All the colour makes so much difference @SoulRebel and that twisty beam is amazing! I'm eyeing my Artex ceilings with contempt. Is that a door to a mouse house in the bathroom?
No, but the neighbour whose field they've parked themselves outside of says they're still there every morning. We're scanning with her sheep, so they might come in with them. I did see April and the other two yesterday - Mr F and I were rolling out a new hay bale ready to move the horses and saw three sheep close in by the fence, one of which looked like the Incredible Hulk because she was covered in green raddle paint, so went up to see if it was ours. The green one was, the other two weren't, but April and the other one were on the next hill over with a neighbour's flock, he's put some old hay bales out. We tried a 'LAAAAAAIIIIDIIIIEEEEEEES' and got two answering 'BAAAAAAAA's, but they were quite happy where they were and we didn't have a bucket of food with us, so they didn't bother coming over! We'll nab them next week@Falkor teenage hippy Loppy with loads of hair have you seen her and Nibbles recently?
So excited to find out if April is “with lamb” on the 8th
I don't know. It's a bit overpriced I think, because of the loveliness, but it's been on the market for ages, so maybe they'll have to be a bit flexible on the price. If we bought it there'd be things we'd need to do, so we'll have to factor that in. MrF is being sensible and practical about it, so he'll keep my tendency to heart-based decision making in check. It would be an incredible place to live. Don't want to too much, but it's somewhere that didn't use to be a house made into a house, and it's so beautiful.@Flumps - congrats on the house offers, do you think you might go for the slightly impractical but lovely house?
Oh I love converted houses, so much character! House hunting can be quite an emotional thing, and you can get so attached to a place before you even have it. Especially at the moment as we all know we could be potentially spending a lot of time in our houses for the forseeable. Haveyou seen any other places you love? We bought a house just before the first lockdown and it was a huge doer upper to the point of being unliveable - we still haven't moved in! But sooo close now and it's been worth all the stress in the end. But we were very lucky to be in a situation where we could live nearby with extremely cheap rent which was a huge privilegeI don't know. It's a bit overpriced I think, because of the loveliness, but it's been on the market for ages, so maybe they'll have to be a bit flexible on the price. If we bought it there'd be things we'd need to do, so we'll have to factor that in. MrF is being sensible and practical about it, so he'll keep my tendency to heart-based decision making in check. It would be an incredible place to live. Don't want to too much, but it's somewhere that didn't use to be a house made into a house, and it's so beautiful.
I've seen other places that I know with my sensible head on would work, and would suit us, but nothing that makes my heart go a bit fluttery. Though maybe it's unreasonable of me to want a house that makes my heart sing. It's actually ready to move into, the work has all been done and people have lived in it for a while, but we'll need to do some work outside. So, it's not like we'd have to get a caravan and go all Grand Designs or anything (though know MrF would love that), but it's deciding if we want to do what is essentially country-living (if within sniffing distance of a town).Oh I love converted houses, so much character! House hunting can be quite an emotional thing, and you can get so attached to a place before you even have it. Especially at the moment as we all know we could be potentially spending a lot of time in our houses for the forseeable. Haveyou seen any other places you love? We bought a house just before the first lockdown and it was a huge doer upper to the point of being unliveable - we still haven't moved in! But sooo close now and it's been worth all the stress in the end. But we were very lucky to be in a situation where we could live nearby with extremely cheap rent which was a huge privilege
what's the recipe? I loveeee slow braised oxtail!I am making oxtail for the first time ever (to eat tomorrow) from a veryyyy approximated good food recipe , fingers crossed!
im using one from bbc good food (albeit missing quite a few ingredients ) smells good though so looking forward to it for dinner tonight!what's the recipe? I loveeee slow braised oxtail!
Pasta e ceci was a success, so flavourful it doesn't even need parmesan
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@Alansbigplate we miss youI was putting the dinner out yesterday and my child asked if we should put all on the big plate and it made me think about @Alansbigplate and I was worried Ive not seen you for a while.
Ive never even seen that recipe before @blurstoftimes but it looks amazing and just perfect for this time of year.
Ah fingers crossed! Hope you hear soon. That pasta e ceci looks beautiful.@Alansbigplate we miss you
It's once again a pasta e ceci recipe by Rachel Roddy! Just pork broth, then some aromatics, chickpeas and pasta. So wholesome and filling.
I'm currently nervously waiting to hear whether I've got a place on a very specialised PGCert next year that would mean a total career change. Supposed to be doing my actual job today but I can't stop refreshing the page