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by Primrose
Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 118
Views: 3349986

Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

Can't recall the last time we had a really thick and prolonged fog round here. I recall the bad yellow soupers we had in the late 1950,# before the clean air act was introduced. I would come home from school my face and outer clothes thick with grime.
by Primrose
Mon Dec 25, 2023 7:23 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 118
Views: 3349986

Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

As you say Westi- that,s Christmas Day virtually over. One wonders why everybody gets so het up about it and spends so much money on it for the few hours involved.. Think it will probably be leftovers day here tomorrow too!
by Primrose
Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Christmas Card
Replies: 6
Views: 26951

Re: Christmas Card

Greetings everybody. Have a peaceful and happy day wherever you are. A wry smile to share. Our Christmas gifted poinsettia shed its last leaves and wilted flowers today. Definitely a case of "sic transit gloria mundi" when it comes to keeping these plants alive beyond Christmas . Does anyb...
by Primrose
Sun Dec 24, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 118
Views: 3349986

Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

Better to stay warm than die of pneumonia Robo., There nothing quite like feeling the heat of a traditional fire. We,ll all be turning up at yours next time there's a power cut and the heating goes off, (and probably a good place for getting that winter laundry dry when it's pouring with rain outsid...
by Primrose
Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Christmas Card
Replies: 6
Views: 26951

Re: Christmas Card

We were commenting earlier how several Christmas cards have arrived this year without the name of a sender written inside and we,re hoping this is just seasonal pressure and distraction rather than more of our elderly friends suffering from dementia. We usually listen to the Nine Lessons and Carols ...
by Primrose
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 118
Views: 3349986

Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

I couldn't help noticing this morning the first tiny red camelia bud trying to pop out of its greenery. It,s far too early! I'm in two minds about-the Buckingham Palace Christmas Speech Christmas tree. Why dig the poor tree up just for the sake of a brief photo opportunity and then replant it? Dont ...
by Primrose
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:08 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Neighbours
Replies: 18
Views: 538164

Re: Neighbours

Such a lovely thought and gesture.
People are usually so wrapped up in their own arrangement it,s easy to forget how much it means to housebound individuals to be remembered by somebody else.
by Primrose
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:56 am
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: What's everyone having for Christmas?
Replies: 13
Views: 75724

Re: What's everyone having for Christmas?

Geoff. I smiled about your comment ver the sprouts being cooked since September. My husband always swore his mum put the veg on to boil shortly after putting the Turkey in the oven so my tendency to cook certain veg only al dente was quite a revelation. His mum always mashed the swede and he loathed...
by Primrose
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: What's everyone having for Christmas?
Replies: 13
Views: 75724

Re: What's everyone having for Christmas?

Agree about the simple things and good food cooked well. I,ve been regaled by various more mobile friends than I am now relating stories about their various disappointing pre Christmas meal gatherings in restaurants this year Poor service, expensive or badly cooked food. . It,s no fun running a rest...
by Primrose
Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: What's everyone having for Christmas?
Replies: 13
Views: 75724

Re: What's everyone having for Christmas?

Bad luck Retropants! Take it easy, plenty of bedrest, sleep and vitamin C if you can and hope you,re both feeling better by Christmas Day. Guess the restrictions on who gets a free flu jab this winter may be taking its toll. I don't know whether any regulars on this forum are going to be on their ow...
by Primrose
Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:46 am
Forum: Growing places
Topic: 2024 season begins
Replies: 9
Views: 34475

Re: 2024 season begins

Prepare for a visit by the men wearing blue helmets and prepare to point to this posting as a sign of your innocence,. I once found what aI thiught was a cannabis plant growing in one of our borders! Surprising as I thiught they required consistent heat but it was located near our bird feeder at the...
by Primrose
Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday, Clive.
Replies: 13
Views: 103808

Re: Happy Birthday, Clive.

Why is it young lads never seem to want to wear a winter coat? Is it some form of masochism? I watch a lot of lads walk past our house these winter mornings and no matter how low the temperature, few of them still seem to be wearing any protection over their school blazers. Still I suppose they're a...
by Primrose
Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:25 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday, Clive.
Replies: 13
Views: 103808

Re: Happy Birthday, Clive.

I smiled about your "work clothes" Clive. Not long ago I threw out my disgusting torn old gardening anorak which had actually started life 57 years ago on our honeymoon!
My husband laughed and asked "Are you sure you don't want to keep it a bit longer?"
by Primrose
Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Cool Chillies
Replies: 4
Views: 5418

Re: Cool Chillies

Afraid I'm not in your club Breq as although one year I grew a range of chillies, we found the majority of them were far too hot to make our food enjoyable. I ended up settling for the Hungarian (Hot) Wax variety which I think is regarded one of the milder varieties. Althiugh interestingly, every so...
by Primrose
Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:41 pm
Forum: Growing places
Topic: 2024 season begins
Replies: 9
Views: 34475

Re: 2024 season begins

One of life's great ironies. Now that I,m too disabled to garden, I,ve just won a £40 voucher from our local gardening nursery in a Christmas raffle!, I might be able to use it on vegetable seedlings if Mr Primrose is still able and willing to try some veg growing next spring but I guess we,ll be re...