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When life sends you Lemons, just bake a cake

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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Lemon_Tree wrote: »
    not sure i'd say it's good but...... we're still watching.

    Just wanting to know if it has some redeeming features, or you have a masochistic streak about as wide of the M25...
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
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  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    definitely the latter but it was very funny and took the mick out of many films/tv programs. Also there were a few very nice 6 packs on it, even if they were 'painted' on.
    I'd say you've watched the film with wanting to know my opinion, what did you think?
  • Lemon_Tree wrote: »
    Hi, some of you will already know me, some new folk may get to know me and other's won't really care :)

    I started my journey back in March 2006 and this is my first diary. When i started out my debts were at £48k :eek: now they are at £10.5k but as i'm about to head on a little detour i thought i would try this diary thing on for size and use it to get me working harder again. I feel that i've rested on my laurels of late and that needs to change.

    I hope some friends will come and keep my company whilst i'm finishing off this journey.

    PS the cake in question is Lemon Drizzle cake which is the newest cake in my repertoire, and it's yummy!


    Oh you sneaky monkey - you kept this a bit quiet - 5 days!!!!!!!!

    5 days you've had a diary and I haven't said hello

    Hello!!!!!!!!!!!

    and good luck on your lovely diary journey! I will be poking my nose in :)


    *a lot*

    ps the beach just started on tv....................
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    ha, i wondered how long it would take you to find me oh stripey one.

    Hello back at you :)
  • Ahhh - a "Car Crash" film - you don't want to watch, and you know you shouldn't, but you still can't help yourself! :D Pleased to report that our film watching this evening has been far better - we watched 28 Days Later earlier on!

    Urgh to present wrapping. And to card writing come to think of it. :( Must do some tomorrow.
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  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    i don't think i've seen that one EH, have seen the first two though. We did start the evening watching Megaquake which was just terrible and had no redeaming qualities at all. Just have to say there's nothing on the tele, should really go to bed and try and catch up from last nights bad nights sleep.
  • Lemon_Tree wrote: »
    ha, i wondered how long it would take you to find me oh stripey one.

    Hello back at you :)

    Not that I hold a grudge - but ever since they changed the forum - um ages ago - I hate it - so now I only look at my subscribed stuff and the dfw board - but not much tbh why oh why did they change it = thesedays its hard to notice anything new or a lovely new diary from a person like your good self!

    I hate hate hate - that they changed things - still never got over it!

    Anyway now you have a diary - I can drop mine!!!!! WOO HOO

    :)

    I'm so chuffed you've got one - you work so hard - you deserve to be applauded along to the end of the journey.

    I'm glad you've started one

    BUT

    I'm a bit worried

    canI stay even though I really DONT like cake - I'd eat it for you - but um, I'd rather not. But for you - I'd do it

    I dunno what you would have your skin crawl up for - blackboards and nails - oh I know - mash - cake is my *mash*? You'll understand that.

    Very sorry to say but cake does that for me - I bake it - like chocolate I WANT to like it - but its just the devils brew

    Its just so wrong on so many levels.

    If I don't mention mash - will you allow me to be here and not eat any cake?

    :D
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    you are more than welcome to stay as long as you promise not to mention mash, i'll even forgive you not liking cake or chocolate because i know your saner kiddiewinks like it. :)

    but one thing to set straight - just cos i've started a diary you can't stop yours. I rely on yours to keep me entertained and light hearted. I'm too much of a dour person to keep everyone interested, i mean my debt busting takes place once a month on payday then it's over and done with for that month.
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Lemon_Tree wrote: »
    definitely the latter but it was very funny and took the mick out of many films/tv programs. Also there were a few very nice 6 packs on it, even if they were 'painted' on.
    I'd say you've watched the film with wanting to know my opinion, what did you think?

    I haven't seen it - I just prefer low-budget movies with a sense of fun, to high-budget train-crashes...
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    well in that case i'd put it on your 'to view' list then Z
    I've seen much worse than it, and it makes no attempt to be too 'up it's own derrier'
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