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Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

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  • PasturesNew
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    That's cooked breakfast over and done with ... rest awhile before a dip in the pool.

    There were blue skies half an hour ago, but then the grey ones covered them and there's a light drizzle.

    Ibuprofen seems to have done the trick ... and I've not taken them this morning yet but felt a twinge, which I'd not had since I took the first two yesterday.
  • michaels
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    Glad you are feeling better.

    10.20 and no builders. Should I just tell them not to start given the tight timescales?!
    I think....
  • Doozergirl
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    However the number one county for fancy Scotch eggs seems to be WORCESTERSHIRE
    Thinking about it, my vision of Kidderminster and Redditch, should be substituted by Tenbury Wells & Great Malvern - so yes we are talking "old money" and "you know where you are with an honest Scotch egg - none of that foreign muck".

    I'd agree with that. I've never had such nice scotch eggs as I've had here, and it's not all that hard to find a homemade one.

    Scotch eggs from the supermarket are vile. Proper ones are heavenly :)

    I was in Malvern yesterday. Quirky place if ever there was one, it's like no other place I've been to.
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • chewmylegoff
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    LydiaJ wrote: »
    Condolences, Chewy. :(



    Ah, but are the NP views on peas correlated with views on mushrooms?

    Me:
    Mushrooms: Button ones fine, but can't stand like big black field ones.
    Peas: Yes, but not if mushy.
    Courgette/marrow: Will eat, but prefer not

    Any other vegetables we would like to solicit each other's opinions of?



    Mine too. :o I need a strimmer before I'll be able to mow the lawn. :eek:

    I like mushy peas (or guacamole as Peter Mandelson called them), especially with fish and chips.

    Courgettes yes. Marrow I find boring but can be ok if stuffed.

    I will eat any mushroom, I think shiitake is my favourite.

    Runner beans, sweetcorn, tomatoes and spinach are my favourite although I guess only spinach is actually a vegetable (Mind you, if being picky, mushrooms, courgettes and peas are not vegetables either!)

    Don't like asparagus much, find sweet potato annoying and I hate artichoke.
  • chewmylegoff
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    I'd agree with that. I've never had such nice scotch eggs as I've had here, and it's not all that hard to find a homemade one.

    Scotch eggs from the supermarket are vile. Proper ones are heavenly :)

    I was in Malvern yesterday. Quirky place if ever there was one, it's like no other place I've been to.

    I did a school geography field trip near Malvern. Was just on google map trying to remember what it was called and noticed an interestingly named wood just to the east (and a touch north) of Malvern. Ha ha ha.
  • misskool
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    mushrooms :yes
    peas : yes
    mushy peas: yuck
    marrows : will eat but not fussed
    courgettes : yes
    asparagus : yes
    sweet potato : yum (esp the purple ones, hard to find but possible)
    artichokes: globe and jerusalem, yes and yes

    phew! i am a vegetable lover. the only ones I don't eat are the bitter ones, bitter gourd and radicchio. I'm pretty open to trying everything a few times until I decide I don't like it.

    another first: stir fried cucumbers (for anyone likely to have a cucumber glut)
  • Doozergirl
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    I did a school geography field trip near Malvern. Was just on google map trying to remember what it was called and noticed an interestingly named wood just to the east (and a touch north) of Malvern. Ha ha ha.

    That's just looking for trouble! :rotfl:
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • SingleSue
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    Marrow/courgettes.....horrible.

    Only veg I like is sweetcorn, mushrooms, potatoes, parsnips, carrots. Amazingly, my children all love their greens, one in the eye to you Mrs health visitor who said that my children would not eat veg as I don't, they were the only children to ask for veg at my brother's first wedding reception!
    We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
    Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.
  • vivatifosi
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    edited 8 July 2012 at 11:20AM
    misskool wrote: »
    mushrooms :yes
    peas : yes
    mushy peas: yuck
    marrows : will eat but not fussed
    courgettes : yes
    asparagus : yes
    sweet potato : yum (esp the purple ones, hard to find but possible)
    artichokes: globe and jerusalem, yes and yes

    phew! i am a vegetable lover. the only ones I don't eat are the bitter ones, bitter gourd and radicchio. I'm pretty open to trying everything a few times until I decide I don't like it.

    another first: stir fried cucumbers (for anyone likely to have a cucumber glut)

    mushrooms: no. Yuk, yuk, yuk.
    Peas: yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
    Mushy peas: a waste of peas
    Marrows: not my favourite but will eat
    Courgettes: yes. Esp if buttered, tempura battered or in a ratatouille
    Asparagus: one of my favourites
    Sweet potato: baked, fried, mashed, roasted... yum
    Artichoke: not a great fan
    Runner beans: yes (as with anything else similar such as string beans)
    Broad beans: yummy, esp in a thick tomato sauce.
    Spinach: yes
    Sweetcorn: yes
    Tomatoes: my favourite (though as chewy says, not strictly a veg)
    Brussels Sprouts: worse than mushrooms

    I feel we should also give a shout out to the humble carrot. The veg that is so inoffensive that even non-veg people seem to tolerate them.

    ETA: forgot but also like: Beetroot, avocado. onion, peppers. Don't mind: cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli. Not keen on: bitter stuff like misskool. Don't like radishes.

    ETA again: also forgot parsnips (yum), swede (like) and turnip (ok). Parsnips and sweet potatoes are my main potato substitutes as I'm allergic to spuds.
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  • SingleSue
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    Ooohh forgot about onion and beetroot...like them too.

    I can't eat tomatoes, but when I see the toms my parents have picked from their garden, I want to eat them as they look so nice. I also have to be careful with anything containing tomatoes as I have an allergy to plum tomatoes (which I used to love - the tinned plum tomatoes and a slice of unbuttered bread was a weightloss diet staple) and normal ones, when contained in other food, can also produce a reaction, albeit a more minor one.
    We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
    Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.
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