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Re: My family
Gorgeous bunch and let's be honest, we'd all stretch out like Larkin if we could :-)
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:37 am
- Forum: Health and Beauty
- Topic: Non smoker with a cough!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19323
Re: Non smoker with a cough!
A sinus problem or possibly an allergy might be the cause. My husband suffers from chronic phlegm owing to allergies and finds that cutting out dairy for a bit to lesson the amount of mucus production and taking a hayfever allergy tablet on days when he's really bad help a lot. There are sensible ho...
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:21 pm
- Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
- Topic: My first cheese!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4699
Re: My first cheese!
Maggie's right if you want a bit more moisture and creaminess then add cream and using buttermilk will help make a firmer texture. I occasionally make ricotta out of leftover whey from other cheese making endeavours and it tastes so much better than the heat treated tubs that you buy in supermarkets...
- Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:39 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Someone say something
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20371
Re: Someone say something
You're not wrong GA I just spent the entire Easter weekend mowing, getting my keyhole garden ready for transplanting out seedlings, sowing my raised beds and tidying up the caper bush.
- Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:52 am
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: I'm back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6091
Re: I'm back
Welcome back to blighty and the forum Merlin. Enjoy the change in scenery.
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 1:13 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: What are you harvesting atm?
- Replies: 108
- Views: 123868
Re: What are you harvesting atm?
Slim pickings here, but there is lots of wild asparagus around and the first of my artichokes should be in ready in a couple of weeks time.
- Sat Mar 19, 2016 10:09 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: working for yourself?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6526
Re: working for yourself?
That sounds very positive indeed PuddleDuck. I have a friend who is a single mother who began selling fused glass items at a few markets. I remember her saying that she tailored the products she would take to each one depending on what had sold well previously (men's cufflinks were really popular in...
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:36 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Bumble bees
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5269
Re: Bumble bees
They all over here in Puglia absolutely swarming all over my rosemary.
- Fri Mar 11, 2016 6:36 am
- Forum: 101 Uses For
- Topic: Rosemary
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19999
Re: Rosemary
Very finely chopped rosemary goes particularly well in olive oil cakes, just don't use too much. Scattered on focaccia or added to regular bread dough makes for a tasty herby bread. Boiled with some nettles and apple cider vinegar it makes a really invigorating hair tonic, good for clearing up dry s...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:07 pm
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: Yo from York
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8090
Re: Yo from York
Hi Abi and welcome to the forum.
- Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:33 am
- Forum: How do I??
- Topic: Prune Higher Branches on my Fruit Hedges?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9809
Re: Prune Higher Branches on my Fruit Hedges?
We use long handled loppers on our fruit and nut trees, which saves a bit of up and down the ladder time. Some of the thicker branches take quite a bit of strength, but they are perfectly doable this way. Many of our neighbours use hydraulic pruners, which are much easier to use, but cost a fortune....
- Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:14 am
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: New Member from Ireland
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5298
Re: New Member from Ireland
Morning Derek or is it Dara? What part of Ireland are you based in?
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:12 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: New school polytunnel
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8945
Re: New school polytunnel
I love your plans to make it a sensory experience. It might be worth approaching local garden centres, seed sellers etc as many donate goods in exchange for favourable publicity.
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:54 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Tosca
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5016
Re: Tosca
My thoughts are with her family and friends for losing such a lovely lady. RIP Tosca.
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:47 am
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Buy second-hand for lasting quality
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20220
Re: Buy second-hand for lasting quality
A friend picked up an old Kenwood mixer at a boot sale (still going strong 10 years after he acquired it) and I lust after it every time I see it.