I tend to avoid jelly as I'm too impatient. If I put rosehips in jam then they are the first in the pan, they need more boiling up than apples!

Good morning everyone, nice to see you back moonie We had a shower earlier on but the forecast is dry for the foreseeable.  I was a little mystified as to what the funny noise on the roof was as it's some while since we had rain

 

You know I've never seen bramble jam, only ever bramble jelly I wonder if there's a reason for that.  Down here in Exmoor country blueberries are called whortleberries and whortleberry jam is gorgeous.  You can usually buy jars of home-made whortleberry jam all over Exmoor.  Another thing to bear in mind when foraging is sloe gin, gorgeous and very moreish.

 

I hope all goes well with the MOT EL, I am sure all will be fine

 Thanks Joe, I do like the taste of rose hips, so I shall add them to my list of jams to make.

I really like the name whortleberry - it makes me smile.

As for the jam v jelly scenario. A lot of people don't like bits!!

That's true. I'm not keen on raspberry seeds or blackcurrent skins in jam, but otherwise I don't mind bits.

I'm back from dropping the car off and will pick it up late afternoon.

 

BBC recipe for hedgerow jelly which can include things like rose hips, sloes and other fruits.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/rec...9/hedgerow-jelly-jam

I've had hedgerow jam which is nice, it's similar in content to the jelly but is full of seeds.

 

Heard on the thought for the day slot on the Radio 4 news this morning.

The speaker was talking to his young son who had just learned the continents. So he decided to test his son by saying the first part of the name for his son to complete it. It went:

Eur          ope

Afr          ica

Aust         ralia

Amer       ry christmas

 

 Love it!

Thanks for the link to the hedgerow jelly/jam.

Off to the garden centre, see you later.

Morning Buddies

Flying visit to say 'hello' and wish you a happy Wednesday 

Toodles for now

Enjoy yourself Yogi

Oh Hi Moonie!

Hi Moonie

A boy after my own heart

A couple of wintry photographs:

But these photos from around Gloucestershire have only been taken in recent weeks.

http://www.gloucestercitizen.c...21-detail/story.html

 

Wow, those pics are great. Who'd have thought usinging infra-red could produce such wintery pics?

 

When I was at the garden centre, I might have bought a few baubles for my Christmas tree.

I'm off to collect the car. It's passed the MOT but they say that there are things which need to be done and they will go through this when I see them. So the cost I'll pay today won't be too bad but I may be in for a nasty shock with the cost of what needs to be done.

 

Afternoon Vevet.

Ouch at the cost of tyres. Better to be safe than sorry though.

Well done on getting your grass cut, and lol at Dolly potting the brown.

 Maybe the cost of the work that needs done, won't be as bad as anticipated, El. *crosses fingers*

The cost of the MOT and ordinary annual service was OK £220.

 

However the work which now needs to be done is expensive - £755-64

 

There are 3 things which need to be done but the most critical and the most expensive item is that the timing belt is wearing out and needs to be replaced.

For more info:

http://www.motoringassist.com/...ng-belt-replacement/

 

If I don't get it replaced and it breaks then it's quite likely that the resulting cost of repairing or replacing the engine dwarfs the cost of replacing the belt. It's not the cost of the parts but the labour involved.

 

The link above mentions a life span of 10 years for a timing belt and my car is about 12 years old.

 

Obviously I'm getting the work done (in 2 weeks) as the alternatives are a lot more expensive.

 

Ouch El, that's no small amount of money. But as you say, if the timing belt goes it will cause serious damage and it could cost you even more money.

Having an early night. Goodnight and sweet dreams from a sleepy Yogi.

Hugs for all of the night owls.

Awww nite nite Yogi. Sleep well and have sweet dreams

night yogi

Good morning everyone.

It has rained overnight and looks overcast atm.

I fell asleep at 9.30pm and woke at 5.30am! 

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning everyone

 

Fair weather cloud here.

 

I'll be at a client for part of the day.

 

Yogi, that was a good solid night's sleep

 

 

Good morning everyone, a little more cloudy and slightly gloomy here but still dry.

 

That is a hefty bill for the car EL but hopefully you will get many more years of motoring for it.

 

You must have been tired Yogi, I am glad you slept so well.

 

I have 2 ladies to pick up on my way to house group this afternoon so my little car will be very busy today.

 

Enjoy your day everyone

Morning Buddies  

Have a great day one and all 

Is Sweet okay? Not seen her posting for a couple of days. Hope all is well with her 

Leaves a  and a  for Sweet 

Afternoon all

Aw ^ yes I'm ok thank you moonie, just got some RL stuff suddenly occurring that has required quite a bit of my attention these last few days. I'm tired but I'm fine thank you and I have my best friend arriving tomorrow night for the weekend, so have been cleaning the house too...

How are you feeling moonie? It's lovely to see you reappear!

How's everyone else?

El, your car work sounds expensive and time consuming, I hope it hasn't put you out too much

Yes, I'm hoping that this year's car servicing cost is a one-off. If it isn't then I'll need to replace the car. At least I have the money to be able to do the work so I don't have the financial headache that many do.

 

Summer, it's nice to have your best friend coming for the weekend

Afternoon all.

The rain has arrived and there is very low cloud.

I've been to Morrisons and done the weekly grocery shopping. 

 <- strawberry tarts for all.

Hi Moonie, good to see you back on a more regular basis. I hope this means you are feeling a bit better?

Squiggle, enjoy house group and I'm sure your friends appreciate a lift in your little car.

Summer, don't tire yourself out with all the house cleaning.

El, it's fortunate that you have the money to pay for the car repairs but I agree with your reasoning about replacing it, if it isn't a one-off.

Hi Velvet.

Ouch, did you not mention a cost of £100 per tyre?

With the state of the roads, tyres just don't last as long as they used to. The tyres for my car cost more like £60 rather then £100.

 

Thanks for the strawberry tart, Yogi, one of my 5 a day

Afternoon Buddies
Sweet, glad you're okay I haven't been around for a while but had noticed you hadn't been around Feeling a little better fankoo Sweet Just easing myself back into the forum, seeing how it goes

Hi Yogi note me reply to Sweet

*is glad I don't drive*

Hi El, Squiggle and Velvet

 

*snaffles a strawberry tart* 

Fankoo Yogi

 

Glas you're feeling a bit better. Enjoy your tart.

Fankoo muchly  

The tart was great

Leaves goodnight, sleep well and have sweet dreams for my lovely Buddies. Back tomorrow  

night everybody

Good morning everyone.

Apologies for not leaving goodnight hugs - I conked out while I was reading my book.

Weather is very overcast and it has rained overnight.

Summer, have a lovely time with your best friend this weekend (I hope you managed to get all the housework finished).

Off to get my hair cut this afternoon.

Have a good day everyone.