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Religious symbols used on old farmhouses this one to represent work in plenty
This one is the hand of the previous owner when he was 12
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This is the date on our lounge ceiling. Some more photos following when I've sorted them
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You could be living in my house.we also have a well big old carved front door, hooks from ceiling that we didnt remove when renovating.brick vaultered ceilings everywhere even in bathroom,walls 60cm thick.Warm in winter , cool in summer.
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I really must start to learn english again. Words that havent been used in english for years , I've forgotten. I know it happens in old age to forget things that happened or was said 5 minutes ago but this is ridiculus.
Should be called things you dont say anymore!
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Mercury. I feel sure you are talking about Porcini mushrooms. They are very precious but you have to be very sure you know what to pick. My late brother in law used to go collecting them and my sil froze them. Theyv,e got quite a strong taste but are delicious in a risotto.
Quite a number of years ago we had a restaurant in a small village not far from where we now live. We did weddings etc. one saturday lunch time a couple from Milan came in and brought us a crate of mushrooms. One of them was the size of a tea plate. The lady thought it was a porcini and wanted me to cook it for her and her husband. I was doubtful and made some feeble excuse not to cook it and after they had gone
( leaving us all the mushrooms) we rang the local health dept to ask about this mushroom. My husband took it in to let them hav,e a look at it and he told him under no circumstances were we to use it it was poisonous! I was right in my asumption and I never accept porcini from anyone , if I want them I only use the frozen ones from a reputable source.
BTW mushrooms are always best eaten fresh especially blue buttons
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I miss a pantry and an airing cupboard. They dont exist here. My kitchen is the hub of everything. We have the pellet stove for CH and water. All my food is either in cupboards high and low or in the fridge. Preserves , wines, fruit and veg are in a cantina which originally was a courtyard with a high wall at theback so now everything is underground so it keeps cool. Unconventional I know but the house was built 1868 at least the back part was , no idea when the front part was built. My kitchen is called kitchen or cucina
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Hope this works
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!! Whatever they choose it has to be better than the Italian. At least with the english national anthem everyone knows the words. Here hardly anyone knows the words.
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If you had a cold ....you've been sleeping in a field with the gate open
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I too have learnt to live without a lot of things I cant get here. I bring them back if possible when I go to UK. But I refuse to pay the extortionate price they ask here.
Ian you DON'T buy tinned ravioli surely. You can make a kilo for that price.!
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Today I went to do a bit of shopping. Do any of you brits begrudge paying the high price of something that youve bought at a more realistic price?
My daughter and I bought some ready made sushi for our tea tonight. Ok we paid the correct price.
I love making sushi. When I was in scotland last week I stocked up on a couple of things. Now comes the crunch.
Nori in UK is. £1.30 in Italy equivalent to £3.62. A kit for making sushi in UK £3.50. In Italy equivalent to £12.49. I was shell shocked. Cant believe such a big difference. I stocked up on Nori seaweed and sushi rice. So glad I did. I now have enough to last me a couple of months.....maybe!
I know that if something is popular the price is also reasonable but sushi is more popular here than in UK.
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Try cooking Blewits with pernod and cream and a sprinkling of fennel seeds. A lovely dish. Here we have porcini mushrooms.
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All the best Mrs Booth. For what youve been through...fatigue and skin problems are the least of your worries. You can always rest a bit more and if you develop skin outbreaks I'm sure your husband will love you even more. The only bind is having to go every day. I was unlucky in the sense that I had to be at the hospital for 7.30 am and its half an hours drive to the hospital, we could never find a space to park so every morning we left a little earlier. It will soon pass
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Claremont secondary was a boys school my brother went there.
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I went to Haydn rd juniors but was only there for about a year or two about 1952/53, then I went to Haywood secondary.
Cant remember Ken Martin being head but he was later head of Claremont secondary.
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Life is full of ups and downs . If it was all fun it would mean that we had no other emotions and I don't think it would prepare us for the sad things that life brings. Life is sometimes very sad, sometimes happy, sometimes downright worrying but we all have the courage to carry on, remembering the happy and sad times. I learnt when my dad died to do the things that I was uncertain of doing. The night he died he and my mum baby sat my two young children. Mum was working and I was in a rush to get into town to help my husband with the restaurant. I was afraid of not finding a parking space so I was in a hurry. My dad wanted to make a cup of tea for me but I said I hadnt got time. How many times I wanted that minute to return to say yes that would be lovely. Then I made up my mind ....if I was undecided what to do , I would go ahead and say yes I will do it. Even today after more than 35 years I still do that. I often look at dads photos and have a good cry but it also a happy cry because he was my dad.
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Tug. What a lovely man he was. He took my husband under his wing when he found out he was married to a colleagues daughter. ( me)
I think my mum still has a photo of dad with Tug and someone else a bit on the portly side . They all stood taking the micky out of him. I'm going to see my mum Jan 1st so I'll ask her for it if she remembers where it is.
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Thats the way to do it Chulla. New methods and cures are emerging every day.Keep up the checkups and you'll be ok but dont overdo it. All the best love to Mrs and Miss C
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Wood burning heat is fantastic. We had it when we first moved in here. Similar to an agar cooker. We have an old farmhouse as are all the others near us and it was the norm, but now we all have pellet stoves and the heat they throw out certainly keeps the frost away.
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Its nice to be remembered
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Can't say I've had a bad meal in Nottingham. We used to go to Petite Paris, La Cappana, Eddys on Parliament st Kebab , but hes no longer there, Contis always before he left for home shores. Now if we go out its always to somewhere we trust or a pizza
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Ian . I didn't live on Mansfield Rd but as a child we lived on Huntingdon st right opposite the school. Yes I'm sure you could tell me a lot about Mingalone but I know already. ,!
I only got to know the restaurant round after I got married but we are still in touch with many.
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Phil. I've been thinking all afternoon I remember your name very well but unfortunately I cannot place you. Did you go to Puccini s before we left to come here or did you go to L'Angolo before we came here. ( Alex gets itchy feet)
We were the first restaurant to start these gourmet evenings and they were a great success. We have started them here too.
Rabbit isn't really popular in UK but its a must. Most people rear there own. My daughter cooks it with chocolate and it. goes in a flash.
I didn't go down to La Buca very often as the children were still small but I went in at the weekends .
Anyway its nice to hear from you.
Brenda
Jigsaw puzzle season
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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This is one I completed a while ago but forgot to take foto.
I'm about to start on this one