No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

gozunda · 14-01-2021 11:04am

NcdJd wrote: »

I'm planning on doing another Christmas dinner at the weekend for myself and father. Not sure the reasoning behind, just got it into my head during the week! January is always a bit of a bleak month anyway but we are half way through it. Role on spring.

Think its just that time of the year and is encapsulated by the idea of "Blue Monday"

Blue Monday is the name given to a day in January (typically the third Monday of the month) claimed to be the most depressing day of the year. .

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(date)

I think this year it falls on the 18th

I think the idea of keeping the lights on is a good one. Doesn’t have to Christmas lights. Maybe a bit like the Indian Diwali or Festival of Lights which symbolizes a triumph of light over darkness,

https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1188263/

NcdJd · 14-01-2021 11:23am

gozunda wrote: »

Think its just that time of the year and is encapsulated by the idea of "Blue Monday"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(date)

I think this year it falls on the 18th

I think the idea of keeping the lights on is a good one. Doesn’t have to Christmas lights. Maybe something like the Indian Diwali or Festival of Lights which symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness,

https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1188263/

Just looking a the Chinese New year there. The year of the Ox. Wonder should I post a new thread in the vegan forum in celebration of the Cow and all the nutritional benefits it has given human kind over the millennia. In praise of the mighty cow

gozunda · 14-01-2021 11:32am

NcdJd wrote: »

Just looking a the Chinese New year there. The year of the Ox. Wonder should I post a new thread in the vegan forum in celebration of the Cow and all the nutritional benefits it has given human kind over the millennia. In praise of the mighty cow

Should be a good year so :pac:

Sure the history of the cow is Ireland

The key to the understanding of Ireland - Irish history, Irish archaeology, Irish culture, the great sagas - everything is based on cattle. Cows are everything and everywhere,"
~ Dr Patrick Wallace, director of the National Museum of Ireland

An interesting article from the Journal of all places

It was the cow and not money that was the basis on which all wealth was measured. It was also the cow that gave us our founding myth: the Táin bó Cuailnge, or The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-cow-book-extract-3908033-Mar2018/

kollegeknight · 14-01-2021 11:33am

I see that the seed savers are up the walls with work. It’s great to see. Hopefully the ordered seeds will be planted.

I’m growing very little this year as my garden was flooded- a neighbour new to the town land keeps blocking gulleys when turning tractors. So I’m going to hang tough until I’ve money together for a polytunnel. By then my lads will be old enough to enjoy it too.

They will have to be happy with the few raised beds near home.

NcdJd · 14-01-2021 11:50am

kollegeknight wrote: »

I see that the seed savers are up the walls with work. It’s great to see. Hopefully the ordered seeds will be planted.

I’m growing very little this year as my garden was flooded- a neighbour new to the town land keeps blocking gulleys when turning tractors. So I’m going to hang tough until I’ve money together for a polytunnel. By then my lads will be old enough to enjoy it too.

They will have to be happy with the few raised beds near home.

Polytunnel is a great thing to have. Broadens the scope of what you can grow and sow. Get the biggest one you can is my advice, you'll find you'll fill it up with all sorts of stuff.

NcdJd · 14-01-2021 11:59am

gozunda wrote: »

Should be a good year so :pac:

Quote:
The key to the understanding of Ireland - Irish history, Irish archaeology, Irish culture, the great sagas - everything is based on cattle. Cows are everything and everywhere,"
~ Dr Patrick Wallace, director of the National Museum of Ireland

That's a lovely quote.

whelan2 · 14-01-2021 1:26pm

kollegeknight wrote: »

I see that the seed savers are up the walls with work. It’s great to see. Hopefully the ordered seeds will be planted.

I’m growing very little this year as my garden was flooded- a neighbour new to the town land keeps blocking gulleys when turning tractors. So I’m going to hang tough until I’ve money together for a polytunnel. By then my lads will be old enough to enjoy it too.

They will have to be happy with the few raised beds near home.

I got an advent calender for my mother that had a pack of seeds In it for each day. Now some of them were strange but she will get use out of most of them.

orm0nd · 14-01-2021 3:43pm

gozunda wrote: »

Think its just that time of the year and is encapsulated by the idea of "Blue Monday"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(date)

I think this year it falls on the 18th

I think the idea of keeping the lights on is a good one. Doesn’t have to Christmas lights. Maybe a bit like the Indian Diwali or Festival of Lights which symbolizes a triumph of light over darkness,

https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1188263/

Lack of natural sunlight can also result in deficiencies in the immune system especially for those of us.. ahem. of advanced years

Had my annual nct before Christmas and for first time ever I had a low vitamin D reading.

Castlekeeper · 14-01-2021 4:21pm

NcdJd wrote: »

I'm planning on doing another Christmas dinner at the weekend for myself and father. Not sure the reasoning behind, just got it into my head during the week! January is always a bit of a bleak month anyway but we are half way through it. Role on spring.

Tomorrow is St Ita's Day, a good enough excuse around here.

kollegeknight · 14-01-2021 5:19pm

whelan2 wrote: »

I got an advent calender for my mother that had a pack of seeds In it for each day. Now some of them were strange but she will get use out of most of them.

That’s a great idea- where did you come across that? I’ve an uncle and a retired colleague who would love that.

I sent them out seeds for the lockdown as I wouldn’t be visiting.

Last year, my 6yo and I sent out pumpkin and sunflower seeds to her classmates. They were delighted with them and sent photos of the progress. She loved the contact.

whelan2 · 14-01-2021 5:42pm

kollegeknight wrote: »

That’s a great idea- where did you come across that? I’ve an uncle and a retired colleague who would love that.

I sent them out seeds for the lockdown as I wouldn’t be visiting.

Last year, my 6yo and I sent out pumpkin and sunflower seeds to her classmates. They were delighted with them and sent photos of the progress. She loved the contact.

I got it on amazon. Was around €30. On the 24th it was Christmas tree seeds. It came with a little clothes line thing and pegs and she hung the envelopes on it and then the pack of seeds after she opened it each day. Something different

SouthWesterly · 14-01-2021 8:32pm

White Clover wrote: »

Them Vegans are lacking some good quality protein and it's making them narky!
I'd wager that anyone that has a good fillet steak for dinner, washed down with a pint of milk would be very contented!

Had a nice organic sirloin this evening. I'm equally, contented....even without the milk

SouthWesterly · 14-01-2021 8:38pm

_Brian wrote: »

If we don’t get out enough during the day we don’ the head torches amd head to the local woods in the dark amd do a 6k loop walk. Humans weren’t made for indoors all the time.

I'm starting to get out in the evening. I finish work at 4 so it's getting bright enough for an hours walk.

Realised tonight I need to leave the kids at home. They're slowing me down. 7 year old can't walk fast or far

whelan2 · 14-01-2021 8:42pm

We ordered a bike in halfords at the end of December for daughters birthday tomorrow. Was getting emails and texts from them to collect it this evening. Went in bike hasn't even arrived in Ireland. I lost my ****. 4 workers standing having a laugh and not one of them would text, call or email to say not to come in. We are in a pandemic ffs. No idea when it will be in. I'm having my first glass of wine of 2021

Genghis Cant · 14-01-2021 9:07pm

SouthWesterly wrote: »

Had a nice organic sirloin this evening. I'm equally, contented....even without the milk

A fried egg goes shocking well with a steak.
So does fried tomatoes, particularly home grown ones!

Grueller · 14-01-2021 9:32pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

A fried egg goes shocking well with a steak.
So does fried tomatoes, particularly home grown ones!

Mushrooms and onions would be my accompaniment of choice.

whelan2 · 14-01-2021 9:36pm

Grueller wrote: »

Mushrooms and onions would be my accompaniment of choice.

And a pint

Grueller · 14-01-2021 9:39pm

whelan2 wrote: »

And a pint

You must eat small steaks, I'd nearly get 2 in while eating it.

Water John · 14-01-2021 9:48pm

SouthWesterly wrote: »

I'm starting to get out in the evening. I finish work at 4 so it's getting bright enough for an hours walk.

Realised tonight I need to leave the kids at home. They're slowing me down. 7 year old can't walk fast or far

Doing it with the kids is important too. Maybe some times on your own.

14-01-2021 9:53pm

Grueller wrote: »

You must eat small steaks, I'd nearly get 2 in while eating it.

It's thirsty work

Birdnuts · 14-01-2021 11:28pm

SouthWesterly wrote: »

Had a nice organic sirloin this evening. I'm equally, contented....even without the milk

My mother made an organic mince lasagne this week for me - one of the nicest I've ever had(and that includes trips to Italy proper!!)

Water John · 14-01-2021 11:40pm

As an organic beef farmer, I'm delighted people are enjoying the produce.

orm0nd · 15-01-2021 12:02am

whelan2 wrote: »

We ordered a bike in halfords at the end of December for daughters birthday tomorrow. Was getting emails and texts from them to collect it this evening. Went in bike hasn't even arrived in Ireland. I lost my ****. 4 workers standing having a laugh and not one of them would text, call or email to say not to come in. We are in a pandemic ffs. No idea when it will be in. I'm having my first glass of wine of 2021

similar experience with currys/pc world , bought a belated xmas present for myself , got notification from dpd it was being delivered 5th jan, then another saying it was delayed , got 2 texts from currys saying now due 18th,

they had 5 years to prepare for brexit and they still f%$ked up.

Nekarsulm · 15-01-2021 1:01am

Jeez, Curry's are a nightmare ( going by my one and only visit).
Young lassie wanted a set of Buds for her birthday.
( wireless ear buds that let's them listen to music on the phone etc) so we were going through Navan and saw the Curry's store.
In we went, she had saved up some money and we had got three of those gift cards from insurance companies as a Covid refund on policies and had give them to her.
First of all a bouncer intercepted us inside the door.
What do you want to buy? he demanded.
Told him, and he instructed us to "stay there and I'll bring them".
"Can we look at a few types?" I asked.
"No, it's not allowed, they are in the back."
So a few minutes later he came back they were what sho wanted, so we were directed to a till.
Then the crack really started.
Girl give in the vouchers and said she'd pay the rest in cash.
"Oh, I'm afraid we cannot accept more than 2 vouchers for any goods"
I asked why, " company policy" she replied.
If there was something else we liked to buy, she could put the 3rd voucher towards it, however ...
I stuck to my guns,but we were getting nowhere, went back and forth over company policy a few times.
Told the sales girl we would leave them, and be writing to Head Office.
Then she came up with a master plan.
She couldn't accept three separate vouchers as payment for any item, but she could accept them to buy a Currys gift voucher..
So we ended up buying a Currys Gift Voucher with our three One4all vouchers, giving lots of details, email addresses etc, then when the Currys voucher was passed over the counter we passed it straight back along with about €30 to buy the Buds.
"Would we like insurance?" she asked..
"Would there be any chance of ever getting a claim settled?" I asked..
She admitted that she didn't know...

kollegeknight · 15-01-2021 1:15am

Grueller wrote: »

You must eat small steaks, I'd nearly get 2 in while eating it.

Nearly? Do you have to leave the pint at the bar and walk up for a sip each time?

In the good old days of no lock downs, I’d have a feed of drink with a steak. Then in level, we’d order a well done steak just to get more pints in. Ball burst now.

kollegeknight · 15-01-2021 1:19am

whelan2 wrote: »

I got an advent calender for my mother that had a pack of seeds In it for each day. Now some of them were strange but she will get use out of most of them.

My uncle could grow anything- he has grapes growing in Tipperary and makes red and white wine from them.... supposed to be pure muck but I’m always amazed he can grow them.

I got Mylar bags from wish for storing harvested seeds. You can iron seal them and they should last a fair few years. I sent on a few to them to see how they get on.

2018na · 15-01-2021 6:19am

Birdnuts wrote: »

My mother made an organic mince lasagne this week for me - one of the nicest I've ever had(and that includes trips to Italy proper!!)

Maybe it’s because I was only in Rome but the food I had in Italy was very very average. Very hard to beat Irish food imho. Rome is a horrendous city in almost every way I would say

straight · 15-01-2021 8:23am

2018na wrote: »

Maybe it’s because I was only in Rome but the food I had in Italy was very very average. Very hard to beat Irish food imho. Rome is a horrendous city in almost every way I would say

Ya, Italian food is not nice for us, they don't even serve it hot. Except for their pizza - that's savage.

Grueller · 15-01-2021 9:25am

kollegeknight wrote: »

Nearly? Do you have to leave the pint at the bar and walk up for a sip each time?

In the good old days of no lock downs, I’d have a feed of drink with a steak. Then in level, we’d order a well done steak just to get more pints in. Ball burst now.

Haha. No but I'm not a big drinker these days. In my twenties however.......

whelan2 · 15-01-2021 9:43am

Grueller wrote: »

Haha. No but I'm not a big drinker these days. In my twenties however.......

It would be nice to get out for a couple of pints some time soon

No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

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