TLC

Just a bit to get from this ...

... to this.

Nice one DH! :)

Welcome to my new followers. I do hope you enjoy popping in from time to time.

Dishcloth dilemma

You don't see them often in homes magazines. I wonder why?

Note to self - must clean the sink!

Wipe with it once and it's wet. Where do you put the wet dishcloth? On the side? Screwed up?

Hanging over the tap? Where do you put the wet floor cloth? Hanging over a bucket?

Where do you put the current tea towel? Folded neatly on the side?

Hanging over the radiator? Do you use it to dry your hands as well as the dishes? What do you do when it's wet and stained? Get a new one out? I can go through as many as 3 or 4 towels in a day. Do you put the dirty, wet ones straight in the laundry bin or hang them over the side of the bin?

How do you hide or not hide these items?

Dishcloth Ditty

All together now! (... to the tune of 'What shall we do with the drunken sailor'.)

What shall we do with the dirty dishcloths?

What shall we do with the dirty dishcloths?

What shall we do with the dirty dishcloths?

Where on earth d'you put them?

Chorus:

Yucky ducky doo. It's a dirty dishcloth.

Yucky ducky doo. It's a dirty dishcloth.

Yucky ducky doo. It's a dirty dishcloth.

Where 'm I going to put it?

Fold 'em neatly and put 'em on the sink side. (3 times)

That is what you do with them.

Chorus:

Rinse and shake and hang 'em on the tap. (3 times)

That is what you do with them.

Chorus:

Let them dry on the radiator. (3 times)

That is what you do with them.

Chorus:

Sling them in the cupboard and deal with them later. (3 times)

That is what you do with them.

Chorus:

Use 'em once then soak them in a bucket. (3 times)

That is what you do with them.

Chorus:

That's what we do with dirty dishcloths.

That's what we do with dirty dishcloths. 

That's what we do with dirty dishcloths.

At least I think that's what you do!

Dear 100 followers,

Thank you for following my blog. I hope you enjoy reading and looking at little snippets of my life. I know that many of you follow some, or even all of my interests from gardening to walking.  I know that we also have various addictions in common - collecting, grannying, finding a use for unwanted items! To celebrate this centenary, (this sounds like a speech), and seeing as we live in this virtual world, do you think it would be possible to get to know each other a little bit more? Do you think we could try an experiment which wouldn't take up too much of your time? Please join in so I know you are all out there in cyberspace.

Meet my neighbours

1. Leave a comment saying 'hello' to the 2 other followers either side of your thumbnail picture in the Delightful People list on the side bar.

2. Visit the 2 followers and, if they have blogs, leave a comment on their blog. You might enjoy their posts and find yourself new reading material.

3. If you don't have a blog yourself consider setting one up. You don't have to 'go public', it could just be for your eyes only but you never  know you may meet other 'virtual people' who identify with your interests.

Finally I have a confession to make. In my early days of blogging I managed to inadvertently add myself to my own followers' list so really I've only got 99 followers not 100. Oh, but never mind I'll play the game aswell and say hello to my neighbours on the list. 

Peace Man

Remembering

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)

Collections - Wool (again)

Small balls of wool,

drawers full of wool,

wool in odd places,

wool stashed in baskets,

cones of wool,

bags of wool,

ooh, and more little bits of wool (plus the 5 balls of wool I got from the Charity Shop today).

I think I've got an addiction - woolaholic!

Welcome new followers  - I hope you follow my interests, otherwise I'll be boring you completely!

Reduced to this

Just in the supermarket at the right time for reduced fruit and veg last night and picked up 8 bananas for 15p. Three were soft so I made Banana Cake to go in the freezer.

6 oz margarine or butter

6 oz sugar

2 - 4 mashed bananas

12 oz self raising flour

1 heaped tsp baking powder

3 tblsp milk

Cream marg and sugar together, then add the eggs and mashed banana.

Next add the flour, baking powder and milk and fold into the creamed mixture.

Divide the mixture between 2 loaf tins and bake in the centre of the oven (180 degrees or 160 degrees for a fan oven for about 45 mins.. 

This recipe is adapted from 'Money Saving Expert'.

I made some oatie biscuits while the oven was on aswell.

The broccoli (30p for 3 large heads) only needed a bit of water to perk it up a little and that will be cooked with ...

... the carrots (8p) and new potatoes (15p) for tea tonight with a pork chop for DH and a fish portion for me.

The cauli will keep in the fridge for another meal later in the week.

I love a good bargain.