The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

Nargleblast

The staff on the butcher's stall at the local market told me recently they were no longer allowed to call faggots "faggots" but had to call them "savoury ducks" instead! PC gone mad, methinks....

Re Winnie The Pooh stuff - a friend gave me the Winnie The Pooh Cookbook for my 18th birthday many many years ago - I have treasured it ever since. Each page has a recipe with a little drawing and a quote from one of the books. I also remember receiving a bottle of cherry brandy and one of apricot brandy for the same birthday, quite a different but interesting assortment of gifts I remember.

Nargleblast

And on the subject of liqueurs, does anyone remember a purple one called Parfait Amour? Very pretty but revolting taste. And there used to be about 7 different varieties of Pimms, each with a different spirit base.

sugarpuss27

shegar wrote: »

SUGARPUSS.........

You will enjoy Southwold, but its very expensive and snobby, I live about 8 miles from there, MIL lives there and as just sold a shoe shop there........................

Weather has been super sunny and warm today, about dam time its getting on in the year and July will soon be here .........

Not much to report, I will have to go back on the postings and have a good read as 6 pages have gone since last night on here......:eek:

Hope your all having a good weekend....Sheila.....

Hi Shegar, yeah I know we have been many times but love the coastline. I was born on the Essex/Suffolk border and only moved away when i was in my 20's. just thinking I've lived longer her in the fens than I did at home. Getting old!!
Have been for two long walks today to work off the victoria sponge that I've been noshing. The weather has been not to bad at all her got loads of washing dry, just leaves the ironing! I hate ironing!:eek:

sugarpuss27

You are never to old for a bear story! I have always loved Paddington but never had any books. For my 50th birthday hubs bought me the Paddington Treasury for the Very Young, well I am at heart! It's wonderful. The children who come to stay love it too.

Mrs_Chip

Nargleblast wrote: »

And on the subject of liqueurs, does anyone remember a purple one called Parfait Amour? Very pretty but revolting taste. And there used to be about 7 different varieties of Pimms, each with a different spirit base.

I have got a bottle of Parfait Amour

Popperwell

Remember Paddington from my childhood too, a happy memory:)

Maybe some of you know of this site but it ties in with what we discuss here...

http://www.thriftyfun.com/

sugarpuss27

I would just like to share with you a lovely gift that my class received from our tutor and each other it turned out. I have just finished an counselling course and met some wonderful people there. On the penultimate class our tutor presented us with small paper boxes that she had made herself with a ribbon on top with our names attached. Inside were blank pieces of paper and were were asked to pass these round the room and each write something on one of the pieces of people that represented what you thought of that person. We were told not to read them until we got home and if ever we doubted ourselves or needed a lift to bring out the box and read what other people thought of us. We were all really touched by this personal gift. as our tutor said it didn't cost much only a bit of time to construct but meant such a lot to us. One of the girls is going to use the idea for her son's going away party when he goes abroad to work. we all agreed what a wonderful personal gift which could be used for weddings, christenings, parties etc with very little cost. I plan to do the same for Christmas for my family,either by cutting out things that I see that might remind me of them or write bits and pieces down and pop them in one of the boxes.
Things are going to be tight for gifts this year so me and hubby will be spending our free time constructing these little boxes, I'm sure they will love them.

Knit_Witch

sugarpuss27 wrote: »

I would just like to share with you a lovely gift that my class received from our tutor and each other it turned out. I have just finished an counselling course and met some wonderful people there. On the penultimate class our tutor presented us with small paper boxes that she had made herself with a ribbon on top with our names attached. Inside were blank pieces of paper and were were asked to pass these round the room and each write something on one of the pieces of people that represented what you thought of that person. We were told not to read them until we got home and if ever we doubted ourselves or needed a lift to bring out the box and read what other people thought of us. We were all really touched by this personal gift. as our tutor said it didn't cost much only a bit of time to construct but meant such a lot to us. One of the girls is going to use the idea for her son's going away party when he goes abroad to work. we all agreed what a wonderful personal gift which could be used for weddings, christenings, parties etc with very little cost. I plan to do the same for Christmas for my family,either by cutting out things that I see that might remind me of them or write bits and pieces down and pop them in one of the boxes.
Things are going to be tight for gifts this year so me and hubby will be spending our free time constructing these little boxes, I'm sure they will love them.

That does sound a lovely idea Sugarpuss :smileyhea, Dr KW once made Japanese self sealing boxes and put mini bags of M4lteasers in them as gifts for people in the same Am Dram show he was in.

sugarpuss27

Knit_Witch wrote: »

That does sound a lovely idea Sugarpuss :smileyhea, Dr KW once made Japanese self sealing boxes and put mini bags of M4lteasers in them as gifts for people in the same Am Dram show he was in.

That does sound lovely, might be another idea for crimble.

greenbee

Nargleblast wrote: »

And on the subject of liqueurs, does anyone remember a purple one called Parfait Amour? Very pretty but revolting taste. And there used to be about 7 different varieties of Pimms, each with a different spirit base.

I saw some Pimms no4 today... And was very tempted by the lychee liqueur and elderflower liqueur but I DON'T need them as I only nano them for chocolate making and the weather is all wrong for it right now!