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.....I beg your pardon Mrs C


...as if I would be carousing on Friday ;-)

I didn't see her accusing you of 'carousing' Ginns - Did I miss something here ??

Anyway - You do often 'misbehave' a little on a Friday night but it is now Saturday so you are excused!

Dea Xxx

Yes Dea....you 'missed' something


<3

SO - What did I miss - bearing in mind that I am going to bed in 5 minutes !!!

Dea xxx

hi all
xxx


pouring with rain here


also warm


so it is the Pineapple Express, coming all the way from Hawaii :-D


s
xx

we're going to dinner this evening ........... to our very favourit-est place :-D

Ooooh, am I first up?


Hope you enjoyed your meal Sylv....what did you have?

good morning everyone
xxx



my, you're up early Gins!


we had a lovely meal, as always.

I had elk ......... one big chop and several slices of very tender meat. It was on a bed of lentils and a delicious vinegary red cabbage.

breakfast is ready



broiled grapefruit with brown sugar



Granola and yoghurt parfait


Porridge with chopped up dates, bananas, and maple syrup (other fruit selections over there >>>> )


Selection of cold cereals


French (eggy) toast, maple syrup, Golden syrup


Toast (sourdough, rye, white, whole grain, 100% brown, Hovis, gluten free),
raisin bread,
crumpets,
hot cinnamon rolls,
barm cakes,
croissants,


Full English

Ulster Fry-up

choice of assorted chilled fruit juices, hot oatmeal or assorted cold cereals, toast or fresh-baked muffin

Boiled eggs and toast

Scrambled eggs, bacon, baked beans, and toast

Huevas Rancheros


home-fried potatoes with garlic and bacon



blueberry gingered lemon muffins,
almond crumble peach muffins,
rhubarb and strawberry muffins,
very berry muffins,
gluten-free cranberry and orange muffins,


jams, jellies, marmalades, Nutella (hazelnut spread)


Tea, coffee, juices





enjoy
xx




s
xx

Lunch will be served at 1 pm


Menu


Cocktails, Sherry

selection of hors d'ouevres ...................

Olive Tapenade
Fig and Goat Cheese Canapes
Herbed pate
Prosciutto, Ricotta, and Red-Onion Marmalade on toasted bread squares

Crackers and toast tips


Soup ...........

Butternut Squash and Roasted Garlic Soup with Caramelized Vidalia Onions (vegetarian)
Tomato-basil bisque
Split Pea, Ham and Barley soup


Salad ..................

Winter Green salad, with pears, apples and walnuts
Golden beet salad, with goat cheese, pine nuts and herb dressing
Potato Salad




Main ..................

Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Sauce, Mint Jelly


Spinach and Sun-dried Tomato Lasagna (vegetarian)

Ravioli stuffed with Spinach and Cheese


Roast potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, Herbed Potato Medallions, 3 Cheese Scalloped Potatoes,

Rosemary Creole Baked Sweet Potato,

Potato & Yam Gallette

Wild Rice

Glazed carrots,
roast parsnips,
brussels sprouts,
spinach stuffed mushrooms,
peas,
green beans,
Butternut Squash Gratin,
sauteed peppers,
cauliflower with cheese sauce,
Stuffed Tomatoes,
baby beetroot with peas,
baked eggplant (aubergine) and peppers,
savoury mushroom medley,


Gravy


Butter Pan Buns,
Multigrain Rolls,
Sourdough Rolls,
Corn Bread,



Dessert .................

Chocolate Pistachio Mousse

New York Cheesecake with mixed berry compote

Hazelnut Torte with Sour Cherry Preserve

Apple Galette, served warm, with vanilla gelato and caramel sauce

Rhubarb Pie with Meringue Crust

Nanaimo Bars

Pavlova a la Australia

Upsidedown Pineapple Pudding

Apple Blueberry Cobbler

Coffee Liqueur Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

Crème Brulee

Flan de Coco (Coconut Flan)


Custard, whipped cream


Cheese and cracker plate


Selection of wines from Hunter Valley NSW,


Tea, Coffee, Juices





enjoy
xxx




s
xxx

Yummy.....and Im in before Dea!


Fank yooooooooo <3

Are you saying 'yummy' to the breakfast or to the delicious Elk which Sylvs has last night Gins?????????

Thank you Sylvs - porridge please and the rest looks gorgeous.



Daughter reported her boiler just before 2pm yesterday and they still haven't been. She went to bed at midnight to keep warm.


Dea, her boiler is 17 years old and has been repaired umpteen times. It's very annoying because others (she's with a housing association) in her close have moved in and out and new boilers have been fitted to most of them. :-| :-|


I sent an email to the head office in Liverpool yesterday and I can see I will be making an official complaint today or tomorrow. She is down as 'vulnerable' because of her AS, OCDs and Fibromyalgia too!


She was in a right state yesterday :-(

OOOhhh - I'm glad there is no 'elk' on the menu here today - I don't fancy that :-0 :-(

Everything else looks georgeous though and I am particularly looking forward to some of that Apple Galette, served warm, with vanilla gelato and caramel sauce after my lunch :-)

Thank you Sylvs <3

Cynthia - I do hope they fix your daughter's boiler very soon, she must be getting very upset about it all and it is SO cold at the moment too. :-(

Dea x

Oh bless, your daughter must be freezing as well as being upset :-(

Boilers have an average 10 year life span so she really should be having a new one fitted

We've just had the biggest fox ever, on our back garden.

He looks up at us, saunters around, cocks his leg on a shrub and walks orf like he owns the gaff!

JB was a second too late with IPad :-(

What was he going to do.....throw it at the fox????


Just been to daughter's and taken her her Sunday roast beef lunch which she polished off happily. She is using the blow dryer I took down yesterday, so at least she has one warm room.

As I was leaving, the engineer called and said he hoped to be there tonight :-S


It is now about 27 hours since it was reported. Not good enough.


Tis cold indeed.......brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Glad she is O.K. Cynths

Hope he comes and sorts it tonight!

Dea Xxx

Take a video (On the IPad) of the fox, you numpty :-P

Glad your daughter has a 'hair dryer' to keep her warm :-S

We had a 'big beesty' in the back garden last week!!

Got up and went out back - we have a side gate (to keep the grandchildren locked in safely ;-) )

Something rather large had burrowed under the gate to enter into the garden - then we found over the other side that something had made another tummel under the fence into next doors garden, chewing away at the bottom of the fence as it went !!!

It could not have been a fox as they just climb over the fences but someone suggested that it might have been a badger??

Dea Xxx

Talking about foxes - last year we awoke and looked out of our front window to be greeted by the sight of a fox 'strangulated' on out front fence! - It was like something out of 'The Godfather' !!

It had obviously climbed up, lost it's footing and fallen down with it's neck between the posts..........uuuurrrghhhh !!! - poor thing !!

There were lots of scratch marks where it had obviously tried to climb back up to release itself but to no avail !!

Don't want to see that again !! :-(

Dea Xxx

Awww...how sad Dea :-(


I had a fox, burrying it's food in a very large pot on the back.......pizza!