What are you all up to

We bought a cheap one from Aldi, last Sunday..... just getting used to it.  It's a duel draw... each draw is 4.5 litres.  We've used it in the caravan this week, but we've really bought it for home.....  £59.99 and it seems to work fine.  We've done chips, chicken, burgers and sausage so far.  Apparently we have to buy a seperate metal container for eggs....  😀  Carol wants to try and do a cake....

David

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You have my sympathy. Had a similar situation about 13 years ago. Fortunately I was able to use an NHS facility (don't even know if it still exists?) Don't know about you but its a fairly brutal experience but the upside has been that I am now more relaxed about going to the dentist Unfortunately the problem kept coming back so they eventually decided that I should have both big toe nails surgically removed. Once the healing was complete, not always straightforward, I can't say that I have missed the toenails, doesn't feel any different walking around but just looks a bit odd!

David

Carol wants to try and do a cake....

David, OH has had great success with cakes in the air fryer, even baking one in the caravan. There are lots of recipes out there on the web for them. I would recommend getting a couple of silicon liners to cook in as it makes cleaning out the trays much easier. 

We too have had a mixed day weather wise but has been rather wet since mid afternoon, starting as I was out for my pre-dinner walk! Had to go to North Berwick to stock up with food at Tesco and Aldi  before we head on to our next site. We had a walk through the woods at Billings Wood again, where there is a "natural"  burial site, and then another on the shore near the golf course.

Thanks Nellie, will take a look. No rush at the moment, we will get the Ninja for home first. Like you, we only use one electric item at a time. B&M sell some decent silicone liners👍 I got my Sis some.

Enjoy North Berwick area, it’s one of our favourite areas.

OH went off this morning for his appointment with the specialist, he got to the hospital early as parking is difficult. He arrived back home soon after and a bit sheepish.. his appointment is actually for tomorrow morning!

Ive had a Blue Peter day, after buying new ‘caged’ bird feeders for the feed station the squirrels have now turned their attention to the bird table, so I cut up some plastic milk bottles and taped them to the wooden stand, then cut a lemonade bottle and bent the bottom outward making a kind of baffle and taped that on. I watched smiling, smug and very pleased with myself as one after the other they slid down the pole or simply didn’t even try to climb up. Then watched as one climbed up the rhododendron bush and did an impression of a flying squirrel landing on the wooden roof of the table, then another….Tomorrow we are moving the table but whether we can place it between the apple tree and the rhododendron with enough distance to keep them off is debatable. I’m determined to win but I must say I’m not totally confident. Woman versus squirrels. 

Nellie... She's bought the 'Pinch of Nom' Air Fryer recipe book.  Pinch of Nom are a series of books which have low calorie meals.  They are generally very tasty, so I look forward to her experimenting with the cake recipies  when we get home...  😀😀

David

I always use silicone liners on the Cadac.  Makes it so much easier to clean.  I've used them for years.  Will have to get some more for the Air Fryer.

David

My sympathies to your OH, I hope he gets on well today.

I did something similar last week..after a chat with GP they wanted to see OH, I suggested next day after his noon blood test. Yes 1215, thank you. Continued my day to realise at bedtime that 'tomorrow was Thursday not Friday! So we had trip to the GP 3 days on the trot!

We had our flu jabs Saturday. Appointment booked for a time, but turn up anytime between 9-11. I presume they needed numbers and appointments would tell them. We had to queue outside. Our 1st time at this surgery. GP carpark not in use, but one at the small shopping centre rammed. Good system in one door, queuing inside until you reached the multi jabbing station.out through another door and no tangling of the in/out lines. All very efficient.

What did strike me is the number of folk queuing, all eligible for the free jabs so over 66 or vunerable. Was a lovely morning so queuing outside not an issue. I love people watching and was amazed at queue pushers and jumpers for something that was free and a one off........ Heaven help us if there's an emergency - every man jack for themselves! By the time we left the stewards were diverting the queue around the carpark. Of course the car chaos was added to by those parking on the double yellow lines outside the surgery, just one with a blue badge. It's on a bend, a road that leads to a housing estate........ 

That got me thinking about how lucky we are with our, new to us, GP fab service. They like to clear up the issue on the day if possible. This includes the initial call.  However, there is a development which has grown like tops since we arrived. 5,000 houses I believe. No GP or dental provision - I'll say no more........

With regard to squirrels, we were delighted to discover we didn't have them here 😀. I do see them around and one has visited our garden. Luckily it appears it didn't suit it! You can win, but it's hard work, they're sneaky little devil's....

We've had yet more rain. Can't be much left up there? Walking on bare soil results in mud snow shoes very quickly........

Forecast showers today

Enjoy your day folks

Airfryers we have the lakeland one. Bought on offer. It has a dividing drawer - half. It's great. I use silicone and metal containers. Cakes and scones are good......

Lying in bed. Covid has finally paid us a visit. We were put in contact with a Specialist Anti-Viral Unit due to my underlying kidney disease. They are treating me as High Vunerability, which will be news to my GPs as they don't even consider me to be vulnerable.

Anyway Mrs. WN drove to Wrexham to pick up a 5 day course of rather frightening sounding meds. Does make you wonder when it says in the blurb "Do not take if you have severe kidney or liver disease". Damned if you do or damned if you don't.

Mrs WN come down with it this morning. I wouldn't mind but we haven't mingled with anyone this last week. Hardly seen anyone to mingle with.

Hope those away enjoying it.

Give those squirrels hell DEBSC.