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We had souffle :-P

Cheese and broccoli

She always says things like that and then disappears Cynths !!!

Playing for sympathy methinks ! ;-)

I could send her lots of veggies too !!

IS SHE HERE ??? - No she's not !!

We had better eat them up ourselves !! ;-) :-D :-D

Dea xxx

An' me.

Gins.........corned beef salad sandwich followed by raspberries and yoghurt for lunch and turkey casserole for evening meal.....lots of veg involved.

I could rustle up some beans on toast if that helps :-D :-D

I's here !! <3 <3 <3

Dea Xxx

Where are you :-(

What you avin for dinner Cyns.......cant be bovered to cook?


They could call JB - JB :-D

That's it Jonesey! Opa! One can fully understand their kindness...... :-D



Bedrooms - done.

Evening meal - done.

Lunch.......gotta get done.

Cyn,

The German for grandfather is Grosvater, pronounced Grossfarter so your friends grandchild was probably being kind to the poor old chap. ;-)

In Germany Grandfathers are often called "Opa" by their grandchildren. Roughly translated this stands for "Pop" or "Grandpa".

Ginns,

I am sure your future grandchildren would love to call you 'Gin Gins' - It has a lovely friendly sound to it and is easy for a small child to master!

What would you have them call JB ???

Dea x

Good morning all! :-)

Thought I would have a change today so it will be a Maille Croque Monsieur, with a few rashers of bacon 'on the side'............... OOooh and I fancy a few mushrooms with that .................... YYuuuummmmm !

Thank you Sylvia,

Dea Xxx <3

Good morning everyone :-D


Thank you Sylvs - I am staying with porridge this morning :-D


Both my grandfathers were called Gramp or Grampy and I wondered if it's because they were both from the south of England???

I'm called 'Nana' because, when the grandchildren were born, there were still a couple of gt. grandma's around as well as the other grandma. They were all called Grandma so I just wanted to be different.

Somehow, Grandma Cyn has a peculiar ring to it!!! :-D


A friend's grandchild who grew up on an army base in Germany, calls her grandad 'Ompa' which is, apparently, the Germany word for grandfather. on't know how you spell it properly though.


A grey morning...... :-(

good morning everyone
xxx



more marine cloud in the morning, then sun





breakfast is ready



Fresh fruit salad with vanilla yoghourt

broiled grapefruit with brown sugar


Honey Yoghurt and Berries, with granola and walnuts

Granola and yoghurt parfait


Porridge with chopped up dates, bananas, and maple syrup (other fruit selections over there >>>> )


Selection of cold cereals


French (eggy) toast, maple syrup, Golden syrup


Toast (sourdough, rye, white, whole grain, 100% brown, Hovis, gluten free),
crumpets,
hot cinnamon rolls,
barm cakes,
croissants,


cheese and onion tarts
broccoli and cheddar quiche,
Gruyere and bacon quiche,


Full English

Ulster Fry-up

The Continental – choice of assorted chilled fruit juices, hot oatmeal or assorted cold cereals, toast or fresh-baked muffin

English-style Pancakes, served with maple syrup, fruit syrup, or Golden syrup, and choice of bacon, ham or breakfast sausage

Feta Cheese Omelette garnished with Hollandaise sauce, and served with chef’s hash browns and toast

Boiled eggs and toast

Huevas Rancheros

Maille Croque Monsieur (French ….. basically ham, cheese and tomato sandwich on toasted bread, with Maille Mustard),


cheese blintz with blueberry compote and turkey sausage,

stirfry (chicken, beef, or vegetarian),

Chicken Karage (Japanese deep fried chicken pieces)

Country Wrap (Black Forest Ham, Fresh Scallions and Cheddar Cheese),

Veggie Wrap (Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, Roasted Peppers and Feta Cheese)

Turkey breast, bacon, tomato and lettuce on focaccia roll

spanikopita,

chicken kebabs and salad

vegetable samosa

Cheese burger, with onion rings, mushrooms, lettuce and tomato

Pulled Pork Sandwich – BBQ’d pulled pork on toasted Kaiser roll, garnished with sautéed onions


home-fried potatoes with garlic and bacon


Potato, dill and cheddar soup


cranberry & orange muffins,
lemon and nut muffins,
raisin bran muffins,
morning glory muffins,
crunchy-top blueberry muffins,


raisin scones


jams, jellies, marmalades, Nutella (hazelnut spread), marmite


Tea, coffee, juices


(some extra bacon, turkey sausage or sausage patties, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, sliced baby golden beetroot, Maple baked beans, olive oil, in the hidey place to cook up for the very hungry ones!)






enjoy
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If I am unfortunate enough to become a....


I would like to be refered to as 'Gin Gins'

I had a magic moment today - picked my little grandson up from nursery and coming out a little boy said to his mum - that is XXXX (giving grandson's name ! )

Grandson beamed at the child's mother and VERY PROUDLY announced - 'this is my Grannie !!!' , looking at me as we were holding hands !

I felt really 'special' !! and I LOVE being a 'Grannie' !

Mind you, a few hours later when he got tired and 'threw a wobbly' I could quite easily of disowned him :-( ;-) - Good job I could take him home !

Dea Xxx

I think I shall ask to be called by my name I dont like Nan, Nana, Nanny or Grandma...my mum insisted on being called Grandma by my kids as a nanny is a hired help and nana the dog in peter pan...eldest called her Gamma

My maternal grandparents were known as Father and Mother to my brother and myself ........ the only grandchildren they had.

The story was that when my brother was born, they felt they were too young to be called Grandfather and Grandmother, so they suggested the alternative.

Then I came along, 10 or so years later ............ and they couldn't change, could they?! :-D


They were about 45 when brother was born .......... and their 4th and last child had been born only about 6 years before.



Grandparents in Nova Scotia are often called Grammy and Grampy ..................son-i-l's grandfather was a really miserable git. So ...................... he was called Grumpy by all the grandkids, but not to his face :-D




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Hi all
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cloudy and very chilly today



s
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Im not asking about that either Linds!

My Maternal grampa was called Bung. Apparently the first grandchild couldn't say "grampa" and ther nickname just stuck!

'Gag' is a word which should be used around here more often!


Oh poor Dea! What a day for your boiler to throw a wobbler.......at least it wasn't snowing :-D


I don't think it's really stopped raining here all day........ and the nights are certainly drawing in :-(