Well, more time spent eating and less redecorating / rebuilding, for starters.
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They are indeed - particularly the automatic ones. Ours, rather to our surprise, gets pretty much daily use
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Well, there is that: but I like explosions.
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teeheeheeheehee
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deep joy
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One phonecall down, just waiting for the Nurse now
Carinthia.xx
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Brilliant! Iām sorry that you had to endure all of that in order to tell us, Fishers, but Mr Bee and I loved your account. Bravo!
We drove 10 miles, there and back, to a place where we could tempt birds to feed right in front of the car. We offered birdseed, peanuts and walnuts and the birds attended and entertained us, forra good while. I must say that I think itāll take a lot of getting-used-to while we canāt feed our own garden birds. Weāve created a dependency and I am genuinely saddened by letting them down.
Soo xx
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Nurse 'phoned at 4-30pm, & I went to the surgery at 5-15pm to collect me prescription. She came down with it at 5-25pm, so I had enuff time to get it filled across the road, & collect my other stuff.
The poor woman was supposed to finish at 4pm.
Smoked Haddock Florentine tonight, when me wax has melted
Liberates Pitcher
Carinthia.xx
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B came round and helped me get going on the front of the jumper
The orangās body is done and his head started
This knitting into the front and back of a stitch is gurt fun!
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You must let us have that recipe, dahling.
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That will involve thinking, Gus, which may be a problem ATMā¦ 
Not even sure that I have spelled it correctly
Carinthia.xx
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Sorry, dear Chatelaine; I should have exercised self-restraint (but when has that ever stopped me, eh?). I hope you enjoy your supper. Smoked haddock is a great good thing.
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Presumably Haddock Florentine has a big haddock in your right hand and a smaller one in your left?
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This version has 3 āplugsā of defrosted spinach on the bottom of the dish, undyed smoked haddock flaked on top & then a layer of cheesy garlic mash on top.
Oh, & plenty of butterā¦
I sometimes add eggs too, but I know you arenāt always keen
Carinthia.xx
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snork!, Sparrer. But I wouldnāt provoke a Chatelaine I believed to be armed with not one but two haddock. Not without some form of protective headgear, anyway.
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You wouldnāt believe the number of times I made eggs florentine (spinach, eggs, mornay business). For a very elderly neighbour, years ago. I made her suppers, did her washing, picked her up of the floor many many times and dealt with the consequences of her having been on it for a while, if you get my drift, kicked arses at the doctors, at social services, etc. And when she died, I got a whole load of sniffiness from various āfriendsā of hers who hadnāt done a tap for not going to the funeral. Because I had no babysitter and the child was at a horrible stage and would no doubt have drowned out the service with tantrums.
Sorry. Bit of a rant there. āFlorentineā set off a train of thought. Ethel very kindly gave me her motherās Mrs Beeton. I treasure it.
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Donāt apologise, Gus
We recognise the scenario
An MLer Elseboard made eggs florentine most days for her poorly husband umpty years ago, & hasnāt been able to look at them since he died, over 20 years ago.
Me wax is melting
Me wine is chilling
Onwards & Upwards
Carinthia.xx
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Ye have me fancying florentine eggses now
And rants are justified Gus dear
Point me at anyone upsetting my mates and I will make my mates smile as I sit upon them
I defy them to upset anyone once I have sat upon them!
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My brother once tried to kill me by sitting on me - well he put a cushion on my face and sat on that. He was three at the time.
Heās quite a decent sort of chap now.
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A useful mirror image for one of my secret scenarios, Gus. Sympathy, from yer bee.
Soo xx
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