SuffolkSally Member

I just checked the conversion and I drink about a gallon a day too.

If you're thirsty, drink. I get through about 4 litres a day (not sure what that is in relation to gallons...) Many people are dehydrated without knowing it. It IS possible to do yourself harm through excessive intake (it's a rare psychiatric syndrome) but your intake doesn't sound excessive, and you're drinking in…

I only ever have black coffee - very strong, without sugar, and only 2 or 3 times a week. You will get used to it given time and experience; and it tastes the best!

Mine is shredded red cabbage (cooked with apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, and stock) with cooked beetroot and fresh raw tomatoes. Added protein to the mix is canned tuna, baked chicken, feta cheese, or borlotti beans.

The Verve - Urban hymns

I eat fairly well most of the time - but I am partial to a fish finger sarnie! In the UK it's possible to get healthy ones (the last ones I bought were in the Jamie Oliver range) which don't have all the additives. I grill them, use wholemeal bread, and add some strong cheddar. In my impoverished student days I used to…

If you mean fish fingers i.e fish in breadcrumbs, yes they will grill perfectly well.

A tropical island. Just a small one...

Bumping again, for more ideas...

No doubt... I'm not much of a god-botherer though; and think as long as religion leaves me alone I'm happy for it to carry on, for those who find comfort in it. No legacies in my will, for any religious institution of whatever persuasion.

There isn't really the the equivalent of scholarship in the UK...

That's a good idea. I won a few prizes when at school (small ones) and they were very motivational.

There won't be any potential contest - I don't have anyone to provide for, other than my pets. I don't really know what "estate planning" means? We're not talking big money here.

I'm interesting

Yes it's a great idea - only in the UK the NHS pretty much takes care of that. It's possible to set up scholarships and trusts for all sorts of purposes, but only worth doing if you have serious amounts of money to leave.

Yes I do know - over half my work career so far has been in the charitable sector, and all of it has been in healthcare. I know it's daft because when I'm dead I won't know... but I've worked hard for what I have. I know what happens to legacies left to medium/large size charities - they get lost. It's a bit sad, but I'd…

Bumping, for more creative ideas

I've made damn sure that the dog and the cat (both rescued) are provided for - top of my list, as always

Thanks so much for all the ideas! I am in the UK though, so some of them don't really work here -scholarships and foundation trusts do exist here but we're talking serious money - and again it's a bit anonymous.

I'm liking this! Only I can't imagine all my friends being in the same place at the same time, not without serious punch-ups anyway. But it could be done by email...

I'm inclined to leave (after friend bequests etc) half to local causes, and half to an individual... like a young person, who needs a leg up in life. How do you find one?

Also - it may be different in the US - the costs of setting up a Trust in the UK are very high. Not really worthwhile. I've a few bequests to some rather special friends, but beyond that it gets awkward. I've lots of friends, so I couldn't decide who would be in or who out, and as is the nature of life it varies...

^^^ GREAT THOUGHTS. I have an a executor already, and I trust her. I'm in the UK though...

Yes, I do take it - and no I don't think it does speed up weight loss. It's good for people to take in winter or for those who live in areas where there is little sunlight, and helps combat seasonal depression. So people who take for that reason may well find themselves able to be more active and motivated, and therefore…

Fresh tomatoes won't freeze well, but you could make batches of sauces and salsaa, and make lots of plain tomato puree by putting them in a pan and reducing, then straining and reducing again. Freeze in usable size portions. That will be a great base for soups, stews, chilli's, bolognaise etc. What about bottling rather…

I eat for pleasure all the time! I just choose my pleasures. I most certainly wouldn't eat food I didn't actively enjpy.

Tuna crudo and then either the salmon or a steak

I once had a friend who was phobic about buttons. Couldn't have clothes with buttons on, and didn't like even to see them on somene else.

With you on that one. Hate the way they blunder about and fly in your face, euugh. I can't settle if there's one in the room. Also large spiders, anything over about an inch diameter... doesn't matter whether they're big all over or the sort with little round bodies and long spindly legs - can't bear them