Another pointless thread

I give at the door - not a lot but I usually give to the recognised charities which collect here - they all use volunteers for the work so I don't mind too much. I do always check their licence before giving though .

I have one charity I give to monthly, and another one I give to on a regular basis. I also buy cake from the local water scouts once a year - a) because it is good cake, and b) because my youngest sone would never forgive me if I didn't He was a member then akela and is now something in the greater Scouting organisation, plus leader of the local water scouts.

I don't give to people on the street normally, certainly not to aggressive ones. If I'm in the UK before Christmas I enjoy the Sally-Ann bands playing carols and always give to them.

this is post 8645 on this thread!!!

Have you people nothing better to ...

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..........no you haven't, come to that neither have I!

Sun came out today so tried a short walk to the woods/pond down the road - spotted last of the wild damsons so picked/shook a load for when young Emma comes to visit next weekend - she loves crumble !! Started putting up bubble wrap in the greenhouse ready for the silly season but only ghot 1/4 way through before realising I`m not THAT fit yet !!
Venison haunch steak with redcurrant & red wine glaze tonight,pommes Anna and sauteed spring greens - at least my appetite is back !!!!

Tony

I went to a photo exhibition today. I had lessons at our local cultural centre for a couple of years and the teacher also runs an annual "atelier" in which she sets the theme and those taking part come up with one or more photos with their interpretation of that theme - so a bit like our competitions but with more guidance, a few trips out together and so on, spread over 5 months. Anyway at the end of it all they exhibit the results during at the Art Route which is held in our local industrial estate every year.

I went along to see the fruits of their labours. A mixed bunch I have to say. Some excellent, some mediocre to say the least.

My teacher was there and is trying to persuade me to join the next one, which starts in January, with the theme self portrait. I have said I'll think about it.

I was hoping to get to another photo exhibition on the route, but spent so long talking to the teacher and old course mates that I never got there.

Tony - it sounds like you had a good day. Glad the appetite is returning. I hope your progress continues and you are soon back to your old self.

We've just had very traditional roast pork, roast tatties and apple sauce, washed down by a very nice Merlot. I got moaned at for not making Sunday dinners any more so I relented on this occasion .

we had lamb and it was really rather good...

Also a very nice selection from Findus in teh veg department - "texas oven vegetables" or so - worked *very* nicely with some extra olive oil, garlic, herbs and some salt & pepper. Surprisingly good. All the more so, considering there's parsnip in it

Bret

I would never ever knock the frozen vegetable - cooked properly they have all the freshness and nutrition and often more of so called "fresh" produce that has travelled around the world in nitrogen or spent a couple of weeks reaching the supermarket shelves - convenient,cost effective and good for a change.

Tony

Good to see you're eating well Tony, we only had pork in cider with Yorkshire puddings.

You can't beat frozen mushy peas. I don't know how they prepare them but when boiled with a bit of salt they're super with a ham joint.

that is good news, good job you didn't come to our house for tea you'd have been starving, have you seen the price of lamb

We got some minted lamb steaks and they shrunk to the size of a sausage good job we had plenty of Cauliflower and green beans to fill up the plate.

Have to admit I had a gorgeous wee piece of fillet steak tonight Just a big splash of brandy in the pan afterwards to get all the juices


YUM

If it wasn't for meat I'd be a vegetarian.

Have you seen the price of Nut Roast

I'm not roasting my...

...oh I see what you mean..

Have you tried roast beetroot? mmmmmmmmm even nicer than airline food

Regards

Meatless Monday for us. Probably stuffed aubergine, but maybe falafel if I can be bothered to make them.

Lamb...what is that?
I rarely see lamb here, and when I do it is hugely expensive and totally tasteless. Unless I fork out on a leg of NZ lamb that is, but that's too much for the two of us. Even using the leftovers for moussaka or similar we seem to be eating lamb for days and the novelty wears off a bit.

I did bring a nice bit of lamb back with us when we were over for the Glasgow meet, along with some good beef and pork with crackling, but that has all gone now. Kids heard we had pork with crackling and they descended upon us like a pack of wolves.