Not quite the plan
Well, this morning we woke up to a dearth of bread. I had forgotten to put the bread maker on. I have to admit that my week hasn’t gone exactly to plan, we had sausages and chips one night much to the family’s delight. We didn’t therefore have sausages for breakfast. I made ice cream […]
My Dad’s Blog
My dad has started writing a blog. He is recording, gradually, events from his past. If you or anyone you know is interested in reading anecdotes of a seventy six year old man then try www.mendac.blogspot.com . You never know, you might remember him, he’s lived in quite a few places: Porthcawl, Dunstable and NW4 to name a […]
Cafetiere and Costco
I’ve found a company that sells the mug I mentioned in a previous entry. It’s called a Smart Cafe, Hot Cafetiere mug and it can be purchased here: http://www.smartcafe.co.uk/products/hot_cafetiere_mugs.asp. I recommend it for a simple, instant , cup of ground coffee. My only warning would be, unless the design has changed since I bought mine, […]
Success
Today I did everything in my plan. I went to a local town (Lay-it-on-berzooms) which boasts a good butcher, a health food store and an ethical shopping store, all within a few yards of each other. I parked in a free space with a time limit of 30 minutes and purchased all my meat and […]
My week’s Plan
Day Meal Ingredients to buy MarketMilk mature Cheddar interesting cheeses cream cheese single cream Health shop3 dozen Eggs 4 packs Butter 4 bars Chocolate Easiyo machine Coffee Tea Chick peas Roasted peanuts Sesame seeds Veg merchantPotatoes Oranges for juice Apples for juice Lemons and limes for cordials Fruit for eating Fruit for yogurt and ice […]
Best made plans
Mavis was ill today: Tummy ache. I hope it wasn’t my flapjacks! The bread machine coughed up a perfect French loaf which provided breakfast, with delicious organic butter and a cup of filter coffee in my magic cup. I bought the cups, well mugs really, from Lakeland and they are brilliant for making a quick […]
The Plan
Well, this is what I think: I want to help keep the countryside safe and retain traditional farming methods by supporting small producers and avoiding supermarkets and brands sold in supermarkets. To do this I will need to pay more for my produce so to counteract that I will make as much food as I […]
Lifestyle Change
This weekend has been the first in my attempt to make as much of what we eat as I can and eschew mass produced foodstuffs from supermarkets in preference for more naturally made products from independent stores. In some ways, what I plan to do could be seen as a retrograde step. Women have had […]
Social Intercourse
I have tried many ways to keep track of family commitments and appointments. I used to have a kitchen calendar which had so much written on it that it looked as though a spider had walked all over it wearing muddy boots. Then as my mental faculties deteriorated I moved on to the ‘bonger’. This […]
Domestic She Devil
As a woman in her early 50s I have heard many of my contemporaries companionably share how relaxing it is to be ‘comfortable in your own skin’. I tell them I agree with them but at the back of my mind is a little voice saying “Here’s an example of you not being comfortable in […]