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I have spent the last 3 hours cleaning the kitchen, JB cleaning a bedroom!

There is something very cathartic about cleaning...........argh....I sound like Cyns

Maybe I should think about buying some Christmas cards and get them in the post

What happened to your 'Sunday lunch' Ginns ???

I tried a new recipe for my yorkshire puds (along with a new baking tray) and they came out GINORMOUS !!!

Just looked in the cupboard to find my christmas cards - may just write them this afternoon??

I have never been this far forward in my christmas preparations before!! ;-) :-D :-D

Dea xxx

We don't do Sunday lunch Dea

I will cook some pizza later and mess up my sparkling kitchen

What's the new recipe for the Yorkshire's?

I've just come back from Sainsbury's with a shed load of new ovenware...don't want anything sticking on the big day!

It's this one Ginns - I put it into 12 'holes' not 8 but it made some seriously big ones!!!

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1581636/james-martins-yorkshire-puds

Dea Xxx

Looks good Dea.

I'm sure I tried one of his Yorkie recipes before but there was about 6 eggs and all the ingredients were in equal parts....turned out spot on and huge

I think new non stick pans help too although my mom never washed her pudding tins, only wiped them out. She would never allow them to be used for anything else

I put sage and chopped onion in mine with lots of pepper and salt

I had a very expensive Yorkshire pudding tray before but the puds always stuck and I had to scrub it clean afterwards.

This new one is half the price AND it does'nt stick !!!

Dea xxx

"Red sky at night - shepherd's delight" !!!

My sky here is .......................RED !!

That means it is going to be lovely in the morning !!

Dea Xxx

It's red here too

Just finishing off dinner.....bent down to the oven, to check on pizza

............drip drip drip, on my head. JB in the shower

Great :-| :-(

It shouldn't come through your kitchen ceiling Ginns !!!

Dea Xxx

Hello Everyone,

I am playing catch up :-)

I tried earlier today to post and twice the site crashed. Nothing changed here then ;)

Cynthia good news about your OH's eye <3

Gins well done re the EV <3

Thanks Linds...re my EV

Need to sort the drip out...we have event talked about moving to somewhere smaller, now the kids have left

........but I love our home

Whew caught up at least on here just got to clear my emails now :-)

We enjoyed Berlin it was about 3c most days except on Tuesday when it went down to 1c it was a nice crisp cold though :-)

the markets were lovely but very expensive but we enjoyed the gluhwein and brotwurst ;-)

I loved the Ka De We store especially the 6th floor - filled with lots of different brands/types of chocolate and tea, coffee, wine and champagne bars :-D

Heaven :-)

We also visited checkpoint Charlie and the museum and got our photo taken with the "guards"

We visited the Brandenberg gate and the Berlin wall.

There is a 300 metre section still standing which has been decorated by graffiti artists and is now the longest open air gallery in the world.

The palace at Charlottenburg was lovely.

The site of the Jewish memorial which consists of some 2700 slabs of granite was moving to say the least.

We had a busy few days got home about 4pm on Wednesday did the food shop on Thursday and I baked O's birthday cake that night.

On Friday we had the girls for the day and on Saturday I decorated the cake and baked some biscuits then we went to the party.

She wanted a "fairy" cake which I had never done before but I was really pleased with how it turned out.

Her little face was a picture when she saw it and I got a huge cuddle and kiss then she came back and gave me another one and said "Mummy can I have a bit of my cake now"

I think she liked it :-D :-D

today her parents took her to the cinema and out for a meal so we had the little one for the day. They are both full of the cold wee souls.

Now I will have to catch up with the housework tomorrow and then start the Christmas shopping!

Gins does Henry have 4 legs by any chance?

Probably 4 little wheels I should think ???

AND a little bowler hat ??

Dea Xxx

Linds, I think you will find that Henry is circular, coloured red and cleans carpets!!


Glad you had a good time and that all went well for the party.


Must check that recipe for Yorkies....I love them - any size any shape!

I've finally managed to type out my Christmas message and hope it keeps my friends amused for a while..... now I have to get the cards written. sigh. I've cut down on my list because the postage is so high.


A busy morning but a nice quiet afternoon. :-D

Soon be Christmas and we can have some nuts, some dates, some tangerines, some chestnuts, some parsnips, some sprouts, some roast tatties, some roast turkey (Quorn Chik'n cutlets available for vegetarians), some stuffing and some cranberry sauce

I'd love a dog but we'll have to settle for Henry at the moment!

Mornin all~~~~~

Kettle is on, toasted tea cakes under the grill

OOOhhh Yuummmm - toasted teacakes with 'oodles' of butter :-D

Thank you Ginns <3 :-D

I have had 3 now and am far too full for anything else so I will have to cook the bacon later.;-) :-D

Dea Xxx

Good morning all :-D

Much as I like teacakes I think I will wait for some bacon please Dea. Thanks :-D


Just trying to sort out waiting in for a parcel......it's good that some firms send you an email to give the estimated time but now it's a case of making sure I am in!!


Back later~~~