The what makes you happy thread 2020

[KevinM67]

ELO Kevin
I was already humming it by the time I got to the comment about bonus points!!!

ELO ????

Were you going for 'Mr Blue Sky' Nicos ?

[self-contained]

It seems I can start seriously planning to buy a house, hopefully to move to in the Autumn. I had been thinking I might need to move from here to another rental for a while before buying, but it's looking more likely that my next move will be to my first owned home.

Of course, first I need to work out how to go about buying a house (there's stuff like getting a mortgage agreement in principle, etc.), and then I can start thinking about viewings. But I am going to be daydreaming about my ideal garden all the same!

[Nicos]

Looking out of my window and seeing the mass of daffodils in flower. Stunning-even if it's raining !!

[Nicos]

I have a new front door!!!!!

[Containergardener]

Got the old camping chair out of the shed and sat out on the grass with the dogs .....e joying the brief sunshine warmth

[Ms-T]

I have a new front door!!!!!

Yayyyy....knock ...knock ...whos there.

[veggiechicken]

Yayyyy....knock ...knock ...whos there.

Nick

Nick who?

Nick who's Nicked the doorbell!

[Ms-T]

^^^^ boom boom ...ha ha

[greenishfing]

I am so happy that I have eventually got the borders in 2 greenhouses planted with well chitted potato sets. They are Swift. I am hoping to pick the first around Mayday. Just the thought is enough to make me hungry.

[self-contained]

There are lots of little sprouts in my overturned lettuce container that I just unceremoniously dumped the compost back into - life finds a way!

[greenishfing]

An old friend of my husbands (age 93), called round a couple of weeks ago. Since the death of his "girlfriend" a few months ago he has spent more time in his kitchen. He asked me how to make batter for potato scallops. I gave him a recipe for beer batter and a small bottle of beer and some SR flour and told him to drink the extra beer.
He called around today and was telling me how he had made it a few times and it was really good. The thing that really amazed him though was he had some leftover batter so he just spooned it into the fat.
"Guess what I got?", he said. "Proper chip shop SCRAPS".
This just shows you can teach an old dog new tricks.
He also brought me a biscuit recipe which I will try.

[Nicos]

4quail eggs yesterday then 3 more today!
Looks like the laying season is finally kicking off!

[Guest]

geese have started laying, quails have started laying and on a completely different note going to a childrens rave - loved it!!! (and of course the girls, they want to go again)

[lottie dolly]

What a difference a few weeks make,my lucky hen has layed her first egg since the fox attack,albeit small for now,her noise is getting louder as well,so i would declare she has fully recovered,so happy.
also MR enjoying himself,and that in turn does me a lot of good,and not to forget the sun trying to shine.

[Martin H]

This forum! An island of calm in a stormy ocean of coronavirus panic.