O/S Daily Monday 3rd December 2018

candygirl

Afternoon all
It's lovely n sunny here today.I'm off food shopping with DD, will go to ALDI, then to collect a parcel, n my prescription from the chemist. We usually go to the pub , for her wine n my coffee n a natter:D
Have decided, I'm going to try n save for a bit holiday this time next year.I really do need some sun
TA you really are an inspiration.Looking after everyone when you probably feel rubbish yourself. The girls will keep you going though :A
HESTER I hope you see the boat of your dreams hun
Huggles to all the poorlies n peed offs today :A xx

TravellingAbuela

Can you hear that? It's the sound of silence! After a full on manic morning running ragged with the 3 girls it's heavenly! The two performers were picked up with their snack packs, dance clothes, etc just after lunch for the trip over to Bradford for the rehearsal, followed shortly after by the eldest DGD who has gone off to her friends for the afternoon. She is under strict instruction to be back before it gets dark.

I am going to attack my wardrobe shortly. There is an Age UK bag collection tomorrow and I have been half heartedly popping bits in the bag over the w/e. I am determined to get rid of some of the clothes that never see the light of day, even though I am sure one day they will they never do! Time to be ruthless and get rid of them!

Enjoy your afternoon folks if you can xx

Gers

Afternoon all.

Weird day for me! Woke at 2am for a wee only to discover that the power was off. It's odd how quiet a house can be when every single electrical item is switched off. I phoned SSE to be told that pole had burnt out so I just went back to sleep. At about 8am two big huge lorries rumbled past carrying a big digger and other 'kit'.

I had to use baby wipes to wash down! Had a piece of cheesecake for breakfast as I couldn't make anything hot and then went off to work. All's well now, the power is back and my fridge / freezer is beeping like mad as it comes up to temperature.

The cheesecake turned out almost perfectly. I think it needs a more robust bottom layer, the thin coating of crushed biscuits wasn't enough to give the cake support and is rather soggy. Perhaps a more traditional bottom layer will make this perfect - the taste is really good though so I will make it again.

Now I'm off to heat up some pea and ham soup retrieved from the depths of the freezer yesterday.

Happy Monday afternoon.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Good afternoon everyone - a bit earlier today :rotfl: but only because it is pouring & I am waiting for a lull before venturing out. I have the overseas Christmas cards to post, a bag of donations to drop off at CS & some shopping to do Have taken the opportunity to write my menu plan for the week & write several sm lists

Thanks for starting us off nmlc & I hope you are fully staffed

camelot1001, well done on the decluttering :T isn’t it nice when you get on a roll Sorry you are under the weather - I am sending healing vibes

Hester, good luck with boat viewings

TA, please don’t do too much - nice to have the DGDs but as you say it can be chaotic

redruby, glad OH had a lovely birthday. “Tales of Evie” - I :rotfl:

tru, so far so good with the carols I sing along & they evoke happy memories :T “Scampi’s Celebrity Life” :rotfl:

snoozer, nice to read that the weather didn’t spoil your weekend & I hope that Steve gets better quickly - healing vibes winging his way

ScarletRibbons, kitchen cleaning on a Sunday Hope you have a lovely lunch & remember alcohol is a good anaesthetic :rotfl:

Lainey, good luck with rehabilitation exercises

silver-oldie, congrats on turning off a freezer - MSE I think I would have to add February as well

Speky, sounds like a wonderful weekend & nice to reassure the family that you are in a nice neighbourhood Also well done on sticking to your budget - MSE gold star :rotfl:

JackieO, nice to know that lots of celebs are nice people definitely an expensive month notwithstanding Christmas The weather in London’s East End is pretty dire too

Olliebeak, sounds like a lovely Sunday

Csarina, that is a busy week - please don’t tire yourself out

-taff, if you get half of what you have listed done - then you are superwoman in my eyes Your sewing teacher sounds like the kind of person I am drawn to - sending healing vibes her way.

RosyRed, ironing - what’s that :rotfl: I think the last time I ironed was February :rotfl:

Organza_Lace, Sorry the cough is still causing you sleepless days & nights - have I remembered correctly that you have a drs appointment tomorrow? hopefully dr can give you something to help.

nannywindow, if I see something that needs doing I try to do it straightaway - makes for a lot of confusion as I then forget what I was doing :rotfl: I am a bit like ‘Frost’ scraps of paper with tasks to do jotted down but unlike Jack I do quite often gather the scraps & make a proper list :rotfl: How about we push each other

ancientofdays, no famous faces spotted then I remember a couple of years ago I was on the DLR & they were filming for a BBC series called River - I got to see Stellan Skarsgård & then watched the series & saw the specific scene - unfortunately I wasn’t immortalised :rotfl: I think you should join with all our other dog owners & former dog owners to write a book perhaps ‘Tales of Mischief & Laughter’

candygirl, so you have the sun

Only taken me 2 hours to write this - I keep getting distracted :rotfl:

MrsSD

silver-oldie

whiteguineapig wrote: »

Silver Oldie,
have you seen the promotion called 'purple Tuesdays'?
I think its something fairly new but if it takes off it might help your shopping problems, I have just googled it to read more about it.

Thank you.
Hadn't heard of it before, looks good. Sometimes use W@itrose as it always seem calmer and they don't rush you at the till.

nannywindow

Hi MrsSD :wave:
Making lists eh... now you're talking:D. Unfortunately for me I'd be writing/ thinking instead of doing :eek:. BTW You can push me about anytime :rotfl:.
Gers any cheesecake left ? It sounded a bit like me.... a robust bottom needed ( not :rotfl:)

Had a visit from Dad this afternoon, he was bearing 2 sparrows.... er sorry small turkey crowns. Lovely thought, but we will be 7 for Christmas day and 6 for cold cuts and Mr Fix It's turkey curry on boxing day. Put me in mind of him feeding the 5000 with them. It's a good job I have already bought a extra large crown and a large turkey :rotfl:.

redruby

ancientofdays wrote: »

Scampi is famous now! Thinking about Eve, one of my little dogs used to bury her bonito in the middle of the sitting room. Her burial method was simply doing nudging movements with her nose and she was always disappointed when she returned since the other dog waited until she wasn't looking before nabbing it.
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That's exactly what Evie does and thinks she has hidden it, they when she sees you looking she has to hide it again, yesterdays bone was quite well hidden for her :rotfl:

-taff wrote: »

! Have hospital appt today, have four boxes of kitchen stuff to sort to go in garage, did start on it last night but haven't got anywhere, although have taken the big brown bowl [remember them? brown on the outside, cream on the inside? Found it in a charity shop years ago for about three quid, bargain!]

I love those bowls my mum has one I am coveting and I was looking at them in JL at the weekend I might treat myself !!

candygirl

Talking about dogs burying stuff. Zeusy pup nicked the baby Jesus from my crib, ran out n buried it in my flower bed :eek::rotfl:
If he wasn't so cute n funny, I'd murder him :rotfl: