do you think i'm becoming irish ?

you must be knackered! good luck with the chips

I'm amazed the chippies are open on a Sunday None are round these parts.

I could happily survive on the Irish diet and I think planets could too!

i think i've caught being irish.

i watched Dylan Moran again this morning

You'll be swilling a pint of the black stuff soon, if this continues!

Goodnight folks, did a bit of pressie distribution then to diner for chips. One of their specials, chicken Maryland was on the menu, so ordered that, forgot to specify chips so got mashed potatoes, broccoli, carrots, mashed swede and gravy. Ordered a dish of chips on the side and all happy.

Then called to Tesco and discovered the last three tubs of Haagen Dazs salted caramel ice cream on offer at €3 a tub. Happy days

Blimey you've had a productive evening
all i did was eat dinner and wash up
oh i haven't had chicken maryland since i was a little girl!!! It was my favourite if we went out for dinner....yum!! Night tk xx

Crikey! Chicken Maryland....didn't that have a fried banana sitting on the side and sweetcorn fritters? Or does my memory play tricks??

it had the banana when i ate it!!!! i don't remember sweetcorn fritters though

Yes the fried banana and also a pineapple ring! I seem to remember sweet corn fritter from years ago too. Now my new crimbo lights have arrived, must go and play with them

I used to make sweetcorn fritters out of a can of creamed corn and a can of kernels mixed together with flour and an egg yolk, then dipped in more flour and fried in plenty of hot fat. They were lush!!

mmmm banana yummyness....am knackered just did my christmassy good deed. Picked my mum up and took her over to see her sister. Wasn't sure what to get my aunty for christmas but i went to the nursery and bought a basket and filled it with pots of dwarf narcissus, hyacinths and cyclamen it looked lovely. Came home and had some emergency ham and cheesey leeks

You did the 100 mile round trip! You've most certainly done your good deed. The present basket sounds fab, I would love to receive that!

Yes *shows off shiny halo* i was bloomin starving by the time i got home !!!
Oh it was lovely Twass, she loves her garden and has a big conservatory and at 90 it's not like she needs anything, I got here some lovely gluten free goodies as well. i love those tiny dwarf narcissus, where my mum lives it's really windy (she's on the top of the fell) so i planted a whole load of the tiny weeny daffs and narcissus in her front garden and they look like fairy flowers!!

Crikey, are they blooming already? I do love the tiny daffs, the tete a tetes I think they are called. They are like fairy flowers along with snowdrops and early violets!

oh no they are not out now!!! but when they come out they look like a fairy garden! yes!!! up on the high dale you get these tiny weeny miniature versions of wild flowers even daisies and buttercups as well as bluebells and violets that are miniscule (i'm guessing cos of the wind and cold) they are about 4mm in diameter it's a fairy botanical garden!

I still have a very hardy little daisy blooming on my drive. I call it my daughter's daisy as it is always in flower when she visits and daisies are her favourite flower

I fell asleep sorry!
Awh that sounds lovely! i love daisies they are such a happy flower

I'm just getting ready to go up the little wooden stairs myself I love daisies. I would never try to get rid of them, or the buttercups, from the lawn. It looks much nicer with them.

That sounds really lovely, you must be knackered. But your Mum and her sister will be very happy.

You're off on a gallivant today aren't you? Have a smashing time.

It was the most amazing sunrise today, looked like the world was on fire. Now it's grey and drizzly again.

Yes, I will be orf shortly to the station for the London train! Woohooo!! Grey and minging here too. But never mind.

I won't be here tomorrow so blessings of the solstice to you all xxx

And to you twassock!

I teared up a bit when i saw them having such a big hug when we arrived
They were very nostalgic and talking about when they were young girls during the war etc I love hearing all that stuff. I felt really illl when i woke up but i'm so glad i made the effort cos they were both delighted to see each other and my aunty was so pleased we visited.


Driving home last night was the most amazing sunset there was a lot of overhead cloud but the horizon was afire like a Turner painting. Gorgeous.

Awh i've missed you
Hope you have a lovely gallivant and a superb solstice!!!
Things get lighter from now on! hoorah!

*leaves cheese and ham crumpets out for Chins*