tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post203595157449786602..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Cheers, bottoms upMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-26634644135756090162013-12-09T19:57:44.932+00:002013-12-09T19:57:44.932+00:00Fair point about the wine. Some home brewers do ov...Fair point about the wine. Some home brewers do over indulge. People in general tend to drink too much these days - you get wine at so many more functions now even at things like church socials when in the old days you'd have been lucky to get a cup of stewed tea! I tend to only make wine if I've got some free fruit or veg to make it with, which isn't that often, so I don't indulge much. Best wishes, Austin. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-31441774518644191972013-12-09T11:33:31.780+00:002013-12-09T11:33:31.780+00:00Totally agree! Couldn't have put it any better...Totally agree! Couldn't have put it any better - it's no saving if it makes you feel worse/is bad for your health..... There is nothing wrong with knowing our weaknesses - being able to deal with them is the key thing....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-56950837329290340302013-12-08T11:42:37.168+00:002013-12-08T11:42:37.168+00:00Glad to hear that the high tide didn't affect ...Glad to hear that the high tide didn't affect you. I went to Hull on Friday evening and the guy that unloaded me at hessle rd Asda said that the retail park on st Andrews fish dock had been flooded.<br />20p for a bottle of wine sounds good but knowing my luck my homebrew would taste like vinegar. Although there could be a market for flavoured vinegar.<br />Dave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-87091061503751388422013-12-07T08:18:29.202+00:002013-12-07T08:18:29.202+00:00Good to hear that you didn't get too much dama...Good to hear that you didn't get too much damage, We didn't on the Northwest coast. There was some but not as bad as some places.<br />When I lived on my own I didn't have cakes, biscuits, sugar or alcohol in my cupboards but all that changes when my man moved in and then we had a child. Now I have to avoid most of that for medical reasons and I'm slowly getting used to it again but it has been hard.<br />Carolx Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04332392686031711784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-87387540944732594372013-12-07T06:16:04.968+00:002013-12-07T06:16:04.968+00:00You are not boring at all rather, an inspiration! ...You are not boring at all rather, an inspiration! <br />Nancy from Northern CaliforniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-35756105095772193732013-12-07T05:25:10.303+00:002013-12-07T05:25:10.303+00:00I don't make wine, not enough room also I only...I don't make wine, not enough room also I only like a glass every now and again, I use the rest for cooking. I do bake, but I share the cakes with my lovely neighbours, that way we all have a little. I do the same with the jams and chutneys that I make. Each year I make about 12 Christmas stockings and fill them with home made goodies. It as all about balance and control.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-13796571851780139362013-12-07T02:18:19.067+00:002013-12-07T02:18:19.067+00:00Well, that sounds bad enough what happened with th...Well, that sounds bad enough what happened with the flooding—but at least it wasn't so bad that it ruined everybody's houses and whatnot & the horses were in the higher ground. But the fields sound in a right mess. I suppose everybody won't be drinking as much if the pub is party under water...<br />I wish I could eat baked goods and cakes anymore, but I can't even if I wanted. :(Reifynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346573496969586088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-84026296569629223652013-12-07T02:01:27.257+00:002013-12-07T02:01:27.257+00:00I completely agree with you. We all have our trigg...I completely agree with you. We all have our triggers, don't we? I've been a vegetarian for years, but since I've switched to a no-oil starch based vegan diet, I feel sooooo good. It took a few months to make the change successfully in my diet and tastebuds, but as you say I kept 'chipping away at it' and now we are just as happy eating this food, or happier, than the regular vegetarian diet I've followed for years.<br /><br />I can have a bottle of wine hanging around for a week or 3 and be hard pressed to finish it. BUT, sugar is my last bastion of craving. I have to say I love cakes and could have them every day. So, I don't have them in the house except once in a while. I'll sometimes make my husband and I a single-serving cake each - perfect portion control! When I make us a whole 8"x8" cake I always feel like I eat too much of it!<br /><br />Ah well, perfection is never attained :)Daniellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-49864625585803144782013-12-06T23:09:02.777+00:002013-12-06T23:09:02.777+00:00glad your ok. keep a check on your drains in case...glad your ok. keep a check on your drains in case they get backed up. This happened to my BIL when the floods were in Glos. And it caused all hell of problems with the bricks at the bottom of the house Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51154071237544141532013-12-06T22:34:51.446+00:002013-12-06T22:34:51.446+00:00Very pleased you have not had too much flood damag...Very pleased you have not had too much flood damage in your village ( apart from the pub).Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-15586198091395471962013-12-06T22:10:03.992+00:002013-12-06T22:10:03.992+00:00HI Ilona, glad to hear you're safe and the dam...HI Ilona, glad to hear you're safe and the damage was not as bad as predicted. I see your point about not making wine. I wouldn't do it as like you I would 'just have another' it's so easy to do.<br />I do bake occasionally but, for the same reason as you don't, I don't bake often as I would also scoff it!!!!!!Campfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573797205145907726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-28951814391329456742013-12-06T22:06:25.782+00:002013-12-06T22:06:25.782+00:00I'm with you on this one Ilona. My dad died fr...I'm with you on this one Ilona. My dad died from alcohol at 47! I like a glass or two of wine and I like the occasional cake. But, like you, I would rather buy them when I fancy them and not have them sitting there tempting me all the time. I do bake muffins but I freeze them and use them in packed lunches for the family, so I rarely eat them myself. Sometimes health has to come first. I think you are very sensible.SusanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622557936441532144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-81823130672491698562013-12-06T21:36:49.372+00:002013-12-06T21:36:49.372+00:00Point taken about the sugar. I've been readin...Point taken about the sugar. I've been reading an old book called 'This Slimming Business', published in 1958, and basically it says that sugar is the culprit when it comes to weight gain, rather than fat, so I'm reducing my carbohydrates and hoping that sheds the pounds. Too much food around is only wasted. You are a great inspiration!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155163837966758643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-22672489389477624462013-12-06T21:30:38.683+00:002013-12-06T21:30:38.683+00:00Your logic sounds reasonable to me. Our health is ...Your logic sounds reasonable to me. Our health is more important than saving a few pennies!<br /><br />And the evidence of your healthy eating approach is clear. Don't know many 60 year olds that can walk as much as you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-86236617458794208532013-12-06T21:30:27.984+00:002013-12-06T21:30:27.984+00:00Not boring at all. Very sensible, I think, to have...Not boring at all. Very sensible, I think, to have discovered that you can over indulge in comforting foods and drinks.<br /><br />Like you, I don't bake cakes, scones etc or even buy them at all now. I don't bake bread much for the same reason. I would eat it because it's nice and over indulge.<br /><br />I do eat a little good meat and fish but mainly veg, pulses and rice. Everything I eat is home grown or home made from the best ingredients I can afford. Often, like many people, I can't afford the best stuff but hey that's life.<br /><br />From my experience it is not a good idea to make your own wine unless you are very disciplined. Far too easy to over indulge! Been there done that :)<br /><br />"Know thyself" Socratesfrugalandethicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256889310827713588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-13415002999087566892013-12-06T21:29:45.653+00:002013-12-06T21:29:45.653+00:00Strange to say, my doctor recommended 2 glasses of...Strange to say, my doctor recommended 2 glasses of red wine a day as being beneficial, more so than teetotalism.<br /><br />And I do make my own wine from foraged brambles and yellow stickered stuff, I find it's a very satisfying hobby, but only 1 demijohn at a time, so only about 5 bottles. I actually manage to stick to 2 glasses as well.<br /><br />Currently in stock is bramble, peach, strawberry, blueberry, apple, pear and runner bean, it varies from very good to drinkable. if one isn't too good, it gets left for another 6 months and usually improves with keeping.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.com