I don’t know what anyone else thinks, but I think it’s appalling that school children aren’t now allowed to go to the loo during lesson times, in some schools. And even worse, girls have to show a red...
Our evening meal today will be mushroom stew with parsley dumplings. I’ve never made it before, saw it on an advert for Tesco. I’ve also never made or had dumplings before, the ones I’m using are Aunt...
I’m trying my best to get used to driving again but have to admit I do get myself in a bit of a tizz beforehand. Once I’m behind the wheel it’s not so bad but I doubt I’ll ever actually enjoy driving....
We’re having visitors from abroad soon, one of whom enjoys ‘proper’ coffee in a cafetière.They like smooth, fairly mild coffee. I’ve no idea what to get in for them as I love my Nescafé gold...
Had his annual jabs this week, and for the first time seems to have had a bit of a reaction to them. He’s quite lethargic, taking himself off, sleeping a fair bit more. He’s still eating and drinking...
Any more anecdotes you’d care to tell us, sqad? I think you’ve whetted quite a few appetites about your life as a surgeon. I know I’d love to hear about some/any operations you’ve performed which were...
To hear about some of your experiences as a surgeon. I’ve just watched Surgeons at the edge of Life, on catch-up. It was about a live kidney donor, and a reversal of an ileostomy. I was glued to the...
Tried on my swimming costume, thinking ahead to France in May. OMG, back to the drawing board :/ Spent time in a Sainsbury’s cafe eating a sausage batch (yuk, never again) and drinking a very, very...
Lentil, carrot and onion burgers in a soft oven bottom muffin, accompanied by a pea shoot, baby spinach, cucumber and cherry tomato salad with some sort of dressing. A squishy banana which needs using...
Does anyone have a foolproof and fairly quick method of getting rid of the above? I’ve tried just about all over the counter stuff in the last few years, which help for a while but never gets rid of...
Does anyone use any of the above, every day? Doesn’t it work out expensive to buy the pods?? Did you buy one, use it initially and now it’s just sitting there looking all forlorn??? One of the...
His cough is subsiding, and he tells me that he’s felt almost back to normal today, first time since 1st January. Sooo, today we took dog for a little walk, toddled off to Sainsbury’s for the click...
We are having Gingsters pasties, chunky oven chips, and baked beans. Maybe followed by a slice of cherry pie with custard, depends on how full we both are. I’m going with the ‘feed a cold, starve a...
I know a lot of people have many problems accessing their local surgery but today has made us really appreciate ours. Other half has had an awful weekend with the after effects of flu, which he barely...
Just used up some cherry tomatoes, red onions and crème fraiche which have been hanging around since Christmas, to make a tasty sauce to have with pasta tonight. And a bread and butter pudding which...
Has been attended to. The pigs are tucked up in their blankets. The veg are vegetating in a cold water bath, poor them :( And we’re enjoying a port and lemon, I feel like I turned into my elderly...
Love it? Hate it? Never had it?? I can’t get hold of the spice thing to do it so have just ordered two bottles of ready mulled wine on our click and collect. For me, mulled wine is part of Christmas,...
Just watched their programme and really fancy doing the above..no pastry, no faff, just an assembly job using a slice of white bread, crusts cut off and rolled thin with a rolling pin. A spoon of...