General Chat

Morning to all who may show up on the thread today ,or whenever ,lol :-).
Been out front this morning and done a little sweeping up outside the gate from the hedge clipping in the early evening ,lazy of me i know ,but i was worn out before i got round to it he he.
Done a little watering out back too ,and then cam in and made the Bombay Potato for the B B q early this afternoon.
Got the last of the chicken drumsticks out ,2 beefburgers,2 pork and apple burgers ,some snags ,a chicken breast ,to slice up ,and some peppered mackeral for me [ yum] ;-).
Also took 6 muffins out to slice and use as buns ,lovely if toasted lightly on the coals before filling with the meat.and the sliced onions .
We have this morning blanched a load of garden peas ,and some more beans ready for winter use ,i don't know ,lol,as soon as we get stuff out to use up ,the wife does more blanching and fills it up again . :-P.
Hospital tomorrow for the missus ,but in the morning when i stand more chance of getting the car parked in the grounds ,when we went last time in the late afternoon it was visiting time ,and i had to park the car half a mile away ,it killed me walking back with sore hips ,i wasn't in the best of moods by the time i got through the doors,lol :-|.
Managed to get the car reorganized after the cleaning of ,bags to put back in the boot ,whatever ,and then ordered two new camera mounts ,all the way from Malaysia .believe it or not ,cheaper and quicker than from Kent ,makes you wonder about this country which seem to take an age to organize anything,bit like our government ,he he.
Time to go and get a bit of work done before lighting the B B Q and get dinner ,cum tea on,take care all ,Fred.& the two ladies ,xxx
:-D

Morning all,weather seems a bit uncertain today so its a case of wait and see!!

Had my injection yesterday and was a bit groggy afterwards ,with an headache later,but am ok today
having it done was slighty painful but not as bad as I expected.
Hope you are all ok
take care Brenda

Evening all.sorry I have not been on for a day or two,Been busy with this and that,don't know where the time went.
Been to town today to meet my friend,but don't think we will be meeting on Saturday again very soon,it was so busy .!! We will have to keep to our mid week meetings.
I think you will be ready for your winter resting Fred ,you make me feel tired just reading your messages.
David is at the city match,so back to normal re football.here.
Doing some baking tomorrow,watch this space for the results.!!!
Better go need to sort out some dried washig and put it away.
Have a good weekend and take care Brenda x

Evening all.sorry I have not been on for a day or two,Been busy with this and that,don't know where the time went.
Been to town today to meet my friend,but don't think we will be meeting on Saturday again very soon,it was so busy .!! We will have to keep to our mid week meetings.
I think you will be ready for your winter resting Fred ,you make me feel tired just reading your messages.
David is at the city match,so back to normal re football.here.
Doing some baking tomorrow,watch this space for the results.!!!
Better go need to sort out some dried washig and put it away.
Have a good weekend and take care Brenda x

Evening all.sorry I have not been on for a day or two,Been busy with this and that,don't know where the time went.
Been to town today to meet my friend,but don't think we will be meeting on Saturday again very soon,it was so busy .!! We will have to keep to our mid week meetings.
I think you will be ready for your winter resting Fred ,you make me feel tired just reading your messages.
David is at the city match,so back to normal re football.here.
Doing some baking tomorrow,watch this space for the results.!!!
Better go need to sort out some dried washig and put it away.
Have a good weekend and take care Brenda x

Evening all.sorry I have not been on for a day or two,Been busy with this and that,don't know where the time went.
Been to town today to meet my friend,but don't think we will be meeting on Saturday again very soon,it was so busy .!! We will have to keep to our mid week meetings.
I think you will be ready for your winter resting Fred ,you make me feel tired just reading your messages.
David is at the city match,so back to normal re football.here.
Doing some baking tomorrow,watch this space for the results.!!!
Better go need to sort out some dried washig and put it away.
Have a good weekend and take care Brenda x

Morning Brenda ,Dorothy ,and anyone else who looks in ,where i am just in from the garden after hanging all my onions in the greenhouse.
Managed to get two of the buckets cleaned out too removing the asparagus roots ready to take the cauliflowers next year .
The garden is now shutting down mostly giving me a chance to get different areas cleaned up and refreshed ready for the next season. :-).
I did the missus and me Panninies last night ,using two of the breads i buy in from Morrison's 5 at a time and put in the freezer until needed.
I used Riccota ,and tomato pesto this time for a change ,i rotate between three different sorts,i spread the pesto on all four halves of the buns first, followed by Leerdammer cheese slices and used some home cured ham on top followed by thin slices of chicken very thin slices of fresh tomato ,and red onion ,finishing off with another layer of the cheese, a complete meal in itself and veeeeery tasty ;-).
Looking at the loss of the wheat harvests in America ,Russia ,and Australia ,and the lousy crop from Britain ,we have brought in 12 packets of bread mixes of different sorts all with dates 0f 2013 -14.
I also intend getting some strong plain white flour ,and yeast for use short term,it just means making a lot more use of the light industrial mixer we have under the sink for kneading,the dough ,with neither of us up to kneading for 15 minutes or more .lol.
This same machine we use for chopping veggie ,slicing same ,and cake mixing ,and preparing minced beef and pork .
Looking at the date Brenda ,it's time to think of getting the spices ,salt petre and a large joint of beef in ,ready to corn some for Christmas ,this tinned crap you buy from Argentina and Bolivia ,and America ,are swimming in fat so i do my own cooking in a way that removes most of it ,far more tasty ,and healthier,and most of the spices i can get locally now ,and a few i even grow myself ,like the Rosemary and Bay leaves.
Time to think of some dinner now ,pot luck i think ,as i havn't even looked in the freezer and fridge yet to see what i have lol.
Take care all ,and keep the feet dry ,no easy task these days :-|,catch you later ,Fred.xxx

Hi Fred and anyone else looking in,wet and cold,really miserable here today ,but its a bank holiday so what do we expect???
It will soon be time for your visit to Liverpool Fred and I hope you enjoy your dinner on the way.!!
Have done a bit aof a tidy up in the bathroom,cleaned the floor ,tided the bedroom and photocopied some items for my sister,now having a wander round a few things on tinternet.just few home made wedges to be made for tea later to go with the cold brisket from yesterday and we wuill have some peas and sweetcorn as well.Ww should have a visit from one of my neices and family later which will be nice.But looking at the weather they might prefer to stay nice and cosy in their own place !! don't blame them/Think its time for morning coffee.
Take care Brenda

Morning Brenda ,back in Liverpool on the 16th September ,stopping off at Southport on the way down to have our dinner in the Highlander ,before carrying on down to the Hotel.
See we up here are back to normal ,lol, 16c outside at 9-45 am ,dull ,with a few spots of rain already ,don't even think we are going to get an Indian summer this year [sniff] :-(.
Heard from Dorothy yesterday 30c plus out there ,lucky person ,and i sulked in the kitchen for an hour this morning blanching beans for the freezer ,having to sit at the kitchen table instead of the patio ,it was so chilly out there , :-0.
The pussy cat is in the sulks too ,lol,i wouldn't sit out there with her for my cuppa this morning ,so ,head in the air she flounced off back upstairs to bed ,he he ,Lord alone knows what i will do with her this coming winter ,she will be in the sulks for four months at least.
Stir fry for tea this evening ,with the first of the Pack Choi ,i put in just 6 weeks ago,and it dosn't look like the Apache spring onions will be far behind either .
Heard from Marshall's too to say my seeds were in the post ,so i should ,with any luck ,have them by Wednesday.
Going to do a little dusting now and after that apart from meals,i am doin' nowt,but play on the puter,and watch a couple of films :-).
Catch you all later ,Fred & Liz :-D xx

Hi All,having a nice lazy Sunday here,have got some washing on the line,which should be dry and can be brought in soon.
Did a nice peice of brisket for Sunday dinner,love the gravy from that. and there is some for tomorrow,so will not have to do much then,.
Should have done some ironing today but was enjoying the book I got from the library yesterday with a cup of coffee,so it will have to wait.
When are youin LIverpool again Fred?
David is at the match there today.
Going out to my mates later for a coffe and a chat ,seems its the only way just lately we can catch up/
Take care and enjoy the bank holiday
Brenda

Hi all ,back at last after trying to add a post yesterday and losing the lot as i hit the add button ,lol,sounds familiar don't it? :-|.
Yep ,the sweet potato is an aquired taste and i do add a couple to the pot at a LATE stage to the roasting tin ,otherwise they go all squidgy and 'orrible he he ,i tend to peel mine in a stir fry or curry and dice them up [nice that way],but scrub them and just slice in half for a roasting tin to stop them going to mush . ;-).
Had another dinner of roast in foil Marrow today ,weeeeeell ,at £60-p from Morrison's i couldn't leave it there ,could i .?
This time i made up a packet rice again, and used some bacon ,red onion from the garden sweated together in the wok,added a few herbs ,salt and pepper,[ground,mixed the rice and this together ,cleaned out the marrow and filled the cavities with the mix.
1 hour in the oven along with a couple of roasties ,with two shallots ,the veggies in the steamer ,and wallah,one nice Sunday dinner.
Been a nice day here ,bit i expect it will be back to rain tomorrow .lol,been watching our daft cat chasing the butterflies [cabbage white] in the back garden ,which i don't mind ,saves the spraying against the little critters he he.
All systems go now out there ,oodles of three kinds of bean to blanch and put down in the freezer ,cabbage now ready to come out,the first of the pickings of young turnip ,teased out of the troughs to leave the others room to fatten up,the young ones just scrubbed ,cooked whole [steamed] and stuck on the plate with lashings of butter [belting taste ] and ooooh ,so fresh ;-).
The onions are all out ,and are laying on the soil to start drying out,and every thing else is coming on well ,even me plums [on the tree] are starting to ripen.lovely victoria's ,crumbles coming up ,yum.
Pity you arn't a bit closer Brenda ,i have tomatoes and cucumber coming out of my ears so to speak ,and i think i will be making loads of stir frys to use them up ,along with the Pak Choi which are growing very quickly :-).
Crumpets tonight for tea ,along with nibbles from the freezer to make some much needed space for these veggies . :-D.
catch you later all,Fred, Hissy ,[tummy full of extra meat from the garden] ,and Liz ,playing games on her puter ,my turn for the meals today.xxx :-D

Had a fairly good day today ,went to the Library and met up with some friends and had a catch up over lunch,very nice and layed back.Came home and watched some tv,and then made a lovely tea .grilled steak and toms with mushrooms and onions and did a sweet potato baked in the oven(,which I was not keen on)
Weather was warm but grey and this afternoon we have had plenty of rain.Looks like they may be right abouta washout bank holiday.!!
Hope everyone is ok and enjoys the bank holiday weekend whatever they do. Take care Brenda.

Evening all.well did not get to Bury Fred,got up klater than we thought and the parking is not easy after a certain time ,so leaving it till next weeke now.
Hope its not to autumn like this weekend I know a few people doing BBqs not that I am going to them,
Hello Spanish eyes Fred is the one with the reciepes ,our mouths water every time he puts anything on here. send us some sunshine please!! Nice to hear from you.
Hope you all have a good weekend.Brenda

Evening all.well did not get to Bury Fred,got up klater than we thought and the parking is not easy after a certain time ,so leaving it till next weeke now.
Hope its not to autumn like this weekend I know a few people doing BBqs not that I am going to them,
Hello Spanish eyes Fred is the one with the reciepes ,our mouths water every time he puts anything on here. send us some sunshine please!! Nice to hear from you.
Hope you all have a good weekend.Brenda

I have not seen this thread before, well not that I can remember!
Can anyone join in?
I wonder if anyone who has put a recipe on here would be kind enough to add them to my Culinary Thread, they would be most welcome.

Bridget in Spain where it is 36 in the shade !!!!!

Hi Brenda,Dorothy and anyone else who looks in ,well ,what a waste of time ,the hospital seems to be at cross purposes with the consultant ,HE asked for an assesment as to wether oxygen was required in the house for a couple of hours morning or evening ,while the person who came out was asking if we thought oxygen was needed on visits OUTSIDE the house ,like walking outside ,shopping what ever .
Needless to say i asked the lady how she thought we did the shopping and went to the bank if we couldn't manage without it ?.
So ,we have now sorted out another review at the hospital for managing around the house and what ever,but after this ,i won't hold my breath.
:-(.
The cauli' cheese and Macaroni cheese went down very well ,and what's left is in the fridge for another meal [not tomorrow],shopping day and Fish and chips yum.
Well Brenda ,don't fancy our chances of an al fresco meal on the patio this coming weekend,he he ,looks like we are back into autumn already :-S.
Pity about the nerve ,and the injection and tablets not working Brenda ,still ,onward and upwards they say.
Catch you later peeps ,Fred & Liz.xx

Morning all.its sunny and dry at the moment ,but that can change in an instant.I am out later with an old friend and hope the weather stays dry at least.
Might get up to Bury Market tomorrow ,if the weather is dry.
Hope you are all ok
Take care brenda

Evening Folks,had areally nice afternoon,after a bit of a dreary start.Got washing out and dried again,so I am a happy bunny.Hope everyone else is ok .
The weather is not supposed to be good for the bank holiday,not that we had anything planned,but its a shame for the ones who have.
Take care Brenda

Evening Folks,had areally nice afternoon,after a bit of a dreary start.Got washing out and dried again,so I am a happy bunny.Hope everyone else is ok .
The weather is not supposed to be good for the bank holiday,not that we had anything planned,but its a shame for the ones who have.
Take care Brenda

Morning all,its a bit grey here this morning,but it is dry,it might brighten up like it did yesterday,hope so .have washing to put out later..
Have a errand or two to do later ,so thats two reasons I need it to be dry.
I am not sure its a cortisone injection Fred ,its to help the nerve that is "trapped" and causing the pain its not the arthritis.The medication I am on is not doing whjat they had hoped it would do,
They injection might not work either ,.and it might mean an op to sort out where the nerve is trapped,But that will be a long while of .
Better get on with putting the washing out and my errands done.Takes me a while now to do things.
Take care Brenda