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Ann, i now had a look on i player ,its there ,and we watched as far as the turkey man then it went all funny and stopped playing .!!!!

Ann, a bowl of vinegar in the kitchen should help and wash the microwave out with water with a little Mustard in it .

Oh Ann, i wish i has seen it , i did see some of the first series and it was very good , i don't know how i missed this one, i hope they repeat it.

I'am so cold i sit here with a quilt over me ,i really should go to bed ,but i hate laying there all those hours .

8.08

Mandy, the last Michael Portillo train journey we watched was through Norwich, East Dereham and Cromer. He went into a shop that sells crabs dressed on the premises. I must admit they did look nice.....made me think of you and Frank. lol How is your coughnow? Maybe it will go quickly like your OH's.

Hope Hannah isn't going down with what you had Jane. So much colds and flu around at the moment.

OH is home and has just done his fish.......it wasn't smoked Haddock after all......it was KIPPERS!! The whole bungalow stinks now. He decided to microwave them instead of boil in the bag, so the microwave pongs too, even though it's been wiped out. Is it lemon juice heated with water in a bowl that absorbs the smells in a microwave? I've switched the fan on now.....top speed and I'm staying out of the kitchen for a while!!!!! lol Then he said he didn't really enjoy them!!!!

I shall keep mums Minton tea seet plates and tea pots. They are lovely. I replaced some saucers for her the other year for Christmas, three sausers I think and a plate. Cost me about £48.50. Yes definately keep those. they ar elovely for afternoon tea when I get a chance to have it.

Liz you were a busy bee today. I think you deserve a good rest now.

Sausages and ratat for dinner just going to do it now.

19.22

I'll try that then Liz, don't think i'll add the cloves as we not to keen on them , i remember mum putting Cloves in her Apple pies and i always seemed to get them all in my portion lol

Isn't it a shame that we store old things away that our parents had and never use them, i mean when will they ever get used ,we just store them away in case we break them !! i carn't see my son wanting some of the things i have stored away ,they want all modern things these days .

Mel I had loads and loads of glasses,glass dishes etc from rellies who had died.I kept them just because I thought I should.But in the end I had to get rid ,as they were taking up so much space and I knew I would never use them.I did a car boot sale and what was left I took to a charity shop.I have decided there is no point just hanging on to everything.I decided on the important and sentimental things to keep and then took a deep breath and got rid of the rest.
It was nice to know that someone else might get the pleasure from the things I didn't want.I do still have some things that I can't let go of even though they may never see the light of day here.It drives Chris mad,but I will hang on to them like Grim Death lol
18.03

That makes sense Mel.So I wasn't imagining it .The memory comes up trumps sometimes lol.

I have a bread maker but have never had a slow cooker. Too many things in the kitchen cupboards already. Should have a go at them and put some of mums glass plates away that I never use. Make room for some of the things I do use but are out!!

I have a set of very thin glass sweet dishes of mums. Frightened to use them as they are SO thin. Used to make jellies in them sometimes but I think mum said they were a present from gran soI have never liked to put them away. Silly really, perhaps I should give a load of stuff to the hospic shop.

yes Jane always a piece of bread lst to clean out any meat they may have got stuck around the screw and the holes in front.

17.33

Sorry Mandy, didn't see your post there! All I do is just put honey on the Ham at the start and add more every so often depending how sweet you want the ham to be, plus cloves, a lot of these if you are us as we like them, then just cook in the normal way either in the oven or Crock Pot. I use my Wok fairly often, usually for normal frying, mince, and things that have veg and odds and ends in it, Frying Pans tend to get too full and food tips out when you turn it, Wok has nice high sides which makes tossing food easier! well, it is for me anyway!!!!

I remember throwing out an old mincer like that Jane ,we found it in dads shed when we were sorting out after he had passed away , it was all rusty !!
I think they did put bread through and add to the meat to make it go further .

Better look in the oven !! now that i do use lol

How on earth did our parents cope without Slow Cookers,Bread Makers,Woks,Food Processors ,and the like.I remember that horrible metal mincer that Mum used to clamp on the worktop and stuff the left over beef in on a monday for cottage pie.It was sometimes my job to turn the handle.I had to stand on a stool to get a good grip .It nearly wrenched my arm off lol.I don't know if I am imagining this but I think Mum may have put bread through the mincer too.Does that sound right?

Sometimes I brown things Jane, but not if I don't feel like it which is most of the time!! I roast chicken in mine in the summer and I always shake Chargrill or whatever on it, then a bit of oil, I even put a couple spuds round the chicken depending on the size of the bird and just leave it to get on with cooking!!! Mandy, I have to write EVERYTHING down, usually on a board in our kitchen! otherwise, I have an exercise book which I write things down in, mind you,my writing is so awful, that I sometimes can't read what I've written!!!

I hope so too Jane , i've been dosing my self up with the old paracetamol

Wow Liz, you;ve been busy today ,that Honey Ham sounds lovely ,can we have the recipe please , might give that a go,as i have two pieces of gammon in the freezer ,bought when they were selling them off in Tes*o's.
i do use my bread Maker, and it does make nice bread.

DIl went out this morning and bought a Wok, they thought they would have Stir fry tonight ,she has never done one before ,she got some Stir Fry packs from Morri*ons and some different sauces too , i think the little ones will like it as they love the Noodles when they have a Chinese meal.

That's another thing in my cupboard a Wok !!! all these things i never use lol

Liz ,do you brown all your meat and veg before putting it in the Slow cooker?or do you just chuck it all in.It seems a bit of a faff to have to do that beforehand.My sister says she doesn't bother browning.
You have had a busy day.When our logs come we just have to stack them as they come in the right size for the fire.Makes life easier lol.
It is freezing outside now.No hail or rain .I think i will have to go and put a warmer top on now.It was so hot in here earlier with the heating and the sun beating through the windows.
We all seem like Sloths here this afternoon lol.Just being lazy so and so's

Mandy I hope your shivers don't turn into anything nasty.

I used to keep a pad and paper by my bed to write my dreams down.I did it for a while ,but my dreams are so crazy sometimes it was difficult to actually put down what I had dreamt.I think a psychologist would have a field day working out mine lol
Just doing some Chicken and Noodle soup for Hannah.I got the last pack in Tes**.They must have gone like a bomb feeding all the poorly people over Xmas
16.54

Whew! a VERY busy day here!! Chap turned up this a.m with a lorry load of logs! really pleased to see him and them, BUT we had to split a lot of them and then stack them in our wood shed!! took OH and me most of the morning. Had lunch, cleaned Merlin's stable and then sorted out his feed store, so as we can store Hay in there when OH is in hospital,makes it easier than the hay loft especially afterwards when he won't be able to lift things or do too much for a while. Then sorted out OH's workshop, and put a lot of 'junk' ready for the bins on Monday! Took Millie for a walk, and then checked out neighbours house (other side!!!) as she is away! Now it is hailing(!!) here, and OH has gone to put Merlin to bed!! I use my Slow Cooker quite a lot in the Summer Jane as I have the Rayburn for the winter. I do 'Pot Roast', Honey Ham, make stock, all sorts!! Another thing I use lot is the BreadMaker, it's really easy and makes brilliant bread.

I think of things in the night when i wake to go to the Loo ,i really should have a pad by the bed to write things down , goodness knows if i'd be able to read it in the morning as i always stagger through in the dark lol