Sunday - chat?

[scarey55]

I think we've had a couple of frosty nights. You can't buy wood here for love nor money - a sure sign of a hard winter. So far, though we've had some pretty good sunny days.

[Snadger]

Hi all, been fine here this weekend as well (makes a change) Got my hut shifted to let the chooks have more light and I've been foxproofing the run as there's been talk of a fox snooping about!

[scarey55]

Hey Snadger,

been following your chooks story - good for you, taking care of ex batts. I used to collect eggs from buttery hens to my shame so I know what a great job you are all doing.

[Nicos]

We had the family over as we're off to France next Friday.
Courgette and red onion soup
Chicken with our own celeriac/onion/potato mash. Beetroot,carrots,leeks and gooseberry crumle- all from the lottie ( 'sept the chook!)

[bubblewrap]

I'm begging to get fed up of runner beans, I've never had so many & I have given away so many!!

[scarey55]

Oh Nicos,
I'll bet you have some pretty mixed emotions about now - I know I did. Never looked back though.

[Snadger]

We had the family over as we're off to France next Friday.
Courgette and red onion soup
Chicken with our own celeriac/onion/potato mash. Beetroot,carrots,leeks and gooseberry crumle- all from the lottie ( 'sept the chook!)

Can't help you there nicos, aint much meat on mine as theyre bred to lay loads of eggs (like a machine) whilst not eating a lot. Doesn't matter how much I feed em they still don't seem to get any fatter!

[coomber]

Mmmmm Gooseberry crumble - my favorite, I used all mine up ages ago

[scarey55]

I'm begging to get fed up of runner beans, I've never had so many & I have given away so many!!

Swap you for Frenchies

[Nicos]

Hey - Scarey...do you think the wood demand is because of the massive increase in oil prices???
500E last year........ 700E this year for the same amount!!

[scarey55]

Hey - Scarey...do you think the wood demand is because of the massive increase in oil prices???
500E last year........ 700E this year for the same amount!!

Could be, but I notice on the other fourum that peeps are talking about using coal. A little tip though, we buy our oak from a parquet floor supplier and it works out much cheaper (about 20 €'s a stere)

[bubblewrap]

Swap you for Frenchies

I lost my first lot of runners due to frost & only started my second lot off in the last week of May I planted out 40 plants I think a tad Too many

[scarey55]

I lost my first lot of runners due to frost & only started my second lot off in the last week of May I planted out 40 plants I think a tad Too many

Perhaps that's a tip for all of us next year.

[Snadger]

Going to shoot off now........may drop back in later!

[Nicos]

Mixed emotions???.....hmmmm....too tired to even think about it!!
I'm dreaming about painting now...how sad is that????
We're on the last room- and then just hall /stairs/landing woodwork.
Then the lottie!!!...soooo much to do ( we're thinking of delaying by one day)

Got the Rosetta Stone French to study- so with that and my family tree- and the Vine- and the 10 pots of paint my OH has bought so I don't get bored..and the potager....should be nice and busy!