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ellie14

Mumto2monkeys wrote: »

Good Afternoon :santa2:

What a miserable one it is, we've had really bad wind and rain nearly all day:eek:


I need the help of the elite ...pretty please

What do you buy as a Christmas present for a 80 year old woman who hardly eats enough to feed a mouse, doesn't go anywhere, has no interests in anything...and says flowers give her a head ache!!

I'm super stuck!! Last year it was a silk scarf and an amaryllis the same as the year before and a calendar, which shed guessed by poking at the wrapping even before Christmas eve

I was wondering if you can buy really big print word searches anywhere? Or if the experienced elite had any other suggestions?
Thank you my lovely's

A trip to Marks for me,nightwear 30% off got two fleecy nighties for D/M for £28. really difficult to buy for ,she is 93 in Jan.

wendyak

Ladyshopper wrote: »

Had 2 failed cooking attempts trying to make rocky road of all things. Chocolate melted fine, all looking good until I added butter and syrup as per recipe, then just went into a solid mass. Had to add some frosties (no cornflakes or rice crispies) and kind of squidge them in to the chocolate mass, so now we have balls of chocolate frostie cakes!

Second attempt I did things a bit different, didn't add syrup as I thought that had been the problem, but did add butter. Same thing happened. :mad:

Put a bit of oil in (google suggestion) but didn't help much. Mixed some of the dry ingredients into it (biscuits, glace cherries and sultanas) and again squidged into little balls and put into petit four cases. DD had wanted to make it to give to her boyfriends parents. Still tastes good, but doesn't look as neat and tidy and will be harder to package.

Went through 8 bars of value milk chocolate during the 2 attempts, all out of it now!

it might be the chocolate, the value stuff tends to go into lumps when heated

tweets

nerfdad wrote: »

Who wants to know the ending:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I don't even want to know the beginning hate star wars :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

harryhfp

Squigs I will address this to you as others seem to think I was horrid - well I wasn't, I was just thinking of Paddy who had a great life & if a dog goes blind or is feeble, most owners put it down but you didn't, you gave Paddy a lovely life beyond the point most people say enough is enough.


Having had a lovely life, Paddy has passed on, I think it is natural for an owner in that situation to say, well I'm glad I gave Paddy a fantastic life but in a way I'm also glad Paddy has passed on because that marks a new start for me and a fitful end for Paddy, dogs are not humans after all & Paddy did not really enjoy the last few years the same as a young dog.


I think you owe yourself a cocker spaniel puppy as they are IMV the best, but there are many other good ones as well eg labs - if you get a rescue PUPPY that's great as well but if you get a rescue adult dog, you know there might be issues but OTOH that would be nice of you again.

nerfdad

tweets wrote: »

I don't even want to know the beginning hate star wars :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I went went with 2 eldest boys and just picked my dad up and surprised him with a cinema treat :cool:

nerfdad

harryhfp wrote: »

Squigs I will address this to you as others seem to think I was horrid - well I wasn't, I was just thinking of Paddy who had a great life & if a dog goes blind or is feeble, most owners put it down but you didn't, you gave Paddy a lovely life beyond the point most people say enough is enough.


Having had a lovely life, Paddy has passed on, I think it is natural for an owner in that situation to say, well I'm glad I gave Paddy a fantastic life but in a way I'm also glad Paddy has passed on because that marks a new start for me and a fitful end for Paddy, dogs are not humans after all & Paddy did not really enjoy the last few years the same as a young dog.


I think you owe yourself a cocker spaniel puppy as they are IMV the best, but there are many other good ones as well eg labs - if you get a rescue PUPPY that's great as well but if you get a rescue adult dog, you know there might be issues but OTOH that would be nice of you again.

I can give squigs a nerfchild for Christmas :eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:

harryhfp

nerfdad wrote: »

I can give squigs a nerfchild for Christmas :eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:

Nerfy, not sure your 'bits' would 'marry'

Enterprise_1701C

nerfdad wrote: »

I can give squigs a nerfchild for Christmas :eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:

Not quite sure who that is a threat to :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

nerfdad

harryhfp wrote: »

Nerfy, not sure your 'bits' would 'marry'

Everyone love a nerf bullet:T:T:T

nerfdad

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Not quite sure who that is a threat to :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Very true:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: