Mundane News

[tyred]

Have just put my now traditional Friday night steak and kidnety pie in the oven while my bottle of beer cools in the fridge.

This has become my normal Friday night treat since lock down started.

 

[Reynard]

Could you or @Reynard please link me to the post with the recipe. I'm on the crock pot tomorrow.

Here you go. Tonight I have swapped the parsnip for courgettes (added the same time as the peppers) and the butter beans for chickpeas.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/mundane-news.209575/page-4593#post-5983780

 

[Reynard]

Spent the afternoon, first tinkering with Max the MTB and then going off for a pootle in the company of Wiggy #2, the Chartres.

I am now sat down with a nice

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Had a bit of a scare this afternoon/evening. Our Westie (16) has been asleep for about 5 hours straight without moving other than shuddering quite violently in his sleep. He ate lying down at about 12 PM (which he's never done). When he did wake up about 5:30 PM he stood up, fell down, stood up, walked into lots of furniture and repeat several times. My daughter is crying thinking he's about to pass. So off to the vet we go.

It turns out he has a high temperature so they've given him antibiotics. By the time we get back (about 20 minutes ago) he's back to pottering around as usual and wanted feeding - he ate every bite.

Big sigh of relief from all of us here. 😌

 

[woodbutcher]

Could you or @Reynard please link me to the post with the recipe. I'm on the crock pot tomorrow.

I'm sure Reynard will oblige , l don't want to take credit for her recipe

 

[Reynard]

I'm sure Reynard will oblige , l don't want to take credit for her recipe

Already done

It's based on a Jamie Oliver recipe in the Tesco magazine, but that recipe used a bought paste etc. I've just tweaked it to my own taste as I make my curries completely from scratch.

 

[pawl]

Just heard I have been a member for ten years .Doesn't time when you are enjoying yourself.

 

[classic33]

Warm, overcast and blustery here chez Casa Reynard today. And it keeps looking as though it might rain.

Am still feeling rather fragile, but have been puttering about in the kitchen this morning. Guess what I've got going in the crock pot for tonight's supper @woodbutcher

I've also managed to wrestle the grips off the bars. One came off easily, the other required a bit of persuasion with a screwdriver. I'm going to re-use them as they're perfectly serviceable. I may decide to change them at a later date, I may not.

Knitting needle inserted between grip and bar, followed by few drops of washing up liquid. Works for getting them back on as well, only less liquid required.

 

[classic33]

I managed to sort out both locos and got them running again . I had to solder a wire back on to the one which wouldn't run forwards . It must have become detached when I removed the body . The problem with the running was due to a loose motor . In reverse the motor would pull itself back into position and whilst going forwards it would pull itself out of mesh . I tightened up the screw which held the rear mounting bracket in place .

Might need a new, possibly larger, screw on the motor retaining plate. If it's worked loose through the motor moving about, it tends to enlarge the hole slightly.

 

[Illaveago]

I put 20 gallons of water in our pond this evening . I thought it looked a bit low .

 

[Reynard]

I rather enjoyed my curry this evening. Had it with basmati rice and with a dollop of plain yoghurt on the side.

 

[Speicher]

Hot Chocolate at the BBC on BBC 4.

 

[Cavalol]

If an on-line steps-to-miles calculator is correct, I've walked 1,302 miles in 6 months, the vast majority of which was at work. Fully expect to be sad enough to next calculate how much we lift on a daily basis soon, current estimate about one tonne.

 

[Jenkins]

Never mind CD's.

I still play metal cassettes and have two "Walkmans" which I use (not both at the same time though) when walking the dog.

If I'd known, you could have had the pack of three unopened C90s I found while clearing out the spare room a couple of weeks ago. They went into the bin that was emptied on Monday.

 

[Jenkins]

In CD news, I purchased my first player in 1985 along with the only CD I had to play on it - The Cars Greatest hits which had only just been released. I still have the CD but not that player.