The Garden Fence - help and support in tough times

mynameisnotmardatha

That sounds like a lovely day MrsL

mardatha

Damn that woman followed me in. Here I am this is me, ignore her!

Softstuff

"I am Spartacus! " :rotfl:

Happy birthday to Zebra MrsLW, sounds adorable. It doesn't seem like 5 minutes since he arrived, how did he grow up so fast....

Well, here we've had 100mm of rain so far today, severe thunderstorms and general yeuch. I had for weeks been planning a New New Years party, after 2016 got off to a bad start earky in January. It's 6.30pm, we've had 6 cancellations. I have a house full of food and booze. The only likely attendees are my best friends (they'd kayak here if they had to). It seems 2016 is resisting my plans for a reset.

Anyone fancy some lemon paprika beef or Wiltshire leg ham with 6 kinds of salad?? I have beer, white wine, red wine and sparkling wine.

monnagran

Hang on there Softstuff, I'm struggling into my wellies as we speak. The kayak is waiting at the front door and I should be there on or about June 26.

camelot1001

I'm on my way Softstuff, just need to deal with this blizzard! You will have a lovely time no matter how many are there, just think - more drink and food for you!

Thought it was light when I woke up this morning, that's because it has snowed! It looked quite bright about 8 but has got darker and is now blowing a gale with snowflakes. May have to have a day in.

ivyleaf

On my way Softstuff! I've never heard of lemon paprika beef but it sounds gorgeous!

Monna Any chance you could take a slight detour via the Thames estuary to pick me up? I could ride pillion on the kayak?

pollyanna So glad to hear you're feeling better!

silvasava

Oooh - Party Party Party. Hang on gels - we can sail over Monna. There's room for you, Mrs L and Greenbee. It might take is a little while Softstuff so make sure you save us some!

ETA. Ivy - if you kayak down to me you can join the jolly crew!

FurryBeastOz

Blizzards we can cope with, and we can always borrow mardatha's ark for the rain. Count me in - after a run to burn off the calories. (We've only got a couple of cm's of snow)

pollyanna_26

Thank you Ivyleaf . I now have a lot of housework to catch up on , a trip to visit Softstuff seems most tempting right now .
Mar did you ever finish knitting the ark ? might be more suitable for present weather conditions .
Mrs LW Zebra sounds such a lovely little boy . I love to see children being brought up in such a lovely way . Well done to his mum and dad and of course yourself and HWK who laid the foundations .
Stay safe today everyone it's not nice out there .
Hope to be back later
Monna you can get off the naughty step now . I knew I'd forgotten something !
polly:rotfl:

monnagran

OK. I've ordered the limousine version. Don't forget your crash helmets. I'll collect the fares on the journey. Oh, and a small packed lunch might be useful but don't go mad, Softstuff wants us to arrive good and hungry.

MrsLW: how could I have forgotten? Zebra's second birthday! Give him a hug from me when you next see him. What a brilliant idea about having an open house day. Much nicer for the tinies, less overwhelming for the birthday boy and much,much less stressful for the grown-ups. I am going to spread the idea here, thanks.


Thanks Polly. My bum was getting a bit achey. Not to mention the sleepless night.
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