put 'Pasties by Post' into Google and was delighted to see it come up with several options ;o>
They all unfortunately seemed to be rather expensive though until I came across the 'Prima Bakeries' who have only recently joined forces with 'The Cornish Hamper Store' in order to sell their award-winning Cornish Pasties online.
First take a look at the Bakeries at ... https://www.primabakeries.co.uk/buy-c...
Then click on the Button that takes you to ... https://thecornishhamperstore.co.uk/c...
And there you will find ... Standard Traditional Steak Pasties, Vegan Country Vegetable Pasties, Vegetarian Cheese & Onion Cornish Pasties, Large Traditional Steak Pasties and Gluten-Free Traditional Steak Pasties ... all available to order in a bulk-buy of 12 at a time.
We are just about to receive our third(!) order (since the end of February) of the Large Traditional Steak Pasties - which are absolutely delicious, as big your Hand(!), and an incredibly satisfying meal all in one.
Delivered frozen in a temperature-controlled Thermal Box - you simply unpack them down to just being in the blue bag that they are wrapped in, seal it and pop it in your Freezer Drawer, and then you can cook them from frozen in the Oven for 50 to 60 mins whenever you feel the fancy for one ;o>
Our (now repeat) Order of the Large Traditional Steak Pasties x 12 for £40 works out at them being £3.33 each - which I think is an absolute bargain given the sheer size of them and the excellent packed-almost-to-bursting quantity and quality of their Ingredients. M&D often just have one halved between them - as if they have a whole one each they find that it so completely satisfies that it fills them up for the whole of the rest of the day - LOL!!! ;o>
Damn you, Suzy;
My biggest weakness while trying to lose weight has been a hot Cornish pasty. I've been ever so good and not even thought about one for weeks now, then you go and show me where to get them a dozen at a time!!
Damn you, I say, damn you :)
(It's a good job the freezers full)
My biggest weakness while trying to lose weight has been a hot Cornish pasty. I've been ever so good and not even thought about one for weeks now, then you go and show me where to get them a dozen at a time!!
Damn you, I say, damn you :)
(It's a good job the freezers full)
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Okay, who likes a proper Pasty?!! ;o>Well? - how about an absolutely delicious traditional Cornish Pasty that has been delivered by Courier in a still frozen state from the award-winning Prima Ba..."
That's a great call there Suzy! My own supply of Cornish delicacies has dried up since the Plymouth bakery i order from has gone on furlough for the foreseeable.
Grizzlygrump wrote: "Damn you, Suzy;My biggest weakness while trying to lose weight has been a hot Cornish pasty. I've been ever so good and not even thought about one for weeks now, then you go and show me where to ..."
Ooops!!! - sorry Grizzly - HA HA HA HA HA!!! ;o>
Sera69 wrote: "That's a great call there Suzy! My own supply of Cornish delicacies has dried up since the Plymouth bakery i order from has gone on furlough for the foreseeable."We love a good Pasty, Sera. We spent every single Summer Holiday of my childhood B&B'ing at a gorgeous Farmhouse owned by some wonderful folk (who became family to us) in Constantine in Cornwall - so we have certainly eaten a fair few in our time and these are definitely very high up on the List of some of the very best that we've ever had ;o>
They've proved themselves to be quite a Lifeline too, of a reasonably healthy and extremely satisfying all-in-one hot meal (straight from Freezer to Table) while I've been struggling somewhat to source and set us up with some Deliveries of Meat and Vegetables during the last 6 weeks.
I hope that you get to enjoy them just as much as we do! ;o>
Ocado have delivery slots for the next three days - currently in a queue to book a slot.
Got to the head of the queue and no slots available for our area!
Got to the head of the queue and no slots available for our area!
WoW?!! ... I came across this today and I think it pretty much says it all really. It was written and posted up on Instagram 6 days ago by Yasir Hussain who is an Actor, Screenwriter and Playwright based in Islamabad.He wrote ...
“We fell asleep in one world, and woke up in another.
Suddenly Disney is out of magic, Paris is no longer romantic,
New York doesn’t stand up anymore, the Chinese Wall is no longer a fortress,
and Mecca is empty.
Hugs and kisses suddenly become weapons,
and not visiting parents and friends becomes an act of love.
Suddenly you realize that power, beauty and money are worthless, of love.
Suddenly you realize that power, beauty and money are worthless, and can’t get you the oxygen you’re fighting for.
The world continues its life and it is beautiful. It only puts humans in cages.
I think it’s sending us a message: ‘You are not necessary.
The air, earth, water and sky without you are fine. When you come back, remember that you are my guests. Not my masters.’”
I grew up in Cornwall, grew up with Pasties, we used to buy them from a local bakery and they were always a go to easy lunch when out and about.How I miss them now! I've never seen the real thing in Ireland, though I do hear there's a Cornish pasty shop in Dublin, genuine Cornish Pasties shipped in.
So now I make them. I buy Beef Flank, which works well, and it's easy to do. Biggest part is making the pastry, which I've done, but now I mostly cheat and buy the ready made stuff.
Takeaway lunch food is mostly foul in Ireland, mainly greasy hot counter muck/breakfast rolls/bad sandwiches.
I never fully appreciated the quality available in Cornwall, be it Pasties or decent fish and chips.
Our son-in-law brings us pasties, clotted cream and saffron buns when he visits us from Cornwall - not the healthiest but delicious.
Oooh, I love Saffron Buns - and Hevva Cake too ;o>Everyone who knows me knows of my aversion to Cream ... but I actually don't mind a bit of Clotted Cream now and then ... if it is on a Scone with some really zingy fruity Jam ;o>
Banksy while on Lock-down - this made me smile today ;o> ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Aqdh4Jd...
Early Bedtime as M&D have all but driven me nuts all day long - LOL!x Nighty-Night x Sleepy-Tight x and very Sweet Dreams x
I would have posted this in Bollocks but "no music allowed"From the wonderful Shit Brick Fences of Melbourne
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
I'm not stupid and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
In this all caps lock Twitter I’m unfollowing you.
Though I know that Evanka’s empire is returning to sand.
Comey vanished from command.
Promises to bleat, they aren’t for keeping.
Your fake tan still amazes me, your comb-over is neat.
You stable genius.
Shoot someone in the street they won’t arrest you.
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
I'm not stupid and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
In this all caps lock Twitter I’m unfollowing you
Take me on a trip upon your magical bullshit
You must think we’re all twits
Your tiny hands can't grip
Your grifting saps just schlep
Wait only for your tiny mits to be wandering
You’re ready to say anything, to cover up your blame
You’re devoid of shame
Cast your son-in-law my way, he’s such an expert
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
I'm not stupid and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
In this all caps lock Twitter I’m unfollowing you
Though you might hear laughing, spinning, that’s just your dickwad sons
You’re smarter than anyone
Your lawyer’s on the run
And but for the sky there is no big wall facing
And if you hear vague rumours of some miracle concoct
Be sure you’ve bought their stock
Rudolph a clown behind
I wouldn't pay it any mind
It's just a shadow of some emails that he's chasing
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
I'm not stupid and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
In this all caps lock Twitter I’m unfollowing you
And take me disappearing through the smoke rings of Fox News
Fake front covers of Time
That Sheriff that you freed
This fake Chinese disease
You military grade sleeze
Far from the twisted reach of crazy Nancy
It’s golf beneath the diamond sky
Little hand waving free
A massive fucking C
Good people on both sides
Why can’t we have slaves
Vlad Putin is my fave
Let me forget about a plan until tomorrow
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
I'm not stupid and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man,
tell the truth for me
In this all caps lock Twitter I’m unfollowing you.
Val wrote: "Birdlovers who can access this might like:https://www.facebook.com/watch?t=29&a..."
Ohhh WoW!!! ... I'd never heard of a Lyrebird before, Val ;o>
Was he a recent winner on 'Australia's Got Talent' ... ?!! - LOL!!!
Val wrote: "I would have posted this in Bollocks but "no music allowed"From the wonderful Shit Brick Fences of Melbourne
Hey! Mr. Tangerine man, tell the truth for me
I'm not stupid and there is no place I'..."
Hmmm? - I wonder who the Trump they are referring to? ... Hee, Hee, Hee!!! ;o>
Well something 'normal' that has cheered my M&D up no end today ... our Chip Shop has reopened (for a few hours every night) and has started up with offering Home Deliveries (only) for the first time ever.Dad is actually smiling today!!! ... and nothing EVER makes him smile!!! ;oO
Val wrote: "Birdlovers who can access this might like:https://www.facebook.com/watch?t=29&a..."
This is the bird that mimics just about any sound....even man made ones i gather. This was on an episode of QI once.....in which a recording of one in it's native jungle land...was heard mimicking the sounds of a car alarm......and...a chainsaw! Poor thing couldn't realise that it was copying the sound of a machine that's was destroying his home!
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Well something 'normal' that has cheered my M&D up no end today ... our Chip Shop has reopened (for a few hours every night) and has started up with offering Home Deliveries (only) for the first ti..."Ah ha! Finally something to suggest Wales isn't the backwards tardy country one might think....my local chip shop, started doing home dels for the first time too......about 3 weeks ago now! ;-P
theDuke wrote: "Val wrote: "Birdlovers who can access this might like:https://www.facebook.com/watch?t=29&a..."
This is the bird that mimic just about any sounds....even man made ones i gather. Thi..."
Another avian mimic from Facebook:
https://laughingsquid.com/crow-asks-y....
Crap joke time:Q: Why do comedians like face masks?
A: Cos they're good gags!
Thank you, thank you.....i may not be here all week! :)
Last few weeks, wall-to-wall sun, hordes of runners, walkers, cyclists. Friday, local coffee shop reopens, for click and collect. Pours with rain, all day, not a soul to be seen. It's all in the timing... :o(
Sadly, I think that there are still quite a few utterly deluded and ignorant folk who can't bring themselves to believe that they might possibly be at any risk, Isabella - someone and somewhere else, maybe, but not them and not where they are ;o<But ... now the fantastic news! ;o> ... isn't it just absolutely wonderful what Turkey has been doing over the last few weeks? - in donating such huge amounts of Emergency Medical Supplies including many tonnes of desperately needed PPE Equipment ... and, not just to us, but also to Italy and Spain and several other Balkan countries as well?!! - YAYYY!!! ;o>
And all of it has been sent to us in Boxes with a Quote from the 13th century Sufi Poet Jalaluddin Rumi printed on them ... "After hopelessness, there is so much hope and after darkness, there is the much brighter sun"
And out of kindness and in ... "support for our friends in the UK" ... Germany has generously donated 60 Mobile Ventilators to the UK this week as well. It surprisingly hasn't been widely reported or acknowledged but the Bundeswehr has not only been flying Medical Supplies all around Europe for several weeks now but have also even been medevacing small numbers of Covid-19 Patients out of current hot spot areas in Italy and France and providing care for them in German Military and Civilian Hospitals.
These are quite heartbreakingly sad things to ever get to know of or to ever be in such great and urgent need of - but we know that we are not suffering all alone in this Covid-19 Crisis ... we have friends and they have chosen to see beyond their own extremely serious Health Crisis situations as to what is happening elsewhere (including here in the UK) and are generously sharing in what resources they have with us ... x
... anytime that the Bundeswehr might want to help by relieving me of my Parents for a few days Respite then I'll have them all packed up and waiting on the Patio by the giant X that I've just painted on the Back Lawn ... ! ! ! ... ;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>
Problem is Suze, if I put a giant X on our lawn, somebody'd drop a bomb on it!! : ) Germany do seem to have a handle on this whole mess don't they; I mean, unless I misread the numbers, their infection-to-loss ratio's gotta be the best in the world by a long way. I'll leave it at that because you don't want me getting started on our government's failures. It would all end in tears because no doubt there's some folk that think they've been doing a fantastic job from the get-go... and that would anger me no end. Besides, it's not really the time to be pointing the finger n all that, but when it's over some need bringing to account.
Hey, has Tech surfaced yet? Don't believe I've seen a post by him for a while, tho I don't get about the forum as much as the rest of yous. Anyone heard from him??
Respite care? - or a Bomb? ;oOHmmm? - I think I'll still risk it if only just for an hour's peace and quiet! - LOL!!! ;o>
I'm totally with you on your opinion on our Government, Blastro. I'm not referring to it simply because I'm trying my best not to dwell too much or allow myself to get too mad about it all until we eventually manage to get as many folk as we possibly can through to the other side of all of this.
I'm just SO incredibly proud of the NHS - and all of the Emergency Services, the Key Workers, and the Community Volunteers who are right there right now standing together on the Frontline - doing all that they can do to protect and support and to save us all ... x x x
(I've sent you a PM on here ;o>)
"Hey, has Tech surfaced yet?"Must be on Crimson King binge, again.
Another piece of that delicious Boneless Turkey Joint with Veg, Roasties and all of the trimmings ... followed by a couple of Almond Fingers and a VERY large Port & Lemon! ... Ohhh yeah!!! ;o>
Good Afternoon Everyone ... x x x
Lez wrote: "Tech’s taking some time out, Blastro."Ok thanks Lez, Hope he's ok.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Respite care? - or a Bomb? ;oOHmmm? - I think I'll still risk it if only just for an hour's peace and quiet! - LOL!!! ;o>
I'm totally with you on your opinion on our Government, Blastro. I'm not..."
You're absolutely right Suze. This is not the time for lynching but a time to appreciate and support all our key-workers.
Post Soviet wrote: ""Hey, has Tech surfaced yet?"Must be on Crimson King binge, again."
You a Dark Tower fan Post? I have very poor short-term memory but I think you may have mentioned you like King stuff.
Unless of course, you speak of a different Crimson King, in which case.... well, that's that conversation done. : )
Blastronaut wrote: "Post Soviet wrote: ""Hey, has Tech surfaced yet?"Must be on Crimson King binge, again."
You a Dark Tower fan Post? I have very poor short-term memory but I think you may have mentioned you like ..."
I meant well known prog band, Blastro. Just throwin a bait knowing tech's musical preferences.
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Oh I see, King Crimson the band! My bad. I only ever listened to one of their albums (ITCOTCK) and tho I'm sort of as enthusiastic about prog rock as Tech, I will admit that I didn't mind two-or-three of the tracks on said album. That is an absolute first btw, as I've never before publicly announced such a thing as this.Must be the weather or summat.
Blastronaut wrote: "Oh I see, King Crimson the band! My bad. I only ever listened to one of their albums (ITCOTCK) and tho I'm sort of as enthusiastic about prog rock as Tech, I will admit that I didn't mind two-or-th..."Screen capped for future black mailing!
Lightning quick there Sera; didn't even give me chance to have a change of thought and delete! : ) Drat and double drat!!
King Crimson are fantastic! I’ve only got 3 albums because I just don’t find they square up to their live performances which are completely wonderful and unlike any other band.
Nah, Tech's holed up listening to the entire Yes back catalogue (incl. all their live releases), Rush back catalogue & Jethro Tull back catalogue. Should keep him busy for a while...
Well, according to the hot gossip that I've heard around the Forum ... our tech has either had a sex change and is now calling himself techanina ... or he's currently off on Tour with a UB40 Tribute Band!!! ;oO
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Well, according to the hot gossip that I've heard around the Forum ... our tech has either had a sex change and is now calling himself techanina ... or he's currently off on Tour with a UB40 Tribut..."I hear it's a combination of both, Suzy.
'Jah Techanina' is indeed on tour with UB40 tribute band. Adopting a faux Jamaican/Birmingham accent and a head of dreads harvested from a poor Jamaican.
We are going to be SO dead when he comes back on the Forum! ;o>
He's back!!! ... YAYYY!!! ;o>So, while I'm still alive I thought I'd put this up in case someone sees something on it that wets their Whistle or floats their Boat ;o> ...
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Having unfortunately bought a rotten Turkey for Christmas from Morrisons, that we only discovered was bad first thing on Christmas Day when it was far too late to do anything about it, my Dad was adamant that he wasn't having any ... but he couldn't resist trying this Joint out after the glorious smell of it cooking filled the Kitchen and then Mum asked him to carve it up for us.
I had had to buy in Sausages and Bacon brands that we hadn't tried out before but they turned out to be a great buy and were a huge success as well - and M&D now want me to source some more of them if I can ;o>
The Ice Cube Test for the Freezer was carried out overnight - thanks for that tip, Grizzly! ... x - and I have just checked and am delighted to report that I have indeed got a tray of solid Ice Cubes this morning - YAYYY!!! ;o>
It's taken since Sunday morning to be able to do it because my Dad never wanted the Freezer or for it to be in HIS Garage either and so he has insisted and persisted on repeatedly moving it all around, hour after hour, apparently in search of an acceptable 'sweet spot' for it to go in. I've just had to walk away and leave him to it or I'll risk ending up seriously in danger of being driven completely crackers as well by all of the endless and utterly pointless messing around - as all it needs is a neat tucked away spot on one of the flattest bit of the floor with the benefit of a Plug Socket close nearby.
It was eventually accepted and agreed very late last night that the place that I had first thought of, chosen, and positioned it in was actually the best place for it after all! - but I just hope to God now that the bottom of it is still sound after being moved around so much backwards and forwards across a concrete floor in the meantime! ;oO
I've always wanted an extra Freezer to make life easier for us all here but Dad has always refused to agree to this in the past - and sadly it always has to take for massive arguments between M&D, and now for an International Pandemic Crisis as well, to be able to push forwards on basic common sense and the achievement of positive progress.
This though is sadly just one of the many unremitting and relentless realities of living with an already incredibly difficult and challenging Parent who has now also got Stroke related/Vascular Dementia issues going on as well. I'm just so incredibly grateful that my Mum is still doing well and holding things together despite now experiencing some of her own (much milder and far less confrontational) Dementia issues from time to time
I've got Frozen Pasties coming up from Cornwall tomorrow!!! ... (more on that later!) ... so I'm immensely relieved that we finally got there in the end and just in time for me being able to set up for their arrival ;o>