Davina's diary

[davina61]

Yes I made up a pasta dish yesterday for lunch, cooked some pasta spirals then some olive oil in a pan with sliced shallot and garlic. Remains of the blended tomato in the pan with some broccoli and some chopped up chicken tenders cooked in the air fryer along with the pasta and some basil. Made a tasty lunch, okay a top chef would have done a "better" job but it was fine for me.
 Made it down the workshop and took a lamp I made apart to make an up lighter from the explosion proof lamp I got a couple of years ago, works and looks good but do I paint it or clear coat it steam punk style?

[Lori Dee]

I'm a fan of steampunk. Weld some gears on it. 

[davina61]

Its got an old flexplate as the base with a sprocket in the centre to cover the big hole, its steam punk alright

[Lori Dee]

Got an old vacuum gauge or something to add? 

[davina61]

Looking at it this morning, want to keep it simple I think as to much clutter can spoil the lines. Yes I have a load of old gauges but saving them for a different build.
 My lads band have had to cancel the next 2 gigs, lead singer in hospital for emergency appendix surgery. He is okay eating loads of ice cream but has been told to rest for a few weeks. Shame as it would have been good to see them in town.

[davina61]

Well I made another lamp from the bits left over from the one I cut up, now this one has a pressure gauge, volt gauge and a brass tap . Called in on Deb, she has new toilet and sink fitted in the down stairs convenience. Beans looking good with lots of flowers, the feed I gave them last week has done them good. Pulled some weeds ,picked some rhubarb (have to make Deb a crumble) and dug a root of potatoes. Told Deb to boil them in their skins, she rang me later to say they were the best mashed she has had! Mashed them with the skins on as well. Ground to the pan in a few minutes so of course they tasted great.
 Blue sky again, calling on mum to see how she is and to see if I have to make a raised bed for the pumpkin if that is what it is. 

[davina61]

Mum has been busy, she planted 100 leeks in the plot I made! That mystery plant has been put in the existing raised bed, lets see what happens. Came away with some goodies, runner beans and a courgette . Mums cucumber plants have reached the staging and she has but a large cane for them to be tied to. Hade a look at Ds veg, no beans yet but loads of courgettes and cucumbers. His pumpkin plants are huge but no flowers yet.
 Put some rubber feet on that lamp so it will sit on a desk, did a tad on the Austin and come home to make a rhubarb crumble.

[Lori Dee]

Well I made another lamp from the bits left over from the one I cut up, now this one has a pressure gauge, volt gauge and a brass tap .

That sounds awesome!
 

[davina61]

Home day, made a large veg curry with mums beans in and have a chicken korma on the go now. Recipe says as cooked in Indian households and it has no cream or nuts just lots of onion, garlic and ginger. Lets see if it causes me tummy troubles.
 Raining again----------------------

[Maid Marion]

I have a lamp project as well.  I have a tall lamp with an upward facing bulb to bounce light off the white ceiling.  The concrete base disintegrated so now I need to make new base for it.

Marion

[davina61]

I would post pics but have been unable to get stuff uploaded, shame Tap a Talk stopped working. Might try again as the last system update has made my laptop work again.

[davina61]

well that didnt work

[SoupSarah]

Home day, made a large veg curry with mums beans in and have a chicken korma on the go now. Recipe says as cooked in Indian households and it has no cream or nuts just lots of onion, garlic and ginger. Lets see if it causes me tummy troubles.
 Raining again----------------------

@davina61  I would love it if you could post the recipe for that curry without cream or nuts..  It sounds like something I used to have years ago when I stayed with my grandparents in Walsall..

[davina61]

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[davina61]

runs around room waving hands in air, got it working!!

[Lori Dee]

I love it!

Well done.

[SoupSarah]

Wowsers awesome lights - thats a talent you have..

[davina61]

Desk light I made up as I went along, had to put the feet on it to stop it falling over!! Well myhands still stink of garlic---------------

[Maid Marion]

Hi Davina,

Good work with the lamps!

Marion

[davina61]

Just need inline switches to make them compliant and a PAT test before they can be sold, that's 5 so far. Well a couple of days at home and stood on scales this morning, oh dear I wanted to lose some not gain. That bite on my forearm has come up in a thumb nail size lump but the red has gone out of it, still itchy.