3: Gardening Diaries ...

[alp]

Shouldn't be a problem if you're a chef. Let yourselves loose one day a week, then the regime doesn't seem to punitive! Don't you think? I slowed cook my pork rather than spending tons of money on crackling pork. Just too expensive and too hot. I think sometimes Tesco can be cheap as well. 49p for 6 flat doughnut peaches - I can easily murder one packet in 2 days. Time to make spaghetti with pedderdew antipasto from Lidl - the best, and some Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (me pretending to be posh and bon viveur!)on top. We both love it. Wish we had prawns.

 

[alp]

Too hot to garden. so have finished the ice cream and made some seed/ plant labels from the empty container........bet I'll still end up with trays of unidentifiable seedlings......guaranteed

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That sounds exactly like me! I don't even know where my most expensive snowdrop bulbs are?!!!! At the point of sinking the pot to the ground, I asked myself if I should draw a pic and mark the locations. Why didn't I do it? I bet they have been vaporised by the heat.

I have also cut thousands of labels from salt bottle, milk bottle. Should have used the tomorite bottles! All the fool me!

 

[Leeski]

Too hot to garden. so have finished the ice cream and made some seed/ plant labels from the empty container........bet I'll still end up with trays of unidentifiable seedlings......guaranteed

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Love it thought it was only me that did that lol
I’m that tight I stand by the ice cream van asking the kids if I can have there ice lolly sticks when they have finished the worst thing is I have told my kids the only reason the ice cream van is playing a tune is to let peeps know he’s run out of ice cream

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Oh @alp I have drawn up plans too ..does it solve my problem...no!! I have a whole bookful!!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

@Leeski....I tell myself it's my mission in life to re-use and recycle.....in reality I'm just plain tight

 

[Leeski]

Shouldn't be a problem if you're a chef. Let yourselves loose one day a week, then the regime doesn't seem to punitive! Don't you think? I slowed cook my pork rather than spending tons of money on crackling pork. Just too expensive and too hot. I think sometimes Tesco can be cheap as well. 49p for 6 flat doughnut peaches - I can easily murder one packet in 2 days. Time to make spaghetti with pedderdew antipasto from Lidl - the best, and some Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (me pretending to be posh and bon viveur!)on top. We both love it. Wish we had prawns.

I just make bulk sauces and freeze them down I dehydrate tomato’s, peppers and do a lot of canning / Pickles . Cheap cuts are the best cuts of meat slow cooked are the bees knees !

 

[Leeski]

@Leeski....I tell myself it's my mission in life to re-use and recycle.....in reality I'm just plain tight

Ditto we have turned into a chuck and no care Society my partner goes mad if we are driving and pass a skip I slow down always thinking

 

[johnny canoe]

Hello alp, I think we all have some family members that do questionable things that we don't like. Mom had eight sisters and those ladies could sure have crazy spats among themselves. And one had a famous spat with her husband right out in the open for the whole town to watch.

This is funny actually. So mom and a couple of her sisters had gone into town (small town, no paved roads), and had just left the grocery store, stepping out onto main street. They heard a engine roaring and looked down the road to see my uncle's truck coming flying around the corner and zip right down the street in front of them leaving a cloud of dust in his wake. Standing up in the back of the truck was my mom's sister, screaming at her husband and pounding her fist into the top of the truck cab. Poor fella was trying to get away from her.
Mom always said that that sister of hers drove my uncle to an early grave.

 

[alp]

Oh @alp I have drawn up plans too ..does it solve my problem...no!! I have a whole bookful!!
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We must be long-lost twins! But you wouldn't spend that money on snowdrops.

 

[alp]

Hello alp, I think we all have some family members that do questionable things that we don't like. Mom had eight sisters and those ladies could sure have crazy spats among themselves. And one had a famous spat with her husband right out in the open for the whole town to watch.

This is funny actually. So mom and a couple of her sisters had gone into town (small town, no paved roads), and had just left the grocery store, stepping out onto main street. They heard a engine roaring and looked down the road to see my uncle's truck coming flying around the corner and zip right down the street in front of them leaving a cloud of dust in his wake. Standing up in the back of the truck was my mom's sister, screaming at her husband and pounding her fist into the top of the truck cab. Poor fella was trying to get away from her.
Mom always said that that sister of hers drove my uncle to an early grave.

Yes, the horrible thing is that you can't choose your relatives. My father's only sister married an alcoholic. He's tall and handsome and yet when he had a bit of a drink, there would always be saga! Quite often, he would end up in ditches at night ..

 

[alp]

Ditto we have turned into a chuck and no care Society my partner goes mad if we are driving and pass a skip I slow down always thinking

I know the feeling. Whenever we drove past a skip, I would tell my son that I wanted something in there - wood newly sawn aromatic clean wood pieces. And what did he do? Refused to stop. I feel like disowning him.

The posh cheese is reduced. Even so, it cost £2.05. Now the meal is to be finished with a galia melon 49p from Tesco.

I must get some recipes from you, Leeski !

 

[alp]

@Leeski....I tell myself it's my mission in life to re-use and recycle.....in reality I'm just plain tight

Same here! But I am more self-indulgent than you!

 

[alp]

For those with chronic unresolved inflammation, the following video might help - his focus was on Diabete type II, but please use 1.25 speed and try to get the gist.

He also mentioned eating 5 different colour vegs and fruits a day!

By all means watch them, but take it with a pinch of salt! He's flogging some books! So beware!

 

[Leeski]

Nice simple little seasonal dinner that taste fab
Whole chicken spatchcocked - cut the back bone out with sharp scissors push down so it’s flattish make a butter mix with rosemary,thyme , lemon and garlic fill the cavities and under skin leave for an hour or so
Roast for 40 mins
Crispy pots and garden veg
Finish veg with basil ,parsley and mint

 

[Perki]

Evening all , you seem to enjoy your holiday Alp Glad to see your back upsy I assume the headache has subsided I don't see anything wrong with your agapanthus leeski.

Its quite a lot cooler today and cloudy. My lawn nearly dead now, can't remember if I mentioned I weedkilled it about 2 week ago, the grass seed I want is incredibly expensive didn't think it be so dear but its sold in 20kg bags, I only need about 5kg really.

Went to Dovecottage nursery yesterday, its not so big but lots of different plants you don't normally see at GCentres. They have a garden you can visit aswell for £3.50 think it goes to charity, nice and naturalistic I'll put some photo on later. It was a nightmare getting there, set off early think they be no traffic but they was a vintage car rally in hebdon bridge, it were chok a block and warm / hot, come back over the hills with nice views and a cool breeze . I did pick up 2 plants while I was there - salvia phyllis fancy and selinum wallichianum.