Sudokuaholics Anonymous

I'm sorry i mentioed the 'I' word in my previous post. I hate doing that too, but recently I treated myself to some pure cotton bed linen, which no matter how I dry it still needs to be ironed. I love the feel of the pure cotton in bed but love the fact that poly/cotton doesn't crease as much.

RUBY, My Mom was washing for a family of 6. My dad had work clothes plus what he wore 2 and from clothes. There were 3 preschoolers ( twins and another 2 years younger) so there was a lot of dirty clothes! I think there were still diapers for the youngest. If the weather was cold and we cold notplay in the back yard, I got to mind the younger 3 while Mom was out in the wash house, that was NOT FUN.

Oh How I wish I could have a clothing line. I live in a condo and they are not permitted here. People object to seeing clothes drying outside I suppose. I use to enjoy hanging clothes outside and folding them ...they smelled so good! I don't miss having them almost dry and rushing to get them down as rain storms would catch me in the summer

hi all. I'm not going to try and catch up on all the posts since I was last here - there are far too many!
Is it OK if I borrow your chair for a little while, Rola?

Speaking of nice smells, my bed is now smelling like sunshine. I washed sheets, and matress cover, aired the mink blanket and quilt in the sun, sunned the down and feather pillows. They were so plump when I got them inside, it was a struggle to get them into the pillow cases! I think a little nap is in order, to enjoy the freshness.

Did I mention we have BLUE SKIES? the smoke and haze is gone, for 2 days now, and i love the sunshine and blue of the sky again!

Still need rain, I have been watereing my front grass, takes a LOT of water to get it back to live status. Dragging hoses around is not fun either!

I'd love to be able to hang the washing outside, but we live in an apartment and there isn't a clothes line. However, we don't have a drier as we hang the washing up inside. If we're desperate to dry something quickly there is a communal laundry in the basement with washing machines, driers and an ironing board, all of which require tokens to operate.

Hi MizT, are you still here?

mmm...think I'll have to get a blanket and my book and curl up in this chair for a bit

maybe if I pull the cork out of a bottle of wine someone might come along...

...or should I put the kettle on?

OK, I know that talking to yourself is the first sign of madness, but what's the second?

zzz...zzz...zzz

think I might turn out the lights...zzz...zzz...zzz

Hi emm, are you still asleep in that chair? What part of Germany are you from ? One of my daughters lived in Germany and worked in Heidleburg for quite a few years.

Emm certainly knocked out fast -- just as I was getting jazzed about uncorking that wine. Hi, June. I looked at a map of Germany once. Does that help.

ie, Does that help?
How are things in Epping?

Looks like another nice day coming up. Sun is out but can still see a few clouds about. Our winter days at the moment are still getting to about 20c. Nights are cool though and we do put the heater on in the evenings. We just have reverse cycle airconditioners in a couple of rooms and that does us for both summer and winter.

I am good at scaring everyone away!!

a new TOPP person. congratulations to BRENDA.. TOPP #1.

Have you noticed on Easy TOPP is catching on.... they are getting excited about being TOP of the Page. !!!

June how is the dressmaking going. Finished Yet !!

EMM you are the 7th Person on the Page, you may sit in my Chair... Remember to remove all crumbs.. and leave some Wine for Me to sip on ...

When I was a little girl, my mum would wash on Mondays, in the Copper... Metal Tup filled with Water, heated up by Wood under the Copper. Sheets would hang on the outside lines of the Rotary Hoist with the clothes round the middle lines and the underwear on the very inner lines...

Hope everyone has a nice Day/Evening...
I am off to the Movies, Lunch and Window Shop with a friend today...

JENNI, I use my Crockpot/SlowCooker all the time.
It will be used today, making Beef and Pineapple Casserole...

ROLA,

no fair, you mention a new dish and we need the RECIPE. I have never cooked beef and pineapple, sounds good, but what else goes in? I do a nice chicken and pineapple with mushrooms and onions, a bit of soy sauce, good over rice.



Brenda, good job on being TOPP, keep the mix going, keep Stella and Rola from catching me. vdV is catching up also, but have not seen him in a couple days.

MizTrisha, you want a recipe... hmm okay.. back in a minute...

STEAK AND PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

750g Diced Steak
440g Tin Pineapple Pieces
¼ cup Pineapple Juice (from the tin )
¼ cup Tomato Sauce
Pkt French Onion Soup
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
½ teaspoon Dry Mustard
½ teaspoon Curry Powder

Crockpot.
Place all ingredients in Crockpot and cook all day.

Oven
Brown meat. Place in Casserole Dish, add all ingredients (all pineapple juice from tin) and a bit of water

Cook at 160o for a few hours

Serve with Rice and Vegetables

MizT.... spelled your name wrong



sorry ..

MizT. the Chicken and Pineapple (minus the mushrooms) sounds good.... now all I need is a recipe....

Thank goodness, the site is back - it has been unavailable since 10.30am. I was in the middle of reading all the posts, just about to post when it completely went I didn't know what to do with myself in all my quiet moments at work. And I am having withdrawal symptoms from not being able to do the puzzles.

But now everything is OK again

Helloooooo.
Is anyone about?

Jenni, hi. What sort of work do you do?

Was just stopping by before I went to bed. Y'all have a great rest of the day, and we'll let the rest of the Americans sleep.
ttfn

Hi, Cyndi. How are you tonight?

Good night, Cyndi.

Hi Ruby, & Cyndi. Ruby I work in a medical office, but it is quite specialised & the boss only works half of the day here so the other half I am just here to answer phones (amongst other responsibilities). But it can be quiet at times & I have a little time to kill.

Just having to answer phones isn't very exciting.

Jenni? still around?

HI RUBY, you are up even later than i am. Actually I got up, that nighttime visit to the little room

So yours is not the office for severed limbs and impending births?