OS Singlies - We Do It Our Way!

calicocat

lostinrates wrote: »

We have had a few. We had Gregory Peck, Sophia Lor(h)en, Katherine hen burn, . More modern famous hens have included calista flockheart and sighenny weaver.

Lol......i'll get my thinking cap on.

LavenderBees

Ah, very good!:rotfl:

3 hens, no idea on chicken types (whatever I can get, I s'pose) and no idea on names either, but feeling under pressure now with those fab names

lostinrates

LavenderBees wrote: »

Ah, very good!:rotfl:

3 hens, no idea on chicken types (whatever I can get, I s'pose) and no idea on names either, but feeling under pressure now with those fab names

There is the old standby of Attila the hen.


Because we aren't pet keepers IYSWIM, my extra boys all get called supper. So the young boys are collectively called the Suppers:o. They are lovingly cared for and known and watched over, its just not on to sit down to eat 'Harry' or whatever. I mean, we might if we had to but.....

ATM we have no theme. We have a Crowbar, a summer, a Cusion, an Azalea.....just random things because I have a bit of an odds and sorts flock ATM. I purposely didn't plan any flock growth last year...( still got a clutch I didn't expect ) . A fox cleared out most of my pet bantams. . With health issues I've dithered over what to do. We've got so low I think I need to buy more so that we have enough eggs for us:)

LavenderBees

lostinrates wrote: »

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Because we aren't pet keepers IYSWIM, my extra boys all get called supper. So the young boys are collectively called the Suppers

:eek:

No, I couldn't eat anything I'd named either

lostinrates

LavenderBees wrote: »

:eek:

No, I couldn't eat anything I'd named either

I could, I just prefer not to. Its harder and ultimately not that helpful for anyone.

RosiePuddingPaws

Many years ago, our family had three geese - Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. They were eaten eventually, but not on their name days!!

I confess, I'm not fond of roast goose, but did like they way they ran up and down the garden.

RPP

lostinrates

RosiePuddingPaws wrote: »

Many years ago, our family had three geese - Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. They were eaten eventually, but not on their name days!!

I confess, I'm not fond of roast goose, but did like they way they ran up and down the garden.

RPP

Our geese are called J Egg K and Aristwaddle Onassis. We had a Quackie Kennedy but she is no more so the boys just waddle around together. Saves on a lot of arguing over the girl. I woulD get them a couple of girls each but geese are seriously mucky, and our geese are just pets.

Mind you we DO love roast goose.

JustKeepSwimming_2

LavenderBees wrote: »

I'm thinking of doing the 5:2 diet. Anyone doing that? Any advice? I'm hoping it will focus my mind on eating a bit less, and think Mons and Weds would be my best days.

I only took out a month's subscription, and strongly suspect I'll be knocking it on the head, but hey! I had to try even if just to see what the fuss is about. I just don't meet nice unattached blokeys in real life, so I guess that's me a singlie for ever, which isn't the worst thing in the world, but sometimes, I'd like someone special.

So, I think it's me, the FurryPurries and the chickens-to-be against the world then. It could be worse!

I've tried the 5:2 diet, but only lasted a few weeks as I've no willpower & I found it very hard cooking for my two & not eating it myself. I also spend a lot of my time running about from pillar to post & delivering kids here, there & everywhere & we often grab a sarnie on the run (not very MSE or OS or organised - I am appalling :rotfl:). I think if I didn't spend quite so much time on the run, then it would be easier.

Re dating - you are right LB in that its so hard to meet single men in real life, so I guess the internet is the only option. Good advice Calicocat & MSTM - I've had my fingers burnt by liars.

RosiePuddingPaws wrote: »

I think my problem is that I don't move around enough so I'm trying to convince myself to do half an hour of something in front of the telly (probably Zumba) before work a couple of times a week. This could fit in with the fact that, since changing my job, I decided to change my housework habits. I now start work half an hour later and it is only 5 minutes from home. So, rather than sit and watch breakfast tv I decided to get up, clean a few rooms, then shower and get ready for work. It is amazing the difference to the house since, to be honest, housework is not my passion so it rarely got finished. I love the fact that I basically have no housework to do at the weekends (although I still have to excavate the kitchen table!). So now I am telling myself that if I could cram all the housework into three quick sessions then the other two days I could exercise. That's the theory, next week is when I aim to start ...

Sounds like a good idea RPP - I have around 40 minutes each morning after my two have left for school & before I leave for work. If I can get my harris in gear I can get quite a lot done, which makes a huge difference to my evening. But often I'm a little preoccupied with t'internet & pottering...

lostinrates wrote: »

We have had a few. We had Gregory Peck, Sophia Lor(h)en, Katherine hen burn, . More modern famous hens have included calista flockheart and sighenny weaver.

Hilarious :rotfl:

LB - hope the chicken run is getting sorted - exciting news & looking forward to pics.

Hope all are enjoying the w/e - my Mother's Day gift has been not having to force down bread & jam while still in bed at silly o'clock Now my two are either still asleep or transfixed to the TV & I have peace & quiet. Although what mother needs an hour less in bed, today of all days :mad:

nicki_2

Haven't posted for a while as I've been really busy but I have been reading and wanted to add my tuppence to the internet dating thing.

LavenderBees wrote: »

I haven't really been on what i'd call a date for 21 years...well, I have, but it doesn't count if you really cba with the blokey, does it? So, in 9 years, I reckon no date with anyone I've really been remotely interested in...out of practice or what!

You made me think back through my 'dating' past. All of whom I've met through chatrooms when I was at uni or through F@cebook. Last 'date' I went on was about 2009 I think, but that was a complete failure! Websites don't always get it right. Before that, it'd be 1998 when I was at uni! I don't count visiting my ex-partner as having dates since he lived at home with his parents and siblings and when he came to mine I lived with my parents/siblings so we used to go out just to escape not actually go on a date :rotfl: We met through a student chatroom in 1999 as he was the only person who was studying the same topic as me :rotfl: We stayed together until 2007 so sometimes it can work.

Now my problem is trying to find someone who I want to date. Lots of the blokes who want to 'meet me' (I'm on POF) seem to remind me of members of my family/friends/relatives of friends, disastrous dates, or live too far away to be practical. I've also had messages from blokes who are just not my cup of tea, one in particular is looking for a 'cougar' to take care of him:eek:. At 35 I don't consider myself old enough to be a cougar :rotfl: I'm just window shopping for someone to share my life with, not another child or someone who uses more beauty products than me! Of course trying to find child-free time to go out on a date, especially as I work evenings isn't exactly helping either :rotfl:

calicocat wrote: »

RE: the dating sites......I don't want to put a downer on it for people, but just be careful to not believe what you read, never done it myself but have had a lot of friends stung by this. I have looked at the blokes on them at friends houses though.......and every time happened upon someone I know...who is either married, engaged, or living with someone. A friend of mine fell for this bloke....who had a long term girlfriend of 17yrs.....it turned out after some detective work and a bit of what could be classed as possibly stalking.....still, at least she found out in the end.

This is something I am very wary of. I once went out on a date with an older fella (who I met through a chatroom) when I was just 19 and still learning the way things work. We met in a pub which was quite dark despite it being during the day. After a few hours chatting we decided to move on elsewhere. When we got outside I noticed he had a pale band on his wedding ring finger where a ring should have been :eek: When I pulled him up about it, it turned out he was married but going through a tough time as there were problems due to his 21 year old daughter! I walked away from that one much more cautious!!

Some of my friends think that I should just go out with any blokes who contact me! That is so not going to happen. First off I want to chat to them for a bit to make sure there's something there and do some g00gling to check they're not married etc. I'm not just going to go out with someone just because of what they've written on their profile as it could be a load of rubbish. Not only for the fact it could turn out to be a total waste of time and money, but also because I have a teenage daughter (well she's 13 on Saturday!) and I'm not exposing her to just any body.

All this is because a bloke I do like, isn't interested in a relationship, but we're good friends and chat almost daily. He knows that I'd like more, and he has been know to say "we couldn't have a relationship because XYZ" (usually as a very blinkered view of something I've said, but a few weeks later he's lost that blinkered view :wall: He's most confusing :rotfl::rotfl:) so its not like we're stringing each other along. My other friends think I should "kick him to the kerb" and find someone else (one friend in particular has been with her husband since she was 16, she's now 35!). They don't seem to get that what me and this bloke currently have, although not 100% what I would like, is good enough for both of us due to where we currently are in our lives.

Besides, who knows what the future will bring, maybe things will change when my daughter goes off to uni in 5 years and I won't feel guilty about having a social life at 40 :rotfl::rotfl: I could fall head over heels with someone I meet in the Asda as we both go to pick up the same bag of apples or something :rotfl::rotfl:

JustKeepSwimming_2

nicki wrote: »

Besides, who knows what the future will bring, maybe things will change when my daughter goes off to uni in 5 years and I won't feel guilty about having a social life at 40 :rotfl::rotfl: I could fall head over heels with someone I meet in the Asda as we both go to pick up the same bag of apples or something :rotfl::rotfl:

Ah yes, Nicki - because as we all know you'll find someone when you stop looking; they'll just appear, as if by magic (or so my married friends tell me...)

I'm about 10 years older than you, but with a DD the same age & that's a whole other minefield to consider with respect to dating :eek: so I'm thinking along the same lines & waiting till my 2 fly the nest (if they can ever afford to ) before I seriously think about dating. But I'll be 52 when DS is 18 & if I'm too knackered now to put the effort into finding a date I can't see how I'll feel more like it by then :rotfl:

Talking about dating - has anyone been watching "The Widower" on ITV? Going by my past successes with men, I'd end up with one like him

Hugs to all that need one (Mum2one hope you're OK) & hope the car is behaving, Byatt.