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Post by steve on Oct 22, 2020 15:38:13 GMT
Good afternoon villagers and sorry I've not been in for a few days a combination of being busy and reading a good book see the what are you reading thread.
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Post by Mermaid on Oct 22, 2020 15:41:36 GMT
Yes, GLO, different clothes for different seasons. But maybe that's a woman thing. Men wear the same all year, with or without a pullover.
The deckchair made me laugh, Judith.
Glad you had a good sleep, CP.
I've been to see a friend this morning. She lives in a village and it's a lovely drive there. Only about 15 - 20 min but always interesting. We sit and crochet. Usually there's a third one but she couldn't make it today.
I was working on designing a crochet ox-eye daisy for a square. First effort looked like a fried egg. Now ion version 3.
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Post by steve on Oct 22, 2020 16:41:42 GMT
I also have different clothes for different times of the year so it's not just a woman thing Merms.
Fortunately I've not had the need to wear my heated jacket yet
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Post by Mermaid on Oct 22, 2020 17:19:10 GMT
Depends on what you do, I suppose. And where you live.
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Post by Demdike on Oct 22, 2020 18:08:37 GMT
The skirt I've made is tweed made from Jacob sheep wool, woven in a twill pattern. It's a plain A line, about calf length. I also have some tweed I bought in Ireland back in the 70s. It's multicoloured stripes, but a lot of green. I've made a long waistcoat/sleeveless cardigan. Not enough fabric to face neck and sleeves, so I'm knitting binding from green wool, which I'll sew in place. Delicious. Are you lining it? |
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Post by judithl on Oct 22, 2020 20:21:59 GMT
I lined the skirt, but I'm not lining the waistcoat.
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Post by Cookiepuss on Oct 23, 2020 11:52:58 GMT
Greetings, villagers, from cool and bright Oxfordshire. The rain has stopped and the sun is trying to come out.
I'm feeling incredibly tired again after another broken night. I was hoping a good night's sleep the night before last, thanks to half a sleeping tablet, would re-set my sleep patterns, but not so. I hate taking tablets, and these are very strong, which is why the GP only gave me seven to help after my hip replacement. I'd only used four.
So, not a good start to the day, and it hasn't improved. We currently have six confirmed cases of the virus in the village. There's been a lot of talk about putting this area into Tier 2, though local MPs have split down party lines and the Tories don't want it. Guess which party rules here. Anyway, our craft group was supposed to meet at my house on Monday, but two of the six members have said they are uncomfortable about mixing, so we've cancelled for the foreseeable future. Here we go again.
There is a pile of parcels in the living room for my US family, with more Christmas presents to come. Annoyingly not all companies send directly to the USA, or if they do, they don't send every item. I'll have to get the courier to come again. The last parcels arrived at YS and DiL2's house within a week so that was good.
OH has been swimming this morning. He is now wrestling with more paperwork to do with FiL's estate, this time the deeds to the apartment and various bits of work done to it over the years. At least he appears to have the original deeds, which have signatures and embossed seals.
Chicken report: one egg, from Lottie.
Stay safe.
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Post by Cookiepuss on Oct 24, 2020 14:53:36 GMT
Greetings, villagers, from cool, grey and wet Oxfordshire.
I slept like the proverbial log last night, even without a half sleeping tablet, and feel a lot better. YD slept well too. OH left me to sleep late. He was downstairs when the rest of the parcels arrived for the grandchildren's Christmas presents. I think there may be one jumper still to come. I have a checklist. The most annoying thing about mail order is that every item comes in a plastic bag with labels and sometimes hangers, and the orders come in several bags from different warehouses. M&S is particularly bad. I have a large cardboard box full of packaging now. At least it can be recycled. I have to take all the packaging off because it would cost even more to send the presents to the USA otherwise, and it's not cheap!
Poor DiL2 is in the wars. She posted a photo last night of her, CK4 and CK6, and she has her right foot in a support boot. She'd been in the back garden, stepped in a hole left by a rotted tree trunk and not only sprained her ankle but has an avulsion fracture. She'll be wearing the boot for six weeks but the fracture could take three months or more to heal. This is not good when she has three children, two very young. At least CK1 can help. She's fourteen. CK4 is four and CK6 just turned two.
I could hardly believe it when I heard that CK1 has applied for a driving licence! They have a graduated three part scheme in NC where they can have their first stage licence at fifteen but can apply in advance. Her birthday is in February.
Chicken report: Dottie has laid an egg. Pearl is still clinging onto her last perky tail feather, and her new feathers are coming through.
Stay safe.
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Post by Cookiepuss on Oct 24, 2020 21:29:35 GMT
Just watched this, War of the Worlds, free online until tomorrow: tinyurl.com/y29hehwd It's very good. |
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Post by Cookiepuss on Oct 25, 2020 12:43:07 GMT
Greetings, villagers, from mild and sunny Oxfordshire.
Where is everyone?
Did everyone remember to put their clocks back? My US family don't do that for another week, so I've warned them that we are now an hour out.
Marie just brought me a present of a live vole and dropped it under the table. Luckily I was able to catch it before she did, and before Salem arrived. OH, who was outside cleaning the cars, has taken the vole up to the farm and released it.
I'm trying something different for dinner. I have stuffed three partridges with chopped pears, and placed them in the slow cooker on a bed of sliced leeks and purple carrots with chicken stock, white wine, a bay leaf and some thyme. Fingers crossed that this works.
Chicken report: no eggs yet.
Stay safe.
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Post by judithl on Oct 25, 2020 15:41:26 GMT
That partridge meal sounds delicious, Cookie.
We're having duck breast with blueberry sauce, and then creme brulee.
I have just made the Christmas sweet mincemeat and filled two large jars- about 5 lbs in total, I think.
Lovely blue sky here today.
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Post by indigo on Oct 25, 2020 18:07:45 GMT
Hello all, Your Christmas food preparations sound wonderful, Cookie and Judith. I too have a slow cooker but only from last year, inherited from my mum, so I´m still quite a novice and would love any tips and tried and tested recipes. Perhaps we could start a new thread or maybe there´s already one there? I haven´t checked yet  It has been a bright and sunny if windy day here and we went out for a morning walk into the countryside which both our dog and little boy were delighted about! Wishing you all a relaxing and calm evening. XX |
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Post by Cookiepuss on Oct 26, 2020 11:06:47 GMT
Good morning, villagers, from cool and mostly sunny Oxfordshire.
A quick visit before we go to Abingdon. OH has to drop off paperwork, including the deeds to FiL's apartment, at the solicitors. YD and I are going to brave a supermarket for the first time since March. YD really needs to go out. She has hardly set foot outside for months, and was feeling very down yesterday. She suffers badly from SAD and has had to find her light box. Real daylight is in short supply now so it's a good idea for her to go outside while it's sunny.
OH has already been for his swim. There was only one other person in the pool though a couple more arrived as OH was leaving.
Back later.
Stay safe.
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Post by judithl on Oct 26, 2020 15:49:33 GMT
A fairly bright and breezy day here.
Washing has dried and now awaits ironing, and I have done some more sewing, adding the knitted arm bindings to my waistcoat.
Church admin still awaits my attention, but OH is using the desktop right now.
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Post by Cookiepuss on Oct 26, 2020 18:13:27 GMT
Our trip to Abingdon certainly helped to improve YD's mood. The visit to Waitrose was rather expensive though, as such visits are. I mostly shop online and only buy things from my favourites list unless I need something specific extra. It was our first time shopping in person since March. YD has found some new smoothies and her sushi, among other items.
This afternoon I had a chat with my NDN who is a teacher at the village school. All is going well at school and with her family. I hadn't seen her to talk to for weeks so it was good to catch up. She is very tired after an eight week term. Her OH is working from home and is bored. Their older boy is at secondary school and the younger one at the village school. Both are thoroughly enjoying being back with their friends, even if in bubbles. Of course they are home again for half term.
Now to go and cook the pizzas we bought in Waitrose. This will be the first dinner since March that I haven't had to make!
Chicken report: Lilith laid an egg today.
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