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They are unloading my car as I type....including the microwave!

Happy Christmas to you, my lovely mates

<3

A gaff?????

And who knew the speed limit was 25 mph here?
(I'll only say this once. Told Mike to turn right at the bottom of the bridge.).
Two minutes later and one of the slowest car/cop chases began.

Mo :-D <3 ;-)

Tell them to bring a take-away Ginns ;-) :-D :-D

Dea Xxx

Oh dear Dea,

Obviously typing at the same time.

I'm stopping now.

:-D

Hello Girls :-)

Dea, you are doing a stonking job

Mo, one day, I may take you up on an offer to your gaff

Meanwhile.........just had a call to say the Friday gang are coming over

We've no food in the house...............except Ted, the turkey and he's sleeping until tomorrow morning!

Gins....
Chillin'...
C'mon over to Chincoteague.
With the foot duvets
and some champagne (or whatever).

Mo <3

Wish I was 'chillin' Ginns - still in the middle of 2 trifles !!!

Chocolate logs done, pate done, canadian cookies done........... only got to wrap my sausages in bacon, wrap the turkey in butter, goose fat and bacon, make the stuffing balls and the apple sauce, prepare the veg, AND the kitchen looks like a bomb's hit it !!! ;-) :-0 :-0 - It will all be lovely by the morning !! ;-) :-D

Dea Xxx

P.S. - Hubby is making me a cheese and bacon buttie !! <3

Dea Xxx

Just wrapped the last few gifts and am sitting down at last!

Been everywhere today......went into Tesco and it was not as busy as a Saturday

Had hair styled, went to bank, went to Co-op, picked JB up from work and dropped him off at the pub, saw both sons

Chillin now :-D

Good morning all :-)

Thank you both for breakfast <3

I am off on a cooking spree now - pate, chocolate logs, shortbread, canadian cookies and trifles............. Then I am going to prepare everything for lunch tomorrow 'coz grandchildren will be round in the morning and I won't get a chance to do anything then ;-) :-D :-D

See you all later,

Dea Xxx

Good morning and thank you for the crumpets and muffins Gins.. :-D



I'll crisp up some bacon for Dea and grill some tomatoes to go with it.


I'm going to nip down to our TescoExtra and see if they have any fresh salad stuff in a moment and then I hope I can forget about food shopping. :-D


Back later......

Mornin all~~~~~~

Kettle is on, spiced muffins and crumpets under the grill

Forgot we don't have a microwave so will have to pop out and get one. It only gets used at Christmas to keep everything hot!

and colonial goose..

Soon be Christmas and we can have some nuts, some dates, some tangerines, some chestnuts, some parsnips, some sprouts, some roast tatties, some roast turkey (Quorn Chik'n cutlets available for vegetarians), some stuffing, some cranberry sauce, some roast pork complete with crackling, some Pigs in Blankets, some mashed potatoes with grated cheese, some peas, some onion gravy, some Christmas Pudding with brandy butter and custard, some Mince Pies, some single cream, some crackers containing paper hats, useless prezzies and daft jokes, some Sherry, some sparkling wine, some baked honey glazed ham, some Brandy, something to nibble whilst listening to Her Royal Maj's Christmas message, some buttered finger rolls, some lettuce, some cherry tomatoes, some celery, some sliced redskin onions, some boiled ham, some cold sliced turkey, some pickled red cabbage, some pickled sliced beetroot, some pickled onions, some Piccalilli, some Branston pickle, some Hellmans mayonnaise, some sherry trifle, some fresh fruit salad, some whipped cream, some Stollen, some shortbread, some chocolate Yule log, some Christmas cake, a selection of cheeses including a pot of Stilton, some biscuits for cheese, some grapes, some Port, a prawn ring with an assortment of dips, some beer, some lager, some Bailey's Irish Cream, some whisky, some gin, some vodka, some Bacardi Breezers and some mixers

Very vintage Dea! I remember Eternal Beau but never had any. My chosen dinner service was Doulton 'Westwood' - Autumn leaves on a white background. I may have one piece of it left but would have to look.

A few years ago we bought another dinner service - plain white with a grey/silver rim. Bit of a white elephant now as we hardly use it.


More or less finished for Christmas I think...maybe some salad stuff......but that's it. For heaven's sake, the shops are closed for one day - in fact, a local shop is open on Christmas Day. I can't understand all the panic....and I bet a lot of foodstuff goes to waste in a lot of households. So, so wrong.


Have been working on my tree and chatting to friends 'over there' so will wish you all good night. Sweet dreams. See you tomorrow ~~~~

I remember a friends mother having those plates when I was a chabby in the 70s

They've served you well Dea!

Depressing or what ???

I have just watched a cooking programme which showed an episode of Keith Flloyd from the 1970's and guess what ?? - He served his food up on my dinner service !!

'Eternal Beau' - I have since got rid of the casseroles and the coffee set to the charity shop but I still use the cups and the serving plate and the soup dishes and bowls !

The gravy dish 'fell of it's handle' 3 weeks ago!

I feel VERY OLD now ! :-(

Dea Xxx

There are times Gins when you do have to set your principles aside - 'Quality of life' is what matters here.

You have worked for what you have and, if you can afford it, go for it !!!

Dea Xxx

Yep Dea. The injections didn't work but I'm going back to hospital in Feb to see what they can do

Trouble is, I have to wait months between appointments :-| It was Aug last time I went

JB wants me to go private but it really goes against my principles....might have to them set aside if something isn't done soon

Is that hand of yours still poorly Ginns ???

Dea Xxx

Was supposed to go shopping tonight after JB finishes work but thought what the heck............DONE!

It was a mare in Sainsbury's, cant imagine JB would feel like going there after a day at work. Got almost £40 off with my nectar card and the man in front of me had a voucher for a fiver off and gave it me :-D ...he had two and was only allowed to use one per shop

I got a ticket at the till for £1.74 off my next shop so I passed it to the lady behind me....she said wont you be coming back in time to spend it......you avin a laugh!

Just got the drinks shop to do tomorrow

Phoned JB and he was chuffed that I'd got it all sorted but cross at me for using my 'claw' hand to lift