Family, Home and Garden

The Friday Tea Thread

We had salmon salad followed by fresh fruit.

Good News For Women.

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ok who did the murder

My Moneys On Ian Beale,He Been In It Far Too Long

Wednesdays warming whacky wombling tea

Just popped in off to skittles so I am not having anything.OH had spaghetti bolognaise left over from last night.

Thursday's Alliterative Alimentary Adventure

Cheese, leek and tomato eggy bake from an Easy Cook recipe

It really bugs me when people don't research their listings properly, often giving false information. I was trawling through listings for a certain type of crockery I've collected for over 30 years, so I knowa bit about it. So many items purported to...

DVLA Scam email

Just received this, the weird thing is I taxed hubby's car online yesterday. The wording is a bit of a give away. DVLA Driver and Vehicle License AgencyDate: 19/February/2015 Dear customer,We are currrently upgrading our database and we found that yo...

Cee Dee - for you

I don't want to trample all over CB's eejit pheasant thread. My interest in all of this started in 2011. We were supposed to fly to the US 2 days later. Well that didn't happen. So, since the weather was so glorious and my husband is determined that ...

We got an egg!!!

Spring is springing. For the first time since last October we have an egg!! We have 2 Hamberg banties, 1 Wellsummer and 2 totally punk cross Legbars who have been living the life of Reilly over winter, the only exercise they have had is charging out ...

DVD v VIDEO

Videos - nice little earnet at bootsales - "£2.00 each or three of £5.00." Now you can't give them away! Personally, a video any day of the week. Whatever the the film or DVD player I find the lip synchronisation is hopelessly out, and jerky too on m...

so.....

did you have pancakes tonigh?for the first time in years we had them, ooooh they were good, I enjoyed them so much smothered in lemon juice. then I saw the sugar content in each one....10grm each!!

Are we doing an Easter swap?

Just asking...............

Tuesday's topsy turvy tonsil tickling tea time treats

I might just have a sandwich later as I was out for lunch. I had a gorgeous ham egg and chips. I will make OH spaghetti bolognaise.

will ya look at this guy.....

Here is my new friend Parson the pheasant, he's a bruiser isn't he?I called him Parson because that white collar he has makes him look like a vicar hahahaa!!he's lovely though isn't he...those colours!!!

Feliway Pheromone

My 6 year old rescue cat is still nervous and hiding under the bedI have read about this on a number of sites. Does anyone know if it acturally works.

Mondays moody munchies

Pulled pork wraps (homemade)

In a quandary - no response from buyer

I'm in a bit of a quandary and I'm not sure what to do about it. Back on the nineth a buyer outbid four other people to win a 1000 piece circular fairies puzzle and paid for it immediately. I then checked it as a matter of course before repacking it ...

Last film you watched that was a disappointment?

Black Swan. What a load.

Cost cutting tips?

Mine are: buy a slow cooker; use a hot water bottle instead of the radiators; lug heavy shopping home in a trolley rather than getting a taxi. Oh, and all 3 are redundant if you can achieve No 4: find a not-too-choosy millionaire.

Valentine Cards - how many?

Well girls - how many did you all get?

Loads of tins of tomatoes

......any suggestions? (no not that). I tend to buy them when I see them cheap, and have about 12 tins. I need the cupboard space! Has anyone a recipe using tinned toms?

Sunday roast?

Roast pork, roast potatoes. Sprouts geen beans and roasted parsnips for me.

THE OLD WOMAN STILL HAS A SENSE OF HUMOUR!

Last month Prince Andrew was all over the front pages because of allegations that he had sex with under-age girls. Yesterday Mummy promoted him to VICE-admiral!

Fridays favourite foody fodder

OH had macaroni cheese.I shall have something at work later.

Who is having what?

Bowl if soup and soggy bread for me when feeling comes back in my mouth from the dentist.

Bored - 3 in the Morning

Roll up, roll up for the FHG Country Fair,come see Chicken Grandma fly through the air, her only support is the g string that she gets to wear,beneath her sequinned leotard, honest I swear,And OMG it's our Maggie whose joined her up there,She's walki...

I may be sometime!!!

keeping up to date on here is becomming a nightmare, stupid internet connection is having a paddy again....sigh....I need an IT genius hanging up in my closet!!

Grubs up....

Just had a bowl of soup. Off out to skittles shortly.

carpet shampooer

I'm going to have to buy a carpet shampooer but have no idea where to start with deciding which one to buy. Does anybody have any tips on choosing a make / model etc. My carpets are quite grubby, courtesy of 2 dogs, so it needs to be pretty efficient...