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Carole

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Had Google your sons pub for a nosey, as you do.
Nice photo of yourself with a Christmas cake on the Facebook page @Carole ! Did it sell well?

Thanks @Glam
I made him 2 large cakes and they both sold out very quickly.

For Christmas Day I took home made sausage rolls and also veggie sausage rolls (not to sell, to giveaway).
They went like a flash too.

Its probably a good job that I don’t live nearer because I might find myself in permanent and yet unpaid employment.
 

staffordjas

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Thanks @staffordjas

Alex doesn’t own his own pub, (Yet!).
He’s a tenant landlord running a pub, The Salmon, in Leicester which is a Black Country Ales pub.
It’s a great way to start out, he gets to see how it all works, and if he likes it, without actually taking the gamble of purchasing a lease or buying a pub.

Black Country Ales are a chain, so he’s got people there in the background helping him and the more he sells, the more he earns so the incentive is there to make a success of it.

Some of you will know Black Country Ales, it’s the same group that own two Stafford pubs... The Bird in Hand and The Shrewsbury Arms.

Ooooh @Carole I've got a feeling one of our next short breaks away may take in a visit to Leicester :)

Just told hubby , who is a lover of Black Country Real Ales . As well as The Bird in Hand in Stafford , he also enjoys trying the various choices of Ales on our visits to The Imperial Tavern in Worcester (That actually looks very similar inside to your sons pub )

We'll soon boost those earnings up, hubbys pints of ales and my pints of cider tend to go down rather fast :lol:
 

staffordjas

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Just making my Christmas Dinner Soup.
My own recipe which is basically “chuck everything you have left in a cauldron.”

Turkey carcass, onions, leeks, potoates, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, parsnips, stuffing, turkey stock (saved from the cooked turkey), added water and boiled it all up until the meat fell off the bone.
When it’s cool I’ll take the bones out and put it into Tupperware containers and freeze it.

Later on tonight I’m making mushroom and turkey stroganoff.
Tomorrow it’s turkey pies, and if there’s anything left there will be turkey curry.

I’ve saved some of the soggy underneath bits of turkey and mixed it with cooked rice and carrots, enough dog fog food for 9 days.
Not one bit of our Christmas dinner gets wasted, every single thing gets used.

And now, husband is out at the football, I’m going to put my pyjamas on and open a well deserved bottle of fizz and sit down with a book.
Bliss.

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Reminds me of my parent meals every monday night when I was a kid, after having chicken on a Sunday. Mum always used to boil up what was left on the chicken carcass with the veg and make a stew........only she didn't always get all the little bones out.:lol: Remember picking my way very carefully through it ..
 

Carole

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Ooooh @Carole I've got a feeling one of our next short breaks away may take in a visit to Leicester :)

We'll soon boost those earnings up, hubbys pints of ales and my pints of cider tend to go down rather fast :lol:

Leicester is a great place to visit for a night or two.
There are great bars, great places to eat, parks, historical places to visit, lovely individual shops, great art scene, lots going on.
A fabulous crazy golf thing right in the city centre, an eclectic mix of so many cultures, it’s just a great vibe.

In February, they have the Leicester Comedy Festival and it’s a great time to visit (but only if you’re into the comedy scene).
 

Carole

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Reminds me of my parent meals every monday night when I was a kid, after having chicken on a Sunday. Mum always used to boil up what was left on the chicken carcass with the veg


24 portions of healthy, lovely vegetables and turkey superfood, vitamin packed goodness.
tastes absolutely gorgeous even if I do say so myself.
 
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staffordjas

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Leicester is a great place to visit for a night or two.
There are great bars, great places to eat, parks, historical places to visit, lovely individual shops, great art scene, lots going on.
A fabulous crazy golf thing right in the city centre, an eclectic mix of so many cultures, it’s just a great vibe.

In February, they have the Leicester Comedy Festival and it’s a great time to visit (but only if you’re into the comedy scene).

Hubby went to Leicester with his works during this year , and he's just said how good it was.
He just said he stayed in the premier inn which had parking , so sounds like a plan! :)

I've never actually been , despite having some sort of relatives living there years ago (only ever saw them when they came to visit my gran occassionally..... think they are 2 lads who my gran took in when they were kids. I used to call them 'uncle' but bit vague if they were really related or not )
 
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proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
Well a pretty uneventful match. Might have been exciting to those watching on TV with the VAR and all but to those of us actually at the match we had no idea what the hell was going on. Although it ruled in our favour twice, I bloody hate the way VAR is at the moment.

Anyway thanks to the fixture list we'll be seeing the year out in Formby so lots of walks along the dunes and along the beach to look forward to for the next week or so whilst the Mrs does some work :D

Think I might learn how to play the ukulele.
 

Carole

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Is Alex hosting this again? I must have a look at who is on.

Yes!
He organises comedy shows for the festival through
Jokes On Us
Facebook JOUfreefest
When you go to see comedy in the smaller venues you are basically taking a punt.
It’s usually free to go in, if you enjoy it then you put what you think it’s worth in a bucket on the way out.
One of Alex’s bookings a few years ago was Lost Voice Guy that went on to win Britain’s Got Talent.
You can spend a weekend watching several shows a day, usually about 45 minutes each show, in between shows you drink a bit, eat a bit, watch another show.
If you don’t like one, it’s free, move on to the next, it’s fun.
 
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arthur

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HOARDING
I'm having an insomnia night, I can't switch off from tidying and organizing. I have started to de clutter my daughter’s bedroom - she's a hoarder and she’s finding it very stressful having a parent that insists we can't have the house in such a mess any more.

I wish she could understand that having tv mags from floor to the ceiling is a fire hazard and keeping labels, tags and receipts for every purchase she has ever made is excessive. Living with OCD is very hard and I do try to sympathize but it's got to the stage that she can’t walk around in her room so I had to take some action.

Hopefully get a few hours sleep before I start again. Ordered some baskets and decorative boxes from amazon to ease the process. The throwing stuff away took some cajoling and discussion but hopefully we will get it done by end January.

Does anyone on the forum have a hoarding problem or know someone that does.
 

Glam

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HOARDING
I'm having an insomnia night, I can't switch off from tidying and organizing. I have started to de clutter my daughter’s bedroom - she's a hoarder and she’s finding it very stressful having a parent that insists we can't have the house in such a mess any more.

I wish she could understand that having tv mags from floor to the ceiling is a fire hazard and keeping labels, tags and receipts for every purchase she has ever made is excessive. Living with OCD is very hard and I do try to sympathize but it's got to the stage that she can’t walk around in her room so I had to take some action.

Hopefully get a few hours sleep before I start again. Ordered some baskets and decorative boxes from amazon to ease the process. The throwing stuff away took some cajoling and discussion but hopefully we will get it done by end January.

Does anyone on the forum have a hoarding problem or know someone that does.
We have/had a patient who is/was a hoarder. I had to remove a mahoosive pile of newspapers from her bedroom, she followed me to see where I'd put them, so she could get them back. They went in a toilet bin, I had to lock the door to stop her.
She hovered round waiting for the bins to be emptied so she could grab the papers back. Didn't work, It was myself that removed the bag.
 

Carole

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HOARDING
I'm having an insomnia night, I can't switch off from tidying and organizing. I have started to de clutter my daughter’s bedroom - she's a hoarder and she’s finding it very stressful having a parent that insists we can't have the house in such a mess any more.

I wish she could understand that having tv mags from floor to the ceiling is a fire hazard and keeping labels, tags and receipts for every purchase she has ever made is excessive. Living with OCD is very hard and I do try to sympathize but it's got to the stage that she can’t walk around in her room so I had to take some action.
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I have every sympathy for you.
I can’t bear clutter or mess.
Does she read?
If so then I’d suggest The Art of Discarding by Nagasaki Tatsumi and The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo.

it’s about learning to let go of stuff and living with less.

I’ve just encouraged my husband to have a massive clear out, he knew that it was distressing for me to have so much unnecessary stuff in the house.
I took suitcases of jumpers, jeans, boots and coats to The House of Bread and his suits and shirts went to Suited For Success in Birmingham (a charity that provides suits for people who want to get back into work, have an interview but nothing to wear).
Anyway now that he’s started he’s realising the freedom in letting go and is keen to keep going.

I wish you luck @arthur
 

Gadget

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I like to keep stuff, whether I hoard or not is (not) up for discussion. I know a lot of things will come in useful or will be needed so I keep them. I will get rid of things, happily but only after I'm ready. Forcing the issue is horrendous and actually quite traumatic. I became very very ill having someone enter my space and removing my things, telling me what I could and couldn't keep. Stressful doesn't begin to describe it. It is actually painful and extremely distressing. Unless you feel this way too you won't be able to understand. We can become emotionally attached to things, we like the security of knowing they are there. Having it all removed is like having a piece of yourself pulled out. Yes we heal but wow it's a horrible feeling.
We don't all feel better afterwards and personally those kind of books make me feel anxious and angry, so if you are planning on giving them, I'd check about how they feel about them first.
I understand that sometimes things must be sorted, this is just an insight as to how horrendous this process can be on the person you are 'helping'. Be patient, be kind, be gentle please.
P.s we've had to replace most of the things I was forced to get rid of as it turned out, yes, we did actually need them in the end.
 

staffordjas

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HOARDING

Does anyone on the forum have a hoarding problem or know someone that does.

Yes, hubby! He's even got the pins from his broken arm when he about 8yrs old in the loft :roll:

I can't stand clutter or mess either.

I tend to spend the time when he's out at work de-cluttering so that he doesn't see everything go out the door and hidden in the bin. He's been doing his best to clutter the house up again though since having to clear his warehouse and office at work as it's now ceased to exist ( the German head office have pulled the plug on their uk part of the company ). We've had worse clutter coming through the door than I've previously slung out!:mad: I mean, what use is a bag of about 50 rusty bull dog clips going to be ??? We are now the new owners of 2 smelly old memory things for the works computer , that we must have because they store a lot of stuff. We have absolutely no idea what to do with them, or if they will actually even work on our laptop. They have made their way to the bottom kitchen drawer for now, to be forgotten about sometime in the future ;)

Thought he'd taken notice of me when I told him NOT to bring home all the old mugs from the warehouse kitchen. They hadn't appeared after the last day of work. But he's just told me that he still needs the old warehouse clothes that I was going to sling today, as he has to load a lorry this week with stuff to go back to Germany...Just hoping he doesn't do another scour around for those mugs and even more junk to bring through the front door, to make it's way straight out the back door to the bin ....

Got caught out when son came home for christmas though. After him leaving loads of good clothes and shoes here for years, I had a sort out and got rid of loads the other week. He hadn't brought 'going out' shoes and trousers back with him for christmas, expecting to be just staying in our house each evening. So when his Stafford mates got in touch for nights out , he was looking for his decent shoes and trousers he's left here......OOOOPS :embarrass:
 
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PeterD

ST16 Represent.
Was planning a trip to Bourton on the Water today instead elected to come home a day early from the Cotswolds. So an afternoon of fussing my car I think.
 

BobClay

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I've just read that the world is going to end in 2020 !!! :eek:

Worra bummer !!! …. that's yet another bet I've lost. :(
 
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