General Chat

Well ,it was very nice Mandy.I did strip off the skin with all the hot stuff on ,but the taste had gone through into the chicken.It was a spatchcock Chicken.A whole chicken splayed out (if you know what I mean).

I think I can see a bat flying around outside.I haven't seen any in ages.

Piri Piri is definitely Portuguese. I spent four summer holidays there until recently with daughter and family and grandson often had Piri Piri Chicken, it is hot and spicy.

Going back to what Sheila said about her mum and her win of sugar, yesterday I went to my mum's house to sort out her clothes, it wasn't too bad, half the stuff I had never seen her wear. In every pocket of every jacket or trousers I found handkerchiefs ....clean ...... and also those little bags of sugar you get in cafes. I remember her doing that, taking a handful, she must have forgotten where she'd put some !!!!!

We have Bats that fly past our house ,we sit outside when its dusk and watch them ,they have a run from the church down the side of our house and back .

Oh Maureen ,every time you see the little bags of sugar you'll think of mum ,with my dad it was money bags from the bank ,there were loads of them in drawers and in his trouser pockets ,jacket pockets ,he liked them to put his loose change in ! now when i see a money bag i think of Dad ...and smile

I'm off now.OH's Dad kept money in his socks in the drawer in his bedroom.I think we found about £300 in his socks!!.Plus some under the carpet (which was his emergency money )!!!!!!!!
Night Night xx

I'am off too
Night Night xx

Night Night, sleep tight, mind the bugs don't bite xxx

Good night to you all. see you in the morning

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOPE YOU HAD A LOVELY TIME
LOVE FROM SHEILA thanks for good wishes.Yes my job was ok
did enjoy it.

Thank you Jane for explaining Shirl and Tracy Sorry I am here so late could not sleep.My lump is on the top of my arm and it hurts but it may be nothing have to wait and see.
I fell asleep this afternoon its my medication now wide awake.Its work tomorrow at the shop was not going to
come on computor but telly is so bad. Your dog sounds cute love the name Chester my dog is eight a Cairn like I said bought in a dead rat today and he falls in a pond by us regulary its not deep but dangerous.Always when my husband takes him out. love nutty dogs bye from SHEILA.

Sheila I not only remember the bits from the chip shop I was lucky to have them anytime as my father had a chip shop----And old enough to know woolies Evening in Paris I think for most that was our first perfume----Very busy & interesting life ----good reading lol ----shirl

Frank-- do you have a death wish----lol---I think the only thing left untouched on you is ''POINT OF YOUR NOSE'''' lolxxx ITS THE BUBBLE FOR YOU MY FRIEND XXX

Morning all,

It has taken me ages to read your posts. I was so tired yesterday after the weekly shop I did'nt get back to the thread. I had to read four pages of posts.

Going out early to a garden center to see about some more fish stuff. Mum at docs at 12 noon so shan'nt be long.

Grey here today and it rained last night.

Must dash see you all later.

Sheila love your posts!!

Evening in Paris was one of my nans favorite perfumes then I think the other was Fu Nana. Don't think that is the right spelling but have seen it on Ebay for sale. Very old fashioned.

Morning All,
Oh Sheila,I have just had aright old giggle here reading about Mosh's Grandad.Rolling up his beard to eat his curry lol.It sounds like you had a right old time when you stayed out there !!
It is a funny morning here.Cloudy ,very still with a little tiny bit of drizzle.Although I can hardly call it that as it is so little.The stables down the lane are burning the pile of muck and the smoke if blowing right this way.I have had to shut the windows in the front.

Shelia,
I was in the kerkerna Island off Sfax, in Tunisia. Loverly Island and very remote, only two Hotels. There was a fisherman, who we called Captain Farhat, He would take us out on his boat to collect the fish from the pots and nets. He would make mint tea that you could stand a spoon up,in it. and so sweet. in tiny glass's. the water around the Island was so shallow. In the main part of the Island was the Oasis where the woman and children, collected their water in 45 gallon barrels, and roll them back to their palm thong houses. How the other half live.

Jane, I agree, you can't call it a drizzle, just DAMP in the air. Sky looks full of rain. We only had two small showers yesterday, so could be gratful, for a drop today.

Everybody seems to have gone off to do their shopping.

BBL

Frank I bought some glass tea glasses in Dubai and some different teas.The favourite one for me is the Moroccan Mint.

When is the right time to pull up carrots???

Morning All,

Thank you for your card Maureen......another beautiful masterpiece and another one to keep. OH said said you and Mandy are very talented!

When they are READY Frank.....silly.......!!!! ....just like YOU said ...only I am a lady!! lol

Afternoon all,
Oh Shelia ,i just love your stories , i had a giggle when you said you'd rather marry the camel ,do keep them coming .

Could you not get in touch with the Council in your area about the rubbish next door ,even if it is privately owned surely they could make them clear it up if its an eyesore .

Well i've put my washing out ,the ground is drying and there is a bit of wind ,but there's also some black clouds too !!

Oh Jane ,i bet that stinks , we get a strong Manure smell here when they start the muck spreading on the fields and it stinks !!!

BIL drinks a lot of the fruit teas ,i have tried them and some are all right but i like my coffee.

It wasn't me asking about the carrots Annx, It's that other silly Sod.

Jane, It's a good idea to "THIN " the carrots, pick one out, every two or three carrots, that will give the others room to grow and you will have nice "Baby carrots" ready to eat after a wash.

This morning I have picked all the Turkey off the carcas, some will be used for a curry the rest I will eat cold with pickle. I didn't have my turkey and chips last night. Ros wanted New pots and Veg. guess who won.!!!!! The cat is always around looking for tip bits. He would like getting back to his normal food. SPOILT OR WHAT !!!!! Mind you he must be 15/17 years old. We had him as a stray, when we lived at Gayton, soon after our old cat "STAMP" names when we had the post office. He would sit on my lap in the Post Office, and paw at the money in the cash draw, and at the stamps in the stamp book. We had to have him put down. Then within weeks This little bugge# turned up flea bitten ears and living off the bread and scraps we threw out to the birds.Ros bought a tin of cat food, and in he came, and has been with us since. He's starting to loose his teeth, but keeps himself very clean. I will miss him when he goes. but I don't think we will replace him.

Back from the docs and fed OH.

Mum is anemic but her iron is quite high. They want her to go to hosp. and have more tests but she won't go as she says she has had enough.

It keeps raining on and off here and OH wants to lay the slabs round the pond!! He is getting cross.................................

HI hello everyone dId go to work today to the charity shop but it was
closed they had a burst pipe and flood water everwhere wanted me to stay
and help but declined water gives me cramp in my feet anyway to big
abled men there to do that some really interesting old newspapers 1936
someone had bought in drowned and went soggy. One man
with me said oh we most save those we will spend the next few days drying
them out .There is a huge lady called Sophia who is polish she said if you
thinka me going to dry newpaper you thinka fong I have better things to do.I stood there with my feet getting wet saying you mean you think wrong not
thinka fong she said yes that what I said. I said I am going home this
situation is not good for my blood pressure call me when you have sorted
it out .On my way out the shop a lady arrived with a huge bag of stuff and
I said sorry the place is closed today due to a pipe bursting she went
mad at me. Like it was my fault ever wish you had not got up. It is cold
here today and I have my vest and my jumper and socks on. Could not
put the fire on the electric fire no central heating because my husband
is struggling money wise and he said instead of piggling around at that
stupid job why not get a job to get some money. So I thought blow this
went down to the Co-op store and cafe and bought myself bacon egg
fried bread potatoe cake sausage and a piece of black pud and a pot of tea and read my paper. Just had enough what with the rat yesterday .I
was not being greedy at the cafe but it was limited 5 items for five pound
but got the black pud thrown in because I refused the toast. Good value
really but hate to think whats its done for my health. I have had mint tea
its lovely but very sweet. Moshens brother Tarrick took me out fishing
we bobbed up and down on the water for one hour and I got sea sick
I am hopeless I know we never caught a thing and I ended up sitting
In Sousse by the sea drinking loads of mint tea. We did a dessert trip
to the Sahara to see a lake and mountain by jeep bouncing up and down
over the dunes made me feel sick what came to the rescue mint tea again.
Life in Tunisia is very hard the women do not get a good time they work
so hard while the men spend a lot of time smoking water pipes and watching
tv Mohsens mum was blind in one eye and could not read or write and
she kept patting my hand and hugging me. This poor lady had to go and
dry her husbands feet when he bathed in the sea. My hubby said hey
I think I am coming here If you get treated like that .I said I would not dry
your feet I would push you in the sea. Bye for now have a nice day.

I think our Frank is being rude about me again lol.Ok so I thin the carrots but how do I know if they are ready.I want to have a go but don't want to waste any if they are not big enough.Do I see a bit of carrot showing through the soil ,or is it he size of the leaf ??.Or shall I just pull one and see.