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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: sandy on August 24, 2009, 04:10:43 pm

Title: Coffee and Tea break
Post by: sandy on August 24, 2009, 04:10:43 pm: Been busy again today and going to do some work for a change tonight, but, we can have a short session at coffee break, 11.00am and one for tea break, 3.00pm ;) ;) We can only then talk about mundane stuff, wether and what to cook for tea ( a subject many people need help with) and what to see on TV etc.....still dry after going to the Happy Hour on Saturday night, must have slept with my mouth open and sucked all the cobwebs and dust in :D. I always, well most days, stop for a coffee at 11.00, then in the after noon for tea, why not join me for some sober, serious stuff ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: doganjo on August 24, 2009, 04:54:20 pm: Dash it, I'm too late. Door closed. Ah well, maybe go to the Happy Hour at ( if home in time! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: sandy on August 25, 2009, 11:01:17 am: Got my coffee and trying to look for gifts for my 10 year old granddaughter, she wants an electric toothbrush but I wanted to send something more girlie as well, does anyone know of good sites, I have tries Boots, Tesco, Argos etc but want something a bit between teenager and child and it seems hard...suggestions please...just been watching "escape to the country" I love house programmes, always loved interiors and always will.
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Post by: Rosemary on August 25, 2009, 11:31:41 am: What a child! Wants an electric toothbrush.

When my friend's wee girl did her CHraitmas list for Santa about three years ago - she'd be about six - she asked for some vests and a wastepaper bin for her bedroom.
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Post by: sandy on August 25, 2009, 12:00:30 pm: Found out she also wants a chair for her bedroom, so I will get a beanbag to go along with her toothbrush...mind you she also wants an i pod, digital camera, and most of the latest IT stuff, well who wouldn't?????
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Post by: sheila on August 25, 2009, 03:25:02 pm: Try www.labour and wait.co.uk
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Post by: sandy on August 25, 2009, 03:50:14 pm: Just enjoying my morning coffee when I had a marketing call, so then I rang my daughter and found out a bit more what my granddaughter would like, then I decided to clean up the loads of specks of blood due to my female Lab bitting the male on the ear because he was going to eat her treat!!!!! there was blood everywhere, still finding splatters up the wall when it looked like it had mended then when he shook his head, it started again. I ended up putting a bandage around it fixed in place around his head with gaffa tape, it did the trick....very messy, taught me a lesson re, my female dog!!!!! So back to cleaning, certainly not done much today as the large carpet shampooer kept tripping the electrics, I shall have a look later as now I am all behind!!!! I know, in more ways than one....ta tar, will have a look at t he site but it was not working a mo ago...
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Post by: sandy on August 25, 2009, 03:59:59 pm: What a nice shop, I did not get it for a start, thought it was something to do with the Labour party, they I got you had to put ALL the words into the search :dunce:!!!!! Thanks for that link, I shall have a look, if I don't get cleaning soon I will get the sack!!!
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Post by: Tullywood Farm on August 25, 2009, 07:14:11 pm: shh no one here - late again hu
Julie
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Post by: Tullywood Farm on August 25, 2009, 07:27:58 pm: Sandy

Found this today and thought you might like it for your Granddaughter
Really cute, practical for girly girls and teenagers, and fun too! ;D

http://www.totally-funky.co.uk/Pages/ProductView.aspx?ID=1844&SID=1128 (http://www.totally-funky.co.uk/Pages/ProductView.aspx?ID=1844&SID=1128)

If only my nails were not split, full of earth or fruit, and all broken and small
even I would love one ;D
Julie
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Post by: doganjo on August 25, 2009, 07:28:09 pm: Quote from: sandy on August 25, 2009, 03:59:59 pm
What a nice shop, I did not get it for a start, thought it was something to do with the Labour party, they I got you had to put ALL the words into the search :dunce:!!!!! Thanks for that link, I shall have a look, if I don't get cleaning soon I will get the sack!!!
What ARE you talking about? What link? What shop? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: sandy on August 25, 2009, 10:03:58 pm: Sheila's link, it an earth sor of shop for gifts, I have been too busy to take a proper look, will look in a mo :D
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Post by: doganjo on August 25, 2009, 11:10:33 pm: Link doesn't work
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Post by: sheila on August 26, 2009, 08:59:52 am: www.labourandwait.co.uk
try it again. I'm not very good at this sort of thing.
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Post by: Rosemary on August 26, 2009, 10:12:23 am: They've got some nice stuff
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Post by: sandy on August 26, 2009, 10:24:56 am: Yes, more my sort of thing, I love basic country stuff for the kitchen, my Granddaughter, would love things on the other link, totaly funky, I do too, love gadgets and gimmicks!!! she likes pink/lilac/fluffy, I am looking for bean bags now!!! she wants a chair for her bedroom but those blow up ones "pop" easily so I thought a bean bag would be better, trying to find a nice pink fluffy one, will take a look after escape to the country and my coffee ;D ;D
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Post by: sandy on August 26, 2009, 10:31:38 am: Got a few bites from last night ::) ::) My Oh took me out for a meal, Red Lion Culross, and after a lovely meal we went for a walk, all that nice food made me have to rush to the outdoor tree toilet!!!!!!!!!! and I got loads of bites, some where it's embarrasing to scratch :-[)Nice meal, very romantic but not too good for me to go for a walk so soon after eating soooooooo :pig:much ::)
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Post by: doganjo on August 26, 2009, 10:42:18 am: Too much information, Sandy! ;)
Re that shop - £75 for a kettle? £58 for A Tea pot? £38 for a tea cosy? Plus P & P!

Well I won't be buying anything - very pretty, but not for me ona pension I reckon. ::)
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Post by: sandy on August 26, 2009, 10:55:10 am: THe idea is you get the look and go to charity shops, car boots or £1 shops ;D ;D. I remember looking at Aga frying pans £££££'s
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Post by: doganjo on August 26, 2009, 11:03:15 am: I need to find a (free ;)) kids rigid paddling pool for my ducks, burn filthy, and have to keep them all in the run a bit longer so Lucky doesn't run away
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Post by: sandy on August 26, 2009, 11:10:56 am: Before we moved we had a full size tin bath, I got rid of it as I did not think I would have anywhere to put it!! wish I had it now!! if you had something like that you could sink it down a bit by digging a whole, on second thoughts, that would be hard to clean out if it was sunk, my ducks went into the smaller Zinc bath but I've emptied it now and it is hard for them unless you make a ramp which is not too hard, you could even get an old bath and put a ramp up to it!!!!! if it is off the ground a bit you could drain it easily by pulling the plug and attaching a hose......I suppose you may get luck on freecycle!!!!! I will keep an eye out :o
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Post by: doganjo on August 26, 2009, 11:25:01 am: I've posted a wanted on freecycle. Now must go and get sugar to make plum jam - got loads from Lu yesterday, and pears - so sweet pickled pears for pressies this Christmas I think!
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Post by: sheila on August 26, 2009, 03:47:11 pm: RECIPE FOR SWEET PICKLED PEARS PLEASE
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Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on August 26, 2009, 04:02:42 pm: is it me or is that website a bit arty farty?
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Post by: doganjo on August 26, 2009, 04:31:19 pm: This is the one I use, but I cut the pears up before I cook them - they cook quicker and are easier to eat. Anyone know a site to make pretty labels?

SWEET PICKLED PEARS

4 pints pears
1 pound brown sugar
1 cup cider vinegar
1 oz stick cinnamon
whole cloves

Boil sugar, vinegar and cinnamon for 20 minutes.

Stick each pear with cloves.

Put in syrup, and cook until soft.

Cool and store and label jar.

Cut pears in half to use.
Title: Re: Coffee and Tea break
Post by: sheila on August 26, 2009, 05:04:40 pm: thanks I'll have a go at it, can I do it without cloves as I hate the taste?
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Post by: cameldairy on August 27, 2009, 02:31:45 am: I used to use a recipe like this, only I would put a drop of red food coloring in each jar. That made them the sweetest colored pink! So they were called "pink pickled pears". :love:
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Post by: sandy on August 27, 2009, 08:10:01 am: Ummmmmmmmm sounds nice, I hope I get loads of pears on my new tree, nothing yet!!!!!
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Post by: doganjo on August 28, 2009, 12:26:01 am: Lu has loads of them - I'm sure she'd let you have some as they'll go to feed the pigs otherwise.
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Post by: sandy on August 28, 2009, 10:13:32 am: Lu? ???
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Post by: doganjo on August 28, 2009, 01:47:45 pm: She's a member of CSSA - Lu & Bob. I might go for more once I've made this jam tonight - will let you know.