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 Topic: giant puffballs |
mosschops
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 Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Aug 22, 08 7:06 pm Subject: giant puffballs |
oh blimey, I've just had my second huge helping of puffball/pasta/courgette bake.... and I was planning a big ommelate for the morning!
My puffball was VERY pure white and firm though - will that m ... |
| Topic: Ceps, Chantarelles...& a Charcoal Burner? |
mosschops
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Aug 22, 08 7:01 pm Subject: Ceps, Chantarelles...& a Charcoal Burner? |
| oh Pete, I'm so sorry. Be kind to yourself x |
| Topic: Candles |
mosschops
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Sun Aug 19, 07 8:34 am Subject: Candles |
I've treated myself to some vegetable/soy candles recently (  that's about as specific as I get, i'm afraid - but they're def plant based, not pretroleum).
One is 'chardonay and rose' which ... |
| Topic: Anyone in Austraila? |
mosschops
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Sun Jan 07, 07 8:23 pm Subject: Anyone in Austraila? |
There are lots of emigration forums too, where you can get advice (but also get lots of negative ranting from people who hate it, so be prepared!).
http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php ... |
| Topic: I knit my first sock |
mosschops
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 9:39 pm Subject: I knit my first sock |
well done - congratulations!!
Knitting socks is one of my dream-activities, like being a novelist or marrying jonney depp.
Can't wait to see a pic!
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| Topic: Anyone in Austraila? |
mosschops
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 7:04 pm Subject: Anyone in Austraila? |
I was wondering as the reports we get have been pretty hysterical ones.
Same here - there have been pleas for help from sheep farmers! |
| Topic: Anyone in Austraila? |
mosschops
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 7:04 pm Subject: Anyone in Austraila? |
| That's excellent advice, and I'd also add that the whole thing seems to be much less stressful if you just think of it as somewhere to live 'for now' rather than 'forever'. (at least that's what work ... |
| Topic: Bulk flour storage... |
mosschops
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 7:01 pm Subject: Bulk flour storage... |
| Like the others I have a large plastic container that holds two 'big' sacks of flour (only supermarket big size, prob hold about 8 small bags?). I do the same with rice too (which I also buy in huge ... |
| Topic: Anyone in Austraila? |
mosschops
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 9:40 am Subject: Anyone in Austraila? |
We moved here to New Zealand just over a year ago from the UK... not Oz, but similar immigation processes so if I can help at all just ask!
Oz is having a bad time with drought at the moment, as I' ... |
| Topic: Vegetarian Meals for the Freezer |
mosschops
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 9:38 am Subject: Vegetarian Meals for the Freezer |
It's weird - most of the time cooking's great - but about once i week for some reason i decide i HATE it 
still love eating though  |
| Topic: Vegetarian Meals for the Freezer |
mosschops
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 12:27 am Subject: Vegetarian Meals for the Freezer |
These are a few of the things that i keep in our freezer at all times (to guard against those 'i'm tired i want chips' type moments!!):
bean burgers - I wizz whatever i've got and mix it all up in ... |
| Topic: Rubbish, again |
mosschops
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Thu Jan 04, 07 7:03 pm Subject: Rubbish, again |
| When we first arrived here we didn't have council rubbish collection - we were the poms who hopefully put 2 black bags on the roadside outside our house for TWO weeks until one of bf's pupils said 'wh ... |
| Topic: Welcome mosschops |
mosschops
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Jan 03, 07 11:57 pm Subject: Welcome mosschops |
see, now I miss clacton  (well, maybe 'miss' is a bit strong.... 'faint pang of homesickness' probably covers it!)
Penny - bring tents! there are fab [URL=http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/B ... |
| Topic: Welcome mosschops |
mosschops
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Jan 03, 07 8:58 pm Subject: Welcome mosschops |
That's a nice view - good to meet you
Isn't it beautiful?! I should point out that that's not the view from my house!! sadly, that kind of view costs more $$ than i can bare to think about : ... |
| Topic: Welcome mosschops |
mosschops
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Jan 03, 07 8:56 pm Subject: Welcome mosschops |
oops - i was busy trawling through my photobucket!! it's lovely to meet you all too.
I'll leave you with the reason I get nothing done
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/steph_and_wi ... |
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