Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

LydiaJ

Not doing anything in particular tonight. My three best local friends will be
1) In Scotland
2) At home with kids (smaller than my kids - will be in bed asleep I think) while husband out at work
3) At somebody else's party
So I'll just do something quiet with the kids. They'll probably just want to stay up to see the fireworks on TV. I might see if there are any takeaways open and get something they like. Haven't really planned it. Used up all my planning motivation on having my dad for Christmas.

lostinrates

our wassailing companions have a medical emergency with an animal and won't be joining us..in fact, they've suggested we wassail next weekend as originally planned. I wonder if its bad luck to wassail twice?

zagubov

Davesnave wrote: »

Our friend's parrot snuffed it last Thursday, after running up a £600 vet's bill.

Made our chooks' last sickie look cheap.

Faced with a choice between being colourful and being able to supply breakfast, I know which way I'd go.

Unless you're a Monty Python fan, we'll maintain a respectful silence about the beloved pet's passing.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

I woish we had wild parakeets. when I spent lots of time in surrey we had them there.....and I guess they still are there. I love briughtly coloured birds, and would love some house birds, but it would be too tempting for the cats. And smelly. I do always look and sigh at pet shops and aviaries though. I know someone who has house birds (and lives in one of those listed millionaire rows I think ...I didn't check the link but from areas discussed) and they fly around the house and roost in glass ''trees'' and trees made of semi precious stones. They have a person whose jobit is to walk behind the birds with a damp cloth cleaning. Its the way to keep birds I reckon......but I can't afford a bird footman so ...its not to be.

There is always something in the local paper about culling the local parakeets. The council has permission to cull and then the owners object so they can't trespass to cull. Then the parakeets are saved. The story runs and runs, until something more important happens...
...like a murder

Incidentally, alleged murderer has been arrested and was known to victim. Seems a quick result.

LydiaJ

I believe the vast majority of murderers are known to their victims, although I can't quote any stats for it.

lostinrates

If we met up and there was a murder do we count as known to each other? What is ''knowing''?

purch

I wonder if its bad luck to wassail twice?

No it's not.

Hanging toasted bread on trees and singing to them is bonkers, but certainly not unlucky :eek:

zagubov

lostinrates wrote: »

If we met up and there was a murder do we count as known to each other?

Would that be like cluedo?
Mrs LIR in the stable with a tractor part.
Professor MK in the kitchen with a syringe of chemicals
Davesnave in the conservatory with a poisoned tomato.
Zag in the dining room with a Glaswegian diet.
Silvercar in the driveway with a white car
Viva in the library with solid steel datestamp

silvercar

Drew a blank in Tesco, local pound shop saved the day. Little plastic pots for the mousse and foil containers for the crumble.

Now I just need to estimate out of 50 people, how many will eat mousse, crumble, fruit salad, ice-cream or any combination thereof. Actually its only the mousse and crumble I need to estimate exact numbers for.


Don't be too impressed = the main course is being bought from as take away from a restaurant. The starters (as such) are crisps, nuts and olives.
Beers, wine and Pimms & soft drinks.

We don't have seating for 50. In fact the house is not designed for winter parties. Lots of smallish rooms, so people will prob cluster in their own little groups and won't mix.

We have had summer parties for more than this number, but the garden makes that easy. The boys have had bigger parties (I think 200 was the max!) but banned everyone from the house and kept people in the garden and summer house; but then they didn't need to offer food.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

Drew a blank in Tesco, local pound shop saved the day. Little plastic pots for the mousse and foil containers for the crumble.

Now I just need to estimate out of 50 people, how many will eat mousse, crumble, fruit salad, ice-cream or any combination thereof. Actually its only the mousse and crumble I need to estimate exact numbers for.


Don't be too impressed = the main course is being bought from as take away from a restaurant. The starters (as such) are crisps, nuts and olives.
Beers, wine and Pimms & soft drinks.

We don't have seating for 50. In fact the house is not designed for winter parties. Lots of smallish rooms, so people will prob cluster in their own little groups and won't mix.

We have had summer parties for more than this number, but the garden makes that easy. The boys have had bigger parties (I think 200 was the max!) but banned everyone from the house and kept people in the garden and summer house; but then they didn't need to offer food.

maybe silvercar should host a meetup


actually, I'm not necessarily opposed to it being at my house (dh is not so gung ho), but not sure incase we inadvertantly invite he with the umbrella.