Mundane News

[mybike]

I'm just back from a 3 mile run, it's blumen warm out there...its February for goodness sake.

Took me by surprise on my ride yesterday.

Bird bath being delivered soon, the Manc birds will soon be enjoying their outdoor swimming pool.

Sun is out too, very strange.

Is that through the smog? Presumably they need the bath to wash the soot off.

It's more of a squirrel reserve but the occasional bird visits too

When they don't have furry tails they're called rats.

 

[Maverick Goose]

I ate a couple of bacon butties with chilli jam this morning (Huddleston's of Windermere maple cured bacon, pukka).

 

[EltonFrog]

I've just seen the first blossoms on the trees in the village. in minute I'm going to tidy the garage.

 

[raleighnut]

Dinner's in the over. A half shoulder of lamb, marinaded in ras el hanout overnight, with shallots, tomatoes, chickpeas and some vegetable stock. It'll slow cook for 6+ hours...

You need one of these @User

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...s.html&usg=AFQjCNGqusryX8P89QoVtbQbAhka_xTOhg

 

[raleighnut]

Just to prove that @The Velvet Curtain isn't the only one who cooks exotic food this is mine.

 

[mybike]

You're lucky to have patio doors, when I was a lad all we had was an opening to our cave.

A cave a bloody cave.you were lucky we lived in a midden.No doors or windows,and we ad to dig us way in.

For those darn Sarf a midden is -----a dunghill or refuse heap

You had a cave, all we had was a pile of stones. They had to do as a midden too.

 

[marknotgeorge]

Just to prove that @The Velvet Curtain isn't the only one who cooks exotic food this is mine.

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You're eating a hubcap?

 

[Reynard]

I will have a look out for some, I suppose I haven't really looked since FT was a baby, I remember there being a scare or something about it a few years ago.

Thanks for the tip

YW. I use it for my hair and the cats' coats both The judges always say my cats smell nice.

 

[mybike]

First visitor I've seen to the new bird bath, maybe just a recce

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Selfie

 

[Reynard]

Made a lovely pasta bake last night with 1/3 of the large tray of mince I picked up for 90p on Sunday. Did the mince in the slow cooker with a carton of passata, garlic, fried onions, garlic, oregano, bay and some slow roasted tomatoes. Topped the bake with mozzarella, parmesan and the last of some feta I had lurking in the fridge. So gooooood. Have enough left for tonight, so don't need to cook.

Gonna head off for a nice bike ride after lunch.

 

[GM]

We have two already....

The 1/2 shoulder was a little bit big for the larger one, so it's into the Le Creuset casserole dish.

Can I just say, that our 30cm Le Creuset casserole pot will be 39 years old in 3 weeks, the best wedding present we got!....and it's being used tonight for our chicken curry.

 

[Reynard]

I've got a bunch of le Creuset stuff that dates from the early 70s. Think it was one of the parentals' wedding presents as well. Still serviceable - 2 pans with lids, a gratin dish and a small skillet.

 

[Illaveago]

It is still grey with a bit of drizzle here. I managed to do one of the numbers on Countdown just now.

 

[EltonFrog]

The garage tidying is nearly finished, and I've been helping my neighbour pull a feckin' great root out of rain drainpipe. Just having a cup of splosh, then back out.

Tommy Walsh? Pah! I say PAH!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Back on the coach suitably stuffed full of roast chicken, plus all the trimings, treacle sponge and custard, all washed down with a large cider. I might be asleep before we leave Tamworth.