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Butternut Wed 02-May-12 07:22:44

Up early for another willow weaving day. Hoping to make a little willow bark basket for my granddaughter to carry at the wedding. smile

Butternut Sat 26-May-12 17:45:15

As my daughter-in-law would say...... "I know it!" grin

US family on the plane as I speak. [great excitement emoticon]

Bags Sat 26-May-12 18:02:35

champit tatties (mashed spuds), salted and buttered, natch!
floor (plain flour)

knead enough flour into the tatties to make a pliable dough

slap dollops on a griddle and cook till done, turning once

Or you can go the posh route and roll it and cut into triangles or other shapes.

Great hot with bacon.

Great cold.

Just great grin

Bags Sat 26-May-12 18:04:26

Some people use beremeal (barley flour) and some people use self-raising flour. I think that means you just use what you have!

You can butter them again if eaten cool of course wink

Bags Sat 26-May-12 18:14:38

Or oatmeal.

Ella46 Sun 27-May-12 08:47:29

So far today I have been slouched on the sofa with a headache after a sleepless night! Next door neighbours had a PARTY!
I'm such a grumpy old woman but why do they all come outside and talk in loud voices, and then go back in again?
The sound carries in the middle of the night, and everyone has windows open.

WHY DON'T YOUNG PEOPLE THINK ABOUT OTHERS?

Ok, rant over grin and I wouldn't dream of spoiling their fun wink

syberia Sun 27-May-12 08:51:54

Ella64 I am tempted to say do you have any hammering that needs doing while they are probably sleeping it off? But that would just be unkind and would not help your headache!

Have a gentle day and be good to yourself x

Ella46 Sun 27-May-12 08:58:50

Syberia how tempting (and evil) grin

Annobel Sun 27-May-12 09:06:40

An electric drill would be even more effective, chrissy.

JessM Sun 27-May-12 09:07:30

time to mow the lawn and get the strimmer out grin
Bags if I ever have to feed a marathon runner they sound just perfect for "carb loading" - they do sound great. Somehow a bit too great for my DH who has put on weight again. He would love those. His irish side really likes potatoey things - he got v excited in Florence because they did a kind of ravioli with potato inside shock

Oxon70 Sun 27-May-12 09:45:33

My neighbours had a noisy barbeque last night....they didn't go on too late, but I think the heat is getting to some people, as some were quarreling in the road at 2am, very unusual for here.

Must try the tattie scones!

Jacey Sun 27-May-12 10:12:47

Thanx Bags smile

Bags Sun 27-May-12 10:15:56

DH has been cutting down on carbs lately and is losing weight. He needed needs to! Still, it's working where nothing else has. smile

JessM Sun 27-May-12 10:33:15

Mine has managed a chocolate free week. That is a start. And if he can do his cycling regularly he burns up an extra 1000 calories a go!

Ella46 Sun 27-May-12 12:04:03

Some revenge has been exacted by two of my neighbours with very loud voices, underneath their windows, whilst they were sleeping off the hangovers! [evil] grin

Don't suppose they give a monkey's!

Bags Sun 27-May-12 12:22:49

The trouble with the kind of exercise that burns up 1000 calories is that it makes you hungry!

Annika Sun 27-May-12 12:27:28

Up at sparrows cough, Mr Annika thought it would be a good idea to mow the lawn at stupid o'clock ! bet he will be asleep on the sofa this afternoon. So as not to waste the day, sponge cake and scones are made , chicken is in the oven and now off to do the veg, who said Sunday was a day of rest wink

whenim64 Sun 27-May-12 21:29:20

For the first time in many months I spent the afternoon with all my four children and five grandchildren at a family barbeque. My son brought my grandson along. At one time I thought I would never see this day as ex-DIL kept putting a spanner in the works, but at last we were all together and had such a lovely time. He is getting to know his little twin girl cousins who are 7 months old, and his two adoring boy cousins hovered around him asking him questions and generally being little nuisances from the perspective of a 12 year old. What a special day! smile

Anagram Sun 27-May-12 21:32:49

smile when! How lovely when everything comes together like that.

Oldgreymare Sun 27-May-12 21:35:11

Jess M... did I miss you in Florence? When were you there? I had a yen for gnocchi (?) but only managed to order them once! They're potato-ey aren't they?

Butternut Sun 27-May-12 21:37:42

when I am SO pleased for you. Your delight fairly jumps of the page! smile

Jacey Sun 27-May-12 21:41:41

So pleased for you whenim64 ...hope someone took lots of pictures for you sunshine

nanaej Sun 27-May-12 21:53:08

when so pleased that you had such a lovely day! smile
We had houseful too with both DDs their OHs and the DGCs including week old DGS2 still unnamed! Paddling pool and nakedness was the order of the day! (but only for the under 7's!) grin

whenim64 Sun 27-May-12 22:27:40

Thank you peeps! I wish everone could have have happy days like this. Yes, paddling pools, nakedness, mums and dads getting soaked every now and then, trampoline and lots of ice lollies and strawberries. Not one of us thought to take photos! Kicking myself now, but I was having such a happy time, I completely forgot.

When is the new baby going to have a name nanaej? Looking forward to hearing the news. There have been some lovely baby names shared on here smile

Annobel Sun 27-May-12 22:27:50

when, what a lovely time you've had. You must be in seventh heaven (wherever that is).

OGM, I had gorgeous gnocchi in Verona - not far from the amphitheatre. I don't often see them in any of the Italian restaurants around here.

harrigran Sun 27-May-12 23:20:52

Lovely weather here today, DS brought GC and we went to see HMS Ocean, foggy when we got to the river. DH Disappointed to see the poor state of the ship he built. Children wanted to go to the beach but not possible with the fog so we went 5 miles inland and played in a playground where the sun was glorious. This is the last time I will see GC for 6 weeks as they are off on holiday and as they return to GB we are leaving sad

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