[harmony]

Well, I've got a bad cough for last week.

We usually "click and collect" from asda and have been doing so akfor at least a year. Only going in for extra milk etc. But we tried the last week and there was no available slots for next TWO WEEKS (the system only allows tmto book that far). Therefore we will have to go inside the shop again although I would prefer to avoid it atm.

Should your household not isolate for 14 days if you have a cough?

[macgro7]

Exactly. We are not going anywhere for last two weeks anyway tbh

[doganjo]

I had a groceries delivery last Friday - Morrisons, a lot of things I ordered weren't delivered.  Can't get another delivery - in a queue permanently. 

I've run out of bread, but I'm looking at that as a good thing given my weight problems    and i do have some bread flour and yeast if I get desperate. 

I bought extra milk (semi skimmed) and frozen it, so I'm fine for that.

However, I was told that I am in the category where I should be shielding and I should have received a letter telling me what i should be doing and offering support - it hasn't arrived yet - why?  Because our poor posties went on strike for a few days when their sorting staff were told they had to continue working as normally - far less than 2 metres apart.      My dad was a sorting office supervisor so I know that it is possible to alternate sorting stations.  Our postal service is classed as essential so they must be protected too.

Their union told them to go back to work immediately and that the safety methods would be implemented as soon as possible.  That can't come soon enough in my book.

[macgro7]

At the moment without postal services - royal mail, parcelforce and all the others they would be no business whatsoever. No idea what we would do. We have soooooo many online orders to dispatch every day its unbelievable! We obviously had to close our actual physical shop in town for time being.
On a plus side - we just got baby goats! Two girls! Saanen/Toggenburg cross! One looks like saanen (pure white) and the other like pure toggenburg , although they are twins lol

My Derbyshire Redcap bantams finally started laying this week! Muscovy ducks ar mating all the time so we are expecting a lot of ducklings soon 

Also I finally had so much time at home that I could start a kid proof (both goat kid and human kid) fence!

[Fleecewife]

The BEEB website has recipes for Soda Bread, No Yeast Pizza Dough (using natural live yoghourt), and flat breads.  There seems to be NO yeast or bread flour anywhere, although I did get a bag last week from our local bakery so am OK for a bit.

[macgro7]

The BEEB website has recipes for Soda Bread, No Yeast Pizza Dough (using natural live yoghourt), and flat breads.  There seems to be NO yeast or bread flour anywhere, although I did get a bag last week from our local bakery so am OK for a bit.

There were offers at Tesco's month ago! I knew I should have bought it! They had 25kg bag of chapatti flour for £10. Now theres no flour at all. Luckily we still have 2 bags of 2kg of bread flour - still unopened.


We have tried making yogurt pizza dough once - it was actually really nice!

[Rupert the bear]

Well I'm doing my bit as a retired nurse. Volunteering to make doctors scrubs (tops and pants) out of my old sheets, I have 3 king size should should be able to sew about 4 outfits from all that lot! Hospital in Shetland put out a plea for fabric and sewers to make them - seems they just can't keep up with the demand for fresh outfits and laundering - what has this country come to  anyway I'll be a bit busy for a while, wish me luck 

Polyanya , I saw the BBC Scotland news briefing this evening, That was you . wasn't it ?
Very well done for a constructive contribution , its times like these that bring out the best in folk, Thank you for making a difference .

[SallyintNorth]

Links and times to see it on iPlayer would be appreciated

Well done Polyanya.   

There's a FB group supposedly co-ordinating makers and hospitals in need, not sure if that covers all or just some.

A retired medic pal going back to work in Newcastle reports no shortages there, but the news from contacts in Cornwall is not so good :/

Lots and lots of heroes in all this,  but going into the fray with no armour and no covering fire... is above and beyond, and never mind clapping them or banging saucepans, you politicians out there, you need to sort out the funding and never, ever let them be in this position again!!   

[Rupert the bear]

Links and times to see it on iPlayer would be appreciated

Well done Polyanya.   

There's a FB group supposedly co-ordinating makers and hospitals in need, not sure if that covers all or just some.

A retired medic pal going back to work in Newcastle reports no shortages there, but the news from contacts in Cornwall is not so good :/

Lots and lots of heroes in all this,  but going into the fray with no armour and no covering fire... is above and beyond, and never mind clapping them or banging saucepans, you politicians out there, you need to sort out the funding and never, ever let them be in this position again!!   

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-52156993/coronavirus-sewing-nhs-scrubs-out-of-old-bed-sheets

dont know if it will will on the player

[SallyintNorth]

Links and times to see it on iPlayer would be appreciated

Well done Polyanya.   

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-52156993/coronavirus-sewing-nhs-scrubs-out-of-old-bed-sheets

dont know if it will will on the player

Yes, that plays    Lovely to see - and to hear some lovely Shetland accents. 

[macgro7]

Well done! Great job!

[Anke]

Cool!

[Fleecewife]

Brilliant!  Good sewing too     It does seem to be causing smiles amongst the staff at Gilbert Bain too 

[Polyanya]

Cheers folks - I'm still sewing!  I was shocked to learn the staff had to change clothes if they went on a different ward - well in a small hospital like we have that could be several times a day! No wonder the laundry people couldn't keep up. Wonder if any other hospitals will start a sewing trend.

[doganjo]

Is there a pattern available?  I know someone who would do this and has lots of fabric