tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post2390553418132886899..comments2024-03-11T21:51:12.985+00:00Comments on FRUGAL IN DERBYSHIRE: Cookery classes, Grandchildren and pruningFrugal in Derbyshire http://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-27312117864554253402014-03-16T10:59:19.488+00:002014-03-16T10:59:19.488+00:00They really are a credit to their mothers.
Your bo...They really are a credit to their mothers.<br />Your book has arrived from Amazon.. can't wait to start it! I will make sure that I write a review<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-1957029322915065652014-03-16T10:57:50.043+00:002014-03-16T10:57:50.043+00:00I agree with you that people don't always reme...I agree with you that people don't always remember to give praise where it is due, but are quick to find fault.<br />I didn't even get a taste of the baking tho' I reckon THAT could be improved on!<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-73885816181506092922014-03-14T02:27:39.281+00:002014-03-14T02:27:39.281+00:00The baked goods look absolutely scrumptious! And y...The baked goods look absolutely scrumptious! And your little Egyptian is a real doll. You have every right to brag about your grandchildren!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-6771664323292728052014-03-12T12:53:06.363+00:002014-03-12T12:53:06.363+00:00I think you've got every right to brag about y...I think you've got every right to brag about your grandaughters, I don't think our young people get the praise they deserve, we only ever seem to hear all the negative things about them these days. I think your youngest grandaughter looks as pretty as a picture in her Egyptian costume, it's great when a topic they're learning about really grabs their attention. As for the baking that your eldest grandaughter has done, it looks scrummy.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-26846072586924262042014-03-12T09:40:44.317+00:002014-03-12T09:40:44.317+00:00You knew what I meant though didn't you?!
As s...You knew what I meant though didn't you?!<br />As soon as her plot is cleared and ready I will take a pic and then how it grows throughout the summer. I hope that this will inspire YGD to carry on with enthusiasm<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-69178959560104766012014-03-12T09:38:21.145+00:002014-03-12T09:38:21.145+00:00I know what you mean, the branches are like pokey ...I know what you mean, the branches are like pokey fingers tapping in windows and the like., and it grows SO fast.<br />On the plus side the birds love the berries and perching on the branches<br />Gill<br />Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-2879205130931930782014-03-12T09:35:56.215+00:002014-03-12T09:35:56.215+00:00Hello Chesterboro'! Glad to see you here. They...Hello Chesterboro'! Glad to see you here. They call us "The Good Life" round here too. Though we are not considered anything like as odd as we used to be.<br />Do you go to the Derbyshire Smallholders meetings?<br />Am going over to your blog now to have look.<br />Keep in touch neighbour<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-23901861276226956362014-03-12T09:27:46.177+00:002014-03-12T09:27:46.177+00:00Ideally D. prunes the wisteria twice, once in summ...Ideally D. prunes the wisteria twice, once in summer after flowering and then in winter (as now) before bud burst. He didn't have time last summer, so this is its' only prune. <br />If you haven't pruned yet you still have time. Don't be shy and cut it right back to about 3 buds and get rid of all whippy bits. I bet there are lots of u- tube tutorials you could follow.<br />Good Luck<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-54746711648753093402014-03-12T09:23:04.052+00:002014-03-12T09:23:04.052+00:00That police officer knew what he was talking about...That police officer knew what he was talking about...However it would mean very dirty windows too!<br />You may be right. Years ago, when we did B&B all the guest wanted to eat in the kitchen and would sit there for hours if they could.<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-41941176013421353202014-03-12T09:20:09.579+00:002014-03-12T09:20:09.579+00:00Hi Shara ! Haven't seen your blog for ages an...Hi Shara ! Haven't seen your blog for ages and thought you were having a break. I then realised that I was no longer following you. I have no idea how that happened, so I will put that right today.<br />I am really busy at the moment, but if I ever get more time I may consider using my kitchen I think. One of the biggest difficulties here is that the minute you involve "the powers that be" things become complicated !<br />Hope you are keeping well<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-62758566924913638322014-03-11T18:40:02.763+00:002014-03-11T18:40:02.763+00:00Oh Gill, smallholders pornography, that made me la...Oh Gill, smallholders pornography, that made me laugh! The costume looks lovely and so does all that baking.I hope we get some pictures of this veg patch when all that lovely veg is coming up xBridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545418260169484456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-43683082275367974972014-03-11T15:56:10.310+00:002014-03-11T15:56:10.310+00:00We foolishly planted a Pyracantha by the front por...We foolishly planted a Pyracantha by the front porch, I'm forever cutting the darn thing back in case the postman or someone putting egg money through the letterbox gets spiked. We thought we had mice in the roof but it was only the Py. rattling on the guttering - it had grown so quickly! Vigorous and vicious!.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-42532391004378705632014-03-11T11:28:18.255+00:002014-03-11T11:28:18.255+00:00Hello
I've been reading and lurking for some ...Hello<br /><br />I've been reading and lurking for some time and this weekend I made a promise to myself to go and comment on a bunch of blogs I am lurking on. I've been particularly enjoying your blog as my family and I are living in Chesterfield doing a Tom and Barbara Good in the backplot (pigs left for the abbatoir just this Sunday).<br /><br />I spent some of the weekend on one of our two Pyracanthus bushes and am covered in scratches. We've borrowed a shredder through to make some mulch out of our green waste and I found that there is little more satisfying the shredding Pyracanthus after it has spiked you. Sweet revenge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-69319300989360711812014-03-11T10:20:02.408+00:002014-03-11T10:20:02.408+00:00You seem to have been very busy and well done to b...You seem to have been very busy and well done to both grandaughters.<br />You mentioned that you pruned you wisteria is now the time? We have one growing over a pergola and I would like to tidy it up but don't know how any suggestions would be most welcome as it needs something as its been there for nearly 20 years and I have never really done anything to it. It does give a magnificent show of blooms but is now quite untidy. Dunham lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618815755413289507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-69372089056707893022014-03-11T04:52:46.992+00:002014-03-11T04:52:46.992+00:00A policeman once recommended us to plant Pyracanth...A policeman once recommended us to plant Pyracanthus under each of our downstairs windows.!<br /><br />As for the location for your COOKERY SCHOOL, I would have thought a small cosy kitchen would be charming. You may think it unsuitable, but others would probably love it (depending on how many 'students' you have, of course)Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953248892638598159.post-12648511755578368282014-03-10T23:11:55.008+00:002014-03-10T23:11:55.008+00:00Grandparents always reserve bragging rights! :-)
...Grandparents always reserve bragging rights! :-)<br /><br />I think small informal cooking classes with limited sizes could be done either at home or in a town hall type kitchen. In our area we have what we call an Agricultural Extension office (I'm guessing you have something similar) and they offer how to information on food preservation. If you do indeed have something similar they might be the people to contact about teaching classes of that nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com