I don't know where we're going, but it can only be 5K away

Purple Mountain

I find rhubarb too tough and stringy.
Next year I vow to make my own elderflower presse. We have an abundance of elderflower on our hedges in this area.

Gremlinertia

Purple Mountain wrote: »

I find rhubarb too tough and stringy.
Next year I vow to make my own elderflower presse. We have an abundance of elderflower on our hedges in this area.

Me mam's apple crumble, few sultanas in there, cinnamon and nutmeg with a buttery crumbly top. Never made anything better myself..

Gremlinertia

Oh gooseberries, my jaysis paws after picking AND THEN topping and tailing the pesky buggers, great jam though

Purple Mountain

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Me mam's apple crumble, few sultanas in there, cinnamon and nutmeg with a buttery crumbly top. Never made anything better myself..

I actually wouldn't put anything bar apples in it. I think the bitterness of the apples with the really crumbly pastry does the talking for itself. I like the edges a teensey bit burnt too.
I'm hungry now

Gremlinertia

Not hungry, planning on doing some baking

Samsgirl

Bedside after a lovely, relaxing, doing nothing weekend. Need one of these every so often.
The cat still hasn't come in but was too tired to wait up for him. Presume he got a better offer for lodgings tonight.

Mam of 4

Purple Mountain wrote: »

I find rhubarb too tough and stringy.
Next year I vow to make my own elderflower presse. We have an abundance of elderflower on our hedges in this area.

Sil next door makes elderflower cordial, it's lovely, is that the same thing as presse?
If you reply and I don't respond, I'm glitched out again :pac:

Purple Mountain

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Sil next door makes elderflower cordial, it's lovely, is that the same thing as presse?
If you reply and I don't respond, I'm glitched out again :pac:

I think the cordial is more concentrate.
I absolutely love elderflower. It's my go to drink, which isn't bad I guess because it could be sugary drinks.
Every time you mention your Sil next door, I think for a minute of an old gentleman called Sil and I think you're talking about him

Purple Mountain

Samsgirl wrote: »

Bedside after a lovely, relaxing, doing nothing weekend. Need one of these every so often.
The cat still hasn't come in but was too tired to wait up for him. Presume he got a better offer for lodgings tonight.

Does he have a flap to come in through?

Gremlinertia

Purple Mountain wrote: »

I think the cordial is more concentrate.
I absolutely love elderflower. It's my go to drink, which isn't bad I guess because it could be sugary drinks.
Every time you mention your Sil next door, I think for a minute of an old gentleman called Sil and I think you're talking about him

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Does he have a flap to come in through?

Now i'm thinking of an elderly gent trying to crawl into a kitchen through a cat flap :pac:

Samsgirl

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Does he have a flap to come in through?

left the utility small window open for him. Mr Sam wanted to lock him out but I said no.

Mam of 4

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Sil next door makes elderflower cordial, it's lovely, is that the same thing as presse?
If you reply and I don't respond, I'm glitched out again :pac:

My partners sister makes it as well and it's absolutely unreal. She's makes a ginger one too and that's even more gorgeous. To answer your question Purple Mountain, I was inspired to make them because that same sister gave us a load of apples but Mam's always making me hungry with her food descriptions. It's like an m&s ad in here some days. If I'm not craving toast and honey, I'm wanting some crumble and if it's not that it's onion rings!

Gremlinertia

This is a closet tummy porn thread :P

Purple Mountain

Grem, you're a big weirdo
I think it's time for bed now and get off looking at celebs on Instagram.
I raised this in a Covid thread but there still seems to be a hopping social life going on in London by some celebs. Maybe they're within guidelines, but they seem to be bumping and grinding like it's 2019.
That and all the Covid pregnancy announcements by celebs. There was definitely more bedroom workouts going on during lock down.
There definitely seems to be more bumps around when you go out shopping etc. Good news for a change!
Anyway, night peeps.

Gremlinertia

Purple, you got me, i can be even worse in real life if the humour is on me, feeling a touch giddy at the minute

Purple Mountain

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Purple, you got me, i can be even worse in real life if the humour is on me, feeling a touch giddy at the minute

Now Sam's going to bed picturing a man coming in her utility room window

Sephiroth_dude

Samsgirl wrote: »

left the utility small window open for him. Mr Sam wanted to lock him out but I said no.

Well the absolute cheek of him 😾😾











😛

Sephiroth_dude

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Now i'm thinking of an elderly gent trying to crawl into a kitchen through a cat flap :pac:

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Now Sam's going to bed picturing a man coming in her utility room window

My days of crawling in through utility flaps are over I'll have ye know 😏😏




😛

Gremlinertia

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

My days of crawling in through utility flaps are over I'll have ye know 😏😏




😛

Feck!. Seph copied the keys :eek:

x Purple Pawprints x

GoatBoy74 wrote: »

Hmmm, if I was the kind of person to travel to a country not on the green list, would I also be the kind of person to quarantine in my return!?
Sure knows, anyway it’ll be grand.

I live in England and I came home and quarantined. I've been here for three weeks now and didn't leave the house for the first two so please don't assume people coming into Ireland are all idiots who don't give a sh1t. This attitude drives me insane. I purposely stayed away until now but I'm sure you'll appreciate that not seeing any family or friends in 7 months is quite difficult.

Leg End Reject

Ne'er an apple turnover left.

*sniff*

Anyone know what the bright flashing light in the sky is? Off in a roughly southern direction. Maybe I'll get probed ...

Sephiroth_dude

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Ne'er an apple turnover left.

*sniff*

Anyone know what the bright flashing light in the sky is? Off in a roughly southern direction. Maybe I'll get probed ...

Nothing to worry about that's just my drone....😏

Gremlinertia

It's Venus telling us there is indeed life there because the kids are messing with the light switch

smurfjed

28th teat yesterday with results in 7 hours, so now airport bound for a 7am flight.

Apple crumble, I haven’t eaten anything sweet in 3 weeks, so gimme some

Graces7

Surreptitious wrote: »

How do you mean you don't have a couch

Just that! No couch here! lol.... Funny question! They are not compulsory

smurfjed

Effective tomorrow, I’m legally permitted to fly out/in to this country. Need a PCR test and to register on their tracking APP.

Yet for some strange reason, I have absolutely no interest in going anywhere

Gremlinertia

Busman's holiday?

smurfjed

Yep pretty much, have the good weather and beer, spending time with the missus and the mutt, why would I want to travel and stay in another hotel 😂

The Crazy Cat Lady

hello all just a quick hello, am heading to cahir tomorrow for a day out, hope I can sleep

Gremlinertia

Smurf, i'll be similar myself the next few days

Cat Lady, hope you have a nice trip!.

Graces7

Graces7 wrote: »

Been blowing a loud gale all night out here in the Atlantic... first of the autumnal gales.

As for bread. The white stuff they sent by mistake made me ill and reading the label.... So many toxic additiives.. So, deep breath and financial jugglings, I need to order a basic breadmaker … I have flour etc..

Idea abandoned; I had no idea of the cost of those things. Ay me! So out of touch!

Listening to the wind quieting at last. Bliss in the golden silence..intend to sleep for at least a week... zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

signing out the while therefore! Stay safe; stay well.. Will try to keep the weblog going and check my email.

Graces7

The Crazy Cat Lady wrote: »

hello all just a quick hello, am heading to cahir tomorrow for a day out, hope I can sleep

safe journey and happy landings!

wildwillow

Graces7 wrote: »

Idea abandoned; I had no idea of the cost of those things. Ay me! So out of touch!

Listening to the wind quieting at last. Bliss in the golden silence..intend to sleep for at least a week... zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

signing out the while therefore! Stay safe; stay well.. Will try to keep the weblog going and check my email.

Why not soda bread.. So easy to make and no kneading. Add as many seeds or nuts, fruit you want to the basic recipie. Bextartar and breadsoda work with fresh milk.

No waiting for proving, ordinary flour, no noise from those machines.

fineso.mom

wildwillow wrote: »

Why not soda bread.. So easy to make and no kneading. Add as many seeds or nuts, fruit you want to the basic recipie. Bextartar and breadsoda work with fresh milk.

No waiting for proving, ordinary flour, no noise from those machines.

Or griddle bread, made in a frying pan. My grandaunt started making it when her oven broke when she was 94. Made it every day for 4 years. Gas on low and she would sit near the hob knitting so she could turn it over now and again without getting up. It's about 35 years since she passed away, but I can still remember the crusty, buttery griddle bread hot from the pan every morning.

Onshuh

In work on a Monday morning. Sure where would you rather be? I was going to write a song for ye about happy I am to be in work but the words wouldn't come..... uuuuggghhh

Gremlinertia

Heading to the pharmacy for supplies then home to bed.

GoatBoy74

x Purple Pawprints x wrote: »

I live in England and I came home and quarantined. I've been here for three weeks now and didn't leave the house for the first two so please don't assume people coming into Ireland are all idiots who don't give a sh1t. This attitude drives me insane. I purposely stayed away until now but I'm sure you'll appreciate that not seeing any family or friends in 7 months is quite difficult.

No problem with anyone living/working abroad coming home for whatever reason.
Do have a problem with people taking unnecessary holidays to high risk countries.

Onshuh

" I want the truth! "...." You can't handle the truth!!! "......... sorry just really felt like saying that....

Gremlinertia

I'd love to let a roar like that myself Onshuh

x Purple Pawprints x

GoatBoy74 wrote: »

No problem with anyone living/working abroad coming home for whatever reason.
Do have a problem with people taking unnecessary holidays to high risk countries.

I don't like it either but you cannot control other people. You can only look after yourself. This is meant to be a light hearted thread and sniping posts judging other people or their family are pointless.

And to get back on topic, I am couch side about to have breakfast.

Trigger Happy

I am working and with the weather forecast for today I know its going to suck a big one.
But sure guaranteed that had I have booked today off it would lash rain!

(The pessimist in me is winning the battle of wills today)

Onshuh

Reading emails first thing this morning and see the director of the company replying to a customer saying I'll talk to Onshuh on Monday. I'm really hoping he was just humouring them as I don't feel up to it this morning uuuuggghhh

Sardonicat

I'm up but I'm a sleepy head and fighting the urge to go back to bed. Someone pep talk me into the shower. In other news, I'm 95% recovered from my dose so have no excuse for lounging around like an inert lump.

Purple Mountain

Sardonicat wrote: »

I'm up but I'm a sleepy head and fighting the urge to go back to bed. Someone pep talk me into the shower. In other news, I'm 95% recovered from my dose so have no excuse for lounging around like an inert lump.

Nah, go back to the scratcher.

Ted_YNWA

Coffee number two of the day.

I'd swear there is a motivation drainer installed in this chair.

Was all set to get stuck into work when I was making the coffee, plonk the butt in the chair & it's all gone.

Samsgirl

The Crazy Cat Lady wrote: »

hello all just a quick hello, am heading to cahir tomorrow for a day out, hope I can sleep

I work in Cahir!

Samsgirl

Workside, happy to report no gentlemen came in my utility window last night. Just the cat who was happily ensconced in his bed this morning.

Very excited to hear that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck may be in my work vicinity to shoot a movie at Cahir Castle.

The Crazy Cat Lady

Samsgirl wrote: »

I work in Cahir!

that's cool what do you work as, if you don't mind me asking?

Sadly I didn't get to cahir in the end, had a headache from lack of sleep

3d4life

I used to have to do a lot of driving and have a soft spot for Cahir ( actually had a couple of customers in the town ). After it was bypassed I used to make a point of going the old road thru it even if I didnt have to do a stop there. Its more than 10 years since then. Has the town changed much ?

thomil

Deskside, trying to wrap my head around that discovery on Venus that was announced an hour or two ago.