The (not so old) Crocks Cafe

altocumulus

Morning all - fires warmed the place up nicely, the cats certainly know where to sit don't they.
Thanks to Lucy we have plenty of hot water, so I'll get on with setting the place up for the breakfast rush....

altocumulus

Coffee brewing nicely. I've a range of liquors to add and 'special' coffee sugar.....
Tia Maria, Whisky, Brandy - take your pick.....

rosieben

Morning all, I'll just grab a mug of tea and a toasted teacake and settle down for a while to read the paper. Not been in much as been having new windows fitted, all done now thank goodness and made a huge difference in cutting down draughts already. :j

Priority today is to get the house back to normal and maybe do some baking, I feel a madeira cake coming on .......... I'll make an extra one for the caff

altocumulus

Looking forward to a nice piece of warm madeira....that'll go down with a glass of wine for this afternoon...

zzzLazyDaisy

Good afternoon Alto, goodness you've been busy, the cafe looks sparkling!

Mmmmmm...... Rosie, that maderia cake smells wonderful! I'll just curl up on the sofa with a mug of Alto's special coffee - baileys for me please - and wait for the cake to come out of the oven......

Ah, this is the life.... zzzzzzzz

The_Dragon

I could do with sitting here being fed and watered (well regular cups of tea and the occasional calorie free, virtual piece of cake!), I am about a week behind on my NaNoWriMo writing AND behind on my stitching so guess what I am doing today!

So a mug of tea please and a large slice of that decadent Jack Daniels laced chocolate mousse cake!

sharon59

afternoon all-pain killers finally taking a bit of an effect and coping better.sorry to have been a whinger last few days but it bl**dy hurts!!!
promise to do my share cleaning when up to it!
Dragon -my sewing way behind too so will join you by the fire with my Lizzie Kate santa and threads,sip hot choccie and relax!
sharonx

altocumulus

all good fun....lovely food, delightful company, what more could one ask for?

The_Dragon

Just need to get through to the kitchen, I'm putting a beef joint and and gammon joint in to roast off for sandwiches tomorrow, and also putting a load of burgers, both beef and veggie in the freezer for standby meals.

M.E.

Went to a raucous Divali party last night. Youngsters dancing Bollywood style and DJ and drums really very loud indeed.
Raised money for Muttom a village in southern India affected by the tsunami, which my daughters' school helps by having built a school.
We even had fireworks, which were very pretty indeed.
Today I have been cooking up the defrosted chicken pieces (from the freezer that went phut). Neighbours will freeze the casserole portions for me.
Hopefully I will be able to sit and do some cross-stitch, even if virtually [STRIKE]mentally [/STRIKE] in the lovely cafe with everyone.
Madeira cake and tea at 4pm please.