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by Mrs Moustoir
Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:56 am
Forum: Health and Beauty
Topic: Hayfever Help
Replies: 7
Views: 16537

Re: Hayfever Help

I went to see my doc recently as my hayfever is so bad - none of the natural remedies help me. Seem to have got things tolerable now by taking one cetirizine last thing at night so the worst of the woosyness is at nighttime. During the day I use Beconase each evening and morning and Opticrom eyedrop...
by Mrs Moustoir
Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:03 pm
Forum: Site Information and Announcements
Topic: that unplanned downtime 8th/9th june
Replies: 8
Views: 20922

Re: that unplanned downtime 8th/9th june

Thanks for sorting it out John.
by Mrs Moustoir
Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Bird song
Replies: 10
Views: 5644

Re: Bird song

On the subject of birdsong...Radio 4 have a new series coming up called "tweet of the day". It's a series of 2 minute programmes about birds. Ideal for the early birds amongst us - 05.58am each weekday!
by Mrs Moustoir
Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:52 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: I love a bargain,what did you buy today??
Replies: 40
Views: 18192

Re: I love a bargain,what did you buy today??

If anyone is interested, some £lands still have seed potatoes - I saw Charlottes and Red Duke of Yorks today and Red Baron onion sets.
by Mrs Moustoir
Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:49 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 92
Views: 177930

Re: What are you reading?

I'm almost embarrassed to say that I'm reading The Bad Cook by Esther Walker (she's Giles Coren's wife).

Very funny, quite sweary with a few tasty recipes. Think - Nigella meets Bridget Jones.
by Mrs Moustoir
Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:42 pm
Forum: Looks like we made it
Topic: Great British Sewing Bee
Replies: 12
Views: 8099

Re: Great British Sewing Bee

I thought the hour was about right - but then again, I might have nodded off to sleep in the middle!
by Mrs Moustoir
Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:55 am
Forum: Looks like we made it
Topic: Great British Sewing Bee
Replies: 12
Views: 8099

Re: Great British Sewing Bee

I've always admired people who can make their own and their children's clothes so I quite enjoyed it. Although I can embroider and do basic repairs/sew a button on/sew an invisible hem - my attempts to make clothes have always been disastrous! Nothing too demanding and the usual elements of "wi...
by Mrs Moustoir
Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:27 am
Forum: How do I??
Topic: Find a hidden covered and turfed over well
Replies: 17
Views: 14061

Re: Find a hidden covered and turfed over well

You could try dowsing for the well yourself. Cut up a wire coathanger and away you go!

Lots of information (of variable quality!) on Yootube.
by Mrs Moustoir
Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:07 am
Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
Topic: Bake Sale Coming Up And I Need Some Ideas:)
Replies: 21
Views: 11623

Re: Bake Sale Coming Up And I Need Some Ideas:)

Try Mary Berry's lemon drizzle traybake - it is really easy to make and tastes lovely. I've made a few of them for various school events and they always go down very well. I use the foil trays you get in the £ shops to make mine so I don't have to worry about getting my tins back afterwards. Chocola...
by Mrs Moustoir
Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:37 pm
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: I'm Back - long self indulgent rant alert
Replies: 13
Views: 9233

Re: I'm Back - long self indulgent rant alert

Welcome back Bonnie - nice to see you posting again :iconbiggrin:
by Mrs Moustoir
Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:40 pm
Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
Topic: Ersatz
Replies: 17
Views: 10897

Re: Ersatz

Have you seen the Wartime Farm series?

They cooked quite a lot of wartime recipes from the Min of Food in the series.
by Mrs Moustoir
Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:51 pm
Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
Topic: Ersatz
Replies: 17
Views: 10897

Re: Ersatz

My mum, who was a wartime bride, used to talk about faux bananas made out of parsnip and banana essence. She used to make "banana custard" for the family with stale sponge cake, parsnips and Birds custard which wasn't on ration. :pukeright: I seem to remember an old thread on here somewher...
by Mrs Moustoir
Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:03 pm
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Hello from Worcestershire, UK
Replies: 10
Views: 5148

Re: Hello from Worcestershire, UK

Hello from another Worcestershire bod!

Welcome to the forum. :)
by Mrs Moustoir
Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:36 pm
Forum: How do I??
Topic: Faggots
Replies: 25
Views: 16504

Re: Faggots

Interesting little article on coppicing and faggot making in the Central Brittany Journal.

http://www.thecbj.com/coppicing-and-faggot-making/

I always think about the waste when people born the twiggy branches as a bonfire after felling a large tree.
by Mrs Moustoir
Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:38 am
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Richard III Found!!?
Replies: 21
Views: 9803

Re: Richard III Found!!?

I watched and enjoyed the documentary on the dig and subsequent identification of Richard III.

Apparently, he had a very feminine build - very slender and fine boned. Of course, that reminded me of Tom Baker's legless sailor in Blackadder 2. "Arrrrrr, you have a woman's legs" etc... :oops: