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Messages - Cuilidh
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« on: Today at 06:12:00 pm »
So good to see you are starting to get out and about again Chookie, just be sure to take it easy and don't stress your body.
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« on: Today at 06:10:21 pm »
Chookie I like to read rubbish books every now and then. Sometimes your brain just needs to be completely entertained.
Agree.
I am the same - with all the strife and problems in the world today a good HEA ending is a welcome escape.
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« on: January 09, 2026, 05:59:00 pm »
Had the left over curry and rice from last night.
We lost power in the afternoon but the advice was that it would be back on at 7.30 pm so DH dished up the curry in anticipation of a quick heat zap in the microwave and dinner would be ready - the only problem was that the power didn't come on so we just decided we would be eating cold curry - an interesting meal. Half way through the power came on again so we were saved!
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« on: January 09, 2026, 05:55:40 pm »
What a night K Atie, so frightening but what a relief you were all able to contain the fire before it got away from you - I would hate to have been in your shoes. The weather was fierce - strong, strong winds and horrendously hot - I think just about the entire state was on fire yesterday, except the south east which was lucky for them. The emergency map is looking a bit better this morning.
We lost power as well when we were just coming out of a fire warning about 5 kms away, but we were fine. Another friend from the other side of Castlemaine evacuated for a while, but they are back home and safe. Fortunately the weather is looking better today - sigh of relief.
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« on: January 08, 2026, 06:45:04 pm »
White coconut milk vege curry - haven't made one of those for decades and really enjoyed it. My original recipe is long lost now so it was entirely guess work.
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« on: January 08, 2026, 06:42:52 pm »
Wow, Judy, a TM7 after having the TM31 for so long. I would be really interested in seeing your comparison/s between the two models and what you think of the new version.
Condolences on your air-con. What a time for it to give up the ghost, hope you are able to get a replacement soon.
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« on: January 07, 2026, 01:42:54 pm »
Had last night's leftovers and a Greek'ish inspired salad
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« on: January 07, 2026, 01:41:52 pm »
We had a water leak somewhere outside (according to our water supplier it was reading 100 lt/day). Found the leak - it wasn't hard, it was the only lush green spot on the property. Got the plumber in and they came and closed it off.
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« on: January 07, 2026, 04:41:10 am »
Thinking of your today, K Atie. Take care and be safe
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« on: January 06, 2026, 08:12:12 pm »
We use our pizza maker almost every Saturday night.
You've put me to shame, Cookie 
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« on: January 06, 2026, 03:54:00 am »
Going to give a new recipe a try - tofu and roast vege tray bake in a jerk based marinade. Hopefully it will be a success with lots of left overs to save me having to cook in tomorrow's extreme heat.
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« on: January 05, 2026, 07:18:54 pm »
Do you remember c. 13 - 14 years ago, there was a pizza making craze on the forum? Well, I dragged out our old pizza machine last night and we had home made pizza. The first time we had done this for a couple of years and it was really fun preparing all the toppings and making our own pizzas (when preparing his base DH managed not to toss it so high that it hit the ceiling!).
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« on: January 05, 2026, 07:13:48 pm »
How are you getting on now, Chookie? I hope you are settling down, that your medications are helping and you are feeling better.
We (read DH) has had a busy time over the Xmas period. He built one hugelkultur bed in our garden - I had heard of this form of garden bed preparation a couple of years ago and finally got DH motivated so he adapted our 'no dig' garden to the hugelkultur method - basically it is one enormous bed comprising layers of wood, twigs, compost, soil and mulch. It will be interesting to see how it goes. It has the huge advantage that a lot of the pruning from our trees goes into making it, therefore we have less garden waste to burn at the end of the season. I think it will take the best part of a year before we see how successful (or otherwise) it was, but DH is now looking at getting another couple of these beds up and running so fingers crossed that we will have a fruitful (excuse the pun) garden system on the go over the next couple of years.
Also got a new home compost system up and running - we bought a Maze tumble composter and set it up just yesterday and DH says it is already looking successful, turning general garden and household waste into usable compost.
We return to work next week and I think DH is looking forward to it so that he can recover from this holiday.
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« on: January 02, 2026, 07:17:33 pm »
Chookie, after reading your earlier post I thought to wait a few days before getting in touch and had decided to drop you a note today, much along the lines of your message. We were both very upset to read your earlier post and we hope you pull through and recover from this soon. If there is anything we can do or help in any way, please do not hesitate to let me know. Until we can arrange another get-together, take care of yourself and there is always another day for us to catch up in person when you are up and running again xxx
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« on: January 02, 2026, 08:57:55 am »
RTE's Bruschetta summer pasta salad
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