Chitchat thread #24

[lottie dolly]

So sad about your friend Bramble,have seen a few people go throught this horrible thing,
Cariann good luck with the new job lass,it has been quite a nice day here,
Snoop you always on the go,

[greenishfing]

I eventually got round to making the fruit cake for my hairdresser. It has just come out of the oven. I thought it would be ready just by experience of this particular recipe and tin. Having read the article by Nancy Birtwhistle about Christmas cake, where she said the internal temperature should be between 97°C and 99°C, I decided to test it with my brand new temperature probe. I stuck it straight into the centre of the cake, about halfway down. The digital readout was 98°C, and the probe came out clean. Nice to have confirmation.

[Bren In Pots]

Bramble I’m sorry to hear about your friend having to move in care, alzheimer's is a terrible disease effecting not just the person but friends and family as well.
All you can both do is to keep on visiting xx

[bramble]

Good evening all. Thank you all for your kind sympathies for my friend...Her name is Joan.
Since Joan was diagnosed she went down hill rapidly and barely recognized us today.

All this talk about baking cakes..I might lookout my recipes soon.
I also want to make some soup and jams as the two freezers are full.
Lots to do and the days are flying by.
Have a good evenig all.

[Nicos]

Really sorry to hear about Joan Bramble. She has two very good friends in you both x

[Nicos]

Mornin n’alln’all
Been awake for a while. I actually had a decent few hours…then popped to the loo and realised it was only 1/2 hr before my phone alarm was due to go off..so decided to read.
Then I noticed my phone alarm hadn’t gone off
Then realised my pesky clock had jumped forwards an hour. (It does it a few times each year of its own accord)
So I’ve just missed out on a potential hour and a half’s sleep. Flippin typical

Oh well, I’m bright and breezy this morning and happy to see there wasn’t a frost last night. There wasn’t one forecast but it was mighty chilly when I went to bed. Looks like we had a bit of rain instead.
Today is the day the geraniums are going into the barn for the winter.Pity though cos they are looking stunning, with plenty more flower heads to open.

More sewing and raking of leaves for me today.
Our friend is coming over again to make another custom fit door….three down, two to go….

Enjoy your day peeps - whatever you get up to!

[Nicos]

[Snoop Puss]

Morning all.

Lovely flowers, Nicos. Such a jolly sight. No wonder you don't want to put them away for the winter.

Clouds building up. Looks like we're set for another storm. Big, but not as bad as the last one. And a lot of our provisions for the last one are still in place. Only difference is that the ground is still saturated. Looks like we'll be bailing the corral out again...

Other than that, all good. Had a lovely day yesterday, including a small firewood delivery just to tide us over. Brilliant. Olive and almond, so smells lovely when burning and gives such a good long heat. Baked the aubergine parmigiana in the little range yesterday. First bake of the season. Won't have time for bread today but definitely tomorrow.

Have a great day, everyone.

[Bren In Pots]

Morning

Those geraniums are pretty Nicos it must be tempting to keep them around for longer.

Fingers crossed the storm passes without any damage Snoop.

enjoy your day

[greenishfing]

Good morning all.

Those flowers look really great, Nicos, and a lovely dark red. How awful having to put them away, but better than losing them to the frost.

I've just had an email from the makers of my slow cooker. A while ago I looked online to see if they had a spare dish for it and their website said they were out of stock, but if I left my email address they would contact me when they got them back in stock. Evidently they are now back in stock and I have ordered one. It's nice to find something I can actually get spares for, rather than built-in obsolescence.

I'm in the middle of writing a shopping list at the moment as I'm planning a grory hop today or tomorrow. I also got an email from Nectar. A big supermarket have got full legs of lamb at half price with the nectar card. Far too big for us, but I'm just wondering if it's worth buying one, butchering it into two and freezing half.

Time for more coffee.....

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All Cloudy here. Lovely plants Nicos. I've a haircut later. Have a good day

[Jay22]

Morning, cold and foggy start to the day. Think we may be going shopping, we will see as I’m shockingly still in my pj’s!!!!
Sorry to hear about Joan bramble, such a horrible disease.
Good luck with the job Carrie. Beautiful flowers Nicos. Hope the storm passes you by Snoop.
Have a lovely day everyone! x

[bramble]

Good afternoon all. I had no time to check in this morning.
Went line dancing and did a grory shop on the way home.

Nicos, beautiful geraniums and a lovely colour.
Some of mine are still flowering but I put them in the greenhouse.

Snoop, I hope the storm is not too severe,especially after the devastation last week.
Have a good afternoon all.

[lottie dolly]

afternoon all,not another storm snoop,the worlds gone mad stay safe,them flowers are lovely nicos,look to good to hide in a barn,is there a place in the home,not done a lot today,cooking again tomorrow for an event thursday afternoon,the days just seem to fly so quickly,the wheels are now in motion again to get my money back from the holiday i could not go on well over a year ago,better in my bank than theirs,

[bramble]

Just a quick question...I made carrot and butternut squash this afternoon but its far too sweet.
I followed a recipe except for adding a few sticks of celery and a few onions.