Being less than eighteen months old might be a part of it, of course. The new Lidl is larger than the older one in town, and has more stuff in it and wider aisles.
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Ours is relatively new as well: opened in October 2019, I think. Itās not so much the layout as the clienteleā¦
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Werl, I shall be shopping in the morning, and we shall seeā¦
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Brave and hardy bird! Go early, with sharpened beak and yer best loominā and glarinā boots on.
I am getting embrangled in Stuff against my will and am in a most unseasonal Snit. A bit of reflection is called for. But grumph, dammit. Also, bah and humbug.
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Wot me? Sweet innocent little me oh you seem to have tripped sorry Iād love to help but so much to doā¦
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As someone once almost remarked, āI donāt know what you do to the enemy, but by God, you terrify* meā.
There you go, Sparrer: an unsolicited testimonial.
* in plague shopping mode, I mean.
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Ooh, I spy a Bee! Yay!
Carefully does it wiv unpacking the Gin, petal.
Gxx
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Yay, Gus!
We are happily ensconced in a rather luxurious place. The Gin is safe - for now - and we have been fed and are watering ourselves. The Others will start arriving, tomorrow, but weāre happy with our own company until then.
Soo xx
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I would like to know more. Ignore what I said about being content with our own companyā¦
Soo xx
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Oh, thatās grand. Settle yerselves and sleep well in due course, and have a bluddy wonderful time.
Seasonal flurfles to Beauteous Poodle as and when.
Gxx
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Um. Christmas cake decorating where my advice is being ignored (no, it wonāt be āfunā for an 8yo to scrape the old marzipan off last yearās cake wot I made, it will be a fecking disaster, so GIVE IT TO ME TONIGHT AND I WILL DO THAT.)
And āyou are being catered forā when I hadnae accepted yet (Ma and I have postponed Christmas fer Complicated Reasons). And so on.
Still, I shall hold me broken tooth in reserve. I now want to do the cake thing, as I donāt want me poor, albeit perfectly preserved (it being mainly brandy held together by fruit) cake abusedā¦
But I think I might already have Given Offence.
[sighity]
Gxx
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Some folks are quick to take it, Gus. Please accept a fuzzy, well meant hug from yer bee. I am sorry about Christmas and Ma.
Soo xx
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Not this one, not normally. I just didnāt manifest immediate enthusiasm for the Stickyfest and possibly my eyes did something unfortunate about the being catered for.
Oh dear.
The Ma & I are reasonably ok with our choice and she will either be joining lovely neighbours with three teenagers of whom she is fond, plus the husbandās parents, or having Christmas dinner delivered by one of the aforementioned three, depending how she feels.
Gxx
Have an unsticky hug while stocks last, Soo!
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As I canāt abide sticky hugs, Iāll accept that with unseemly haste. Ta Petal.
Bedtime fer bees,
Soo xx
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Dahlink, you are justifiably cross. Be catered for on another, less fraught day, & take care of yer broken tooth & Booster.
I recommend booze, interesting bits of food to pick at, when you fancy summat, & plenty of sweep.
You are in danger of being completely wrung out.
Big Hugs
Carinthia.xx
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You mean Iām going to have to drink this gin all by myself?
Wot an disaster.
[fevvery hugs]
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The rain stopped, so I went up the road for an Airing.
Forgot the local newspaper
Again
Howsumevva, I did get flahrs reduced to Ā£1-50.
3 ornamental brassicas & 3 stems of pink lilies, so an large vase
Carinthia.xx
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From the lilies and cabbage of virtue to the roses and raptures of ā rice?
[Shome mishtake here? Gus]
AttaChatelaine!
Turns out her phone was still on DND. Sigh. The Cake will be brought over before she goes to bedā¦
Still, at least mortal offence was not given, which is The Main Thing.
Gxx
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Cake delivered and has been demarzipanned wiv blunt tools and a surprisingly steady hand. I shudder to think how things might have turned out, but pretty it wouldnāt have been. It wonāt need reanointing with apricot jam, thatās for sure.
Any time from 2:30 (no pun intended) tomorrow I am at their disposal for remarzipanninā anā decoratināā¦ I am already, I realise to my shame, doing Lesson Planning about measuring and circles. Must dig out the edible glitter lustre: all geom and no sparkle is pretty dull for a kid just before Christmas, after all. Oooh! Also the snowflake punch cutters. Yay!
A candle wouldnāt go amiss;- )
Gxx
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Fork Andles lit
Normous Medicinals pouredā¦
Carinthia.xx
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