Hello there peeps,
Well I must say that building a greenhouse is a pain in the arse, if you can, pay for someone to build it for you. Having said that it is now done and Mrs Y is chuffed with it so the effort was worthwhile.
Kenny the Kawasaki has been commuting me to work every day since he arrived and I'm pretty comfortable riding him now. Two up with Mrs Y is a different matter though, still getting the hang of it, although we're both pretty much there now. We did a mini tour of the Flyde coast yesterday and then bombed up to Windermere for the WoW festival. Watched some people playing the drums suspended from a crane and then saw fantastic firework display which made the trip worthwhile. The bike ride was great and Mrs Y enjoyed it too. Cars are now officially boring!
In fish news we lost Blinky this week from the aquarium, he was a one eyed Mono, I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. The monsters of the deep (i.e the Koi) are all very happy now as the pond filter seems to be back up to full strength and they can't stop eating which is nice.
Anyway must go and shoot some people in GTA, see ya!
No claims of correct spelling or grammar in the previous post are claimed or implied!
Good night.
Edited by Princess to correct the spellings and put in the right words!!!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
impressed
I placed an order with Ikea on Sunday, they emailed back with an estimated delivery date. 2 days later got an email confirming original delivery date. Then at 8.30 this morning said parcel arrived amazingly exactly when they said it would!!! So now the shelves can be built in my greenhouse and the plants that are lining the floor can all be sorted out.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
ooops!
Sorry been a bit lax in updating recently - ok very lax!
Well what have I been up to - I'll work backwards it's easier.
Tuesday night went to the Station Inn at Oxenholme for a meal, pretty good a bit pricey though.
Sunday night had a BBQ at friends, hadn't intended to do anything as bit cream crackered after Saturday night...
...Saturday night I did the Moonlight Walk in aid of St John's Hospice. We set off at just gone midnight and walked 9 miles in a circular route that took in Bolton-le-Sands, Hest Bank and Morecambe and back into Lancaster, it was a clear night and pretty warm. Got home about 4am to a dawn chorus!!
Friday night visited some friends in Kendal that we haven't seen for ages, met their new 9 week old puppy, Berry, she's a black lab crossed with a springer spaniel and absolutely gorgeous.
The rest of that week was pretty normal, work, study, sleep!
Saturday 31st May - had a really nice meal at the Borough in Dalton Square, Lancaster, it's a pub with restaurant quality/priced food. Special occasions only.
Friday night was Girls Aloud in Liverpool, I held my head up high and had a really good time, it did help that we were in a corporate box, oh how the other half live, saying that if you and 11 friends all wanted to go and see the same concert I think it would make a great night and not too much more than the price of a normal ticket.
Wednesday drove home from my sisters through a torrential downpour, thick fog and bad winds but not from me!!! I had spent a few days with my sister without Mr Y he stayed at home and did the decorating and playing GTA and eating pizzas, so don't feel too sorry for him.
Saturday before I drove to my sisters we went to the Mill Inn at Conder Green. Food excellent, really pleasant inside, beside the canal, a really nice surprise. Definitely recommend going there.
Garden wise, the greenhouse is built and only 1 pane of glass broke in the construction!! I have got my tomatoes, salad and courgettes in already, the peppers and aubergines will be planted up tonight. Just waiting for the shelving uprights to be delivered from Ikea and my herbs can go in too. The potatoes are starting to flower so it won't be long before they can be harvested. The mean and nasty slugs have destroyed my sunflowers and pumpkins so as soon as the shelves are built I'll get some more planted along with some more peas as they have been a disaster this year, I think it's because the weather went from cold to hot quite suddenly and they flowered too soon before growing big and strong oh well can't get everything right all the time.
I think that's me pretty much up to date, I'm sure though if I've missed anything off Mr Y will put it right...
See ya soon
Princess xx
Well what have I been up to - I'll work backwards it's easier.
Tuesday night went to the Station Inn at Oxenholme for a meal, pretty good a bit pricey though.
Sunday night had a BBQ at friends, hadn't intended to do anything as bit cream crackered after Saturday night...
...Saturday night I did the Moonlight Walk in aid of St John's Hospice. We set off at just gone midnight and walked 9 miles in a circular route that took in Bolton-le-Sands, Hest Bank and Morecambe and back into Lancaster, it was a clear night and pretty warm. Got home about 4am to a dawn chorus!!
Friday night visited some friends in Kendal that we haven't seen for ages, met their new 9 week old puppy, Berry, she's a black lab crossed with a springer spaniel and absolutely gorgeous.
The rest of that week was pretty normal, work, study, sleep!
Saturday 31st May - had a really nice meal at the Borough in Dalton Square, Lancaster, it's a pub with restaurant quality/priced food. Special occasions only.
Friday night was Girls Aloud in Liverpool, I held my head up high and had a really good time, it did help that we were in a corporate box, oh how the other half live, saying that if you and 11 friends all wanted to go and see the same concert I think it would make a great night and not too much more than the price of a normal ticket.
Wednesday drove home from my sisters through a torrential downpour, thick fog and bad winds but not from me!!! I had spent a few days with my sister without Mr Y he stayed at home and did the decorating and playing GTA and eating pizzas, so don't feel too sorry for him.
Saturday before I drove to my sisters we went to the Mill Inn at Conder Green. Food excellent, really pleasant inside, beside the canal, a really nice surprise. Definitely recommend going there.
Garden wise, the greenhouse is built and only 1 pane of glass broke in the construction!! I have got my tomatoes, salad and courgettes in already, the peppers and aubergines will be planted up tonight. Just waiting for the shelving uprights to be delivered from Ikea and my herbs can go in too. The potatoes are starting to flower so it won't be long before they can be harvested. The mean and nasty slugs have destroyed my sunflowers and pumpkins so as soon as the shelves are built I'll get some more planted along with some more peas as they have been a disaster this year, I think it's because the weather went from cold to hot quite suddenly and they flowered too soon before growing big and strong oh well can't get everything right all the time.
I think that's me pretty much up to date, I'm sure though if I've missed anything off Mr Y will put it right...
See ya soon
Princess xx
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Hello out there is the web wide world.
Saturday also saw Christmas come early for Princess as we went to the Hein Gericke shop in
I’ve also commuted to work on the bike these last two days and feel I’m starting to get a feel for the handling. Going to work is suddenly an experience.
Something else great about the bike is that it feels like I’ve joined a new exclusive club as each time I see a fellow rider we nod to each other, even on opposite sides of the motorway!
This weekends movie was Death Sentence and it was very good, 8 / 10.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
So much for a regular post!
Hi fans, heres the news!!!
Weekend before last, went to princess’s sisters for the weekend as it was her birthday, have a nice meal in Nottingham and saw my mum on the way home on Sunday, spent bankholiday Monday at base camp doing stuff I carn’t remember.
In the week I worked.
Last weekend My mum and dad came to visit, and I found me a motorbike in Liverpool which I stuck a deposit on. Had BBQ on Saturday, on Sunday ate a huge ice cream and visited the Barton grange huge garden centre. Had another BBQ and the odd beer.
Monday went to work, had a BBQ,
Tudesay went to work, had a BBQ,
Wednesday went to work, had a BBQ,
Thursday went to work, had a BBQ, I think I’m going for some kind of record!
Finally got GTA4 at the start of the week, one wood review, Great!
Saw Iron Man, Great! Bender’s big break, OK! The Golden Compass, Beats LOTR’s
Picking up Kenny the Kawasaki on Saturday, Excited!!
Bye!
Weekend before last, went to princess’s sisters for the weekend as it was her birthday, have a nice meal in Nottingham and saw my mum on the way home on Sunday, spent bankholiday Monday at base camp doing stuff I carn’t remember.
In the week I worked.
Last weekend My mum and dad came to visit, and I found me a motorbike in Liverpool which I stuck a deposit on. Had BBQ on Saturday, on Sunday ate a huge ice cream and visited the Barton grange huge garden centre. Had another BBQ and the odd beer.
Monday went to work, had a BBQ,
Tudesay went to work, had a BBQ,
Wednesday went to work, had a BBQ,
Thursday went to work, had a BBQ, I think I’m going for some kind of record!
Finally got GTA4 at the start of the week, one wood review, Great!
Saw Iron Man, Great! Bender’s big break, OK! The Golden Compass, Beats LOTR’s
Picking up Kenny the Kawasaki on Saturday, Excited!!
Bye!
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Things are growing!
Mother nature is doing her job and things are starting to sprut!
We now have red nasturtiums, rocket, radishes, salad leaves, sunflowers, mint, coriander, thyme, courgettes, pumpkins and tomatoes starting to grow. The peas, cornflowers and asparagus peas are trying to make a bid for freedom from the cold frame so seriously thinking about getting them planted up and investing in some fleece to keep them warm if the temperature drops.
Got a couple of gardening jobs done whilst off over the last few days whilst hubby has been off thinking he's an extra in Easy Rider. Two hanging baskets have been planted up, one with ornamental grasses and one with nasturtiums grown by my own fair hands. When we moved into our house, which unbelievably is now just over a year ago, there were two small grasses at the side of the path, however due to my very green fingers :-) they had got overgrown and made getting to the shed difficult, so it was decided it was time for them to go. They aren't being thrown away though they are being moved into the front garden. Another job done was the purchase of extra gravel to go round the pond, we thought three bags would be a good start, in reality we should have timesed that by three at least!! Oh well another trip to the landscape suppliers at the weekend.
I think I've bored you all enough for now, I'll tell you about the frogs tomorrow...
We now have red nasturtiums, rocket, radishes, salad leaves, sunflowers, mint, coriander, thyme, courgettes, pumpkins and tomatoes starting to grow. The peas, cornflowers and asparagus peas are trying to make a bid for freedom from the cold frame so seriously thinking about getting them planted up and investing in some fleece to keep them warm if the temperature drops.
Got a couple of gardening jobs done whilst off over the last few days whilst hubby has been off thinking he's an extra in Easy Rider. Two hanging baskets have been planted up, one with ornamental grasses and one with nasturtiums grown by my own fair hands. When we moved into our house, which unbelievably is now just over a year ago, there were two small grasses at the side of the path, however due to my very green fingers :-) they had got overgrown and made getting to the shed difficult, so it was decided it was time for them to go. They aren't being thrown away though they are being moved into the front garden. Another job done was the purchase of extra gravel to go round the pond, we thought three bags would be a good start, in reality we should have timesed that by three at least!! Oh well another trip to the landscape suppliers at the weekend.
I think I've bored you all enough for now, I'll tell you about the frogs tomorrow...
Bike Test and Stuff!
Hi all!
Well I started riding a 500cc motorbike at 10am on Monday morning, by 11.30am on Wednesday I had passed my DAS Bike practical test! I can now ride whatever I like without 'L' plates or supervision. I'm off now to get a Suzuki Hyabusa (only joking mum).
I'm glad to get the test past because in October the test rules change, I would have to travel about 50 odd miles to my nearest test centre (riding on A roads), and it'll take longer to apply for and cost more (another quality move by the government!)
In other news we have finally got our cavity wall insulation done. The first company that was supposed to do it are called Home Insulation Service of Kirkham, and service is the last thing they provide, avoid. I got another company called Dyson on the case and they were great! The guy's even cleared up their own mess and you can not tell where they drilled into the walls. And no they don't make vacuum's!
Find them here: http://www.dysoninsulations.co.uk/
POND UPDATE!!
Thanks to the new UV tube the water is much clearer, but I've stuck a couple of pads in the filter (1 medipac, 1 algaepac) and I think the fish are a bit spaced out on the chemicals cause they've stopped eating :( hopefully they should be chasing food round soon.
See ya!
Well I started riding a 500cc motorbike at 10am on Monday morning, by 11.30am on Wednesday I had passed my DAS Bike practical test! I can now ride whatever I like without 'L' plates or supervision. I'm off now to get a Suzuki Hyabusa (only joking mum).
I'm glad to get the test past because in October the test rules change, I would have to travel about 50 odd miles to my nearest test centre (riding on A roads), and it'll take longer to apply for and cost more (another quality move by the government!)
In other news we have finally got our cavity wall insulation done. The first company that was supposed to do it are called Home Insulation Service of Kirkham, and service is the last thing they provide, avoid. I got another company called Dyson on the case and they were great! The guy's even cleared up their own mess and you can not tell where they drilled into the walls. And no they don't make vacuum's!
Find them here: http://www.dysoninsulations.co.uk/
POND UPDATE!!
Thanks to the new UV tube the water is much clearer, but I've stuck a couple of pads in the filter (1 medipac, 1 algaepac) and I think the fish are a bit spaced out on the chemicals cause they've stopped eating :( hopefully they should be chasing food round soon.
See ya!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Hello everyone!
Hi all, this is my first post here, let me introduce myself. I'm Mister Yukki, husband of Princess Yukki.
We thought it would be a good idea for me to be able to post here as well we can then keep track of what we've been up to and keep the rest of the family up to speed.
The result of all this is that hopefully the posts will now come thick and fast.
Just finished watching the Spanish Grand Prix in fast forward, the usual boring procession but at least Lewis got on the podium. More people should watch the Moto GP bike races, much more exciting with over taking aplenty (come on JT).
I've been doing some work on the pond this afternoon after the algae covered Blue Orf, cleaned a couple of chambers in the filter and after chatting to a fish expert I've painted the underside of the filter cover gloss black to stop algae growth in the filter. Next I've got a new 30 Watt UV lamp to install in the pond clarifier and some algae removal pads to put in the filter.
Tomorrow we're having cavity wall insulation installed ( if the blokes doing it show up ), and I'm spending the day bike training ready for my motorbike test on Wednesday.
Forgot to say, NO WORK TILL THURSDAY, WOO HOO!!
That's it for now, catch ya later. Bye!
We thought it would be a good idea for me to be able to post here as well we can then keep track of what we've been up to and keep the rest of the family up to speed.
The result of all this is that hopefully the posts will now come thick and fast.
Just finished watching the Spanish Grand Prix in fast forward, the usual boring procession but at least Lewis got on the podium. More people should watch the Moto GP bike races, much more exciting with over taking aplenty (come on JT).
I've been doing some work on the pond this afternoon after the algae covered Blue Orf, cleaned a couple of chambers in the filter and after chatting to a fish expert I've painted the underside of the filter cover gloss black to stop algae growth in the filter. Next I've got a new 30 Watt UV lamp to install in the pond clarifier and some algae removal pads to put in the filter.
Tomorrow we're having cavity wall insulation installed ( if the blokes doing it show up ), and I'm spending the day bike training ready for my motorbike test on Wednesday.
Forgot to say, NO WORK TILL THURSDAY, WOO HOO!!
That's it for now, catch ya later. Bye!
a quick catch up!
Been a while since I posted and we've been pretty busy. Unfortunately my allotment has fallen through for now so I've been busily planting in my two veg boxes that we made last year and starting off seeds in the shed.
So far I have planted:
I have ordered my greenhouse, it was nearly as exciting as when I got my Wii Fit on Friday!!! I'll talk more about my endeavours with this later. My greenhouse is an Elite Compact 6' x 4' which I have bought from a local firm just down the road from us. Can't wait for it to arrive so I can get all the plants out of the shed, and the work surface can be used again - well it can be turned in to a make shift garage for Misteryukki to work on his remote control truck and to see if he can sort out a mates.
We lost one of our Blue Orf's this weekend, it had become covered in algae due to being a bit ill. We therefore put it into isolation so that it wouldn't affect the other fish in the pond, but the silly decided commit hari kari by jumping out of the bucket before we could try and make it better. I nearly had a heart attack when I went in the shed and nearly trod on it!!! But it has given me the excuse to go and buy new ones to replace it, I have got a beautiful golden one called Pooh and a black and orange one called Tigger! They are only babies so are in a tank in the shed to be fed up before going in to the pond as the ones they will be joining are at least 18" to 2 feet, I'll try and post some pictures but they don't stay still long enough.
Does anyone want 4 Orf's, 2 blue and 2 orange, all about 18" in length, free to a good home?!
We've had our first BBQ of the year, looking forward to lots more.
I need to go and cook now, making a tomato, olive and caper sauce to have with fish, we'll have veggies and rice to accompany - yum yum!
***Sorry just been told off for not saying that my 2 new fish are Koi, to be exact they are English Koi (only becuse they were bred here) of Japanese parentage.***
***Also forgot to include in my list of carrots, purple carrots, spinach beet and cornflowers.***
So far I have planted:
- peas
- asparagus peas
- lettuce
- mint
- rocket
- 4 different types of tomatoes
- courgettes
- aubergines
- potatoes
- red onions
- white onions
- spring onions
- garlic
- celery
- beetroot
- chard
- nasturtiums
- sunflowers
- coleus
- basil
- miniature sweetpeas
- standard sweetpeas
I have ordered my greenhouse, it was nearly as exciting as when I got my Wii Fit on Friday!!! I'll talk more about my endeavours with this later. My greenhouse is an Elite Compact 6' x 4' which I have bought from a local firm just down the road from us. Can't wait for it to arrive so I can get all the plants out of the shed, and the work surface can be used again - well it can be turned in to a make shift garage for Misteryukki to work on his remote control truck and to see if he can sort out a mates.
We lost one of our Blue Orf's this weekend, it had become covered in algae due to being a bit ill. We therefore put it into isolation so that it wouldn't affect the other fish in the pond, but the silly decided commit hari kari by jumping out of the bucket before we could try and make it better. I nearly had a heart attack when I went in the shed and nearly trod on it!!! But it has given me the excuse to go and buy new ones to replace it, I have got a beautiful golden one called Pooh and a black and orange one called Tigger! They are only babies so are in a tank in the shed to be fed up before going in to the pond as the ones they will be joining are at least 18" to 2 feet, I'll try and post some pictures but they don't stay still long enough.
Does anyone want 4 Orf's, 2 blue and 2 orange, all about 18" in length, free to a good home?!
We've had our first BBQ of the year, looking forward to lots more.
I need to go and cook now, making a tomato, olive and caper sauce to have with fish, we'll have veggies and rice to accompany - yum yum!
***Sorry just been told off for not saying that my 2 new fish are Koi, to be exact they are English Koi (only becuse they were bred here) of Japanese parentage.***
***Also forgot to include in my list of carrots, purple carrots, spinach beet and cornflowers.***
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
pancakes
I know it was pancake day yesterday but I was too busy making and eating them to write about them.
The recipe I use is one that my mum gave me many moons ago, don't know where she got it from, but most pancake recipes are the same. The only change I have made to it is I use melted butter or oil to cook my pancakes we had them cooked in lard when I was little!
I have added the method as with all mum's recipes you learn how to make things stood on a chair at the side of the cooker!
4oz plain flour
pinch of salt - I use good old cooking salt
2 eggs
½ pint milk
2 tbsp butter melted
plus extra for cooking or you can use oil
The recipe I use is one that my mum gave me many moons ago, don't know where she got it from, but most pancake recipes are the same. The only change I have made to it is I use melted butter or oil to cook my pancakes we had them cooked in lard when I was little!
I have added the method as with all mum's recipes you learn how to make things stood on a chair at the side of the cooker!
4oz plain flour
pinch of salt - I use good old cooking salt
2 eggs
½ pint milk
2 tbsp butter melted
plus extra for cooking or you can use oil
- Sieve the flour and salt together into a bowl.
- Make a well in the centre and break in the eggs.
- Slowly start to whisk together then add the milk, whisk until all the lumps have gone. Mix in 2tbsp of melted butter.
- You need to get your pan hot, I use a small non-stick frying pan, then turn the heat down a bit. Put a very small amount of melted butter or oil in the pan and add a small amount of the batter, I have a small ladle that does the perfect amount - just under 3 tablespoons. Tip the pan around so that the batter evenly coats the bottom. It will only take a minute or so to cook, to check gently lift the edge - it should be nicely golden.
- At this point you need to turn it over, by either flipping it if you're daring or using a spatula or palette knife and cook the other side. Stack the made pancakes on a plate and keep them warm in a hot oven, or just eat them as they are made like we do.
- Serve with lots of caster sugar and either orange or lemon juice and enjoy!
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
long time no speak
Ok - I know, I know, big apologies are required for my long absence.
But I'm going to try harder now, start afresh and give this damn blog a topic and it's going to be food, original eh!
I do have a good excuse for choosing this and that is I actually trained as a chef/baker/cake maker extraordinare before getting sucked into the world of computers so you might say I'm going back to my roots.
What I intend to do is kind of make this a place for keeping track of my favourite sites that I visit for inspiration, recipes from other sites, books etc, and believe it or not my own creations.
Going to go now and reheat the lovely veggie soup that I made on Sunday (recipe to follow), adding some pasta to beef it up and then on to making pancakes for pud. These will be traditional thin ones with lots of orange juice/lemon juice and sugar, yum yum.
See ya later
xx
But I'm going to try harder now, start afresh and give this damn blog a topic and it's going to be food, original eh!
I do have a good excuse for choosing this and that is I actually trained as a chef/baker/cake maker extraordinare before getting sucked into the world of computers so you might say I'm going back to my roots.
What I intend to do is kind of make this a place for keeping track of my favourite sites that I visit for inspiration, recipes from other sites, books etc, and believe it or not my own creations.
Going to go now and reheat the lovely veggie soup that I made on Sunday (recipe to follow), adding some pasta to beef it up and then on to making pancakes for pud. These will be traditional thin ones with lots of orange juice/lemon juice and sugar, yum yum.
See ya later
xx
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