General Chat

Good afternoon dear ladies.

I hope that you are a little warmer this Good Friday.

The sun was a little watery this morning, but it deigned to appear for a couple of hours.

We did the walk with the Cross this morning, to the Fields. Naturally I did not carry it, but a few strapping men took turns in carrying it along the streets, and then onto the Hill.

The cornflower blue DOES suit me dear Cherry. I am not so sure I like you references to my complexion dear. As you know, I am blessed with flawless skin, and the references to crumpled linen is a little cruel. Sniffs.

There was an article in the newspaper yesterday dears, about a Cut Price Supermarker [what is one those, I wonder] whereby, one can purchase a skin lotion that is comparable to one costing 10 times that amount, and has the same ingredients. How can that be? I may be wandering past such a supermarket tomorrow dears. I shall keep you informed.

I think you are wise to give St Rosemary a little rest dear. She is a lovely woman but a little eager I think to spread the word. Take a few sentences dear, but not the whole book. Lesley, you must pm me of this town for shopping dear. I am open to suggestion for a new place to shop. I am tired of the West End, and the Westlife Centres. I am will to travel, so please let me know.

I am still smiling at your lovely photos dear Susan. You are right to be proud along with your dear hubby.

I am working up to Corrie tonight dears, to see if that dear little Tyrone will be found Not Guilty. I do hope so, he and Fiona make such a lovely couple. So cuddly. Also Sylvia is knocking back the hash brownies. Tutty tut. Whatever next?

Have a peaceful weekend dears, and not too many choccies.

Toodle
Auntie Petunia

hello Teresa, the bad winter to which you refer was spread over 1962/1963, roughly Dec 1962 to March 1963. I remember it only too well. The snow lay thickly on the ground forever, or so it seemed, and I developed chilblains for the first time.

I wish you all a lovely Easter weekend and may the sun smile on you with a little warmth :-) :-) :-)

Susan dear your fruit and family looked so lovely and happy it made me giove a big smile on a cold winters day :-D

I have been keeping warm at paid toil, it was a little too warm and I fear it may be the HFs popped up again :-(

FTE is home for a short while in six weeks or so. I do hope the weather improves or she will need the thermals. She is sporting a golden tan and looks very well on the photos. :-D :-D :-D :-D

We are having a bit of culture this weekend so forgive me if I do not look in so often.

St Rosemary has gone by the wayside a bit :-( I shall return to her tribe after Easter.

Keep warm Auntie and Cherry and Lesley, and send a bit of sun over here Susan. It has been reported to be the coldest March since 1962, I thought the bad winter was 1963 but remember very little as i was a Fruit on board so to speak ;-)

Seyalaters

Teresa :-D

oh yes Petunia dear your new cornflower blue shirt really matches your eyes, and as you say it is very fetching. The crumples in the fabric match your skin too, it is truly amazing and most complementary. Have you tried 'Boots No.7 Protect and Preserve', dear?

Dippy young gels in public places usually screech at each other down their mobile phones, even if there is only two feet between them. I bet they dont pay for their own tariffs .......! There will be a lot of dippy young gels all over the place now that we have the two week Easter break upon us. I feel a headache coming on .....

When I drove home from this months U3A meeting there were some lads with their two-wheel toy scooters cluttering up the sidewalk and I had to request that they shift themselves so I could reverse up the driveway.

Yes indeed this is a wonderful house, and you are such a generous hostess, tolerating my midnight feasts and constant hunger pangs all day and catering to my every epicurean requirement, but what with The Wardrobe, The Luggage, and Pat rish aaaah, not to mention Tricki Woo materialising everywhere one least expects him, and the Beast In The Cellar, my nerves are rather fraught at the moment so I am rather "jumpy". Then there was that time you so kindly let me stay in the bedroom with the four poster bed with canopy and the canopy started sliding down during the night, I barely escaped with my life let alone breath. You must let me cook dinner for you tonight, to show my gratitude, would beans on toast and instant Smash do?

I know the footwear to which you refer - they were Spring shoes to help us hop smoothly into summer! :-D :-D

Tut, tut, and then again.................tut.

I think you will find that this wonderful house in which you have put down roots, boxes and all manner of wotnots, is mine dear..................and I will blooming well holler as loud as I like!!!!

Thus said................let get back to being friendly again.

I do remember the tincans with string pulled tightly from child to child. Alas I do not think they worked anymore than the springs tied onto ones feet to help us jump along...............or was that just me?

I have been to inspect the Village this morning, as it is to be opened to the public once again. Does look a little sad. This time last year we were counting down to the Olympics. This year, we are counting how many more day we will have cold weather. Tutty tut again.

I managed to stroll around the Shopping Centre, my my, one needs to have good stout walking boots around there. Lots of dippy gels walking one side of the mall to the other, all screaming, and knocking everyone out of their way.

I have managed to purchase a cornflower blue linen shirt to match my eyes. Very fetching......................what do you think?

Pip Pip
Auntie Petunia

I heard about the "telephone cans" Susan, am not sure if they really worked or not. However I wouldnt want Petunia to get the idea she can holler into the cans and we'd hear her from another part of the house down the string, or she'd be barking orders at everyone all over the place. Dont tell her I said so of course, I wouldnt want to hurt her feelings.

If the string and cans are just set up to rattle that will be good, then dear Petunia wont be able to creep up on me :-D After all, one never knows what she might catch me doing ....... ;-)

Did you get the relaxing evening you were hoping for?

Ooh, CC, maybe you can use the cans on string like a telephone, as we did when children :-).

I am waiting for OH to get home to return some outdoor heaters to friends, then it is dinner and a vino and a relaxing evening. What a busy day at work today, I am fair knacke, err, tired :-D.

Back another day, ~~~~ to all.

right. I've got lots of lengths of string, and tin cans that Mrs Berry washed earlier. I am going to go around Motie Towers and set up a Rattling Can system so Petunia cant creep up on me any more :-D

*pulls a glum face*
Easter eggs Susan? not a chance in hell. I shouldnt even be sneaking the occasional square of a Cadburys choccie slab. :-S

Alas we are no warmer here. I had to wash my slippers today because I saw the postman over the road, having missed him when he called at Chez CC with a package earlier, so I dashed out of the house "just as I was", to chase after him and redeem said package. I didnt dare stop to put shoes and coat on, because these guys move fast. I couldnt very well wear the slippers after that as I have a house rule : "no street shoes on my clean carpets", so they went in the washing machine with the regular laundry. And I went barefoot - until I couldnt stand the cold any longer and got my tootsies into a pair of slipper-boots. And, the heating was on as well.

As you no doubt know, our financial year is about to end as well, meaning another erroneous tax code notification from Inland Revenue, which I will have to correct myself. There have been so many IR mistakes down the years, which I've had to correct, that I feel like telling these people to do their own work properly the first time around.

Thank you for your kind words ladies,

CC, wasn't the cake divine. A chocolate cake with a vanilla raspberry cream filling, delicious, there is not a crumb left..

This will be the first Easter I have not bought my fruit an easter egg... She and Mr Fruit gave OH and I a couple each, I have a bag of Malteser eggs :-) :-)..
I have not yet had a hot cross bun and may not bother buying any, they are a bit over rated me thinks. I would rather have a slice or three of fruit toast :-D.

Are you any warmer yet ladies or is the weather still ghastly? We are into another run of sunshine and warmth. Nice for us townies but the farmers must be screaming into their milk vats by now :-(.

OH, pup and I are going to visit my parents for a night this weekend, then it is work for us, end of the financial year so that means a stocktake. A job I detest :-|.

I hope you all have a safe and happy Easter and enjoy your choccie eggs.

Susan

I've now been into my email account Susan, and found the mail you kindly sent me with the pictures of the wedding. Thank you so MUCH. Your Offspring looks divine, and her dress is just perfect :-). She bears a remarkable resemblance to the Mother of the Bride who also looked most radiant!

This modern technology (when it works) is wonderful, I'd never have imagined 50 years ago I would see colour wedding photographs taken in New Zealand within a week of the wedding. Amazing. And, thank you for sharing.

Well, you know me and my diet ........ I only eat once a day - I start eating when I wake up and finish eating when I go to bed, and its a special C Food diet - I see food and eat it. I hope the other guests didnt mind that I finished off that scrumptious wedding cake and licked the crumbs off the plate as well, waste not want not :-D ;-)

PETUNIA I do wish you would stop creeping into the room then speaking loudly, you know it makes me jump out of my skin. I am so glad to see that you eye is improving, can you see out of it yet?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to Susan, I am so pleased for all concerned that the wedding day went like a dream. I wish the newly weds much happiness and all good luck :-)

Dear, dear Upsidedown Susan, did I not say it would be a perfect day?

You all look lovely, and of course the Bride looked beautiful.

Listen to your Auntie Petunia, you know it makes sense!

Congratulations to you all, it looks just heavenly.

Smiling contently to myself, and hugging myself in your warmth.

Auntie Petunia.
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Susan thank you for the wonderful photographs, beautiful dresses and beautiful couples :-)

Congratulations to your fruit and fruit in-law, may they live well, laugh often and love much <3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To everyone x

Morning Ladies,

Well, what an amazingly beautiful wedding we had, OH and I were so proud of the fruit, she looked radiant all day. I shall email through a few photos for you to peruse. The weather played ball, the ceremony and readings delightful, many a tear shed by quite a few of the guests. My fruit heard me reach into my purse for a tissue. I wear my gold bangles all the time.... She can pick me out in an instant.

So, today the happy couple fly off to warmer climes for a nice relaxing week..
We have the pup, we have decided to let her sleep inside while with us, she will go home to hers through the day and back here after my work... It is up to Mr and Mrs Fruit to re 'kennel' her when they get home ;-).

Lordy, when ever will your weather decide to 'play ball', Ghastly by all accounts. I feel quite sorry for you up toppers.. The coldest March in how many years?

I have to return to toil today, one more day off would be most helpful but as it is a short week with Good Friday, I shouldn't be too greedy..

Have a pleasant evening,
Susan

I hope you arent offended Lesley because it really was kind of you to offer the Wade pieces. Save them for Baby E.

I didnt realise you used to deal in collectables. I collect - am trying to acquire a few Goebel cruet pieces at the moment in eBay bidding cos I think they're cute. It all started years ago when Auntie Jess passed me two Carlton ware double (leaf) plates and a 'bunny and cabbage on a dish' Goebel cruet set. I dont really have anyone to leave my collectables to, as my Offspring cannot stand them, and there wont be another generation after her - I mean, direct line of descent. So I think the gt niece and gt nephew will be the recipients (and, hopefully grateful for what they will be given). These items from my aunt mean a lot to me.

I remember a shop in Enfield called Evans, where they sold posh clothing in larger sizes, at the time I was quite sylph-like but I could do with an Evans now, just to compare M&S with for quality style and pricing. Bon Marche arent as good as they used to be, I think they switched to a cheaper sweat shop to cut costs.

no sign of Susan yet ......... I hope she didnt go on honeymoon with the bridal pair!!! :-D

hoho we all know a man Teresa - but whether or not he is any good at it is another matter ........ ;-)

glad to hear you enjoyed your dins at the Toby, when the staff do their jobs properly and dont charge wrongly its a good venue to visit. They were doing a lovely cheesecake [which I wasnt supposed to eat], until it went off the menu recently. I'm not supposed to eat ice cream either but when its part of a meal deal, or free ..... how is a gal to resist.

I spent the night wrapped up like Nanook of the North in my bed - it aint getting any warmer innit - am sitting here with a hot water bottle against my back cos I'm enveloped in Chill Factor, and that isnt a new fragrance!! Am going to B&Q with MFH later on, but my back goes out more than wot I do.

Hi Lesley,

I miss Evans as it was, it was the palce to get the most wonderful christmas deccies. Howver the card shop opposite has a new owner and sells lovely Evans type gifts on a smaller scale. The Bridal shop is owned by a younger lady, a mob I know said the dresses were stunning in there. The cake shop has been in its same position for as long as I recall, well at least since I was at school when glam rock and punk were in the charts :-D

Hope you are keeping warm and hugs to baby E. :-D


Teresa

When the north winds do blow brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

That's not a problem CC I have not posted only wrapped them, I use to deal so our 3 fruits have all sorts stashed away to do with as they please, I wont be doing they same for another generation.

Teresa we parked outside what was Evans know a beautiful bridal shop, definite lottery win needed to shop there, we didn't shop in the bakers :-( I was sure when I had bought delicious bread in your hilly town before the shop was on the opposite side of the road.

Auntie Petunia pack your bags without delay, go away for a short stay and don't put off till tomorrow what you can do to today ...................................... ...................Ooh does that sound bossy sorry it's not meant to :-S

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~to Susan, has the M of the B stopped smiling yet :-D :-D I hope you all enjoyed the special day.x

Plumming Ladies, thats what is needed for spills and I know a man who can help there ;-)

I had a lovely Christmas type roast Cherry and ice cream for afters and two more birthday pressies :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D All this and a meal deal for us all. It was also naice and warm in the Toby so we sat for three hours and put the world to righjts as we normally do. The staff were very kind and didnt chuck us out so i will be sending an email of thanks ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Aunty we are in the wilds and tis very cold here. I think Lesley may be even more in the wilds than I :-0 The only loverly warm palce is paid toil, oh the joy of the warmth :-D :-D :-D

We have an old shed here Ladies, Its falling down and would be very good as firewood. I shall send it down the cyber hatch to you to keep warm.

Tootling orff to feed the fruit,

Teresa


By the way, do have a look at Barrys posting today of a link to a virtual tour of the vatican. Its really interesting and worth a visit.