General Chat

Good morning everyone. A little bit of a late start for us this morning after a really super day/evening yesterday. We are off to deliver some presents and get last bits and bobs :-D We have family calling in later, then out to dinner tonight. Have a good day what ever you are doing.

lol folks energy is only a morning thing lol ,just been in freezer ,going for a walk to get the stuff from where its beginning to look a lot like @@@@ 2 mins from me ,
I am a list person but it gets longer as i think of things to do

lovely the throne is free ,The washing is nearly done Though A is out doing training ,
the cranberry sauce is done ,Red cabbage with cranberries and apple is done ready to warm ,Salmon pate done and chilling ,is lovely the cats approve and they have nicked the skin lol , easy recipe ,to make ,
I have hoovered top to bottom ,and done the floors briefly
have just cleared an overflow pantry to store all the veg the coalhole lol ,

Sincere best wishes to you all.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy healthy 2013

Evening all.

For once I can compete with you Maz!! Washing done, nails done, trip to shops to collect wreaths. Visit to churchyard. Down to the outlet village to get a few last minutes pressies. Back to Sains*** for some Debs gift cards and a couple of bits I forgot yesterday. Cleaned lounge windows, vacuumed, drove to sons to put xmas cards through letterbox and sneak away as they had visitors!! Need to get tea ready now (I've just realised that I haven't eaten since last night!) then the last of the presents to wrap.

I'm going to make the customary cupcakes on Boxing Day morning to take for the girls and found some super decorations on cocktail sticks to dress on the top!! I shall be cheating with bought mixture and buttercream!!

Must admit to cheating with the bread sauce and cranberry and orange jelly. I used to make my own, but can't be bothered just for me, so it is shop bought this year!!

Happy Christmas, David and I hope 2013 will be very kind to you, bringing you good health and happiness.

Aiyoop all you gorgeous Nutters xxxxx..it's about time for the Lodge to be shutting up for the Christmas and all its inmates to be retiring to their various retreats........so i wish you all a very Happy and safe Christmas and New year..and may all the various little nutters get loads of nuts............my own establishment is always open for a bit of delving.................and i'm doing the cooking on Christmas Day!!

lots of hugs to you all.

Derek.

I hope your central heating systems are functioning in good order.

All this week Ive been sing snatches(?) of You are a child of the universe.
No less than the trees and stars,
you have a right to be here and brimming up too.
What's wrong with me?

Must be getting old

Good evening one and all. Lovely to see you all on here and everyone sooooo busy. I am flaked out now after shopping,cleaning,Mini Goonering and wrapping presents ;-)

The Lodge doesn't close down completely over the Christmas season, Derek. I am acting caretaker and I'm sure everyone will be passing on their compliments of the season on Tuesday morning!!

I'm sure the little nutters will get loads of something!! Not sure whether they will be nuts, although I used to get them when I was little!!

When you have cooked Christmas dinner, would you send me some over please, or better still, come over here and cook mine!!

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a healthy and happy 2013.

Evening YG. I am going nuts ;-) :-D :-D. Lost 2 Xmas sacks that I bought for the Mini Gooners this morning. Looked everywhere for them amongst the gift shopping . Where were they, In the food cupboard :-S :-S :-S :-S. See I've lost it :-D

He-he!! You've joined my club at long last, LG!! My brain has been completely disfunctional for the last three weeks!! :-D :-D I'm just starting to get things together!!

I have been really busy today, but only have five or six things left to wrap tomorrow. I am at work, but finish at lunchtime, so will be able to do a bit of ironing when I get home and then the chilling starts :-D :-D

I'm off to bed ready for the 6am alarm.

I'll hopefully catch you tomorrow sometime, LG,

Sleep well <3 <3

Nite nite YG sleep well. Catch you tomorrow. <3

YG..if you promise to be in the Lodge totally alone over Christmas.....mmmm...who knows...I might show you my archives....

Derek xx

morning all , up with a cuppa before jumping in the shower ,A is home for two weeks now ,Froggy and tadpole are arriving later ,so just making sure all is organised here

OOOOooooooooooooo Derek, I might well keep you up on that ;-). You are awful but I like you :-D.

Morning Maz, well I am up, just about. I had one of those nights where I just could not get off to sleep. I must have only had a couple of hours :-|

Good morning all -

YG, you must be really looking forward to having a day of rest tomorrow, even if you will have Derek for company ;-)

Everyone else will probably be glad to have The Day over and done with. Does anyone think that after the build up, every thing seems a bit flat on Christmas Day itself? Unless you have a strong religious conviction we are all supposed to play 'happy families' and recreate a mythical Victorian christmas card ideal. Charles Dickins has a lot to answer for.

I've already had one pre-Christmas grump- OH does insist on a deep clean instead of a 'that will do'. Its only our eldest &Co coming to stay overnight, not Royalty! The To-Do list has already gone to pot. Now he is home full time, he does at least pull his weight.

Turkey breast for sarnies cooking in the oven. He wants to attempt flakey pastry for sausage rolls later, so we need to cool the kitchen down before he attempts them.

Maz - our veggies go in the understairs cupboard, which has its door onto the side of the house. I'd call it a glory-hole rather than a coal-hole, but the same principle!

For those who may not be on tomorrow,

Happy Jesus' Birthday :-D

Hands off, LG!! Derek was talking to me :-D :-D :-D You are only jealous that he has offered to let me see his archives. I didn't notice a promise of the Christmas dinner coming over though :-D :-D

Hip hip hooray!! I have finished work!! Nothing to do for the rest of the day other than a bit of ironing and getting tea ready, so feet up and r -- e -- l -- a -- x :-) :-) Whoopee!! :-D :-D