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Just as well Mel and tumble drier man was here before nine thirty.

Morning girls,

Gosh you were up early this morning Ann. its 13 degrees here and pc says to expect light rain at 4pm. Better get the washer on and get it out earlish then.

Boiler man should come this afternoon so a good tidy and hoover this morning as he should arrive about 2ish.

Good morning all. 10 degrees and still dark but I woke around 0500 and couldn't get back to sleep so came into my 'office' on the PC. Slept ok from about 11pm so had a fair amount of sleep. Where I had the nose op it tends to get 'blocked' overnight and is difficult to clear laying down.

I am hoping that Paul is going to turn up with the new pump for the tumble drier. I have not heard from him as he was away 4 or 5 days and should have returned home yesterday. Anyway fingers crossed as I would like to do a pre holiday wash.

I am watching Broadchurch again. Loved it first time round and recorded it on ITV3. Forgot how good the acting and storyline is.

I have a tool that open the ring pulls on the tiny tuna and salmon tins. It levers it up a treat.

It does work well.

Thank you for that AnnG. It looks very useful and is on sale for about half price at www.careco.co.uk. We need things to make our lives easier!

google Kitchen Genie

The Kitchen Genie is a 5 in 1 multi-opener and a super handy kitchen aid for those with arthritis, weakness in one or both hands or reduced grip, giving you the leverage to open bottles, jars, ring pulls and twist-off caps with minimal effort.

This is what I have and the lever is very useful for the tins like the mini tuna.

I have got a link for it but if I put it on here it will be too long and throw the thread.

The south east has certainly had more than their fair share of good weather this year Gloucester, in September, had three times the normal amount of rain. No wonder the garden has been so soggy. Although, to be fair I think here at some times we had it dry but dull when there was rain elsewhere in Glos.

I have got a kitchen tool, it is light green I think it may be Joseph. It has a funny hook on the end, quite strong. I can put it into the pull ring on the small tuna tins and lever the lid up, it seems to work easily.
Yes slept quite well last night, achy today, not sure if that was sorting out holiday stuff (bending over it on the bed) or picking up the stuff left by Jake but I am achey today in my back mainly.
I have made 5 Christmas cards today. That actually doesn't help an achey back but I can't sit and do nothing.

Yes Mel very similar to the one I've ordered so I'll see how I get on with it .

I leave my airfryers as i have the bigger one son gave us and the small one i bought on the worktop as I use one or the other two or three times a week and the slow cooker ,I have a piece of gammon to cook in the slow cooker, never cooked it in there before I usually use the pressure cooker but I thought I'd give the slow cooker recipe with sugar and cider a go but I need to buy some cider .

It's been nice and sunny ,I even sat out for a little while but the wind was a bit keen so I gave up and came in .

Afternoon All,

Dull here with rain expected and 13 degrees. I've read we are due snow here in about a week's time too......I hope they've got that one wrong. My purple Michaelmas daisies have only just started to flower and are later than last year, so snow would probably finish them off as the plant doesn't look as bushy as last year either. I'm splitting and moving it next spring to a better position as it's too tall for the space it's in with a shrub overhanging it.

Yes, AnnG I was really late for me last night. I tend to go to bed later later when OH is further away at matches in case I have to go out. (once I had to go up the M1 and meet him at the services as he'd gone without his wallet). Last night I was hunting for a photo I wanted to send Fitz and OH was still up late with the pain in his side. It is a bit better again today and tomorrow he'll hopefully get an appointment at the docs. I have those little tins of tuna too and it's hard to keep hold of the tiny tin when trying the ring pulls. I have tried putting a spoon handle through the ring pulls to lever them off and often resort to a tin opener in the end. I hope you had a good night's sleep.

I found some old Johnathan Creek I hadn't seen before this week Mel. I fell asleep before the end of an episode twice (in bed) before I eventually saw the end! Luckily I'd taken my glasses off at some point and they weren't on the floor.

I hope you get on ok with the tin opener Mandy. I just remembered watching my grandmother using one of those with a point on that you that you had to thump with the palm of your hand to break through the lid surface and then lever up and down to cut round the edge! I used to struggle with those key things on the corned beef or oval tinned meat tins that you pushed a metal tab on the tin through and then turned the key to wind the metal strip onto it. I sometimes had to resort to pliers! Thanks for mentioning the programme. It sounds good so I will record it next. I've decided to make a pendant I like that suspends from an arrow shape, but I don't think the kite beads I have are the right colour so may have to order some.

I aught to have a clearout in my cupboard under the kitchen sink. I was looking at some of those extender shelves you can fit under the 'S' bend and tighten like you can with those curtain rods. I could store things on one like the dishcloth packs and other lightweight things. I must check if there would be enough depth underneath on the shelf below first and have a clearout.

I have to say Mel, if I put my air fryer and slow cooker in a cupboard they would get forgotten and be unused.

Mandy is it this one?

Shipshopp Innovated Tin Opener UK - Stainless-Steel Manual Can Opener for Large Cans - Ideal Kitchen Gadgets Good Grips Magnetic Can Openers That Work for Arthritis Hands, Black

Mandy I have that down on my list of thing to watch and its written but the person who writes All Creatures Great and Small. There's also another period drama on but its on U (UKTV) and I don't know where to watch that if I even can.. It says its on from Monday serise 1 and 2. Its called The Alienist.

I'm also going to watch Charie Cooper's Myth Country but I think I may have seen it before. Thhats on BBC iplayer.

Got the dreaded corner cupboard out in the kitchen and a few things have gone in the bin already and lots needs a wash. I had a devil of a job to get to the back so reached in with a sponge and my long handled wooden spoon. I want to see if I can get my air fryer in there where I can get it out easily. May even be able to get the slow cooker in there too. Can't do the bottom cupboard as I can't get down to it and if I did I would'nt get up again.

Morning all,
Cloudy here this morning but the sky is really bright didn't seem cold when I now went out to the bin .

Vera the cake was lovely Colin said and I could definitely make it again ,I wonder who Old Harry was :-D was your meat tough .
The tin opener I have is a culinaire magican but I have a job to turn it and once its on the tin I have a heck of a job to prise the handles apart again .

I like the look of Ann's tin opener and I've found one like it on amazon so I'll get son to order it today .
What are you going to make with your beads Ann ,I like to see your beading .

Oh there's a new programme I think you'll all like on channel 5 Monday night 9 o'clock called The Hardadres set in the 1890's about a working Yorkshire family becoming part of the Upper class ,6 part series .

Morning girls,

13 degrees here and pc says partly sunny and then its changed to rain coming. I think its covering itself with all weathers to it can be right at some point today.

Ann I don't go to bed untill about 1.30am but I do tend to fall asleep watching the telly and nearly fall off the chair!! It was 2.06 when I woke up at the table last night watching Lugvig so I shall have to watch that again now as I missed alot.

Those openers that take the whole top off the cans are very lethal especially as we now recyle them and have to wash them out with no dish washer. I bought one once but when I realised what it did it went straight in the bin.

Ann and Mel, you were both up late last night.
good morning, I had a good sleep last night so feel more with it today (it won't last!).
Dull here this morning, dry so far and 11 degrees. Nothing planned but plenty of small jobs that can be done.

The actual tins (cans?) that annoy me are the ones with the loop in the top that you pull to peel back the top. One lot I have are the very small (WWatchers) tins of tuna and sweetcorn, just a single amount if you are weight watching or like me, only need a small amount for a sandwich. The rings are much harder to pull than they used to be or else they just snap off.

Oh I'd forgotten those kind of can openers Mel. They are lethal and easy to cut yourself on. I don't usually cut the lid right off so I can bend the lid into the can out of harms way once the contents are emptied and with those can openers you ended up with the can as well as the lid being sharp.

I dont like the can openers that take the side of the can off I think they are dangerous as whats left is so sharp. I have the old conventional twisty key type one but did buy a new one as the old one would'nt go around the can anymore. I had a great one years ago that was on the wall and you pulled it out and turned a handle but when we moved into the cottage there was'nt space for it on the walls of the small kitchen. Its probably up the potting shed.