What have you been doing today?

[mab19]

DH is off to have a hearing test.  I'm not sure if this is a good thing, now he will be able to hear me grumbling at him

[obbie]

Mab thats funny.....

[judydawn]

Good one Margaret.

[cookie1]

I find my DH as selective hearing loss. After his shingles the GP wanted him to have his hearing tested as he had worked in the workshop at school. The man had perfect hearing, just selective listening.!!!!!

I've done very little today. I have had a reaction to some cream I out on my face yesterday. It was a new type of cream with a SPF of 50. I am puffed up and very red and itchy. I can scare small children just by looking at them. I think I will give up trying new things and just keep using all the stuff that doesn't affect me, as long as they don't discontinue it. I think it is the sunscreen factor in them.

[judydawn]

That’s not good cookie, does it take long to disappear when you have this reaction to different creams?

[achookwoman]

Cookie, what a bu***r.
Have been out on the town today tracking down a bread and brewing shop. I was after some malted grain to make a very different crumpet. I bought 3 different malted grains and will see which we like the best. I wil post a photo of what I am trying to copy.

[achookwoman]

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[cookie1]

I love the rack they are in Chookie. It's lovely. Where do you buy your malted grain from please?
Judy all my red and swollen faces appear about 18-24 hours after I have used the cream. I was chatting to a friend of DD's and she suggested it may be that I am allergic to chemical sunscreen protectants (like these creams and sprays ) and should use physical ones, like zinc cream. She explained that there are much nicer physical ones than zinc cream though.

[judydawn]

So you will be on the search for a nice physical cream cookie?  Good luck with that.

[achookwoman]

Chookie, the Malted Grains come from Brewing shops.  These are shops that sell grains to people who wish to make there own beer.  The grain is sprouted than roasted.  There are wheat and barley grains and are roasted to various degrees. The good thing about malting the grain is that the process turn the carbs into sugar.  This is good for us bread makers as the yeast loves sugar.

[K Atie]

Another day watching DD play hockey a win 😀🏑 DS played yesterday and had two wins . The games have been played well in such bad weather lately. Later on today the A grade girls played , the wind got up so high the goalie net blew over twice ! Two men held it down to the end of the game . The things we do .

[achookwoman]

K Atie , your kids are doing well to play in such bad conditions.
Not many little birds around as it is too windy for them.  Lots of ducks who are beginning to nest in the trees.

[cookie1]

I will have to pop over to a brewing shop and have a chat Chookie. We have several near us.

I did loads of washing this morning and popped it out as we weren't expecting any rain. However it has come in very black, so I have it inside now and will put the heater on soon to dry it.

We hope to go away next Monday for 4 sleeps. We plan to go to the area I grew up in and look at the wildflowers. Hopefully there will be quite a few out. Some friends are coming in their van too.

[achookwoman]

Cookie, only buy say1/2 k of the Malted grain as it goes a long way.  The dark bread that I made has 60 g of the grain. Not much for such a dramatic result.  The lighter ones you may use more. I ground them in the TMX and add boiling water and let it sit until just warm. Use the amount of water that the recipe calls for.
What a lovely way to spend 4 nights away. Enjoy.
Still cold today so more inside jobs.
Will try a phone link with Apple today as I can’t get mail on new MacBook.

[cookie1]

Chookie thanks for those hints. I probably won't do it until we get home.

I've been giving the house a super clean, hopefully it will stay like that until we go away. DH has gone to a Men's Shed over the other side of the river with a friend.
There is a dog over the back from us that has been barking for 2 days now, it is driving me mad, the birds keep chirping at it too. I have the radio up fairly loud to try and drown it out. Grrr.