OneGuyFromBarlick

The medical centre visit was NOT free. £35. That included an ECG and doctor consult. He was seen within 5 mins. Blood tests were free. All done with Covid rules in place ( I had to wait in the corridor where chairs were spaced at 2 metres) Happy to pay, for almost instant peace of mind. I know we ha...

Head down, bum up today wiping metre after metre of skirting boards and low windows ( our windows reach the floor). Has to be done when the back is in good order. Plus dusting furniture legs etc, that is the bottom floor done. May do the upstairs tomorrow. Boring but necessary work. Not the best way...

Sorry. I would nip out for a quick wee, pull the curtains back to view the weather, jump back under the doona and wait for hubby to bring me a large, steaming mug of Coffee. ( ain’t no way I am going out in dat!)

Don’t worry. What’s for you won’t go by you...
( are we talking weeks/months/years?)

We dug up all our bulbs today, stored then in paper bags ready for a winter in the garage. Big job. They need to be replanted by Spring, as many had worked themselves too close to the surface. They don’t do so well when they work their way to the surface. It was a shovel job, then we mulched the soi...

(Just because I can, Panbiker) ...homemade Spicy Beef Noodles with Naan bread...
(And I need to tell you, it was very welcome after a strenuous day of gardening!) I don’t need to count carbs when I come in whipped from hard gardening.

Judging by our Summer Holiday crowds, I can’t imagine any of our eateries are suffering. Schools went back today, so the town is getting back to normal population and the old dears are once again trundling around on their mobility scooters. Glad to see the back of the crowds. I expect they are some ...

That looks really nice! :good: I often go through periods where I simply hate cooking and I am sure others do too. I literally have to drag myself into the kitchen and get on with it. I’m always looking for inspiration. The topic is “What did we have for tea?”, is it not??! An entire topic devoted t...

Different strokes for different folks.
No mortgage payments for us for 30+ years. In our case, that has made it easier to afford holidays etc.

Come on guys...you are in lockdown! It is Winter! You all need to eat! Is no one getting off their bums to cook delicious meals?
If I were in lockdown, I would declare one night a week for “candle-light dinner”. Turn that damn TV off, cook something really decent and put the music on low.

I have always lived to a strict budget. Have never owed anything to anyone, kept up with all bills and have often gone without to do so, yet have still put a nourishing meal on the table each night ( I am a bit of a tyrant of depriving myself of unnecessary heating and cooling) I cannot understand p...

I cut Chicken Breast into thin strips and crumbed, then fried. Made a Low Sugar Sweet and Sour Sauce. Cooked Rice, fresh veg, and put it in the oven under foil ( Red Onion, Red Capsicum, Carrot, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Sweet Corn). Added some Chilli and Chinese Five Spice) Served it up and drizzled i...

( didn’t know if they were working around the clock)

( are you sure it is an evening appt? You wrote 05.46 on the previous page!)

Derrrr...dem big wheels me reckons!

Really? Looks more like a huge Oast house roof!

(gawd I hate Sweet Potato...I would rather have Pumpkin or Zucchini ) We grocery shopped early with a list...in and out with a trolley full in under 30 mins. The checkout girl did comment that we would be back home before most folk had climbed out of their beds. Well...that is how we choose to live ...

A fractious frictious faction...

I saw a similar thing to an old wringer here, though with a more narrow roller, and somehow needing pressure.
( I thought of gentlemen’s starched collars).
I know, I know...I need to get out more...

Another of life’s great myths. You do not need to save Rubber Bands, Buttons, Paper Clips or Plastic/Paper Bags! Free your drawers and free your life. You should already be refusing all paper bags and all plastic bags anyway. We have been doing it for 30 years. Just carry a fabric bag when you go sh...

I was going to make something rhyme with faction...but thought it was a step too far...
A “frictuous faction”?....

A representation of how a woman makes a decision? No...can’t be that...there would be dozens more cogs!

Must admit.... ...I have never had my take up lever disappear on me before...

Motley Mob?

Should be a doddle. The Chinese say the virus started in America!