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- 22 Aug 2017, 14:54
- Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
- Topic: What's going in your Freezer ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7638
Re: What's going in your Freezer ?
I usually freeze a fair bit of fruit, Raspberries went in this year, along with blackberries, have some apples knocking around but they are fine for now, will freeze them if needed later. This year I learned you can freeze bananas, some reason I thought you couldn't, Haven't yet though. Not home gro...
- 19 Aug 2017, 11:11
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: It's Jam making time !!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12537
Re: It's Jam making time !!!
I've still got jam from 2013, one jar open, another waiting in the cupboard. So no jam making this year for me, probably anyway :)
I will probably make cordial again though (blackberry).
I will probably make cordial again though (blackberry).
- 13 Aug 2017, 10:46
- Forum: Books, TV and the Media
- Topic: Films
- Replies: 74
- Views: 54988
Re: Films
I watched Alien Covenant last night. All the way through, honest.
My OH was snoring halfway through, I should have been so lucky.
The ending was oh so predictable. Pff!
My OH was snoring halfway through, I should have been so lucky.
The ending was oh so predictable. Pff!
- 04 Aug 2017, 16:30
- Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
- Topic: Bumper year for Blackberries !
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7192
Re: Bumper year for Blackberries !
Just been and had a quick scout to check the blackberries by us. Just over a kilo in 10 minutes or so picking. Just checked Mysupermarket and T*sco B'berries are about a quid for 100g! So an £11 saving :P I just couldn't bring myself to buy any, knowing they grow everywhere for free. Need to check f...
- 28 Jul 2017, 12:55
- Forum: Environmental, Green & Ethical Issues
- Topic: electric cars
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8190
Re: electric cars
Not unreasonable future thinking at all. Could even come down to simple stuff like having several batteries, and switching between them. At least one charging while another is depleting X4 and you could maybe drive all day with no stopping in theory. Or by then Individual ownership may not be so com...
- 24 Jul 2017, 12:00
- Forum: Just for Pets
- Topic: Neighbors bengal cat is a real pain !
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3937
Re: Neighbors bengal cat is a real pain !
The thing with the water bottle, squirt rather than spray, if it has that setting, otherwise a water pistol (better distance).
- 18 Jul 2017, 14:59
- Forum: Frugality and Self-Reliance
- Topic: Home hairdressing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15415
Re: Home hairdressing
I cut my own hair. Have used clippers on it for the last 25+ years. I use a long setting, seven eighths of an inch, and clipper the lot off. I initially bought the clippers to use on my then 18 month old son but one day after a bit of hair tugging from a baby (mine) I lopped the lot off and have kep...
- 13 Jul 2017, 12:34
- Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
- Topic: Chicken keeping in the summer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3711
Re: Chicken keeping in the summer
My lot will drink warm water, they drink from the garden pond, the surface water can be pretty warm. I have an old car tyre leant against the fence, that is a favourite drinking spot for the chickens and the local jackdaws. Initially it was just a piece of junk waiting for the tip, but it filled wit...
- 12 Jul 2017, 15:05
- Forum: Books, TV and the Media
- Topic: Does anyone actually watch Game of Thrones ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15372
Re: Does anyone actually watch Game of Thrones ?
It's one of the few programs I do watch. Have read the books to date as well (started the book series before the tv series came out). Books are quite complex, as is the program, so many lives and characters to follow. There are a couple of games, but the best by far is the Telltale Games one (curren...
- 16 Jun 2017, 13:39
- Forum: Garden Wildlife
- Topic: Frog spawn thread
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11225
Re: Frog spawn thread
We've had to rescue goldfish from the chickens.
It's what they do to the frog to make them fit that makes me cringe. Can't watch, leave them to it. Pretend I didn't see...!
It's what they do to the frog to make them fit that makes me cringe. Can't watch, leave them to it. Pretend I didn't see...!
- 15 Jun 2017, 11:50
- Forum: Garden Wildlife
- Topic: Frog spawn thread
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11225
Re: Frog spawn thread
If you do collect some and grow it up ..... taddies in the pond used to love the fish food, though there is also a lot of natural food in there too. Chickens love frog taddies, NoM! my girls cleared a pond, and ate most of the adults too :( Had toadpoles only this year, no idea if any survived the l...
- 13 Jun 2017, 13:09
- Forum: Garden Wildlife
- Topic: What would kill a rabbitt?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2507
Re: What would kill a rabbitt?
Rats would have a chew, Cats could. Escaped ferret, any wild mustelid.
Birds'll have a peck.
Natural causes, then any of the above?
Birds of prey?
Birds'll have a peck.
Natural causes, then any of the above?
Birds of prey?
- 24 May 2017, 16:47
- Forum: Fun and Word Games
- Topic: Word Association Game
- Replies: 2015
- Views: 632021
- 24 May 2017, 16:46
- Forum: Fun and Word Games
- Topic: Word Disassociation
- Replies: 4477
- Views: 490205
Re: Word Disassociation
cheap
- 21 May 2017, 23:24
- Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
- Topic: First herb harvest
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6825
Re: First herb harvest
Not experienced with many herbs, but the rosemary, I just used to snip off what I needed rather than dry any, an all year round, green plant, non-deciduous is it?