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Thanks folks. It was the series No, Honestly, that I was looking for. I found it at Amazon.ca

Pauline Collins & John Alderton did a TV series back in the 70's(?). She played the part of a ditzy dame & he was an actor (his job). The story line was about them meeting their engagement & their married life. Very funny!!!! Does anyone remember the name of the series?

Thanks cyndeelouwho1972. You folks south of the border often seem to have worse weather than we do. Our prayers are with all of you displaced southern folks. It is just heart breaking to see the devastion a hurricane can do & most particularily this one. Sorry folks that I haven't posted much la...

I read a post on another forum from a woman who heard this on World News. The Gentleman came on & said, "NOW IS THE TIME TO BE PLANNING A GARDEN SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE FOOD TO EAT THAT YOU CAN AFFORD". This woman lived through the Great Depression & WWII & thought that she would...

Hi I was hoping someone could help me as to conversion from ounces & pounds to tablespoons & cups. This would be for dry ingredients. I have a number of recipes that I can't use because I don't know how to convert measurements. I was visiting a friend who works at an historical re-enactment ...

Thanks Ina for the recipe it sounds delicious. Will give it a whirl when the pumpkins are ready.

Would you care to share your recipes? On the introduce yourself thread everyone was talking about pumpkin soup & it sounded so good!! Need your recipes.
Thanks

Yes Folks we do have to work very hard. But as my husband says hard work never kills you just the lack of it. Unfortunately my husband has to do the lions share as I have many health problems that preclude me from doing any heavy work. :( :queen: My husband doesn't seem to mind as he hates to just s...

ina & Tawny Owl, my name does indeed orginate from the popular movie "Chicken Run". Mind you I am a kinder & gentler Mrs. Tweedie. My husband lopes off their heads (meat chickens) instead of me. Diver, we do not work away from home nor are we self sufficient. We live without a sala...

Two books that I really like are: The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery The Craft of the Country Cook by Pat Kratz Both books are from the U.S. of A Carla Emery is practically a folk hero to homesteaders (smallholders) in the U.S. Both should be available through Amazon. We store our roo...

An allotment in Britian what size are they or do they vary from place to place? I live outside of a small town here in Canada & they tried allotment gardens for a few years but most people gave up as the gardens were vandilized too often. I think that they are a nice idea & wish more people ...

I grow my own poultry seasoning. I thought that I would share it with all of you.
I grow:
Summer Savory
Lemon Thyme
Pineapple Sage
I dry these 3 herbs & then put them through the food processor until desired finest.
Very tasty!

I live in Ontario, Canada. We heat our house with wood that my husband cuts himself. We also have a large vegetable garden that supplies all of our vegetables that we eat year round. We freeze most of it. We also raise meat chickens for our meat & I have six hens for eggs (I sell the surplus whi...