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where have you been? :)

JuzaMum

Lovely - I hope they have many baby carrots :)

Riff-Raff you are right and McKeith is also a poo obsessed weirdo, I should of known better than to try a recipe from someone who has a framed 'perfect' poo on their bathroom wall and has a special poo fridge! Didn't see her celebrity whatever. Hope you enjoy the recipe - sultanas are a nice additio...

1) My hanging baskets have falling apart liners made from coconutty type fibre (coir?). Can I put them in the composter? 2) I have been told that urine is good for the composting process so have been emptying my youngest sons potty into the composter (No.1's only). If I rinse the potty would emptyin...

Many charity shops are greatful for hangers and carrier bags too

JuzaMum

Quinoa porridge might be good for you but yuk! Sorry. The first time I cooked (boiled in a Gillian McKeith recipe) Quinoa my husband asked me to never cook it again. I tried again after trying some a friend had cooked and it was lovely, So here it is - my friends nice quinoa recipe Mug of quinoa 2 m...

Human rights act does seem to be misused I used to work addictions and had 2 clients who got compensation for suffering withdrawals (from opiates) in prison. I am not unsympathetic to the issues and problems surrounding drug use but their withdrawals where a consequence of their criminal behavior. G...

Hello Midge

Welcome

Are you a moomin fan? (I am )

JuzaMum

It is lovely - if I have surgery will I be able to make things like that too. If so I am off to the docs... Seriously it looks great - well done. I can't do nothing and rest either, I recently broke my foot and it was murder. Plaster is off now but foot still swollen and I have blisters from walking...

Oak stained wood with 3 leaded glass panels, gothic style. We gave up with the draughty multi paint layered door made of large patches of filler. It looks very nice but shows up the rest of the house!

JuzaMum

Hi BeeKerry

If you are short of freezer space but have a little could you make soup concentrate (cook the water out until really thick) then just add water when ready to use? Would have the benefit of being quicker to defrost too.

JuzaMum

What a great idea - my neighbour has a grapevine (complete with grapes) overhanging my garden. I hadn't considered dolmades but do like them. I too would love to know how to make them and what to do with underipe grapes too.

JuzaMum

Wonderful, I want one too
- another article about it here
http://ciracar.com/build-a-house-for-less-than-5000/
I'm off to buy some woodlands........

Thanks for the responses Happy hippy - the section of garden I want to use is an L shape. The short arm of the L is a sunny westerly aspect so hopefully should provide ample opportunities for sunbathing (should the sun come out!) I had imagined the chickens would run free in the day and just be put ...

Hi there Big Congratulations :) I opted out of the flu jab for my last 3 pregnancies. I was given the flu jab at work 4 years ago when I had just started trying for a baby, my period was late but I hadn't tested. I turned out I was pregnant and miscarried :(. I am not blaming the jab but explaining ...