Now back to the questions ..I have an all electric Home ,stove hot water heating (well the wood fire has an electric fan on it ) Is your oven,freestanding, underbench or wall oven ...mine is what they call underbench it's right under the hot plates that are built into the benchtop
My oven is part of the stove..It is electric.. We have an ALL ELECTRIC HOUSE... No chimney... Do you have a wood burning fireplace in your house ?? Do you use it often ?? We have an electric fireplace in the living room.. Its on almost every evening for extra heat and atmosphere..
No we have the same as you Steve...electric fireplace in the livingroom..but we have GCH allthrought the rest of the house....my daughter has a wood burning stove at her house What is your favourite food which comes wrapped in some kind of pastry? Occasionally I like to make meat pasties using fillo pastry...or tuna and mayo vol-au-vents with puff pastry..
I make chicken Keiv during the winter months ,wrapped in fillo pastry Do you walk regularly for excersise ..I've just returned from a 5.5 km walk which took me an hour to complete
Kay , you did good for that walk.. in Maine I walked with a friend 5 days a week . not quite a mile. but here in Tn. now , hubby and I walk dogs usually about 15 minutes each dog, and usually about 3 to 4 dogs is my limit. And weather permitting, we walk those dogs every day.. wW also have a state park that has a one mile path that meanders around the river water . we have seen deer in there too, we try to do that at least once a week too, hubby runs 6 miles every other day. I can't run but walking I love to do.. Has anyone here ever smoked and then kicked the habit? I have.. With no help from those fake patches, or pills either.. I quit on my own..my health was not good at that time , i knew i had to do it..so it was pure determination to do it and I did it! and that was 14 yrs ago....
I used to smoke but not what you would call a heavy smoker.. A large pack would last me about a week.. I came home one day with a sore throat and cold.. I gave up smoking at that point and I haven't smoked since.. That was in the early 1980"s.. How often do you wash your hair and do you have long hair or short hair ??????????? I have extremely short hair as I give myself a haircut about every month or so.. I cut my hair at 1/4 inch all over .. I shower every day or so and I wash my hair every time.. It dries in no time as it is so short.. You probably noticed my hair in my picture I posted....
I only wash my hair every other day or it causes it to be in bad condition...I have long hair, and I get it trimmed every 6-8 weeks.. Everyone says I keep enough food in the freezer to feed an army ...if a platoon were to walk through your house today could you feed them all?
Yes most definitely ..I have a freezer full as well as a walk in pantry .. Do you give your pantry ,or food starage a good clean out yearly or each season I useally do it in the winter months ..
I defrost my freezer in winter when the outside temperature is colder than the freezer, so I put the food in a box on the patio while it defrosts.. We have a small food pantry which I go over about twice a year.. I always end up finding surprises of items I forgot about.. When you are cooking, do you sharpen your knives every time or do you just use them the way they are.. I am a sharp freak and I insist on all my cooking knives being the sharpest they can be..
I know I should wait till my last question is answered, however I just wanted to get this question in as soon as possible.. Perhaps the next person can have the choice of answers... Are you superstitious of Friday the 13th ????? Do you think it is a bad day ??? If so, please answer either way... Personally I regard Friday the 13th as one of the luckiest days of the year..
im not supersticious of anything, its all a lot of Hooey!! I did not even notice that the 13th was on a Friday,, superstitions are just that, not real...!! folk lore.. same question as Steve's ...
I'm a superstitious person...I'm Celtic, we're all very superstitious....but regarding Friday the 13th, I think if someone bad is going to happen it'll happen just as likely on any other day of the week as it will on Friday 13th We had heavy snow and bitter winds yesterday and today... so what's your favourite cold weather piece of clothing..
I have a super down jacket/coat that will keep you very warm when the temperature drops down to -50c.. I have Kamik boots that are -45c rated and are comfortable to wear.. I have pure wool socks.. Wool is the warmest and the best material for winter.. I have leather mitts with pure wool inserts that you will NEVER have cold hands.. Mitts are much warmer than gloves.. I have thermal long johns (long underwear) that will keep you warm in all the cold weather.. I have a pure wool, double layered, hat that covers the ears and is very warm.. Excellent under the hood.. No matter the temperature, I can keep warm outside for lengthy times like ice fishing.. The worst thing is the wind.. A brisk wind with cold temperatures is getting to be a challenge, but we do overcome it with proper clothing.. We do NOT stay home in winter because it is cold.. Only if it is very windy which gives an extreme wind-chill.. Actually, I BBQ in weather that is -25c all the time, as long as it isn't windy.. Have you ever experienced cold temperatures like -50c and stayed out for long times in it ??? Obviously, I have it up here often.. The cold doesn't bother me, but the wind is something else.. Very windy and cold, I stay home where it is cuddly warm..
What make of Down jacket do you have Steve? We have thermals etc here as well which we wear when it's cold. I have a down jacket but I doubt it would keep me warm in -50 degrees..in fact I know it wouldn't. I need a good Down jacket for my husband because he works out during the night sometimes in the freezing cold and snow but it's difficult to find anything her that is really warm enough to withstand extreme temps. I don't let the cold keep me in either, but like you I cannot stand the wind. In answer to your question ..no I have never been out in minus 50 degrees..the most I've ever been out in is -15 which we get here very occasionally Do you ever play winter sports?
My down jacket was bought at a speciality shop that specialises in outerwear.. It is a longer jacket that goes to just below the hips.. It is made by a company called KAMIK who specialises in warm outerwear including boots.. Do I play winter sports, you must be kidding............ I cross country ski I ice fish I snowmobile I snowshoe I like to build snow sculptures I attend winter carnivals I used to play hockey and skate I like having snow ball fights with the kids I used to go tobogganing I like going for a walk in the winter I BBQ almost every day in winter Need I go on...... Boy, do I like winter,?? You better believe it !!!! Greatest time of the year... NO BUGS !!! Do you usually make deserts for after the meal?? I often make some sort of a desert such as frozen fruit with heavy cream, or a jello, or a pudding, or something to have after a meal....