OS daily thread 3rd February

RacyRed

Good morning everyone.

It's a cold and frosty start to the day here, although the park looks beautiful with the sun shining on the frosted grass. Last of the storm damaged trees was taken away yesterday, there were so many of them!

So far today, 1 WM done and a second on. Critters fed (and thanked me by leaving a calling card right in the middle of my windows! :mad:) Woke early when the 2 resident swans chased an "intruder" away. They were all moving so fast they sounded like a boat going along!

Went for a really nice Indian meal at quite a posh restaurant on Thursday (thank you Mr Boss!). The Naan breads were out of this world so have to have a go at making some. My favorites were made with dried fruits and cardomon, seriously yummy!

But better still were the drapes they had in the windows, beautiful bronze and gold silk or silk like material. It suddenly clicked, after months of puzzling, that is the colour combination I need in my Living room window. Now, I just have to work out how to do it without it costing me a fortune.:rolleyes:

Back later, have a great day everyone. Hope all ill folk of any size are feeling better.

xxx

:bdaycake: Happy Birthday A_B:bdaycake:

taplady

Morning!

weekend off for me!:j
Happy Birthday Arkonite babe :beer:

dlb - I have some of those handwarmers and they're great! my hands go completely numb when out in the cold even with gloves on.Its a shame that they only last about an hour though

Am cooking sausage and bacon baguettes at the moment for the men in the family. The 2 DSs are off on the bus to Worcester to visit friends and later when we've done all our jobs me and DH are decorating the hall and stairs.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Back in my tea break!;)

Pink.

MushyPeas wrote:

Hiya Lillibet, my username comes from my nickname at Primary School because, um I loved mushypeas! :rotfl: :rotfl: At Primary even the teachers called me Mush towards the end. When I went to secondary school I had to learn to respond to my real name!

What about you and others?

When I first joined MSE I was sitting at the pc trying to think of a username when I spotted my son's Pink-winged stick insects. If I'd known that I was going to spend so much time on this site, I would have tried to think of a more interesting name.

taplady wrote:

dlb - I have some of those handwarmers and they're great! my hands go completely numb when out in the cold even with gloves on.Its a shame that they only last about an hour though

My handwarmers were a life saver earlier this week.....put them in an old pair of socks, knotted them together and hung them over ds's head when he had earache. They really seemed to help him, but he did look daft!

Pink

joannasmum

Morning All

Happy Birthday Arkonite Babe

Got a slight hangover this morning, bad day yesterday with DD grumpy from teething and all the other stuff thats happened over the last few months it got to me so I dived head first into a bottle of wine. Never mind today another day.

Need to go shopping today and do our weekly shop it will have to be a strict list as the vets bill has eaten into our budget some what. I also need to get birthday cards need for this month and a couple of presents.

Have a good day everyone

Shez

pink-winged - my username isnt very exciting either! mine is just a shortened version of my name Sherry (yes spelt as the drink!) at a previous job they used to call me Shez! agree if id know id be on here so much i would have thought of something more interesting too!

I know when I went to the Boat show there are a range of boats called Arkonite - so I dont know if there is a link there??


bargain babe - yes i already have those icing pens, which the kids like to draw ontop of the cakes - well squiggle more like!! :rotfl: they are abit too young for thomas art! and im not much better either!!:rotfl:

mrs_mix

Shez try sainsburys they sometimes have those cake toppers I've managed to get winnie the po0 there
my user name is because dh owns a concrete mixer hence mrs mix

pam xx

cattie1

car passed it's MOT so uncle and bro taxing it for me today and should hopefully get it back tonight:j
We found out that the extra money I found in my bank last week was a rebate from tax credits and they have gone up by £70 a WEEK!
so that is some excellent news for us as we have really been struggling lately!
I am w**rking 9 1/2 hours today, then making chicken passatta for tea (never had it before so will see what it turns out like) and hopefully not much else! lol
happy birthday arkonite-babe
congratulation to your OH medman
hugs to any1 that needs/wants them.

RacyRed

My user-name sort of developed as a result of a drunken night in the Arms. And because I like F1 racing and was cheering on Ferrari at the time.

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Bargain_Rzl

Morning :hello:

PP - glad you are feeling happier this morning and way to go DD!

arkonite_babe - Happy Birthday!

To those who were wondering where peoples usernames come from (and I know I've posted this before, but there are soooo many new posters since then) - mine came from my rich ex who seemed to think my constant bargain-hunting was rather sweet :rolleyes: and nicknamed me Bargain Roozle (it's a bit of a long story where the Roozle part came from!). In our emails I signed myself Rzl as an abbreviation, so when I signed up for MSE, Bargain Rzl seemed the obvious choice Incidentally I'm still on good terms with said ex, the nickname is still in use, and I don't see him making fun of me when my bargain hunting works to his advantage (like yesterday when I got us two tickets for a comedy gig for £6.50 each )

AussieLass I PM'd you my contact details so I think I'm waiting for you to get in touch with me once you're over here

Anyway, I am having a slow start to the day as I normally do on Saturdays. I will have some cereal in a mo and get dressed. Need to get the bus into Lewisham to go to the fruit and veg market, and while there I will also have a look in TK Maxx (there are a few odds and ends for the flat which I am on the lookout for - today's list includes a wall-mountable coat rack - I am sick of hanging my coat on the edge of the living room door!)

Lunch will be a portion of one of the things I cooked in the last couple of days (either turkey & veg pasta or mushroom risotto) then this evening I am going to a party. It is in theory a 30th birthday party but it is doubling as a housewarming party. It's in a corner of London which is a bit awkward to get to from here - but I'm sure I'll manage

Must be off now

Rzl xx :wave:

anniebooklover

morning everyone,

Haven't read all of yesterday's post yet but will do so later. Happy Birthday Arkonite Babe and safe journey Aussie. My neighbours are currently in Sydney (they go every second year) and I know how much they hate the long journey so I hope you have lots to occupy you! Have a fab time while you are in the UK and of course tell us all about it.

Yesterday was an interesting day. I finally got round to reading Martin's weekly e-mail and noticed the part about the Mortgage Exit Administration Fees. After reading it, I made a quick phone call to the Halifax and I will be £100 richer in about 28 days time. :j Then logged on to Pigsback to find I had an extra £5 in points as the reward had finally come through for stuff I had ordered yonks ago. They say these things come in threes, don't they? Wonder if I should buy a lottery ticket? :think:

DS, DD and I are heading into town then I think we may visit the park as they don't want to go hill-walking today, lazy little so-and-sos. Have a super Saturday. xx

Edited to say: Looby-loo so sorry to hear of your news. My thoughts are with you and your friend's family.