Comments on: An Update on Operation River Cottage http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage A Site About Everything and Nothing Fri, 16 May 2008 05:36:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4717 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:22:54 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4717 WoE <i>Mr Pratchett reads the blog?</i> He's far too busy churning out books then subsequently signing them to read this nonsense :) If you're going for PG Wodehouse then try <i>Code of the Woosters</i> Best RC WoE
Mr Pratchett reads the blog?
He’s far too busy churning out books then subsequently signing them to read this nonsense :)

If you’re going for PG Wodehouse then try Code of the Woosters
Best
RC

]]> Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: Witches of Eastwick http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4713 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:44:02 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4713 Rod, We'll get right on to PG Wodehouse when we finish Mr Taylor's books (before he turns up for coffee!) and Terry's Discworld novels. Incidentally do you think Mr Pratchett reads the blog? Perhaps you would do us a favour by making a controversial comment about him and then we could tell him how much we are enjoying his books. Don't upset him and find out if he likes gougere :) WoE Rod,

We’ll get right on to PG Wodehouse when we finish Mr Taylor’s books (before he turns up for coffee!) and Terry’s Discworld novels. Incidentally do you think Mr Pratchett reads the blog? Perhaps you would do us a favour by making a controversial comment about him and then we could tell him how much we are enjoying his books. Don’t upset him and find out if he likes gougere :)

WoE

]]> Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4711 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:33:57 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4711 La Marge you are quite right to point out my civic responsibilities as the areas most eligible bachelor :) Though I don't imagine that classic bachelor Bertie Wooster would be much of a composter ! Pleased to hear the bibliography of of some use, you must be having a great time reading all those books Other readers take note: Everyone should read at least one PG Wodehouse book in their lives Best Rod La Marge
you are quite right to point out my civic responsibilities as the areas most eligible bachelor :) Though I don’t imagine that classic bachelor Bertie Wooster would be much of a composter !

Pleased to hear the bibliography of of some use, you must be having a great time reading all those books
Other readers take note: Everyone should read at least one PG Wodehouse book in their lives
Best
Rod

]]> Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: LaMarge http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4710 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:17:48 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4710 Whew, I'm ever so relieved. It wouldn't do to have the most eligible bachelor neglecting his compost, now would it? I've been trying to get our municipal folk to have a city-wide compost heap, but there are concerns about diseased vegetation as well as clippings from those who spray nasty things. I believe a proper compost heap would handle the disease problem through heat purification, but worry a bit about the chemicals. LaMarge who is now reading her Wodehouse collection through chronologically, thanks to your bibiliography. Whew, I’m ever so relieved. It wouldn’t do to have the most eligible bachelor neglecting his compost, now would it? I’ve been trying to get our municipal folk to have a city-wide compost heap, but there are concerns about diseased vegetation as well as clippings from those who spray nasty things. I believe a proper compost heap would handle the disease problem through heat purification, but worry a bit about the chemicals.

LaMarge
who is now reading her Wodehouse collection through chronologically, thanks to your bibiliography.

]]> Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4702 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:58:48 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4702 LaMarge thanks for the comment, much appreciated. Composting is something we do over here, indeed much of the hidden area to the left of the picture was originally a compsost heap. Sheer volume of undergrowth procluded most options for me. In my defence, it did all go into garden recycling trash containers specifically used for garden waste and was recycled by the local authorities Best Wishes from Across the Pond Rod LaMarge
thanks for the comment, much appreciated. Composting is something we do over here, indeed much of the hidden area to the left of the picture was originally a compsost heap.

Sheer volume of undergrowth procluded most options for me.
In my defence, it did all go into garden recycling trash containers specifically used for garden waste and was recycled by the local authorities
Best Wishes from Across the Pond
Rod

]]> Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: LaMarge http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4701 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:33:24 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4701 I got to your site from a Wodehouse search. Um, Sir, do you know about composting? You said in your orignal post that you *trashed* (OK, "binned") all the undergrowth? Oh, no! Is composting purely an American thing? Brits don't? LaMarge I got to your site from a Wodehouse search. Um, Sir, do you know about composting? You said in your orignal post that you *trashed* (OK, “binned”) all the undergrowth? Oh, no!

Is composting purely an American thing? Brits don’t?

LaMarge

]]> Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: Witches of Eastwick http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4658 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:13:49 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4658 Rod, We are loving the sound of fennel with sea bass... are there many left in the pond since the incident? Fennel makes interesting salads as well, sliced thinly with olive oil and orange juice, watercress and pine nuts, toasted or otherwise. We're off now to find out what can be done with courgettes before the inevitable glut. One good thing about the weather lately is that the apples look the best ever ..... we predict an autumnal feast on the tarte tatin front. WoE Rod,

We are loving the sound of fennel with sea bass… are there many left in the pond since the incident?

Fennel makes interesting salads as well, sliced thinly with olive oil and orange juice, watercress and pine nuts, toasted or otherwise. We’re off now to find out what can be done with courgettes before the inevitable glut. One good thing about the weather lately is that the apples look the best ever ….. we predict an autumnal feast on the tarte tatin front.

WoE

]]> Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4657 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:23:43 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4657 WoE I like fennel in baked mediterranean vegetables, other than that LB will have to be called upon, will be using the foliage as herbs - may even catch a fresh sea bass, like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (and unlike Gordon Ramsay) did and cook it on the beach with fennel ! Enjoy the courgettes and don't forget to leaves osme scraps out at night for any foraging relatives :) RC WoE
I like fennel in baked mediterranean vegetables, other than that LB will have to be called upon, will be using the foliage as herbs - may even catch a fresh sea bass, like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (and unlike Gordon Ramsay) did and cook it on the beach with fennel !

Enjoy the courgettes and don’t forget to leaves osme scraps out at night for any foraging relatives :)
RC

]]> Comment on An Update on Operation River Cottage by: Witches of Eastwick http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4656 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:09:43 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/an-update-on-operation-river-cottage#comment-4656 Rod, Well done! Would you mind sharing with us the details of what you plan for the fennel.... some of us will be taking a keen interest. We harvested our first courgettes today and allowed ourselves a small thrill. While on the subject of thrills and for those who are in the know .... this morning we awoke to sunshine streaming down and with a feeling of summer at last, we threw open the Coven doors (still in our pj's) and began watering the hanging gardens of Babylon. Now, some time had passed while we pottered about doing what Witches do within their estate grounds, when suddenly we heard the call of an exotic animal, possibly an escaped peacock or such like. Still listening intently we walked further down the path only to find our 'continental' sister crouched behind a bush in full voice! Ah well it is Tuesday and where would we be without the eccentric... WoE Rod,

Well done! Would you mind sharing with us the details of what you plan for the fennel…. some of us will be taking a keen interest. We harvested our first courgettes today and allowed ourselves a small thrill.

While on the subject of thrills and for those who are in the know …. this morning we awoke to sunshine streaming down and with a feeling of summer at last, we threw open the Coven doors (still in our pj’s) and began watering the hanging gardens of Babylon. Now, some time had passed while we pottered about doing what Witches do within their estate grounds, when suddenly we heard the call of an exotic animal, possibly an escaped peacock or such like. Still listening intently we walked further down the path only to find our ‘continental’ sister crouched behind a bush in full voice! Ah well it is Tuesday and where would we be without the eccentric…

WoE

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