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 Topic: pancake question. |
SallyAB
Replies: 17
Views: 11205
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 Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Feb 14, 13 7:42 pm Subject: pancake question. |
| Put pancakes on top of each other, on a plate over a pot of gently simmering water - done it at fetes for years |
| Topic: Herbs on winowsills |
SallyAB
Replies: 6
Views: 4379
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Oct 09, 12 7:49 pm Subject: Herbs on winowsills |
I've just done this, and find they need constant watering because there are so many baby plants in one pot.
Might be better to seperate them in seperate pots. |
| Topic: Waterproofing fabric |
SallyAB
Replies: 13
Views: 14224
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Jan 06, 12 8:29 pm Subject: Waterproofing fabric |
Here is alink to ebay iron on fusible waterproof....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vilene-LAMIFIX-Gloss-x-1-2-mtr-17-1-4-wide-50cm-x-44cm-Fusible-Waterproof-/300615892496?pt=UK_Crafts_Embroidery_EH&h ... |
| Topic: Course in soap making or other girly kinds of crafts? |
SallyAB
Replies: 10
Views: 6878
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Sep 13, 11 6:38 pm Subject: Course in soap making or other girly kinds of crafts? |
| Sally - I'm chair of our secondary school PTA and we are always looking for crafty things to offer as workshops - Saturday mornings usually. We're just up the A34 from Newbury - let's talk. I can p ... |
| Topic: what to do with pineapple? |
SallyAB
Replies: 9
Views: 4657
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jun 21, 11 8:28 pm Subject: what to do with pineapple? |
| Delish as a smoothie, too |
| Topic: Child's sleep/eye mask |
SallyAB
Replies: 45
Views: 20950
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Sun Oct 24, 10 8:26 pm Subject: Child's sleep/eye mask |
| nats, I work in the Emergency Department. Have only recently caught up on the closure, which is soooo wrong. |
| Topic: Child's sleep/eye mask |
SallyAB
Replies: 45
Views: 20950
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Sun Oct 24, 10 7:59 pm Subject: Child's sleep/eye mask |
| I work at the JR - could have delivered it personally if things hadn't changed. |
| Topic: Child's sleep/eye mask |
SallyAB
Replies: 45
Views: 20950
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Sun Oct 24, 10 7:21 pm Subject: Child's sleep/eye mask |
nats, I will have a go at making one. Somewhere I have an airline one to copy and a seven year old to try it on!
All the best for the surgery.
Once I have succeeded, I'll pm you.
Sally |
| Topic: How to.. |
SallyAB
Replies: 4
Views: 3351
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Jul 07, 10 10:14 am Subject: How to.. |
| If it is decorative, my OH swears by egg white. And that was the only thing I oculd get to stick the chip back on my earthenware plate. |
| Topic: Covering a sofa? |
SallyAB
Replies: 28
Views: 10523
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Jun 21, 10 3:32 pm Subject: Covering a sofa? |
Chez, you can buy the same ticking in blue with white stripes, if you can live with predominantly navy.
I can't find it on the net now, but have bought it from our local shop
http://www.masonsneedle ... |
| Topic: Asparagus beetle |
SallyAB
Replies: 8
Views: 3789
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jun 08, 10 8:03 pm Subject: Asparagus beetle |
| I dug over the soil and planted nastursiums between the rows and didn't have a problem again. Do wonder how much was good luck/good management!! |
| Topic: Do we have any downsizers in... |
SallyAB
Replies: 12
Views: 165518
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Fri Apr 23, 10 5:45 pm Subject: Do we have any downsizers in... |
Centurion is great, as is Midrand.
Depends what you're looking for - you will still be very close to large cities and jobs, but miles form anywhere really rural and village ike.
Enjoy the weather - ... |
| Topic: Magazine add for the gite |
SallyAB
Replies: 12
Views: 7055
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Fri Mar 26, 10 8:47 am Subject: Magazine add for the gite |
| What about Country Living, and the magazines about living abroad - 'France' and 'French' and 'Living France' all available in UK supermarkets |
| Topic: Do we have any downsizers in... |
SallyAB
Replies: 12
Views: 165518
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Wed Mar 24, 10 10:03 pm Subject: Do we have any downsizers in... |
I think Mhito lived in South Africa - might be wrong.
I'm from SA, been here 10 years though.
Life is good, socialising is good, but crime and corruption high.
I believe infrastructure is going t ... |
| Topic: Glass kettle - comments please |
SallyAB
Replies: 10
Views: 16066
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Feb 06, 10 10:09 pm Subject: Glass kettle - comments please |
My glass kettle lasted a good few years until I dropped a cup onto the spout - shattered!!!
I did spend my life cleaning it - the limescale looked horrible. |
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