Find Ancestors

Oh Persie - that one sounds true :-D

I can just imagine how my grandchildren would react in the same manner :-D :-D :-D

Dea x

:-D :-D :-) :-) :-|

Good stories Persie......made me giggle......especially the son's reaction to his mother's picture. Still chuckling and thinking of my son...........


I know someone who stripped off whilst in the wilds of the Lake District, kept her pack on her back and had her photo taken from the back whilst she threw out her arms and and embraced the panorama.

It was posted on FB and her son was couldn't believe his eyes!!

MY son put a message on saying...."yes...xxxxx that is YOUR mother".





Had lunch out which was good and now, the day is my own.... :-D

What worries me though Cynths is how did 'your' son recognise his friends mother with such certainty when he was only seeing her, naked, from the back ??? ;-) :-D

Dea Xxx

When I was child, I was mates with the little girl next door. One boring day, when her parents were out, she showed me 'photos' of her mom and dad



........................I didnt sleep for week, they were not the most pretty couple, even 'with' their clothes on :-S

When I was child, I was mates with the little girl next door. One boring day, when her parents were out, she showed me 'photos' of her mom and dad



........................I didnt sleep a for week, they were not the most pretty couple, even 'with' their clothes on :-S

OOOOwwwww eeeeeegh !!!!

Dea Xxx

I KNOW Dea!

I did tell my mom and dad..................it was a tale to dine out on for many years after :-0

It must have made for interesting neighbourhood summer barbeque's :-D

Dea Xxx

Did her parents ever find out though Gins? :-D

Cyns........I av no idea, all I know is, I NEVER forgot the photos




.....................very graphic and close up :-S

Have you ever tried to explain about NK to a teenager!...

Hes orf to work soon........sigh

Is there anybody there ?????

It's all dark and empty in here............ :-0 :-(

Dea Xxx

Oh well, I had better make a start...............

Cereals all set out! Fruit chopped and I found the yoghurts !

Porridge on...........

Tea, coffe and juices at the ready.

Some tomato toast on the go for me (and anyone who wants to share).

I will nibble on that until someone comes. :-(

Dea Xxx

sorry my shoulder has been giving me gip and then other things happened..

need to have a quick whip around so this should cover you or feed you for the day.

Fruit smoothie – blended banana and yoghurt w passionfruit or berry
Toast selection w butter and conserves
Toasted gluten-free bagel w cream cheese and smoked salmon
Home made muesli topped w yoghurt and mixed berries
Free-range eggs on toast – scrambled, fried or poached
Free-range eggs Benedict – wilted spinach, rib eye bacon and homemade hollandaise sauce
Free-range eggs Royal – in-house smoked salmon w wilted spinach and homemade hollandaise sauce  
Vegetable Benedict – wilted spinach, balsamic mushrooms, poached eggs and homemade hollandaise sauce |
Sweet corn fritters w bacon, grilled tomatoes, rocket leaves, avocado and chilli salsa
Open-faced omelette w slow roasted tomatoes, caramelised onion, fresh herbs, feta cheese and toasted focaccia
Full breakfast – streaky bacon, Nurnberger sausage, grilled tomato, field mushrooms, crispy potatoes, scrambled eggs and toasted focaccia

Vegetarian full breakfast – grilled tomatoes, field mushrooms, sweet corn fritter, wilted spinach, five grain polenta, scrambled eggs and toasted focaccia
Mushroom and bacon on thick cut brioche toast w balsamic reduction
Pan-fried snapper fillet on toasted focaccia w wilted spinach, poached eggs and streaky bacon |
Blueberry and coconut pancakes w streaky bacon, clotted cream and maple syrup

extras


Sausages
Bacon
Roasted field mushrooms
Grilled tomatoes
Wilted spinach
Hash brown

Coffee latte Flat white Chai latte Long black Moccachino Short black

Hot chocolate

assortment of teas...


light menu
Sandwich platter
Gluten-free sandwich platter
Almond croissant served w jam
Sweet muffin served w butter and cream
Savoury muffin served w home made chutney and butter
Savoury plate – selection of petit savouries
Duck rillettes w apple, fennel and walnut salad, pickled watermelon rind
and brioche croutes
Mediterranean antipasto – a selection of cured and air-dried meats w roasted vegetables, olives, dips and croutes

desserts :
Dark chocolate fudge brownie w vanilla ice cream and berry coulis
Crème brûlée
Sultana steamed pudding w butterscotch sauce and mascarpone

Chocolates and biscotti

cheese 
Creamy blue – cream blue vein cheese w glazed figs and grain crisps
Brie w balsamic mushrooms, mixed leaves and ciabatta croutes
cheeses served w homemade chutney, dried fruit and nuts and quince paste |

Hope that is not too messy to read and hope it will do.

Will it do?? Good heaven's Persie, that is a wonderful spread and I haven't a clue where to start..........thank you for all that especially as you are having a bad time with your shoulder :-D <3


Sounds as though you are a bit hassled so I will volunteer to wash up afterwards.....or, at least, load the dishwasher for you.



A lovely morning here............and our granddaughter is 14 years old today. Hope to see her later - after the Liverpool/Everton match is over. Won't get any sense out of that household till then....... :-S


If we get there and the Grand National is on, they will find me in the garden admiring the view. I cannot stand that race and refuse to watch it. I have read all the Dick Francis books and understand about horses and jockeys and the adrenalin rush etc.....but I just cannot, cannot, bear to watch it. :-( :-(



A few weeks ago, I filled in a form re having the house looked at in regards to fire prevention - and thought nothing of it.

Yesterday, I had a phone call to say that someone from the fire service will be calling round on Monday evening between 7.45pm - 9pm. to check and give advice about escape routes etc.

Fine....no problem.....except....


They will be coming in a fire engine!!! :-0


I will have to warn the neighbours not to panic or I can see we will have folk peering round curtains and standing on doorsteps........... :-)

Wow Persie - that will keep us going all week, not just all day :-D :-D :-D

I thought your shoulder must be bothering you when you didn't arrive but I am very sorry to hear that I was correct :-( :-(

You mustn't worry about us - we won't starve ;-) You just get yourself all better <3 <3 <3

Now - as you have gone to all that trouble, I am going to waddle off and find my way around that food-laden table - SO much to choose from I don't know where to start :-D :-D

Dea Xxx

Happy birthday to your grand-daughter Cynths x

Well, that sounds like a waste of fire service resources doesn't it ??

I don't mean them coming to give you advice, which is extremely useful, I just mean them arriving in a fire engine !! Surely they have access to cars?

The fire engine will be effectively 'out of action' while it is sitting outside your house and may be needed for more urgent matters. If so, unless they are going to bring along the full 'team' with them, ready to respond, it would have to return to the station to pick up the fire-fighters if required for an emergency!

Sounds a little strange to me but I suppose you had better be prepared and set out enough tea and biscuits to cater for them all ;-)

Dea Xxx

Are you sure F by G hasn't put them up to it Cyns... fancy sending around a fire engine what a hoot... you could give the neighbours some burnt offerings and that would really set them thinking...

I am not that enamoured with horse racing either as in the gallops.. but I quite like watching the trotting... I remember my mother and I going once when I was about sixteen and she kept picking winners all evening but we didn't bet... she just liked the names of the horses. A chap behind us said to her, I think I should've listened to you, he went home with less than he had when he arrived.


And Happy Birthday :-) to the 14 year old.. It's amazing having teenage grandchildren Maia (17) has just flown down to Dunedin taken her best friend from College with her to meet her best friend from primary school. Esme and Maia have been friends since they were five.

Persie

I was warned that they may have to leave in case of an emergency. I thought it would just be, maybe, a retired fire officer who would call round for a chat. We used to have talks by such folk when we did our annual Volunteer training at the hospital.


Certainly wasn't expecting a full team of, possibly, hunky firemen to turn up.

Mind you, with my luck, they will probably be 'past their best'..... :-(