modern_pioneer said
"I have mentioned about my work, like a writers block, it hasn't flowed from my mind through my hands like it is right now in years. So with my drawing book at my side all day, I am adding details and new designs like some one is pushing it out of me. I am very happy to be...
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Hi bbh !
Is this the lost article........??????
http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/tips-for-tuning-up-your-pc/article175227.html
:idunno Hattie :idunno
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You are doing brilliantly -- I have been following your progress since you first started on your back-yard plans!
I know the feeling! I have problems with my sense of balance along with bad eyesight so bending is a problem for me too. I have a portable kneeler which...
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My Dorking roos are very polite to me & fly up to sit on my shoulder. But I have too many of them so most of them are going to become dinner. They make great eaters -- I just have to do the dead but I am determined.... :rolleyes:
Hattie
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I'm reading your blog from way over the water in the UK. I feel so lucky to be able to read about everyone's lives, hopes & disappointments. I look forward to yours; it has started really well.
Good luck with it...!! :D
Hattie
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Still aching but at least my appetite is back: the cyber-hug is very welcome. I hope you will soon be on the mend soon -- Big :hugs
Hattie
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I wish we lived in the same country because I could have sent you a "care parcel" filled with samples of each spice etc. to get you started.
****("care parcels" were sent from the US to us Brits during WWII because we were so short of rations & little luxuries like comic books &...
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Hi bbh & bib. birds !
Have you tried Dorkings! Three years ago I bought in some eggs to put under my broody white Plymouth hen because even over here they are expensive. I now am breeding my own. They are great producers of eggs (6 per week), they start producing young. They make...
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Now as for Indian food, dal can be very diverse according to your families traditions and what area you come from. So have a look at some of the ones on this site, there are so many here:
http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com/search/label/Dal%20varieties...
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Try these Thai Spicy Rice Balls; they are delicious, cheap & very filling. I love them:
http://thaicookingwithjam.blogspot.com/
This site is good if you have easy access to the right ingredients (as you do). A little fish or meat goes a long way. Poke around in the links &...
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These Russian 'piroshki' look like pasties to me........!! :D
http://tanyasgarden.blogspot.com/search/label/Recipes
from Hattie (who has flu.......!!! :hit )
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Last year on TEG we had a thread on rhubarb recipes, here is the link:
http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=25420&p=3
Hope you enjoy them. :D
Hattie
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I did upholstery & we used a finely twisted linen thread which we waxed with beeswax just before stitching. I think this would be perfect for stitching the rugs as the wax will enable it to go through the many layers with ease & it will also help strengthen the thread & protect...
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I suddenly remembered seeing a lot of rag rugs when working in Norway & Sweden so I had a poke around on my laptop & came up with this link
http://www.sandpoint.net/~rafter4/bohbrd.htm
Then I looked around for links that showed various different techniques for turning fabrics...