Variations on a theme - tonight carbonara

[obbie]

We have a really good butcher here......
I am about to plant up my vege garden again, with Organic seeds..
Robyn

[droverjess]

What an interesting discussion this has turned into.
I keep flour in sack in kitchen. I do have plastic bins but this house is small and no room.
Don't buy sugar in  big quantities .
But most of time just 2 of us.
2 kids at uni, one back for summer job. Other may be back to write master dissertation.
3 step kids hardly ever come, but we did have all 5 + 1 partner in stages at Xmas.

DH always joke that I am cheap to keep as so hate shopping.
Have big freezers with own beef, pork, lamb.
House cow for milk and yog. Share cow with calf for beef.  I make big quantities at a time of yog so use a pan and thermometer then sit on aga 5 hrs wrapped in towel
Been learning to make cheese for when surplus milk.
Atlast farm had big veg garden and froze surplus. No veg gardn here yet. Only been here 6 mths.

Buy speciality things off net. Can get supermarket shopping on net too butpreerto look at what buying.

[obbie]

Jess what area do you live.

Robyn

[droverjess]

South east England. We can see the sea from the top of the hill.
Used to live in north east england when kids small.

[obbie]

sounds great, we overlook a lake from home in Far North Queensland.

[mcmich]

Over looking the sea - how lovely.
We are lake people too.

[droverjess]

Well overlooking is a bit of an estate agents statement. Climb a big hill then on a clear day u can see it, but nearest I've ever been to sea.
LOL