Food & Drink #9 Vlad likes traazers on a bird

[Flumps]

off topic but he really is the love of my life uno

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He is so beautiful @Veronicaaa

I've just had a lovely grunka to catch up with you all. I will tell you that my school knickers were brown, we were supposed to wear them at all times, and there were checks to make sure we were wearing them. The past is another country fo'shure.

Anyway, I have been BUSY. I had a hospital appointment yesterday where I was prodded, poked, x-rayed, desanguinated and otherwise examined. I came away with impression of very nice doctor, but I don't know why, I didn't feel listened to. However, many tests were done, but none of the things suggested that might be wrong with me account for the INSANE levels of tiredness that I am currently living with. I find it hard to get it across because I will *force* myself to do things, and live with the fatigue, but I could spend all day every day in bed, napping, and constantly ache for more sleep/less pain. Still, things are afoot, so will have to wait and see what comes of them, but I do not feel the confidence I wanted to feel in the process. Whinge. Moan.

You are a lovely lot btw.

 

[Alansbigplate]

Rushed here to share the joy with the Fraus that Brian blessed is reading mini funny adult versions (I think!? Didn’t seem sweary but isn’t kiddy?) of bedtime stories!

waves to @Flumps sorry you’re feeling so run down lovely

 

[Breakdance Badass]

Oh @Flumps i hope they fix you soon

I have been busy working and catching up to join in that much, heading to the MT soon! Congrats to all Aunties on the thread, sadly as I have no siblings I will never be an Aunty

We’ve had a rollercoaster here as my daughter got her dyslexia assessment and no surprise (but maybe a slight fright?) it turns out she is. Explains so much but I feel a bit just now like I’m standing at the bottom of a mountain trying to figure how to get her to the top.

@Veronicaaa what a lovely dog, I’m such a dog person so I will show you my boy...this is him with my daughter’s rabbit (toy)

 

[Veronicaaa]

@Veronicaaa what a lovely dog, I’m such a dog person so I will show you my boy...this is him with my daughter’s rabbit (toy)

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Oh what a wee sweetie!

 

[emm]

Oh @Flumps i hope they fix you soon

I have been busy working and catching up to join in that much, heading to the MT soon! Congrats to all Aunties on the thread, sadly as I have no siblings I will never be an Aunty

We’ve had a rollercoaster here as my daughter got her dyslexia assessment and no surprise (but maybe a slight fright?) it turns out she is. Explains so much but I feel a bit just now like I’m standing at the bottom of a mountain trying to figure how to get her to the top.

@Veronicaaa what a lovely dog, I’m such a dog person so I will show you my boy...this is him with my daughter’s rabbit (toy)

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omg I'm not even really a dog person but that is adorable ! my cat's favourite toy is this (now half broken) plastic stick thing with long feathers and she brings it into my bed most mornings for me to play with her. It's on its last legs and I've bought her a new one(almost identical) but she refuses to play with it. funny how they become so attached to things

 

[Breakdance Badass]

Oh what a wee sweetie!

He is actually a total rascal, don’t be fooled, but he makes me smile

omg I'm not even really a dog person but that is adorable ! my cat's favourite toy is this (now half broken) plastic stick thing with long feathers and she brings it into my bed most mornings for me to play with her. It's on its last legs and I've bought her a new one(almost identical) but she refuses to play with it. funny how they become so attached to things

That toy is not allowed to be cuddled by him, that’s why I took the pic, my daughter not happy

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

Omg such a lovely cuddly looking dog - so jealous!

@Pocahontas your beach knocks mine way out the park, you seem to be surrounded by gorgeous scenery everywhere!? And congrats to your sister too - must be such an amazing feeling!

@heretoreaditall2019 Oh what an exciting day! Sometimes I wish there were no triangulation fears so I could be nosey about baby names . Have your family got to meet your daughter yet? You're definitely right that the babies will have no idea whats going on ,its a great age to be going through covid times as their lives aren't affected at all!

I'm WFH today because daughter has a sore throat and I'm paranoid about sending her into school although I know she's absolutely fine. So hard ot make the right call at the moment!

I feel so bad for kids who are old enough to know what they’re missing, especially younger ones who can spot the difference but aren’t old enough to understand or be able to regulate their emotions around it? It must be so tough for them & their parents

Spoiler: Boring baby bits soz x

Her little name is so cute but unusual, I worry as Jack is so unhinged she probs reads here too! We had our own TRAAZERS, on a bird?! moment as she’s wearing a daddy sports number today so you would assume she was a boy, the registrar was a bit unprofesh mentioning it imo, but they were all rude down there got shouted at for using the wrong door to leave

So far she’s just met her nanny who is now in lockdown too so won’t be seeing her for a while, MIL is gutted I feel so sad for her as she’s retired so has a lot of time to think and get upset about it My sisters are obsessed with her, but one has had to cancel her plans to come down here for a week as she’s in a lockdown zone & other works with ppl fresh out of prison so wouldn’t risk giving us covid. Where there are so many of us kids we seem to take turns which of us are nuts at any one time, and the brothers are on one at the mo so wouldn’t be up for coming round, which is fine. I’ll go out for something to eat with them when lockdown is over and pray they don’t bring their always new, yet always somehow long suffering, girlfriends

Been influenced by you guys getting mcflurries and went back there’s definitely a LOT more dairy milk in them than previously isn’t there?!

 

[emm]

He is actually a total rascal, don’t be fooled, but he makes me smile


That toy is not allowed to be cuddled by him, that’s why I took the pic, my daughter not happy

cute pets can get away with anything, it's why my sofa is basically a scratching post

I feel so bad for kids who are old enough to know what they’re missing, especially younger ones who can spot the difference but aren’t old enough to understand or be able to regulate their emotions around it? It must be so tough for them & their parents

Spoiler: Boring baby bits soz x

Her little name is so cute but unusual, I worry as Jack is so unhinged she probs reads here too! We had our own TRAAZERS, on a bird?! moment as she’s wearing a daddy sports number today so you would assume she was a boy, the registrar was a bit unprofesh mentioning it imo, but they were all rude down there got shouted at for using the wrong door to leave

So far she’s just met her nanny who is now in lockdown too so won’t be seeing her for a while, MIL is gutted I feel so sad for her as she’s retired so has a lot of time to think and get upset about it My sisters are obsessed with her, but one has had to cancel her plans to come down here for a week as she’s in a lockdown zone & other works with ppl fresh out of prison so wouldn’t risk giving us covid. Where there are so many of us kids we seem to take turns which of us are nuts at any one time, and the brothers are on one at the mo so wouldn’t be up for coming round, which is fine. I’ll go out for something to eat with them when lockdown is over and pray they don’t bring their always new, yet always somehow long suffering, girlfriends

Been influenced by you guys getting mcflurries and went back there’s definitely a LOT more dairy milk in them than previously isn’t there?!

It's so insane to think that for very young children they will grow up never having known any different to this bizarre situation, terrifying really

 

[Bookweevil]

Oh fraus, is anyone experiencing Covid-related insanity in their loved ones? Old Mother Bookweevil is driving me mad. While my friends’ parents all seem to be staying put, having shopping delivered etc, mine have been Lockdown Rebels throughout, rarely wearing masks, continuing to see their elderly friends and being quite gleeful about flouting it all. Old Father Bookweevil is a scientist and I am used to him being incredibly logical. But he pores over the data and says it’s wrong, Covid is no worse than any normal flu/norovirus etc and everything should be operating as normal. OMB has taken it a step further and doesn’t believe Covid exists at all. It is a plot by a sinister, but unspecified, foreign government to take down Western economies. Covid, combined with some (admittedly very dubious and havoc-causing) road closures in the neighbourhood are all part of a state plot to imprison us. Bill Gates is also behind Covid and wants to take our DNA. NHS doctors and nurses are all in on it too which is why hospitals and GPs are shut (not true as we know from our chum’s black eye A&E visit). The UK is now a police state - although, at the same time, the police are too soft and feeble and are allowing protestors to run riot. What happened to the Blitz spirit? The nation is now overrun with fearful ninnies like me and my sister, creeping about in masks!

I saw her for 30 seconds this morning and she was ranting about the new lockdown and how Boris Johnson is clearly being blackmailed by the WHO (not the band). Gaaaaah! Send me doggos and cattos urgently, I beg you!

 

[emm]

Oh fraus, is anyone experiencing Covid-related insanity in their loved ones? Old Mother Bookweevil is driving me mad. While my friends’ parents all seem to be staying put, having shopping delivered etc, mine have been Lockdown Rebels throughout, rarely wearing masks, continuing to see their elderly friends and being quite gleeful about flouting it all. Old Father Bookweevil is a scientist and I am used to him being incredibly logical. But he pores over the data and says it’s wrong, Covid is no worse than any normal flu/norovirus etc and everything should be operating as normal. OMB has taken it a step further and doesn’t believe Covid exists at all. It is a plot by a sinister, but unspecified, foreign government to take down Western economies. Covid, combined with some (admittedly very dubious and havoc-causing) road closures in the neighbourhood are all part of a state plot to imprison us. Bill Gates is also behind Covid and wants to take our DNA. NHS doctors and nurses are all in on it too which is why hospitals and GPs are shut (not true as we know from our chum’s black eye A&E visit). The UK is now a police state - although, at the same time, the police are too soft and feeble and are allowing protestors to run riot. What happened to the Blitz spirit? The nation is now overrun with fearful ninnies like me and my sister, creeping about in masks!

I saw her for 30 seconds this morning and she was ranting about the new lockdown and how Boris Johnson is clearly being blackmailed by the WHO (not the band). Gaaaaah! Send me doggy’s and cattos urgently, I beg you!

God the rise in consppiracy theories in recent years is terrifying. Side note , it would be hilarious if she thought it was by the band the WHO . my bf is really careless too, he doesn't believe in conspiracy theories but thinks everyone is just "hysterical" about this, every time i mention anything about corona he just ignores me. He has been socialising with various friends, all who work in healthcare in different places (as does he) hugging them etc whilst i haven't been physically that close to anyone but him since lockdown. It terrifies me as both my parents are an at risk group and we have visited them (distanced of course) but still it makes me really nervous for them

 

[Bookweevil]

God the rise in consppiracy theories in recent years is terrifying. Side note , it would be hilarious if she thought it was by the band the WHO . my bf is really careless too, he doesn't believe in conspiracy theories but thinks everyone is just "hysterical" about this, every time i mention anything about corona he just ignores me. He has been socialising with various friends, all who work in healthcare in different places (as does he) hugging them etc whilst i haven't been physically that close to anyone but him since lockdown. It terrifies me as both my parents are an at risk group and we have visited them (distanced of course) but still it makes me really nervous for them

I feel for you on this, especially in terms of your parents. This is what annoys me about mine - I’ve gone past worrying about them catching it and more concerned with the poor sods they might pass it on to.

 

[Mustard]

Oh @Flumps i hope they fix you soon

I have been busy working and catching up to join in that much, heading to the MT soon! Congrats to all Aunties on the thread, sadly as I have no siblings I will never be an Aunty

We’ve had a rollercoaster here as my daughter got her dyslexia assessment and no surprise (but maybe a slight fright?) it turns out she is. Explains so much but I feel a bit just now like I’m standing at the bottom of a mountain trying to figure how to get her to the top.

@Veronicaaa what a lovely dog, I’m such a dog person so I will show you my boy...this is him with my daughter’s rabbit (toy)

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I love Border Terriers - have met quite a few and they all had very different personalities. One joined us from nowhere in a forest in Scotland (in the Borders!) and walked with us for a long time and then just disappeared. Never had any kind of terrier but know they can be very disobedient.

 

[Veronicaaa]

Made this Miguel Barclay recipe for sticky aubergines for lunch, v easy, will definitely be making it again

 

[emm]

Made this Miguel Barclay recipe for sticky aubergines for lunch, v easy, will definitely be making it again

ooh that looks yum! what is the sauce made of? one of my all time fav aubergine recipes is with miso and honey , aubergine is one of the best vegetables imo

 

[Veronicaaa]

ooh that looks yum! what is the sauce made of? one of my all time fav aubergine recipes is with miso and honey , aubergine is one of the best vegetables imo

It's this recipe here, you can probably mess about with the flavourings to your taste, I reckon next time I'm going to griddle the spring onions to serve it with and may zhuzh it up in other ways, it's impressive enough to make for friends as it is though (if I'm ever able to cook dinner for pals again). https://www.asdagoodliving.co.uk/food/recipes/sticky-aubergine-with-rice

 

[Mustard]

off topic but he really is the love of my life uno

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He’s gorgeous. Is he a Springer or Border Collie?

 

[emm]

It's this recipe here, you can probably mess about with the flavourings to your taste, I reckon next time I'm going to griddle the spring onions to serve it with and may zhuzh it up in other ways, it's impressive enough to make for friends as it is though (if I'm ever able to cook dinner for pals again). https://www.asdagoodliving.co.uk/food/recipes/sticky-aubergine-with-rice

yummm thank you!

 

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@heretoreaditall2019 Can't believe they were so rude! Also was your registrar a time traveller from the Victorian era - was she expecting her to come in wearing one of those terrifying long nightgowns ala Ghost jack?!

@Bookweevil Old mother and stepfather Blurst are also lockdown rebels, constantly moaning about letting the economy die just to save a few old people while failing to acknowledge that they ARE the old people we're trying to protect! Bloody boomers, they're not used to being told what to do . I think being stuck inside and having access to the unmoderated badlands that is a Facebook newsfeed in 2020 probably also doesn't help!

@Flumps So sorry to hear you haven't got any answers yes, but know that all the fraus miss your inspiring words and recipes!

@Veronicaaa that looks amazing and also thanks to you I now know how to spell zhuzh

 

[Readingismyhobby]

He is so beautiful @Veronicaaa

I've just had a lovely grunka to catch up with you all. I will tell you that my school knickers were brown, we were supposed to wear them at all times, and there were checks to make sure we were wearing them. The past is another country fo'shure.

Anyway, I have been BUSY. I had a hospital appointment yesterday where I was prodded, poked, x-rayed, desanguinated and otherwise examined. I came away with impression of very nice doctor, but I don't know why, I didn't feel listened to. However, many tests were done, but none of the things suggested that might be wrong with me account for the INSANE levels of tiredness that I am currently living with. I find it hard to get it across because I will *force* myself to do things, and live with the fatigue, but I could spend all day every day in bed, napping, and constantly ache for more sleep/less pain. Still, things are afoot, so will have to wait and see what comes of them, but I do not feel the confidence I wanted to feel in the process. Whinge. Moan.

You are a lovely lot btw.

Not being nosy, but are you visiting the Rheumatology department for your tests? The extreme tiredness is one of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia.

 

[Veronicaaa]

He’s gorgeous. Is he a Springer or Border Collie?

He's a rescue from Romania so it's impossible to know for sure, but you're pretty much spot on, I think - he looks very like a collie and that's what most people think he is but I reckon he's got some springer in him too!