Mary @maire
Wanstead
- 0 Friends
- 101 Posts
- 2699 Comments
- 2107 Reactions
- 4648 Points
-
1
-
Posted in: What's Cooking
Going old school and, as a little homage to my mum, got the ingredients to make her sherry trifle using tinned fruit cocktail, Birds custard powder, sherry, double cream. Couldn’t find a simple jam Swiss roll ( found some with jam and buttercream but my mum wouldn’t approve of the latter!) so I’ve got sponge fingers. She never used jelly in her trifle. We only had it at Christmas so it was a rare treat. -
Posted in: Allotment and Edible Gardening
Had an email from our allotment secretary saying someone had left a trap on one of the paths on site and a squirrel had been trapped and died. They don’t know who’s laid it and have asked if any members have any knowledge of it. Besides it surely being illegal to set traps for wild animals many of the neighborhood cats wander freely, and some members take their dogs on site ( though they should be on leads) In addition there are some feral cats which some members have adopted and feed. I’ve had a plot for about 18 years and some have had plots for decades but this is unprecedented. I was very disturbed by this. -
Posted in: Allotment and Edible Gardening
-
Posted in: Allotment and Edible Gardening
-
Posted in: Anything !
After a sudden illness within the extended family my husband and I have been prompted to apply for Lasting Power of Attorney for both financial and medical affairs whilst we both have capacity. It is possible to do this ourselves by filling in the forms and paying a fee on the Government website. A financial advisor however, has suggested we use a solicitor rather than do it ourselves as he said if we made a mistake it might cause problems in the future. Has anyone any experience they could share or advice to offer? Incidentally the Government site is estimating a time scale of 29 weeks. Thanks in advance. -
Posted in: Allotment and Edible Gardening
-
-
Posted in: What's Cooking
Including some very prolific Italian "trombetti" or "trombecini" which are long and curly. All grown on my allotment. Does anyone have any interesting recipes? I've curried them and made ratatouille with added peppers and aubergines. Made veggie lasagne, also a courgette cake. Any tasty suggestions welcome! -
-
Posted in: Current Affairs and Politics
-
-
Posted in: Save The Planet
-
Posted in: Anything !
-
Posted in: Anything !
-
Posted in: Anything !
To view more, please Log In or Register.
