You would be surprised how many people in G B are now growing veg in their gardens and keeping chickens,sales of seeds have increased 100% in last year

I agree - went back to the UK recently for the first time in four years and was surprised at how many people are into growing their own now.

Both my siblings had rampant veggie gardens - with lovely tomatoes, runner beans, potatoes, herbs etc. Last time I was there, their gardens consisted only of grass.

Apparantly that Hugh Fearnley-Whatshisname has a big following in his campaign for local, home-grown produce.

Here's what Cubans are doing to keep feeding the population while suffering oil shortages and trade embargos.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8213617.stm

Urban allotments. We can learn alot from the Cubans, as we'll all be doing the same if oil goes t*ts up before they come up with a good alternative.

Shows that it is possible and I'd imagine we will all follow their lead when it hits crisis..

Em x

What a load of bullocks.... or oxen as they are called in the article.

If you're a bad person then god knows what that makes me In addition to all of the above, I think I am now beginning to hate cooking (although I'm very good at it) and cleaning (starting to be pretty good at it too) .......

I'm with Petals on this one. Lived in Canberra for 3 years and thought my head would pop if I heard another dull local bang on about what they grew, how they then cooked it and the fun they had eating said veggie in 1001 combinations during a picnic around the lake with their dull boring family. Unfortunately during my time there I only managed to track down one other person on my wavelength about this - and she was from Manchester.

Moved to Brissie 3 weeks ago and so far have yet to hear 1 cookery conversation..........love it!!!!

This is Australia everywhere now.

Something happened in the last few years, and all women born in the late Seventies and early Eighties turned into Stepford Wives. Sorry, they're 'Domestic Goddesses' apparently.

I thought I was the only one who didn't understand the attraction.

It's driving me crazy.

Went to my first Tupperware party 3 weeks ago! Jesus that stuff is expensive. Plus the pressure put upon me to host my own party! Really annoyed about that. They are so pushy and have no shame. I am quite shy and hate that kind of nonsense but i'm also Irish and as soon as I feel pushed into a situation I don't like my stubborn side kicks up! So refused point blank to host one. Sadly the girl who was hosting said party missed out on an "awsome" gift because of it. This was very awkward as she is in my Mums group and I see her once a month, plus she is a nice girl but all the same...

My friend is having one next Sunday and I will go but i'm not going to any party like that again. It's just not a normal way to spend an evening

As for the veggies, i'm all for people growing their own and giving me their extras but it's so not for me.

You say that now.....but soon you'll be going to 4 Tupperware parties, 3 Nutrimetics and upto 5 Enjo (spend $70 on a cloth!) parties a month. And some people say there's nothing to do!

Blackmail and underhanded tactics!! And I thought it was all salad spinners and orange peelers! lmao!

Em x

Chuck got off her eggs yesterday. Currently they're under the desk lamp in a box. One came out last night others still cheeping in their eggs so hopefully more to come.


Oops! Wrong thread

I know of banjos and . . . err . . . but I've never heard of enjos. Pray enlighten me . . ?

Well apparently it's a magical cloth where you never need to use and other cleaning chemical products with it. So you can use it to clean the dunny, then dry your dishes with it and all is well - or clean your banjo!

Got a txt from my mate re her tupper party on Sat. Said I was definitely going but please don't expect me to book a party. She was fine with that..she has tons of loaded friends anyhow so I guess with all their orders she might rack up enough to be entitled to an "awesome" gift without having to have 2 parties booked as well.

I mean FFS, is this not like pyramid selling or that Bernie Madoff fella in the states?? What's the difference here? Rounding up your mates to shame them into buying pink bottles (from which I am sipping now lol!) and in turn you then round up your mates on the promise of some cheap plonk and cabana in order to get them to buy up big too?

BC World don't get me started on those fecken Enjo cloth thingies...I was at a bbq a few months back and my mate was raving on about this cloth, how great it was, no need for washing up liquid and other stuff etc etc. I was quite intrigued and asked for more info, only to be told that the woman standing right beside her was "the local rep" I reckon I was that close to being rounded up for a party but thank god for my attention starved toddler who was about to throw herself through a window if I didn't get over to her pronto.

Emelems: you have no idea what goes on out in the 'burbs or the sticks for that matter. These women have no shame! I need to take a leaf out of their book to be sure.

Anyway Tupperware rep promised to make us some "awsome" brownies in the microwave using tupperware, so roll on Sat arvo! Not...

PMSL @ Martin Luther lol!