Davina's diary

[davina61]

Well they have my patches but no pharmacist to dispense them, will call in tomorrow when I go shopping. Rang the Notts gender clinic and eventually spoke to the correct person, they want to discharge me from their care. Well I had a letter 2 years ago saying they had done that, she didnt know anything about that but said I would get a Teams call so they could discuss if I was okay before they did. Have to wait for them to tell me when now.
 Have a load of veg curry so drained some into a bowl, added an egg and mashed/mixed it up. Stuck it in a frying pan then under the grill. It had a kick from the mustard seeds and chillies but made a bit of a fajita type thing. Lunch sorted!!   

[davina61]

Picked up my patches, took ages as their computers had gone down. She was using her mobile and a scanning machine to do it, very slow.
 Made 2 cheesy beef burgers for lunch with stone baked rolls, Aberdeen Angus beef that was reduced price with todays use by on it. Very posh, put some chilli sauce on as well. I can just see the menu in a posh restaurant describing it as grass fed Aberdeen Angus beef patiee on a hand made stone baked bread roll with Cheddar cheese and a dressing of chilli sauce, cheese burger to you and me!! 

[Maid Marion]

Hi Davina,

I do the same with buying expensive ingredients for cooking on sale!

Marion

[davina61]

Do you ever have one of them days when everything is against you, woke nice and early and then went back to sleep. 9.30 by the time I got out of my pit, then the laptop did an update so will be lunch time when I get to my workshop. Weather is good today as well, 13C and lots of blue sky.

[Jessica_Rose]

Do you ever have one of them days when everything is against you, woke nice and early and then went back to sleep. 9.30 by the time I got out of my pit, then the laptop did an update so will be lunch time when I get to my workshop. Weather is good today as well, 13C and lots of blue sky.

The only days I ever have trouble with are the ones which end in the letter 'y'. At least your weather is good!

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[davina61]

Well I gave up trying, never do today what you can put off till tomorrow!!!! The universe decided it was the best thing to do, might have been bother if I had ventured out.

[ChrissyRyan]

Davina,


Have a wonderful weekend!


Chrissy

[REM.1126]

I had a day last week when everything seemed to be going wrong.  About 10 AM I sat down and thought about it all.  I realized I had caused each of the problems by not being mindful or what I was doing.  I was behind the curve, and distracted by the last thing that went wrong, and blundered into the next.  There was a point where I just wanted to get back into bed and pull the covers over my head.

But, instead I collected myself, thought about each negative outcome and what had caused it.  I realized it was all my own fault.  I resolved to focus and be mindful of what I was doing, and what would come next, and I was able to turned the day around. 

I don't think I have ever done that before.  Maybe most people do it all the time, but when things go decidedly backwards from the start, I usually get more and more frustrated and things go from bad to worse.  After this positive experience, I will certainly try to do it again next time things blow up.

[davina61]

Up and at em this morning, cloudy with showers/light rain today but still on the warm side 11C so they say.
 Lets see what today can throw at me, have to call in on Deb on the way home. She wants my help to level her sons grave but its been so wet and the ground is solid clay it will have to wait for a dry spell.

[davina61]

Called in on Debs, J was there and he was taking her out just to get her out the house. Hope she had a good time. I got mugged by her 2 dogs, Penny is lovely and just snuggled up and put her head on my leg. Dotty is a PIA and pesters all the time even when being petted.
 Made a big pot of veg curry, bit of a follow the recipe but do it to what I have. Worked fine, have enough to feed the 5000 !! (5 or 6).
 Decided to make something out of junk, have an old stainless kettle. Turn it upside down and the spout makes a great nose ,found a white enamel shallow dish that makes a great hat, some motor bike bar ends for eyes and a few more bits ,just think Mr potato head. It will be a "robot" when I can find a body, have the legs and feet sorted so body and arms left to do.

[davina61]

Well Russel the robot is nearly done, found a box at mums to make the body and a dome light in my garage at home that fits the head. I would post a pic but tapatalk not working yet. That was fun making, searching for bits and finding that it all comes together. Cost nothing but time so far but need to put some sort of light in the dome, LED strip I think as it doesn't need a test to sell.




Russel as the old kettle I used for the head is a Russel Hobbs !

[Emma1017]

Davina every time I read your posts I wish I could fly over, eat some curry and head to your local pub with you.

Susan's acts as a bridge but I wish I could buy a round for everyone here.

[davina61]

And I wish I could fly to see everyone over the ditch, well if you ever make it to the UK there is a curry and beer waiting.

[Emma1017]

Excellent! Who knows?  Just be gentle with the hot spices, I am a culinary wimp .
 

 

[davina61]

Well I like a chilli kick but not that strong so you will be fine (lots of rice and chapatis) . Tempted to try and make some bread after listening to an artisan bread maker on the radio this morning, stuff you buy from the supermarket is rammed full of chemicals that cause stomach issues like bloating. Problem is I can never get it to second rise and it comes out with a cake texture, think a google search is needed!
 Not worth the trip down the workshop today as not a lot I can do without parts, think I need to make a plan/chart of jobs in order to get organised.

[davina61]

The postings I found said knead longer, 20 mins it had and it did 2nd rise. well in the oven so see how it is in a bit. 

[Jenn104]

The postings I found said knead longer, 20 mins it had and it did 2nd rise. well in the oven so see how it is in a bit. 

Check the protein content of your flour as well. More protein yields more gluten yields a stronger, more structured dough. pastry flour doesn't have enough protein to develop gluten for bread. American style all-purpose flour usually does. Also check if you have chlorinated or bromated flour, which can both effect gluten development.

happy baking,

Jenn

Jenn

[davina61]

Its whole meal strong bread flour, it was a bit better but still solid! Yeast is not doing its thing , first rise was great. Took it out as soon as it doubled in size, knocked it back and let it rise again but by the time it went in the tin that I preheated it had collapsed a bit. Rose again in the oven, it will be fine cut thin for a sandwich with a great crust!

[Jenn104]

I used to bake seriously. I am a big believer in high quality flour, a baking scale, and stepping up yeast in a starter.

YMMV

Jenn

[davina61]

Yup all weighed out, packet dry yeast just in date. Tried a slice with a thin bit of cheese, very nutty taste. Mums car has failed its annual road worthy test, drive shaft gaiter that I knew but some welding needed. Problem is the weather to get to do it and having access to Ds lift, might see if D can do it. Cant get it in my workshop as nowhere to move the Austin to under cover.