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I missed this thread when it was posted; I like small knives, and this one looks very practical to me. .....I am not allowed to buy any more sharps though, so I'll just live vicariously through your posts :) (my sons tell me they're praying that the police amnesty is still in force when I...

That looks, and sounds, brilliant :D Pick your tree....an elder has a soft pithy centre that can be wriggled out with an old knitting pin. So does walnut (only cut in July, otherwise it'll drain the tree) budleia and briar rose. I have a tin whistle, but honestly, I like to whistle just as...

.....and yet, as a Scot, a lot of my cooking terms are French :)

That looks like a bundt pan.....

A wee reel of dental floss....you can take it out of the holder and it's the size of a sewing machine bobbin. Useful stuff. Not just for sorting teeth, but it's a really strong repair thread, will work on leather, etc., and it's strong enough to lash stuff together too.

They grow up too quickly; they really do. Next thing you know he'll be showing his own two year old how ....

How about multi use stuff ? stuff that gets used and kept fresh because it's useful. A wee tube of vaseline is not only good to stop chapped lips, heal hacks on fingers, good on grazes, etc., but squirted on a bit of stick it'll start a fire with a match, at least as well as any firelighter...

What is a crab stick ? is it like a fish finger ?

I know someone like that. If he can't see his teeth marks in the butter, it's no' thick enough :rolleyes2:

I don't know why, but salad cream on a piece of bread just works so well :) Even on cheap 'blown polystyrene' type bread, it works. Maybe it's just a cheap quick and easy alternative to the olive oil and balsamic vinegar ? But then, HP sauce on bread works too. I don't think ketchup does...

I've had a few over the years, and honestly, they're mostly an annoying pain. They cramp the hand, they're very noisy, especially at night, and their light isn't always brilliant. That said, I have a child's Ikea one that is superb, and I've had it for over ten years now and it's still working...

Watched two buzzards gyring together this afternoon. It was a beautiful crisp cold sunny day here with clear skies. The rooks are pairing off too, as are the long tailed tits that usually flitter into the garden in a wee flock, now they come in pairs. Robins are looking particularly sharp and...

It's definitely here in Lanarkshire, though the uplands are still pretty frozen. We're down in the river valley and it's always that wee bit warmer here, a bit further ahead. It's been a beautiful day, but it was a hard frost overnight.

I have a friend who makes venison lorne sausage....that's the square Scottish sausage that's just ideal for a piece. He says it lacks fat though so Shuggie adds the fat cut from Pope's eye steak to his mixture. I might be vegetarian, but my Husband isn't and I feel guilty that he doesn't get...

A fried cheese piece is very good indeed :) and brilliant with some chutney.

There are too many subtle differences in what constitutes a 'Sandwich' though. To some it's a quickly thrown together something on a slice of bread or roll. To some it's a meal. To some it's a dainty wee tasty bite to go with afternoon tea. I mean, where do we stop ? is a pizza a...

Get well soon, with no issues. You might try hornpipe next time ? :) M

From the shape I'd guess late 1890's or so. If one is marked with a 7 then they're not terribly old....standardised, if I make myself clear ? Those keys are not for complex locks, just solid ones :) As for how long they've been in the ground....mind I mentioned context ? and out of context they...

I honestly prefer good bread just with a shallow bowl with good olive oil and balsamic vinegar, but he did ask for sandwiches :)

A cheugh roll.....that's a properly slow risen decent gluten flour roll, something you can get your teeth into not a thing like overblown polystyrene pretending to be 'bread'.....with jam and cheddar, and a mug of tea :D Failing that, salad cream and crushed crisps :D Or I quite like to shred...