Not mentioning the T word at all

Justamum

Mrs_Veg_Plot wrote: »

:question: Do any of you ladies have any ideas on how to draft proof the keyhole in the back door. It is not magnetic so cannot put a magnet over it but there is a heck of a draft blowing through it.

I've taped a piece of duct tape over the outside of our keyhole. I've tried blutac before too.

Mrs_Veg_Plot

Justamum wrote: »

I've taped a piece of duct tape over the outside of our keyhole. I've tried blutac before too.

Thanks justamum, will try the duct tape. Had not thought of sealing the draft from the outside and as we never unlock the backdoor from the outside this should do the trick.

mardatha

I went off on page 9 and woke up to page 13 !! To the lady who wanted to take the kids to the xmas day soup kitchen, sorry forget who it was. I'd echo the others' advice - don't. The people there will not appreciate it, they might get angry and feel you're treating them like a visit to the zoo, etc. And maybe some of them once had a family and you'll remind them what they lost & that will make them sad/angry. Plus the organisers will say no as well. I liek the sound of the shoebox thing though, there are loads of kids in this country who dont even get a xmas dinner, never mind a xmas toy.

Mrs_Chip

... *creeps in sheepishly*... Morning Everyone ... my head hurts and my mouth tastes liks a badger' s bum. I am never drinking again, ever. Did I say anything silly, did I? Where's the paracetamol? Someone give me one of those bacon rolls, no sauce, ta! Anyone seen my pants, I think I left them on the glitterball after I took them off my head? God, I must have been drunk, I remember seeing an alien in the garden. Pleeeeeease- don't ever let me drink again!!!

scottishminnie

Justamum wrote: »

I'll give you Advocaat though - hell.

When I was a teenager my cousin and I were allowed advocaat as a New Years treat. It is the most vile thing ever - I reckon we were given it to put us off alcohol for life - that and Crabbie's Ginger Wine - yeuch

mardatha

O god not reading any more !!! Minnie thats CRUELTY! mrs chip - serve you right ! I myself never touch the stuff!
Off now to early mass.

Rowan9

mardatha wrote: »

O god not reading any more !!! Minnie thats CRUELTY! mrs chip - serve you right ! I myself never touch the stuff!
Off now to early mass.

You're not fooling anyone
W

tru

Morning :hello:

Our greenhouse gave us the last of the tomatoes yesterday. I should get out there and clear the plants but I can't be bothered I'm a bit annoyed that I have to BUY tomatoes now.

The window man came round yesterday, I told him we couldn't afford to get them all done at once. He's happy for us to replace one window at a time then ring him when we've saved enough for the next one. He's dropping off a trade catalogue later. It's a sideline for him, so he doesn't charge much. He makes no money for supplying the windows, he just charges per hour for labour. He works extremely fast, so it works out very cheap :j

And WHO has thrown up in the corner over there? Please clear it up. Thank you.

littlecal

Morning all hope the hangovers aren't too bad OH found it highly amusing that I went to bed tired after a "virtual" party:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I haven't slept well for a while but was out like a light!!!!!
May have a trawl of the CS's today to try and find a bigger casserole dish.

Lisakay - the shoeboxes are a great idea,small children will enjoy making up "presents" for others and you can explain,simply,how much they are helping.

Edinburghlass_2

scottishminnie wrote: »

When I was a teenager my cousin and I were allowed advocaat as a New Years treat. It is the most vile thing ever - I reckon we were given it to put us off alcohol for life - that and Crabbie's Ginger Wine - yeuch

I'll never forget the year my Mum decided to make her own advocaat which involved leaving eggs lying in lemon juice for days until they cracked?? We all avoided that corner of the kitchen