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Today, I shall mostly be...
"We're not allowed to burn anything"'kin' right! 😜
Brass Neck wrote: "Derek wrote: "This morning I've made my first attempt at shopping in the socially separated world of Tescos. Managed to get most of what I needed not everything, spaghetti, Thai rice and yeast in p..."I'm so looking forward to Asda in the morning (not). Standing in the cold queuing up to get in, plus we have Mum's shopping to do as well as our own. Her latest addition to her (twice as long as ours) list is a new kettle, cos her other one blew last night, and the travel one she took from the cupboard "doesn't even fill my hot water bottle". 🙄
Finishing making plant beds in allotment (bringing manure, thanks to local farmers, and compost). Then next comes my wife with the seeds on frontline.
Washing the car and going for a walk
Thinking about my remnant parcel which came this morning. About half is disappointingly greige and brown (not my favourite colours) but there's a lovely piece of patterned voile and some lavender and lime prints which should combine well. All I need now is imagination - time isn't likely to be an issue in the circumstances.
(PS if anyone needs cushion covers or a knitting bag...)
Lez wrote: "Wow! Treecreepers are rarer than red kites these days."We have Treecreepers here on our trees, Lez. Kerry Ireland.
Still feeding Calves, twice a day.Disbudding Bull Calves with the neighbour few days back, what fun, if you thought the smell of burning hair was bad.........
Sowing Leeks, salad, broad beans, and planting spuds.
Still selling lots of eggs to neighbours and 2 shops. At distance exchanges, getting comical now...well...nearly.
Kids doing online school work from their school.
Had to pop out to pick up a click & collect order from Screwfix. The wash basin hadn't been draining properly for several days, so I was taking advantage of the weekend to unclog the waste pipe. Unfortunately, the waste pipe had other ideas and decided to snap in two. I was very relieved to find the shop was still open for click & collect, so I didn't have to wait for a new pipe to be delivered.
Relaxing now that the shopping's over for another week. Helped D give the fish tank a water change. Fixed the new light onto it's roof as well. A nice bottle of red wine tonight, and Land Of The Dead if it's on Horror Bites, and that'll be my Saturday night sorted.
... never taking for granted having Milk in ever again - and enjoying the sheer bliss of once again having Mugs of Tea with Milk in - YAYYY!!! ;o>
Just went on a nice walk on the trailway listening to KEXP on my headphones. It was actually really nice as they were playing ambient music, so I turned the volume down a bit so I could listen to the sounds of nature, the 2 sounds mixed really well. Everyone I passed said hello, so it didn't feel quite so lonely. :-)
... following a Frog around the Garden! - LOL!!! He came out to say Hello while I was watering the Flowerbeds and seemed to be enjoying his unexpected shower so I gave him a very gentle extra sprinkle with the Hose Pipe and then took a walk with him from the Birdbath to the Shed, and then onto the Greenhouse before seeing him disappear into one of the several Frogitats that we have spaced out around the Back Garden.
Luckily I had already lifted and watered underneath that one before putting it back in place - so I think that he will be feeling happy enough with his new Home from wherever he came from ;o>
I would have asked him? ... but our new bottom of the Garden Neighbour caught me in mid-conversation with Mitzi earlier on this Morning as we sat out having our Breakfast together on the Patio ... and then again couple of hours later chatting to a Squirrel who was up our Pear Tree ... and so he has probably already come to the conclusion that I am only just one Sandwich short of a Picnic?!! ... Hee, Hee, Hee!!! ;o>
"..and so he has probably already come to the conclusion that I am only just one Sandwich short of a Picnic?!!"Guess he'd have to find out sooner or later. ;-)
Yeah, I'm pretty sure all of our other Neighbours will confirm his suspicions ;o>
A sandwich, a blanket, 3 bottles of pop and a giant bag of crisps short mebbes?
You forgot the Sausage Rolls, Scotch Eggs and the Jar of Pickled Onions ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "You forgot the Sausage Rolls, Scotch Eggs and the Jar of Pickled Onions ;o>"Scotch eggs..................slather
Anyone getting a bit fed-up with the number of Companies that keep on with sending out 'great' ideas by Email on how best to cope with being locked-down in Quarantine?Lakeland Ltd have suggested today that I could start making my own Pasta? - yet they have closed down their own online Shop and so, even if I did have some Flour in at the moment, all of the Specialist Equipment that they are picturing as being needed to make proper Pasta would have to be searched for and bought from elsewhere, like off eBay or Amazon.
They were suggesting that I could also be making my own Bread in one of their exclusive Remoska Electric Cookers last week.
If they keep this up we will all get used to buying everything that they sell from elsewhere and not be needing anything more from them when they finally reopen - and I'm pretty sure that's not at all what they had in Mind when they first came up with the bright idea of sending out these Emails.
Today I shall mostly be sulking because I haven't got any Flour, or a Remoska Electric Cooker, a Ravioli Tray Mould, and a Pasta Rolling Machine.
So, I guess that makes you Flour, a Remoska Electric Cooker, a Ravioli Tray Mould, and a Pasta Rolling Machine short of an Italian meal and a side of bread then? Must be getting even more bonkers?
..... looked at Waitrose earlier, and was delighted to find an open collect slot for Wednesday morning (no deliveries, but I'd have to go into town anyway), and that they had flour available on the site - three bags max, so fingers crossed we'll get it on the day.
Lucky you :)
There are no delivery or collection slots at our local Waitrose between now and 7th July, which is as far ahead as I can look.
Hope you do manage to get your flour.
There are no delivery or collection slots at our local Waitrose between now and 7th July, which is as far ahead as I can look.
Hope you do manage to get your flour.
crazy hearing the shortages in the UK. I wonder why it's so different over there, especially as you have much bigger supermarkets.There were a few shortages here early on, due to panic buying, but in the last few weeks and now, you can buy everything you need. No stock issues, not in kerry ireland, anyway
Serial wrote: "crazy hearing the shortages in the UK. I wonder why it's so different over there, especially as you have much bigger supermarkets.There were a few shortages here early on, due to panic buying, but..."
Population size perhaps has an impact? The Republic has what, fewer than 5 million people. That's below Scotland, and less than a tenth of England's population.
That said, things are getting back to normality slowly in the supermarkets. Flour was the only thing unavailable, for me, last week.
Been out shopping at the crack of dawn this morning. It's nice of Waitrose to keep the first hour off their opening times for the elderly and otherwise at risk to do their shopping. It's just a shame that my nearest branch is 30 minutes away and opens at 07:30!Rig was a bit startled to be hauled out of bed at 06:15, walked, fed and then sent back to bed by 07:00, this morning.
Got to Waitrose at 07:20 and joined the queue of about 20 people waiting to get in so got in at opening time. Waitrose are at least stopping people who obviously don't qualify for privileged access though, which is more than Tesco seemed to be doing.
Got everything I wanted apart from strong white bread flour, so not too bad.
Tim wrote: "Serial wrote: "crazy hearing the shortages in the UK. I wonder why it's so different over there, especially as you have much bigger supermarkets.There were a few shortages here early on, due to pa..."
Wales has only 3 million..and i still can't get any flour!!!!
Did you decide not to use the Link that I sent you, Duke?
Serial wrote: "crazy hearing the shortages in the UK. I wonder why it's so different over there, especially as you have much bigger supermarkets.There were a few shortages here early on, due to panic buying, but..."
It's not so much the shortages for us here although they have obviously been quite challenging - it's far more the not being able to go out anywhere coupled with the inability to be able to get anything delivered.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Did you decide not to use the Link that I sent you, Duke?"Did look Suzy, but most of the bags were full sized bakery bags..and mum doesn't want that much! Fussy she is!
She seems to not be so overly pressed to get any now...blerdy typical of her!
But thanks for the links....i have saved them, just in case she changes her mind!
Sme good news though.....my brother came round today (he's a key worker)....bringing with him a home baked sour dough loaf. Never had sourdough before... but looks lovely. His missus has been baking all kinds of things..but they seem to be using other stuff to make their own flour. Bro said his wife is trying out an almold based flour, made from dried almonds they she grinding into a flour herself. Apparently this has less carbs in it....and they are both on a reduced carb diet currently. Be interesting to see how that develops.....i'm imagining her creating a kinda Macaroon loaf from almond flour! :)
Today I tried to reacquaint myself with my sewing machine. It hasn't been out from under it's cover in quite a while and it was none too pleased about the rude awakening. I had to remember how to thread it, how to insert the bobbin and how to match the stitch I wanted with the correct width and tension. It took ages and there was much swearing and gnashing of teeth but finally I got one pair of pants taken up. All being well, I shall try for another two tomorrow - assuming I can convince it to switch from jersey to denim.
Today I’m suffering with what I presume is sinusitis. All my facial bones - eye sockets, cheekbones, jawbones, are really sore. Paracetamol are just about taking the edge off it.
"I got one pair of pants taken up. All being well, I shall try for another two tomorrow" - have you recently shrunk; have fashions changed (a boom in capri pants perhaps); do you purchase trousers like fat folk buying them too small as an unlikely encouragement to lose weight (in your case too long to encourage your legs to grow); and don't they have wondaweb in Oz?
... staying in and watching the TV ;o>The Continuity Announcer on the Drama Channel today ...
"Well we have got some great television programmes lined up for you tonight - so why not stay in, settle down, and turn on the Drama Channel?"
... and there was I with SO many other plans and places to go to tonight ! ! ! ;o>
Were you not already on the Drama Channel since announcers rarely say, "It's all crap on this channel, turn to channel X now," in which case why say the last bit?
You have a very good point there, Mr B - I've not seen any Ads or Trailers for the Drama Channel on anything else but the Drama Channel - LOL!!! ... but then again I don't watch more than a very small number of channels and so I can't entirely be sure that they don't occasionally advertise themselves elsewhere ;o>
Lez wrote: "Today I’m suffering with what I presume is sinusitis. All my facial bones - eye sockets, cheekbones, jawbones, are really sore. Paracetamol are just about taking the edge off it."Poor you, Lez. I've had full-blown sinusitis twice and it was pretty unbearable.
Could I just check? You haven't recently started taking any treatment for osteoporosis, have you?
No, not changed any of my numerous meds.
Brass Neck wrote: ""I got one pair of pants taken up. All being well, I shall try for another two tomorrow" - have you recently shrunk; have fashions changed (a boom in capri pants perhaps); do you purchase trousers ..."Here in Oz, clothing manufacturers/importers assume all women are 5' 10". I'm not. No matter how well fitted pants, skirts, dresses are, I invariably have to lift the hems. If Wondaweb is that stuff you iron on in hopes it will fuse permanently, that, to me, is a male solution. I suspect most women (of a certain age) prefer a properly sewn hemline.
Lez wrote: "Today I’m suffering with what I presume is sinusitis. All my facial bones - eye sockets, cheekbones, jawbones, are really sore. Paracetamol are just about taking the edge off it."Oh Lez! Sinusitis is awful! At least you know what it is. Do you have any antibiotics to hand? I know I've been caught unawares by it in the past and went to the dentist thinking I had the worst ever toothache. He wrote me a script for antibiotics and then said "That'll be £75 thanks". Won't get fooled again!
Luckily discovered that we were without water this morning. I say lucky because I normally just switch the washing machine on and walk away. Swapping notes over the fence with our neighbour, G said the workers restoring the park at the bottom of our street (after two and a half years' worth of drainage works) had severed the main. I then rang elderly neighbour B to tell her and that led to about an hour's worth of chat (B likes a natter!). I've got the jeans pinned and will sew them later. Last night I tuned in to my first on-line gig. Melody Pool, a great favourite of mine, did a Living Room Sessions show - 10 songs, some old, some new, and two covers - Leonard Cohen and Martha Wainwright. Considering she lives at the back of woop-woop and has internet if you stand close to the window, it looked and sounded terrific. Gaffer tape to the rescue!
This morning I stood in the queue for Asda. Bloody chilly, but that's it over for another week. Then early this afternoon I placed my 3rd Pia Rossini order in a fortnight. God knows when I'll finally get to wear my new clobber, but the bargains were far too good to resist. A wee bit of online retail therapy and my Tuesday and Saturday night bottles of wine are my way to keep sane while this is all going on. 😐
Ohhh good for you, Collette! ... x x x ... I think we all need and deserve to treat ourselves to nice things right now despite everything else going on. You are also supporting Businesses that need all the custom that they can get right now to be able to keep on trading - and to be able to pay and hang onto their Staff.I'm doing my very best to keep everything as routine and as normal as possible here as well - well, in front of my M&D anyway ;o>
Looking forward to getting a shop tomorrow, and some beers. Not looking forward to spraying all the shopping down with anti bac spray.
Spent all this morning letting cows in and out of the cattle crush, while a cow fertility expert got shoulder deep in each one with a mini camera, while wearing what looks like a virtual reality goggle set. Weird but true. :0
Essential work staring up a Cow's Btm ;o>I often wonder when while still Kids sat in School, daydreaming during Class time as to who they would be and what they would be doing when they grew up, they ever imagined in their wildest fantasies that they would be doing anything like this?!
Had to go out for some cow juice and it struck me as I was skirting round and avoiding oncoming potential infectors that the Govt could issue a simple rule; just like driving we should all walk on the left to create one way traffic (where there are two pavements obvs)?
Been outside in the garden enjoying the barmy hot spring weather, pruning. Plus......my nephew gave me a wee easter egg! He got much bigger one.....but i was chuffed to be given one for myself! He's only 10, bless him! :)Garden project No. - i've lost count:
Veg planting area completed. Starting to get some of the packet of seeds planted in those little segmented plastic trays filled with compost. Never grown my own veg before..so it'll be interesting to see how successful (or not) this new venture turns out.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Essential work staring up a Cow's Btm ;o>I often wonder when while still Kids sat in School, daydreaming during Class time as to who they would be and what they would be doing when they grew up, ..."
Yep, farming hasn't stopped, nor can it really!
Strangely I am busier than ever, working on my neighbours farm, as the other student lad now can't come. So I'm doing all his work too. I'm 2 minutes drive away so it's easy and convenient.
Up until a few weeks ago I worked with the farmers mum, who's 82, a great women, still feeding calves twice a day. But now we keep our distance due to her age, she hasn't stopped work though, just now does her jobs alone. I couldn't recommend working with someone of that generation enough, the knowledge she has after 50 years of Dairy farming is incredible. So a shame we now have to just chat at a distance.
theDuke wrote: "Been outside in the garden enjoying the barmy hot spring weather, pruning. Plus......my newphew gave a wee easter egg! He got much bigger one.....but i was chuffed to be given one for myself! He's ..."Good luck with the Veg, Duke.
I'd definitely recommend growing peas, if you're not growing them already. I just sowed a good size patch in my garden, there's nothing quite like fresh peas from the garden.
Thank you, and yes i was just thinking about peas..i love freshly grown peas....so nice to eat them raw straight from the pod. But i haven't got any of those.....i'll see if i can get a packet or two of those. So far i'm doing Cauliflowers and sprouts....simply cos i love those...and some herbs....but haven't expanded on that yet. Might do some runner beans too..as i have got some bamboo canes to make support frames for them...we'll see.
As a little girl I loved sitting in the garden podding peas into the colander and into me!
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I'd best stick to delivering their stuff rather than buying it then, because, when shopping, I am that dithering idiot!
Instead, I've had a casual stroll round our local Waitrose, having waited in a very orderly queue for 15 minutes just to get into the store - no one way system or marshalling of customers once inside, other than at the tills. Fish and meat counters remain open, but some very empty shelves still - it looked like Col. Sanders had raided the chicken aisle :)
Another shelf had only two bags of spelt organic wholegrain flour and a light dusting to show where the ordinary stuff had been.
I saw a couple, who were in the queue ahead of me being told that as they were from the same household only one of them would be allowed in. The husband (?) said he'd go back to the car and that he'd be on the phone to hear what was on the shelves. Is this going to become a thing, then? One person per car in the car park and a store full of people with phones glued to their ears saying "Well, they've got some of this but none of that. What do you want me to do?"