Brrrrr. Plans for big family lunch this Sunday have been put off for a week as little sis has been struck down by some horrid lurgy. Probably just as well as Bloke wanted to watch the opening round of Superbikes from Australia at midnight on Saturday, and brother in law wanted to watch the rugby on Sunday ( I told him he could have his dinner on a tray!)
Went to Trago's this afternoon (for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about..http://www.trago.co.uk/ ), en route took Pennydog for a liitle riverside walk, which was bordered with carpets of snowdrops and saw the first lent lilies out. But it was very chilly, even with double thermals on.
Jean those stripey types here already arnt they, whether asian no idea. We have them here , small but stripey . Horrible things. If throwing stuff away was easier id throw more, drives us mad getting rid Oh Flo did the doggy get squeezed, poor mite. Ewww rattys. Maisie dog sounds like Olive , have a go at anything Rosa great purchases ...loo roll ? hehe, awning exciting whats it like? moonchair sounds fun . Like the half filling module idea . Pub tea too mmmmm . A new crown and no snow perfect, not liking the forecast ahead ...boooo . Dean sleep well, id love a wood greenhouse ..and sun house..and ..and ..and ..and Caz thats sounds lovely , skyfall tonight too I havent seen that yet myself heard good reports. Figrat thats lovely . Right hoping I have caught up.
Oh Caz, cream tea in a country hotel lounge! Sometimes I really miss the UK. I miss proper bacon and sausages, a pint of bitter (real ale), proper thick double cream (sterilised and spoilt here), clotted cream, marmalade (but I bring that back from England, can't even buy Seville oranges to make it here), marmite, peanut butter, nice curry sauces, English bread, English cheese - especially Cheddar etc etc .... I make bread to have a nice big farmhousy loaf with a doughy middle. Here it's all burnt crust and holes. The French boast about their products, but the English are very modest. Some French people are surprised to here that cheese is even made in the UK! One thing that is better over here is driving - emptier roads!
Think I better stop, this is the 2nd over serious post I've written today.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Oh and one more thing, the French don't even sell runner bean seeds (or sell runner beans to eat) except something called Haricots d'Espagne which are runner beans that they use as a climbing decorative plant.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Brrrrr. Plans for big family lunch this Sunday have been put off for a week as little sis has been struck down by some horrid lurgy. Probably just as well as Bloke wanted to watch the opening round of Superbikes from Australia at midnight on Saturday, and brother in law wanted to watch the rugby on Sunday ( I told him he could have his dinner on a tray!)
Went to Trago's this afternoon (for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about..http://www.trago.co.uk/ ), en route took Pennydog for a liitle riverside walk, which was bordered with carpets of snowdrops and saw the first lent lilies out. But it was very chilly, even with double thermals on.
Highlights and Lowlights
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Chris has been to the woods met a mass-murderer and bought some sausages
Bunny is on something- and another planet.
Becks is Miss Becks now-and has cleaned out all the cheap shops
The effing boiler is still effing whistling
Jean owns a horse
Bjay is on the mend
Flo has lost a chook
Dean has got 8 windows and ate a cheeseburger for breakfast
Sue can enter the glamorous granny contest soon
There is still a lot of illness
Some have worked -others haver scived
Think that is about it
Oh Caz, cream tea in a country hotel lounge! Sometimes I really miss the UK. I miss proper bacon and sausages, a pint of bitter (real ale), proper thick double cream (sterilised and spoilt here), clotted cream, marmalade (but I bring that back from England, can't even buy Seville oranges to make it here), marmite, peanut butter, nice curry sauces, English bread, English cheese - especially Cheddar etc etc .... I make bread to have a nice big farmhousy loaf with a doughy middle. Here it's all burnt crust and holes. The French boast about their products, but the English are very modest. Some French people are surprised to here that cheese is even made in the UK! One thing that is better over here is driving - emptier roads!
Think I better stop, this is the 2nd over serious post I've written today.
Oh and one more thing, the French don't even sell runner bean seeds (or sell runner beans to eat) except something called Haricots d'Espagne which are runner beans that they use as a climbing decorative plant.
And another thing, they don't do carrot cake, so Bunny, yes please!
But you can still come for cake, I shall get the kettle on ...
Pam LL x