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 Topic: Meet Stinker |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 56
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 Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Tue Jan 02, 07 7:48 pm Subject: Meet Stinker |
| Well, the past three Christmases running we have acquired a new cat - or rather, they have acquired US! First one to join the several we already had was a tiny stripey kitten. She never grew bigger ... |
| Topic: Err, the bakery was shut... |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 31
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jan 02, 07 7:18 am Subject: Err, the bakery was shut... |
| I used to get Doves from our Health Food Shop, but have now found that our local (think 5 miles here!) co-operative store and PO will get in 16kg bags of flour for me, and this is Bacheldre Mill Organ ... |
| Topic: on a hunt in wales... |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 5
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Mon Jan 01, 07 7:43 am Subject: on a hunt in wales... |
| P.S. Your budget is at the very very bottom limits of what would buy you a house and a morsel of land round here. You may have to consider semi-detached with land, to be more realistic. Good luck a ... |
| Topic: on a hunt in wales... |
Bovey Belle
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Mon Jan 01, 07 7:39 am Subject: on a hunt in wales... |
| It's not the best time of year to be looking really, as the ones still on the market from last year seem to be the ones with ifs and buts about them (as a friend of mine, who is also house-hunting in ... |
| Topic: Err, the bakery was shut... |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 31
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Jan 01, 07 7:31 am Subject: Err, the bakery was shut... |
| You have a point there Sally - I think No. 1 son has just been promoted to chief bread maker! He really enjoyed thumping the dough yesterday and the subsequent loaf was excellent. I'm lucky as I am ... |
| Topic: Err, the bakery was shut... |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 31
Views: 11643
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Dec 31, 06 7:14 pm Subject: Err, the bakery was shut... |
Call me old-fashioned, but bread's easy to make by hand as well. If you're in a foul mood it's extremely therapeutic  I've never had a breadmaker - run out of space to store things: too many boo ... |
| Topic: advice on maran cockerel |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 18
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Dec 09, 06 7:41 pm Subject: advice on maran cockerel |
| Introduce him as you are putting the others "to bed" for the night, they will settle down together in the darkness and by the next morning, he will be one of the flock. Leastways, that's what we alwa ... |
| Topic: Doing up junk shop furniture? |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 15
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Forum: Authors Corner Posted: Fri Dec 08, 06 8:18 am Subject: Doing up junk shop furniture? |
| All our furniture has come from auction and usually had to be restored in some way or another. Chairs are our speciality, but on the principle of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" they only come apar ... |
| Topic: Needle Felting |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 3
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Jun 21, 06 6:09 am Subject: Needle Felting |
| I was at a Craft Fair at the weekend and paid close attention to a lady who was doing needle felting. Suitably inspired, I took myself off to the craft shop this week and now have felting needles and ... |
| Topic: Bringing a bread oven back to life |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 10
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Jun 15, 06 5:41 am Subject: Bringing a bread oven back to life |
| The oven does have a metal door (we even have two spare ones gotten from auction, that weren't quite a perfect fit). I didn't know they ever used wooden doors but I had read somewhere that the doors ... |
| Topic: Bringing a bread oven back to life |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 10
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jun 13, 06 1:06 pm Subject: Bringing a bread oven back to life |
| Dougal - no - I wouldn't have an indoor bonfire of course, but I didn't know how long the faggots of wood would have to burn in the oven before it was heated up sufficiently to cook in. I thought tha ... |
| Topic: Bringing a bread oven back to life |
Bovey Belle
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jun 13, 06 6:25 am Subject: Bringing a bread oven back to life |
Not sure quite where to post this, but I'm sure if it's in the wrong place, it will be appropriately moved!
In our downstairs kitchen (our old Welsh farmhouse is on four levels and this one was the ... |
| Topic: Summer drinks |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 13
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jun 13, 06 6:16 am Subject: Summer drinks |
| I've made some Lemonade this week, which was excellent (years since I last made it), and have Elderflower Cordial on the books for this week. I shall make some Spruce too, which is like Lemonade but ... |
| Topic: Beware of the Parsnips |
Bovey Belle
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jun 07, 06 5:11 am Subject: Beware of the Parsnips |
I don't know what poison parsnip looks like, but many of the umbellifers in the UK will have a similar effect on the skin if you get their sap on your skin and are out in the sun.
I can remember ... |
| Topic: Roll on SUMMER! |
Bovey Belle
Replies: 18
Views: 8338
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Jun 01, 06 5:04 am Subject: Roll on SUMMER! |
| Well, I've stuffed bunged in the ground, but it's not exactly going mad. My Pak Choi don't look too bad, but I wouldn't mind betting it bolts if we suddenly have a good warm spell. Runner beans not ... |
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