I think sadly we might find out what the impact of this poor summer has had on the farmers in our food bills, I hope not but it's a possibility.

I have signed up for Jigsaw World now too thanks Summer.

Just been printing off a client's tax return.

20 pages long

Cooking a M&S meal for my lunch. The required cooking time for a conventional oven is 31 minutes.

Not sure what would happen if I could it for only 30 minutes or say 32 minutes.

My timer is set so that I can spring into action at the exact time.

Have any of you come across receipes which require such a precise time (ignoring things like souffles and omelettes)?

It's a salted cod with baby potatoes and peas.

 all. 
Yes weather here very nice, typical as schools have gone back! Good for the Festival and Tattoo, as its usually lashing rain, so good for the economy, the tourists will be spending. The town is mobbed though, have taken GD to see a few kids shows, but its sooo busy!
 El, how precise! I tend to over cook things, if it states 31 i will give it 34 , just to be safe, the product of having food poisoning some years ago. I havent forgotten! 
Hope you all having a good day  


Oh and hope you enjoyed your lunch El, and it was cooked to perfection 

Skylark, I can imagine town being extremely busy and it's good for the local economy

Gloucester could be quite busy in town from mid September to early October due to the rugby world cup. Four of tha matches are being played here though the only one with a UK interest is the one between Scotland and Japan. Should be a boost for the local economy as well. (I'm not particularly interested in rugby so wone be going to any of the matches).

The meal was cooked for exactly 31 minutes so was cooked to perfection

Well done El    Yes i saw the draw with Scotland v Japan, wish them well, and as you say good for the local economy. The Scots like a pint, and their food   
Picking up GD from after school club, have a lovely evening all xx
Love to moonie, hoping you keeping well 

Skylark, I hope you have a loveley evening as well

By thw way, although Moonie hasn't posted anything here since his goodbye thread on the 14th he did visit on the 20th. So if he spots this I hope he's OK

Evening all, a flying visit.

Summer, I've downloaded the Jigsaw World app, thank you,

Squiggle, I have bookmarked the link for Jigsaw Planet, thank you.

Skylark, I hope you enjoyed the sunshine.

I managed to get the grass cut.

El, I hope you enjoyed your perfectly cooked cod?

Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone.

Night owl hugs for Summer and Ros.

I'm on a CBB countdown, Ros.

night yogi

Good morning everyone

It's been raining here ( ) . The main rain band seems to have passed but still breezy, cloudy, and showers are still likely.

Yogi, I did enjoy the cod yesterday

Good morning everyone.

Back to normal, it's pouring down!

I'm glad the cod was worth the 31 minute wait, El.

Have a good day everyone.

Yogi, at least the water lilies in the lake in your garden will like the rain

Here's a clip of someone found wandering in Peru before being captured by the police, would have liked my cod meal:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/vide...io/must_see/34056117

Good morning everyone, it's not raining and the forecast is dry all day, very odd.  In fact the forecast is dry for days to come with just a little sprinkle on Saturday.  Who knows we might even get some

Aww poor little penguin I hope he gets back to his flock soon.

Enjoy your day everyone

Summer, I hope you enjoy the walk and that you don't get soaked

I liked the meal - salt and vinegar crusted cod (in a tartare sauce, baby potatoes and peas in the M&S balanced for you range. If you like those ingredients, you would like the meal. (m&s green traffic lights for all of their classifications including salt).

I think there may be some server delays on this site as it seems to be slightly slower than normal so may be that had something to do with your cut off posting.

Bake off tonight is desserts. Looking at the BBC description, there coould be some disasters today what with scrambled egg brulees and tiered cheesecakes which mightn't stay tiered.

Squiggle, I hope you are right with the forecast. It hasn't rained here for the last couple of hours but the sky is full of threatening dark clouds at present.

I hope the penguin is reunited.

On my local news wensite today:

What first impressions do people new to Gloucester take from our city? We asked Shon Douglas, who started working in Gloucester in April having moved to the county.

1.There's a Rugby World Cup happening…: In case you hadn't seen, or heard, or read, Gloucester has been chosen to host the Rugby World Cup this autumn. From street displays, to graffiti and painted egg statues…Gloucester is going big on their host city status.

2.Lots of regeneration: Gloucester has earmarked large areas of the city for regeneration as part of the Blackfriars development. That, along with the investment in the Docks area, is making the city far easier on the eye.

3.Plenty of options for nights out: Whether it's a quiet one at one of the many pubs in the gate streets, or a dinner in the docks, Gloucester has everything you could need for a night out.

4.The Cathedral: One of the most stunning sights in the city is the Cathedral. It's the first thing you see on the way into Gloucester, and dominates the skyline. There is no surprise that the building has been regularly used by film makers, including the team behind Harry Potter.

Some new BBC series called Doctor Foster being advertised at present. Wont' be any connection to the nursery rhyme:

Found this on the Sky newsite:

Good news about the penguin, a happy ending.

Just been reading this thread from the start (can't remember why). I've got to page 40 and I still haven't joined. Am I losing my marbles? I could have sworn I was a 'buddie'.

 You've got a long way to go, to wade through the whole thread, Fluffs.

Maybe Squiggle will remember if you joined.

Evening all. See you in the Bake Off thread, Summer.

Goodnight all, sweet dreams.

Night owl hugs for Ros and Summer.

night yogi and summer

Good morning everyone.

Weather was very windy and rainy overnight and is still raining this morning. 

Cold enough for the heating to kick in.

Grocery shopping and catching up on some paperwork today.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning everyone

Cloud and some blue sky here, but there's just been a shower.

Yogi, it's only just warm enough here for the heating not to come on.

Good luck Fluffy in your search to see if you had signed up as a Buddie

Good morning everyone, heavy showers here - so much for the 'no rain' forecast yesterday

Aww Fluffy I can't remember whether you joined the Buddies but going back to read page 1 of this thread brought a lump to my throat.  So many lovely FM's - Brisket sequined up to the hilt - such great memories.  And it occurs to me that so many of the regulars in here now were never signed up anyway.  Those were happy times.

One or two of the trees opposite are changing colour already so it looks like Autumn is upon us and, as you say Yogi, cold enough for the heating to kick in.

Enjoy your day everyone

Well done El Loro, first for rescuing us, and secondly for thinking ahead of the forum situation

Good morning everyone, I thought I would post a piccie today of my favourite gardens.  I wonder whether anyone else has been there.  They are in the South of England.  I will tell you later where they are if no-one recognises them.  Is this a good trail to follow?  We could all upload pictures of places we love and see if others have been there

Strangely enough, in my quest to see if I actually signed up as a 'buddie' I came across this picture. I was there earlier this year as both my sisters now live in Poole.

P.S. I have concluded that I didn't - can't think why though, I really liked Ben.

Aren't those gardens lovely Fluffy?  I am glad you got to go there, lucky you with your sisters living close by I have such lovely memories of walking there with my husband. 

By the way, squiggle's quoted reply in Fluffy's post goes back to August 2010. The reference to me rescuing us was because I bumped the thread when it was quiet and is nothing to do with anything recent

Squiggle, apart from the shower earlier it's quite a pleasant day here so I hope the weather improves for you

And I'm one of the regulars here who never signed up as one of the original Buddies.

Fluffy, I wonder if you were a member of Freddie's Fanclub years ago as quite a few of the Buddies nowadays had previosuly been members of that.

Yes, they are lovely. Can't seem to find any photos though....maybe they were in my other phone that I managed to lose.

Yes, I was. That's why I was sure I was a 'buddie' too.