I don't know where we're going, but we know where we are? (Part whatever)

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

We were thinking of just getting 2 regular cakes and putting them side by side on nice plates but we found another cake maker who will bake a non fancy pants one.

It will be a small tiered but not ornate. Like covered in icing or I dunno, whatever they put on it. Then chocolate and vanilla sponge inside. No stupid topper yoke either. I don't like them.

Having one will keep the older crew happy and stop any "and did you notice they didn't have a cake" because no doubt there will be "I wonder why they didn't get married in a church".


Coz we'd go up in flames that's why!!

Minimum of seven tiers, that's your ticket to heaven. For my next composition, a whimsical piece that announces itself via C sharp and resolves in D flat. You should have an infrared sensor to scan those envelopes, those skimping under 100 quid turned away and demoted to brigadier general. I like cake.

kowloon

Deleted User wrote: »

Chocolate biscuit is one of the more expensive wedding cakes so we will be going with auld sponge

Really? The prices must be extortionate.

Autosport

All this talk of cake as me wanting a lovely slice of Madeira cake must stop at the shop on my way into work

smurfjed

Morning all, back from my morning walk, it’s a lovely 36C with 13% humidity :)

Purple Mountain

Autosport wrote: »

All this talk of cake as me wanting a lovely slice of Madeira cake must stop at the shop on my way into work

Im making Christmas cake, can I flog you any?

Mam of 4

Gorgeous clear sky here , early morning frost now gone , happy Friday Folks

dasdog

Day off. Boiled eggs with butter and salt in a bowl with toast brought me back to being four. Now having a Kris Kristofferson 330ml Birra Moretti for desert and thinking of going to Sandymount Beach or Merrion Strand when I'm done watching Minder. Contemplating why we have to spend so much of our lives working.

NewRed2

Purple Mountain wrote: »

can I flog you?

You put that pampas grass away!!!!!

thomil

NewRed2 wrote: »

You put that pampas grass away!!!!!

Not even lunchtime, and shenanigans are kicking off already. Must be a new record for this thread

Deskside at "work", got back from my GP an hour ago.

wildwillow

smurfjed wrote: »

Morning all, back from my morning walk, it’s a lovely 36C with 13% humidity :)

A far cry from the night fosts here, and covering plants even in the greenhouse.

My garden looks "wonderful" at night with old colourful curtains and sheets laid over everything.

0lddog

wildwillow wrote: »

A far cry from the night fosts here, and covering plants even in the greenhouse.

My garden looks "wonderful" at night with old colourful curtains and sheets laid over everything.

Now wondering what WW has lurking in the greenhouse ? ( I'm ashamed to have to report that there is nothing in 0D's GH this year )

wildwillow

Lots of lovely tender plants, some for indoor growing but pumpkins, butternut squash, courgettes, outdoor tomato and cucumber, brassicas in little pots, peas, beans, onions..you name it and it's there.

Some tender shrubs and perennials and veg already planted get tucked in at night too. And the asparagus gets special treatment, as it is so delicious.

0lddog

thomil wrote: »

Not even lunchtime, and shenanigans are kicking off already. Must be a new record for this thread

Deskside at "work", got back from my GP an hour ago.

Those of us of a tinder tender age may not know that it was usual to see signs outside greasy spoon cafes 'Breakfast Served Al Day' in the '90s

In the last 30 years there has been a lot of 'progress' in the country...Instead of breakfast we now have 'Shenanigans Happening All Day'

Thats what we all get for not keeping the country under the control of The Vatican

and thats another thing...what about fish on a Friday ?

NewRed2

wildwillow wrote: »

A far cry from the night fosts here, and covering plants even in the greenhouse.

It's causing havoc with the outdoor plants. Thank God I stuck a heater in my greenhouse a few years ago and its a life saver. The tomatoes love it too, they fly up when the night temps don't dip so much.
I even threw the chard seeds into the greenhouse in late march and am harvesting it already, the heaters a god send. Would definitely recommend them to anyone!
The outdoors stuff isn't so lucky though! Poxy frost.

I'm doing a weekends gardening this weekend too. Have the tomatoes, chard chillies, cucumbers and a few other things done already but hoping to add some more bits the weekend.

The gas thing is I'll probably have moved house by the time most of it is ready for harvesting
But sure growing it is the main craic anyway

0lddog

wildwillow wrote: »

Lots of lovely tender plants, some for indoor growing but pumpkins, butternut squash, courgettes, outdoor tomato and cucumber, brassicas in little pots, peas, beans, onions..you name it and it's there.

Some tender shrubs and perennials and veg already planted get tucked in at night too. And the asparagus gets special treatment, as it is so delicious.

Thats lovely

Edible plants are the best plants

You must have some microclimate to be able to grow toms outdoors.

wildwillow

Yes I do have a heater but at this time of year you don't expect to be using it.

Glass house is large and I only heat a portion which I use over the winter and for the propagator. So much has to stay indoors this year that it is crowded and then prone to disease.

My plants are always better looked after than the humans, except the grandchildren.

The outdoor tomatoes are for gardening friends who don't have greenhouses. Can be very successful near a south facing sheltered wall when we get a reasonable summer. The cherry type ones are usually very successful outdoors.

I have threatened to relocate to West Cork for the climate.

wildwillow

NewRed2 wrote: »

It's causing havoc with the outdoor plants. Thank God I stuck a heater in my greenhouse a few years ago and its a life saver. The tomatoes love it too, they fly up when the night temps don't dip so much.
I even threw the chard seeds into the greenhouse in late march and am harvesting it already, the heaters a god send. Would definitely recommend them to anyone!
The outdoors stuff isn't so lucky though! Poxy frost.

I'm doing a weekends gardening this weekend too. Have the tomatoes, chard chillies, cucumbers and a few other things done already but hoping to add some more bits the weekend.

The gas thing is I'll probably have moved house by the time most of it is ready for harvesting
But sure growing it is the main craic anyway

I have left a few gardens behind over the years, grapevines on two occasions, which nearly broke my heart.

But a new garden offers new challenges as well as leaving problems such as vine weevil.
It is so wonderful to have your own produce to eat and I miss that when moving houses.
Hope the new owners will appreciate it.

Purple Mountain

wildwillow wrote: »

I have threatened to relocate to West Cork for the climate.

I don't associate West Cork with a warm climate, it can be very nippy.
I would say Wexford or Wicklow would be a better bet.

Leg End Reject

Friday! The sun is shining and there's beer chilling in the fridge.

Sure it could be worse.

Trigger Happy

A wave of optimism came over me and I booked a weeks holidays.
What could go wrong?!

Shaka Hislop

Was given a bag of Monster Munch for the first time in 10 years.... perfect mid afternoon snack while binging Netflix

Fathom

Working remotely. Coffeehouse. Sipping and keying. The new normal.

NewRed2

Shaka Hislop wrote: »

Was given a bag of Monster Munch for the first time in 10 years.... perfect mid afternoon snack while binging Netflix

welcome on board! I LOVE the username! A good character was Shaka! I was over at a few games when he was playing. Certainly two when he was playing at Anfield anyway, possibly a third. Ya never knew what he was going to do next, could be absolutely unreal on his day!
A blast from the past him.

Oh and yeah nothing wrong with a nice nutritious pack of the auld monster munch :pac:

Just in the door myself so gonna make a pizza soon and then lob on Gangs of London. I'd murder a few beers right now too but too lazy to head back out again. The sparkling water in the fridge doesn't look too exciting mind.

JupiterKid

Favourite chair, rather tired after a very busy day working away, Zooming two of my dissertation students and then running errands to get printer ink cartridges and some grocery shopping.

Going to give my uncle and aunt up North a call shortly. Roll on the weekend!

For the record - I was practically addicted to the old orange Monster Munch in my childhood! :pac:

Gremlinertia

Deskside, tunes and tae while catching up with things

Autosport

Getting organised for Darkness into light in the morning

Gremlinertia

Autosport wrote: »

Getting organised for Darkness into light in the morning

I've done it a few times. It's a tough walk but even when raining the sunrise helps.

Purple Mountain

Autosport wrote: »

Getting organised for Darkness into light in the morning

I was just outside there and it's quite windy and drizzly.
I'm feeling sorry for myself having to be somewhere outdoors by 10am but you win Auto

Autosport

Ah It’s only rain and it’s for such a great cause Can’t let the typical Irish weather stop me

Purple Mountain

Autosport wrote: »

Ah It’s only rain and it’s for such a great cause Can’t let the typical Irish weather stop me

Good woman

Gremlinertia

One year i everyone got a real real soaking on the walk, people could only laugh at their transformation into drowned rats, the ink from the paper cups was melting off on our hands.

Autosport

A group of us from work our doing it for a few co workers who have lost family

It's really grown in popularity the Darkness in to Light event.

I'm in the bed. Have a workshop/conference thing this weekend. There will be "experiential" work. Lords save me but why do I put myself through this. And it will be on Zoom.

Gremlinertia

Radar looks like solid rain here plus a yellow wind warning kicks in at midnight :pac:

Purple Mountain

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Radar looks like solid rain here plus a yellow wind warning kicks in at midnight :pac:

Gremlinertia

Nice sig PM

Leg End Reject

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It's really grown in popularity the Darkness in to Light event.

I'm in the bed. Have a workshop/conference thing this weekend. There will be "experiential" work. Lords save me but why do I put myself through this. And it will be on Zoom.

*Vomits*

Work related Zoom needs to crawl up its own arse and die.

A slow, painful death from the comorbidities of cringing and boredom. I'd rather go down the mines.

Purple Mountain

If anyone would like to express their opinion on my idea for a new forum for Singles Over 40, there is a link (apparently!) in my signature.
As I've said often enough, I'm very bad with technology but I've been told the link is there but you need to be on full site to see it.
If you so wish, you can vote in favour or against my idea.
After the success of the Childfree By Choice forum, I thought a platform for "older" single people to talk, debate, share advice etc might be nice because to me, there seems to be a significant proportion of us in this category.
Thanks to the AH mod, who let me post this on this thread btw.

Leg End Reject

PM, I went to full site mode after Grem's post and gave you a +1.

So now we're going to Perse's wedding as a couple. And as gatecrashers, but needs must.

Gremlinertia

Who am i to stop you trying to post more :P

Purple Mountain

Leg End Reject wrote: »

PM, I went to full site mode after Grem's post and gave you a +1.

So now we're going to Perse's wedding as a couple. And as gatecrashers, but needs must.

That's my whole point. Even chatting about +1 invites to a wedding would be nice.
I got an invitation to a wedding years ago with a +1 but was happy to attend on my own because I'd be in a big group of friends going too.
I went to write the acceptance card but was stumped at how to word it so I had to ask a single friend who had been to several weddings who told me to write "Purple without guest would be delighted bla bla bla".
I was thinking about putting "Purple on her own". Lol.

JupiterKid

Chilled in the late evening default position... horizontal on the sofa.

Hopping into the shower, will watch a recording on the box and tune into DJ Funkybeak on Twitch for some late night grooves. :cool:

Sardonicat

Having a sup of tae. Had to get up to sort out an issue with Grumpy. Tranquility has now been restored. Hope I can get back to sleep.

Gremlinertia

Sardonicat wrote: »

Having a sup of tae. Had to get up to sort out an issue with Grumpy. Tranquility has now been restored. Hope I can get back to sleep.

*plays lullabye*

Gremlinertia

Deja Boo wrote: »

Gremlin, sing louder please



...my eye hurts (sniffle)

Ooh no singing from me, that's only for waking people up!! *plays more lullabye*

Deja Boo

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Ooh no singing from me, that's only for waking people up!! *plays more lullabye*

Autosport

Darkness into light walk done

Morning all Sound of the rain is very soothing Enjoying a nice cup of hot chocolate to warm myself

Hoboo

Autosport wrote: »

Darkness into light walk done

Morning all Sound of the rain is very soothing Enjoying a nice cup of hot chocolate to warm myself

Not as many so keen to get the family sunrise photo for the FB page this morning, where I walk it was a poor turnout.

There for the sunny days but can't be found in the dark and stormy days, that pretty much sums it up.

Princess Calla

Autosport wrote: »

Darkness into light walk done

Morning all Sound of the rain is very soothing Enjoying a nice cup of hot chocolate to warm myself

Did you get soaked?

Chucking down here.

Fair play to you btw xx

Autosport

Princess Calla wrote: »

Did you get soaked?

Chucking down here.

Fair play to you btw xx

Chucking down here as well but that’s what raincoats/gear are for Hot chocolate has worked its magic and I’m now all warm and dry