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Oooh, with Prime you will get them for £7.50 then? ... YAYYY!!! ;o>
Have you also tried looking in the 'World Foods' Sections for things like Dried Veg, Beans, Lentils and Peas? I often used to find things like that stacked up in Sections like those ;o>https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Dried+Pe...
I still come across them now and then in dimlit and dusty corners of the supermarket or corner shop so manage to keep the larder stocked. Most places are usually a source of fresh veg and fruit for most occasions, baking aisles can also be relied on for dried fruit and nuts when required.
I find ours locally to be very good as we live in an areas of many cultures and faiths - and traditional Indian and Jewish cooking often involves using a lot of once quite hard-to-source Grocery Items that I like using ;o>
Regarding the Eurovision song contest, I can't see why all the judges can't listen to the songs without monitors or access to which country sang each song. That way they're judging the song on it's merit and this would make political voting nearly impossible, especially as a large percentage of the songs, I think, are sung in English.
... but? ... but? ... but the best song might stand a good chance of winning then, Nick?! ... and for Eurovision THAT would simply never do! - LOL!!! ;o>
You're right there Suzy, bunch of pointless crap anyway, especially if it's an English contender! ;-)
Point accepted Foe, my only excuse is I have grown up with Euro, we are practically as old as each other and as such it has become something of an annual ritual for us.
Martin wrote: "Point accepted Foe, my only excuse is I have grown up with Euro, we are practically as old as each other and as such it has become something of an annual ritual for us."Don't get me wrong Martin, I grew up with it too and did enjoy it. I just gave up on it when English entries were blatantly snubbed, although in recent years we have given them some stinkers to be fair. It wasn't just that though, it also annoyed me that some really good songs from other countries scored very little, yet, and at the risk of sounding un pc, that transexual won it a couple of years ago with in my opinion was a shit song. I'm all for diversity and the like, but don't make somebody win it in an effort to prove how broadminded we are, kind of misses the point of the competition.
It's never really caught on in our House - probably because M&D have never shown much interest in any Music since, well, at least before I was born. My Dad has still kept several of his favourite Jazz Records (mainly Acker Bilk) that he has had for as long as I can remember back but he has never once played them in my lifetime to my knowledge. And I always had to negotiate very hard just to get to watch TOTP on our family TV when I was younger.
I think I've watched Eurovision all the way through about 5 or 6 times over the years? - and that was only really because there was nothing else on TV that M&D wanted to watch instead ;o>
The best thing about Eurovision for me was Wogan. Once we went over to our own commentators it lost a lot of its oomph. However, the pair we have now are pretty good - Myf Warhurst really knows her music and Joel Creasey is very witty. But the main sticking point for me is the time difference. Forgetting about all the heats and semi-finals (talk about dragging it out!), I don't want to stay up all night to watch it live and by the time it's repeated at 8.30pm, it's almost impossible to not know the results. I would have liked to have seen Kate Miller-Heidke because I think she is very talented. From Wiki: "completing a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Voice from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music at Griffith University on full scholarship, followed by a Master of Music degree at Queensland University of Technology. As a classical singer, she has won many awards..." She went on to sing Gilbert & Sullivan and opera before opting for a very successful career in indie-pop. She wrote and performed in a fabulous opera "The Rabbits' based on John Marsden's children's book about European settlement (and Aboriginal massacres) in Australia, as well as adapting the film "Muriel's Wedding" into a very successful stage musical. Saw it in March, loved it! So I didn't get to see her perform at Eurovision but I'm sure she turned in a good performance with a self-penned song - even though I think it's stupid that Australia is even in Eurovision! She won my heart over a dozen years ago when she sang this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz6e5...
Getting better;
Yesterday I managed to get from Gloucester to Oxford, about an hour of driving which is an improvement over my last effort of three minutes :)
Mrs Grizzly was more than happy to take over as she has taken a liking to my car (she's NOT having it - it's MINE!!)
Having had my car for a couple of months now, I thought that I knew everything about it but got a surprise yesterday. Approaching the car yesterday, I had the keys in my pocket and was just about to press the button to unlock it. Before I could do that, Mrs Grizzly opened the drivers door and got in, leaving me thinking that she hadn't locked the car as she was the last person to use it. After a bit of faffing around we managed to work out that, so long as the fob was close enough to the car, just operating either front door unlocks the car and just touching a certain point on either door handle locks it again.
Turns out that this information is all in the handbook but, being a typical bloke I never bothered reading that :)
The oven is on and dinner today is fish fingers, chips and mushy peas as I can't be bothered to do anything else!
Yesterday I managed to get from Gloucester to Oxford, about an hour of driving which is an improvement over my last effort of three minutes :)
Mrs Grizzly was more than happy to take over as she has taken a liking to my car (she's NOT having it - it's MINE!!)
Having had my car for a couple of months now, I thought that I knew everything about it but got a surprise yesterday. Approaching the car yesterday, I had the keys in my pocket and was just about to press the button to unlock it. Before I could do that, Mrs Grizzly opened the drivers door and got in, leaving me thinking that she hadn't locked the car as she was the last person to use it. After a bit of faffing around we managed to work out that, so long as the fob was close enough to the car, just operating either front door unlocks the car and just touching a certain point on either door handle locks it again.
Turns out that this information is all in the handbook but, being a typical bloke I never bothered reading that :)
The oven is on and dinner today is fish fingers, chips and mushy peas as I can't be bothered to do anything else!
Val wrote: "The best thing about Eurovision for me was Wogan. Once we went over to our own commentators it lost a lot of its oomph. However, the pair we have now are pretty good - Myf Warhurst really knows her..."The Aussie entry was enjoyable. referred to as 'Popera', it was very Kate Bush-like to me when she was in her prime.
A huge percentage of the crowd are gay, and thus many of the performances seem to target them. I agree that the competition seems to fall over itself to be seen to be inclusive and non-discriminatory.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "It's never really caught on in our House - probably because M&D have never shown much interest in any Music since, well, at least before I was born. My Dad has still kept several of his favourite..."
Suzy: seems like you need to be requesting your own tv for birthday/Christmas! Then, set up the equivalent of your own 'man cave' with cake and chocolate.
Val wrote: "I would have liked to have seen Kate Miller-Heidke because I think she is very talented"Here you go, Val ;o> ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo5H6...
WoW?!! - that's quite a remarkable performance!!!
Grizzlygrump wrote: "Getting better;Yesterday I managed to get from Gloucester to Oxford, about an hour of driving which is an improvement over my last effort of three minutes :)
Mrs Grizzly was more than happy to ta..."
Awww, I am glad to hear that, Grizzlygrump ... slow but sure, hey? ;o>
I'm a bit bewildered by the Car Door Lock idea though? Does that mean that canny Car Thieves could bolt across a busy Supermarket Car Park while you are busy nearby with a Trolley and gain access to your Car before you get near enough to prevent them?
And could it also be dangerous if young children can manage to get themselves in and out of a Car that has unlocked itself without you also being right next to it at the time?
Also are the Fobs that unique to each Car or could someone else with the same make of Car manage to unlock your Doors with their Fob? I've heard of this happening and Car Thieves being wise to it ;oO
P wrote: "Suzy: seems like you need to be requesting your own tv for birthday/Christmas! Then, set up the equivalent of your own 'man cave' with cake and chocolate"Hiyah P! ... x ;o>
I've got a TV now in my Room but for years I never switched it on. I have an overly sensitive nature and still can't bear to watch the News or those Programmes that focus on terrible things happening in the world and expose child or animal suffering and cruelty. I used to listen to Radio 4Extra pretty much all the time instead.
I've progressed to now turning the TV on to watch 'safe' Channels like the Drama one and am catching up with watching a lot of series that most folk first started watching well over a decade ago. I can even manage to watch the odd 'Vera' nowadays just so long as the violence shown or implied never gets to be too full-on and graphic.
I'm far too sensitive for my own good and so I have to be careful of myself - LOL!!! ;o>
Grizzlygrump wrote: "A suzyshack?"I've got one ... although sadly it is far more of a Prison Cell where I am currently serving a Life Sentence without any chance of Parole than it is a Den to relax and hide out in, to be honest ... it's called my Bedroom! - LOL!!! ;o>
(Rushes to the window ...... Phew, still there!)
You do actually have to be close to the car - I tried walking away from it yesterday while it was running with Mrs Grizzly behind the wheel and within two paces the car was beeping to say it couldn't detect the fob.
The fobs will all be unique to one particular vehicle and aren't cheap to replace either - I had to have a new fob for a previous car that was nowhere near as advanced as this one and the dealer wanted about £100 to program the new fob!
You do actually have to be close to the car - I tried walking away from it yesterday while it was running with Mrs Grizzly behind the wheel and within two paces the car was beeping to say it couldn't detect the fob.
The fobs will all be unique to one particular vehicle and aren't cheap to replace either - I had to have a new fob for a previous car that was nowhere near as advanced as this one and the dealer wanted about £100 to program the new fob!
Grizzlygrump wrote: "(Rushes to the window ...... Phew, still there!)You do actually have to be close to the car - I tried walking away from it yesterday while it was running with Mrs Grizzly behind the wheel and wit..."
Ahhh, that sounds better!!! - I was thinking about having to start up a Petition to bring back those odd little bits of Metal that we used to use on Car Doors ... Hmmm? - now then? - what were they called? ...
I WANT a Bacon Butty! ... I NEED a Bacon Butty! ... but we have no Bacon ;o<Hmmm? ... Fish Fillet Butty, Asda Spag Carbonara, Pizza, or a Fried Egg Butty instead? ...
Asda Spag Carbonara it will be - with a good grind of Black Pepper ;o>
At the weekend I caught a spider in my hands and walked across the room to put it out the window. By the time I got to the window it had disappeared and I couldn't find it so assumed I had dropped it somewhere. Anyway, over an hour later I went to the loo......went to flush and there was the very same spider in the toilet! Where had it been all that time? Up my sleeve & down into my jeans?
! ! ! ... it doesn't bear thinking about, Helen! ;oO
"Ahhh, that sounds better!!! - I was thinking about having to start up a Petition to bring back those odd little bits of Metal that we used to use on Car Doors ... Hmmm? -now then? - what were they called? ..."
(Hand shoots up in the air)
Oooh, oooh, me Miss, me, me, I know this one Miss, pick me, pick me .... :)
There is a key integrated into the fob but unless you are a former Krypton Factor champion who can solve a Rubik's Cube with your eyes closed you've got no chance of removing it from the fob!
(Hand shoots up in the air)
Oooh, oooh, me Miss, me, me, I know this one Miss, pick me, pick me .... :)
There is a key integrated into the fob but unless you are a former Krypton Factor champion who can solve a Rubik's Cube with your eyes closed you've got no chance of removing it from the fob!
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I WANT a Bacon Butty! ... I NEED a Bacon Butty! ... but we have no Bacon ;o<
Hmmm? ... Fish Fillet Butty, Asda Spag Carbonara, Pizza, or a Fried Egg Butty instead? ..."
I'll post you a pack of bacon - it should be defrosted by the time it gets there :)
Hmmm? ... Fish Fillet Butty, Asda Spag Carbonara, Pizza, or a Fried Egg Butty instead? ..."
I'll post you a pack of bacon - it should be defrosted by the time it gets there :)
The Carbonara hit the spot - on both cravings for Bacon and Cheese ;o>
Just dropped Mrs Grizzly's car off at the garage for M.O.T. and service which gives Mrs Grizzly another excuse to be using mine again! Every time I take one of our cars to the garage, I set a price limit below which the mechanic doesn't need to contact me and can just do the work. Today I told him "Anything under £300 and I'll pick it up Wednesday.Anything over that and you're keeping the car until pay day on Friday!"
Hopefully it wont cost any more than the £240 it cost last year :)
Hopefully it wont cost any more than the £240 it cost last year :)
Hmmm? - so yesterday our Martin was bemoaning the lack of availability of his beloved Banana Milkshake ... and today Nigel Farage got a Banana Milkshake thrown at him?!! ;oOIt was apparently a (£5.25?!) Five Guys Banana & Salted Caramel Milkshake, and not a Crusha Banana one, but I think I'm starting to sense a theme here and also a possible explanation as well for why all of the Shops are so limited on stock right now - LOL!!!
According to MSN News ...
"It's the latest in a string of dairy-based protests. Last Friday, Ukip candidate Carl Benjamin’s tour got off to an ignominious start when he first had kippers thrown at him, before a milkshake was hurled in his direction in Truro, Cornwall. The following day a UKIP battle bus was hit with a parking ticket and had milkshake thrown over it during a party rally in Plymouth.
Milkshakes have also been used as missiles against MEP candidate Tommy Robinson, the former English Defence League leader whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Robinson, who is standing as an independent in the North West of England, had milkshakes thrown over him twice in as many days in Bury and Warrington"
So? - have you all got your Dairy Ammunitions at the ready to share with your own least favourite Politician?!! ;o>
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/...
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/...
I wouldn't waste a decent drink on any of 'em! :)
Talking of decent drinks, I bought Mrs Grizzly a bottle of Special Reserve Port to poison with her lemonade.
Verdict?
"Nice, but not as nice as your 10 year old Tawny Port", so now I've bought her the same as me and I'll tell her not to drink it while I'm around! :)
(as if I'm that brave/stupid*)
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Verdict?
"Nice, but not as nice as your 10 year old Tawny Port", so now I've bought her the same as me and I'll tell her not to drink it while I'm around! :)
(as if I'm that brave/stupid*)
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bob zombie lasted one night in the care of the cat protection people - they practically begged for an early return as he was a bad bad boy who scratched the shunk out of the vet nurses. he's returned minus nadgers, but his leg is still giving us concern. he's also due dental work next week. but now he's chipped and registered as officially our problem - so 3 cheers for scabby cats!
A lovely light bright sunny day here and not too warm either ... perfect! ;o>Everything in the Garden is settling in nicely and coming into bloom.
M&D were off out first thing to the Eye Clinic where my Dad thankfully passed all his Tests with flying colours and got a clean bill of health. We know he will become Blind one day due to his rare Glaucoma condition - but not today and maybe even not for some time to come yet ;o>I took the opportunity to get some Jobs done around the House and then set up and put a Veg Pizza in the Oven ... and just like a Bisto Kid my Mum suddenly got back with Dad, opened the Front Door and came in and started enthusiastically sniffing the air in hopeful anticipation!
Still, I couldn't manage a whole Pizza all by myself anyway ... or maybe I could? ... but I doubt I'll ever get the chance to find out for sure while my Mum is still very much around! - LOL!!! ;o>
I haven't the foggiest idea who to vote for on the 23rd...i dun like any of the high profile candidates..they're all w*****s!The problem is...i'm one of the 16.1 million who voted to remain in 2016...and the only campaign pamplets i've had so far..are all from pro brexit parties!
Well.....except one...the Welsh nationalistic party, Plaid Cymru. But i can't see them having a snowball's chance of turning the tide somewhat...can you? They've only got 3 bloody MPs anyway!
Ain't doing Labour..certainly not the useless Tories....and i'd be booking my spot with the devil if i have a momentary lapse of sanity & vote for fookin' Farage or UKIP!
So...Lib Dems or the Green Party it is then! :)
And failing that...The Monster Raving Loony Party......since this is probably the only time they've ever actually looked normal!
No wonder everyone is stocking up on Milkshakes! ;o>
Personally I don't think the throwing of Milkshakes compares to the throwing of Flour ... a few Eggs ... maybe some creamed Butter and Sugar, the zest of 1/2 a Lemon and a teaspoon of Vanilla Extract, a splash of Milk, and a pinch of Salt ... Mmmmmmmm Cake ... lovely lovely lovely Cake ... (*sigh*) ...Oops?!! - Sorry! - what were we talking about again?!! ;o>
Earned myself a sharp look from the nurse this morning - as she drained more blood from me, I asked what this lot was for.
"Kidney function", was the reply, to which I said "They seem to be processing the alcohol just fine" :)
I followed this up by wandering up to the garage to collect Mrs Grizzly's car;
"I've just been drained of blood so I'm feeling faint - don't frighten me too much with the bill!" :)
"Kidney function", was the reply, to which I said "They seem to be processing the alcohol just fine" :)
I followed this up by wandering up to the garage to collect Mrs Grizzly's car;
"I've just been drained of blood so I'm feeling faint - don't frighten me too much with the bill!" :)
Hee, Hee, Hee!!! ;o>Have you thought of sending Mrs Grizzly up for her own Car, Poppet? They would surely all be far too terrified to ever dare to charge her anything! ;o>
They're nice people up there, and I've built up a good relationship with them :)
Mrs Grizzly did walk up with me, and never even scowled once, even though the M.O.T., service and new brake pads on the front set us back £316 - she must be going soft :)
Yet again, I forgot to take up the service book when I dropped the car off so I'll have to take that up on Friday on my way into town so he can put in the service stamp.
Mrs Grizzly did walk up with me, and never even scowled once, even though the M.O.T., service and new brake pads on the front set us back £316 - she must be going soft :)
Yet again, I forgot to take up the service book when I dropped the car off so I'll have to take that up on Friday on my way into town so he can put in the service stamp.
Mrs Grizzly going soft?!! ;oO
I must be a calming influence :)
(*sniggers*) ... Ohhh yeah?!! - that MUST be it!!! ;o>
Dinner today will be t*na (Phoebe's about!) salad.
Once it has defrosted, I'll cook it through gently in a frying pan with a little garlic puree.
Once it has defrosted, I'll cook it through gently in a frying pan with a little garlic puree.
... and then you'll wake up in a daze to find yourself flat out on the Kitchen Floor with a completely empty Frying Pan next to you ... and a purring Cat (still holding a Taser) tucking into a lovely big Plate of Tuna - LOL!!! ;o>
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Another MIA casualty I have problems with are those packets of assorted dried vegetables that used to populate the shelves at one time, Mrs O is particularly fond of the dried peas. Always handy to have if you run out of the fresh kind for soups etc.