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Good Morning All.

MTF.xx

SO looking forward to the big reveal :)

Good luck with the Baby Wizard.

MTF.xx

Morning Chris

A double bubble fry-up eh!?!? I'd give my right arm just for a bacon sarnie now. Trying to get my head around calorie counting but struggling tbh as I've always been a WW "points" kinda gal!

Baggy - from prev blog. At the mo I can't promise anything to anyone other than to be strong and supportive to my friends when they need me, as they are to me when I need them.

Ali - glad you liked the blog. Wish I could say the same about my other readers ..... x x x

Backinabit

Deevs
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CLP - great blog and good luck with the baby wizard.

Now I just need to find one of my own ;-)

Morning Chris.

Good luck with Kevin McCloud (I hope that reference isn't too obscure) - must be a frustrating time....in some ways!
What a catch you turned out to be, honestly, eating two fried breakfasts to keep Tash happy - the things you'll do for love eh? Whaddaguy....;0)

Looking forward to the One Show tonight - you can accompany the Current Mrs. Milham and I while we're getting all black tied up for Burn's night at the rugby club do.

Magic music on the show this morning with one exception - that new country(ish) song that sounds like the backing track is a coffee percolator and somebody eating with their mouth open....can't stand it!

Morning to everyone else - hope you all have fun, fulfilling weekends ahead of you, make the most of it, it'll be Monday before we know it....

Rips

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Baggy, from previous blog...

Not too sure which route to recommend, the roads have been extremely icy the last couple of nights, so the M5 might be better 'treated'

Hope it stays as nice as it has been for you.

Dig out a nice thick wooly pully and have a great weekend.

Oh and look out for the moon, its very impressive atm.

MTF.xx

'Love' Bob Geldofs new song.

MTF.xx

Chris, calories calories and cholesterol. Not good for you.

Morning Chris,

I'd be grateful for one fry up let alone two!! Can't remember the last time I had a full English, I may have to put that right sometime soon.

Good luck with the baby wizard xx and have a fab weekend yourself.

I'm loving Edei - Loved at the mo, good tune (although I hope it's not the one Rips is refering to!)

AliB
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Morning one and all :)

How are we all doing? I was going to get a Sausage sandwich this morning but I have had two this week already because there were sausages left over at lunchtime in the canteen.

Deevs - you okay lovely?

So stupidly excited I am going to see WWRY tonight in the city and I am so excited - I've wanted to go and see it since I was like 16 lol.

Hi Ali,

Don't worry, the song I mean is Sugarland - Stuck Like Glue...grrrrrrr!

Rips

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Hi Hannah

I'm OK thanks hon! Enjoy your evening in the big bad city!

Deevs
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Hi Chris: hey ho, at least you won't need to have lunch! Re: fertility - you may want to take a look at post #58 on yesterday's blog!

Hi everyone else, hope all is well.

C xx

Morning (just!) CLP and the gang,

TWO fry ups!! I'd explode!

But then again I'm still full from tapas last night with friends

Rx

Hi yall, not caught up from last night yet, CLP you poor soul having two fry ups - will you fess up to Tash I wonder?

Not sure why you are going to baby wizzard???

Anyway, got a busy busy long weekend ahead, waiting for hire car so that i can do lots of errands, first stop M+S for big order of new work clothes - then tip, then charity shop with all old work clothes (too small and out-dated) then off with GD to buy her 18th birthday present, lunch with friend tomorrow, and cinema on Sunday to see the Black Swan filum - phew!

Shall be sad to leave the Beeb next week, but getting excited butterflies about new job :-)

Happy Friday everyone
debs
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Hi everyone,

Very grey and cloudy here today.

Re: The baby wizzard, I will post a joke next, which will almost definately be modded.

Have a good weekend!

X

Gail.

All ears Gail :)

Or should that be eyes?

MTF.xx

This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.

Going to have to be quick if its that modifiable!

MTF.xx

Brilliant Gail :)

MTF.xx

Gail - fantastic :-)

Hey, here's something to brighten up your Fridays...

Its 'National Hug Day!'

Hugs to you all.

MTF.xx

Gail: loved it!

MTF: thank you for the hug, much appreciated! Have one back from me!

C xx

Thanks Chrissie, I'll pass it on and see how many I can come back with by this evening.

Do trees count?

MTF.xx

Hiya

A National Hug? Waht a fab idea!! Everyone.......1....2...3....(((HUG)))x x

I could soooooo fancy a fry up now! My slimmy soup doesn't have the same appeal. How long would it take us all to get to Rip's cafe d'you reckon!

Speaking of Rips, enjoy your Burns Night! Haven't had one of those since my buddy moved to the far flung climes of Aberdeen!

Baggy Travel safely and enjoy your weekend.

Gail, excellent!

Debs, phew - busy or what! Have fun

Hannah, have fun at WWRY! Brill night out!

Laters lovelies! Enjoy the sunshine!

Sezza xx

{{{{hugs}}}} to everyone.

X

Just nattering over the fence about an oak tree up near the lab, that is called Felons Oak.

It was used for hanging wrong doers. Now I'm not sure if it is the same oak tree, but tonight, on my way home, I am going to stop and give that poor tree a hug for all that it has experienced.

MTF.xx

2.5 hours ish till we leave the office for the train station. Then again there is still work to be done for now. I feel sorry for my colleagues I'm going to be singing along to nearly all the songs!

Hannah, hope you have a good time, me and mr bp went years ago and found the plot week but the songs great! We're off to see chess soon - has anyone seen it and is it any good?

Hannah - I agree with Baggy, the story was a bit silly, but that didn't matter as the music was great.

Enjoy.

X

Gail.

Hannah - saw WWRY years ago and it's fantastic. And VERY LOUD!!!!!

Baggy - my cousin was in a local production of Chess a couple of years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although its not what I would call "typical" material for a musical.

We're off to see The Cult next week - woo hoo!!!

x x x

Gail, the mods have struck. LOL.xx

Deev - you know when you see RHPS you dress up? Well should me and mr bp dress as pawns?

Baggy

In my former life, I dressed up every time I went to see the RHS. Usually as a French Maid, Magenta being my fave character.

I would not advise dressing up a pawn tho. Nor a prawn for that matter!

Deevs
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RHS/ RHPS - whats a P between friends ;-)

Deev/Baggy, the last time we went to see the RHPS/RHS in Glasgow, we were all dressed up and there was a fire alarm, you have never seen such a weird looking bunch of people all standing on the pavement outside the King's Theatre in Glasgow on a freezing November night, anyone driving past must have wondered what the hell was going on.

X

Gail.

LOL Gail! I can picture it now!!

Funnily enough, mid yoga sesh last night I suddenly had a thought of "what if the fire alarm goes off" as we do yoga barefoot with all shoes/warm clothes firly locked away in the changing room. Not sure I fancy standing out on a concrete pavement, barefoot, in a t-shirt in the middle of January!

Deevs
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Dozy, me and mr bp went to see RHS in Oxford, now the best way to get into the centre of Oxford is the park and ride - yes we did it in full costume, me as magenta and mr bp as riff raff (it took me a few yearas to convince him that suspenders were the way forward he has much better colouring for frank n furter!)

Afternoon Chris et al,

Just got back from holiday where I took Chris, in the form of his book, with me! Actually it was the second autobiography which I got for Christmas, so on my way home I popped to the shop to get the first book. So I am reading about Mr Evans life the complete wrong way round!

First time I have read Chris's blog in a while, infact I was Em27 I think when I last read and I am and now em30, how time flies! Hate coming back from holiday to the real world, especially in January, roll on spring.

Chris, hope you managed to keep the fry up down!!

Em30xx

Hello Em30 - nice to see you back, and yes, how time flies!


Baggy/Dozy - years ago, me and the former Mr Deevs went to see RHS in Northampton at The Derngate. We stayed in a hotel just on the outskirts of town and got a taxi to the theatre, but decided to walk back to the hotel after the show, as it was a nice warm summer's night and only about a mile and a half.

Midway back to the hotel, reet in the town centre, we decided we were hungry so went into a kebab shop for a full-on Donner.

Me dressed as Magenta, and the ex as Frank N Furter in a rather fetching red/black lacey basque/stockings/suspenders combo.

Nice!

Deevs
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I'll chip in with a car-fuul of girls, all suitably dressed for the RHS, driving to the theatre when we reach a flood in the road.

The driver stopped the car, turned round to us and said" If we get stuck, no way am I going for help!!"

Luckily for the people of Essex, we made it safe and sound to the other side!

Sezza xx

PS WOnder if Tash minds todays post?

Seza

Which theatre were you en route to? I saw RHS a couple of times at the one in Chelmsford near the bus station - The Civic?

Deevs
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Also seen it at The Cliffs Pavillion in Sarfend On Sea. They were meanie spoilsports tho and confiscated all of our toys - no playing cards, confetti, newspapers, rice, kitkats etc etc etc.

Bah humbug!!

x

Evening all

Just walked Holly and seen the most stunning sunset!

Big hugs to everyone especially Highland Lass who has spent the last few days in hospital with her very poorly youngest daughter. Pleased to tell you all, little one is now on the mend and going home tonight. xxxx

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

csn. xx

Deevs, We were indeed on route to the Civic, that bastion of culture!!

Wonder if we were there at the same time?

Sezza xxx

CSN: that's wonderful news about youngest Miss Highland Lass. Thanks for letting us know.

Have a great weekend, all - I am planning to spend as much time as possible with my lovely sisters.

C xx

Chrissie

Have a lovely weekend with your sisters.

Thinking of you and all your family.

csn. xx

Yeay! It's Friday! It's five o'clock! Oh sorry am late

It's wine-o'clock!!

Cheers everyone!!

Sezza xxx

Hellooooooo?

Is there anybody here?

Have I broken it? I've got wine if anyone wants some?

:-(

Sezza xx

Hi Sezza ,I'm here ,just not on the wine yet as wev'e just had of all things a fry up,not very often we do .
I need it to setlle a while before I open the wine ,wont be long.

hope everyone OK ,just finished catching up on this blog .

Bids.xxx.

I'm here now!! Sorry, got distracted....on that Twitter thing, and my blog, thanks Roo!

I've had a good day, a glowing appraisal, and a trip down to the car-park with the boss to see the new car!! Which is almost still shiny, despite the weather!!

Have learned that red can cover a multitude of all sins!!! ;)

JG x

PS And no, I haven't pranged it!! Yet!!

Hi Bids and JG

Bids, am jealous of your fry-up! Think I might have to go check the fridge and see what we've got for breakfast

See CLP!! See what you've done!!

JG, Good to hear about the appraisal. Why do we always worry about them when we know we've done fine!

I'm making my nephews 18th birthday card - which is very scary - the fact that he's 18 not the card!

I'm listening to Vanessa Feltz while I'm doing it, she's really very good. She seems to be as clever as SK always thought she was!

Sezza xxx

ps JG, where's your blog? Can you send me a link to it - if you want to share it with me that is.

xxxx

JG, glad to hear that your appraisal went well and that the car is going Ok ,hoping for my car to be sorted had to chase the insurance company up today to see what waa happening .
Had my car inspected tuesday and said they'd be in touch the same day .Had to ring them today .
The delay is because I want it repared at the garage that I bought it from ,probably been done by now if Id have taken it to where they said .

Sezza,yes it was very nice ,I get the bacon from our butchers ,twas nice and lean ,Do like a nice lean rasher .

Bids.xxx.

Here too Jg ,I've sussed out how to get onto it now ,so need the link.
bids .xxx.

....and so the day goes on and I finish my last teeth drop of the day.

Only the 3 supermarkets tonight.

You have to shop around to get the most for your pound!

Anyway, finished up in the one with the bright orange carrier bags.

All was going well, I unloaded the contents of the trolley onto the conveyer belt and dipped my hand deep into my handbag, for my purse.

Mini panic set in, then on realising that it wasn't there, major panic alert.

I yelled at the cashier as I flew by, that I couldn't find my purse and hotfooted it across the icy car park as fast as my legs would carry me.

I got to Puffball, to see my purse sitting innocently on the front seat.

With equal speed, I legged it back to the till and got there, before they had cleared my shopping off the conveyer belt.

By now, I have turned a funny shade and palpitations are taking place.

I clung onto the bagging area as everywhere was spinning.

The words of compassion and support from the cashier are still ringing in my ears.

'Have you brought your own bags Madam!'

Honestly, you couldn't make it up and I didn't!!!

MTF.xx

Oh MTF, that's a horrible feeling. Sit down. Have a wee drink and relax!

Bids, really really want that fry up!

Sezza xx

MTF,It could only happen to you 100 percent true.

Bids.xxx.

LOL Bids, yes you are right.

Sezza, its got to be my usual tipple.

Just a few jobs to do and then will sit down and relax.

I had such a good bird tale to tell too.

Btw, I used a carrier bag for every item I bought.

That will teach them to ask such regimented questions!!

I will go back to saving the planet tomorrow.

MTF.xx

MTF,It wasn't the one that we went in was it ,If so if I were you I'd give it a miss and go somewhere else .
Can just imangine you chasing across the car park .By the way has GD gone bck to uni??

Bids.xxx.

No Bids it was the Bridgwater one.

GD is very poorly.

Looks like she is going to be here for a few days yet.

Seems like there is always someone in the sick bay here atm.

Just about to read back on everyones comments.

MTF.xx

Sorry to hear GD Poorly, bet she's pleased to be at home now

Had to come downstairs to ask for a screw!!!
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Sezza xx

Sezza, hope you found one?

I remember when my bed broke, major surgery was required.

MTF.xx

Hello CLP & Everyone.

There's nothing wrong with having two fry ups once in a while Chris, I had only a bowl of cereal for my breakfast and then no food or drinks until 6pm. I'll explain how this came to be>>>>>>>

I've had a great day at the Liverpool Empire watching Britain's Got Talent, the judges were David Hasselhoff, Amanda Holden and Michael McIntyre. Also Ant and Dec but only for a short time as they were backstage helping the acts (like we see on the telly. Also Stephen Mulhearn who hosts Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2.

But I have the huff with the hoff as he said no to my favourite act, a Liverpudlian who sang Yellow Submarine (or should I say couldn't sing it). Anyway we all joined in singing and dancing and it was such good fun, there was such a great happy atmosphere. Michael McIntyre said Liverpool people will readily sing any Beatles song and we joined in with Yesterday and Hey Jude. We all booed the hoff and he did change his mind and the scouser got through.

All in all it was a wonderful day out and I have only one complaint, i.e no food or drinks. There were drinks and crisps at half time but as everyone went at the same time the queues were far too long so we didn't bother.

We thought about buying something to eat at Lime Street Station but it was too crowded and nowhere to sit so we bought fish and chips on the way home.

But not to worry as I'll be having my cholesterol lowering pill tonight. You could get some of those Chris.

MM xxx

PS Loved your flowery shirt on the One Show Chris!

Mr Sezza has promised me one tomorrow!

Luckily it only sagged a bit, there was no crash!

Story of my life really! ;-)

xxx

Wow Maddy, what a fab day out!

Bet you had a real laugh

xxx

Marj, wow!

Thats what I call a day out. Lucky you :)

MTF.xx

Something is puzzling me.

Whenever people are interviewed on the news, they are standing on a staircase. It's a big, wide, imposing staircase with tall, multi-headed lights on stands

Where is this staircase and why are people always made to stand half-way up it?

Sezza xx

Sezza ,was that a fry up you've been promised as I got a bit lost there as to what you were meaning ;)

Maddy ,what a lovely day you've had and I give your fish and chips a big thunbs up ,were they in paper ??

MTF,sorry to hear that ,give her my love wont you .

Bids.xxx.

Bids, Im hoping for a fry up but I've been promised a screw! i need one to fix my chair you see!!

xxx

Makes them look taller maybe Sezza or look better .No use them coming to interview me I haven't any stairs least of all imposing ones ,but my boss has .

Bids.xxx.

Sezza, yes LOL.

You've got a good un there ;)

MTF.xx

No fry up for me, and as I am the only one that knows where the screws are kept...

Ho hum!

MTF.xx

now I don't want you to take this the wrong way when ~I say this ,But Mr B would give me the screw ,to do it Myself that is .

Bids.xxx.

Back with pate and toast.

Always a good standby.

And so quick to prepare.

MTF.xx

Bids, any tips for removing pate from the screen?

MTF.xx

It was really good fun Sezza and MTF and free to get in, we had to wait outside for quite a while but the atmosphere there, although cold, was very friendly, Stephen Mulhearn walked past us and said hello.

We might possibly be seen when it's screened, we were told the audience was as much a part of the show as all the rest.

MM xxx

I blame that Sezza For starting it .LOL.

Pate on on toast Mmmm.nice. What you up to this w/end apart from nursing poor GD,has she seen the Doc???

Bids.xxx.

Bids.

The fish and chips were in paper but we took them home and went all posh and put them on plates.

MM xxx

That's IT!

I've had enough!!

Pate & Toast!!

Fry-ups!!

Fish and chips!!

I'm going to go to bed and dream of my diet!!!!! Lettuce leaves and crispbreads - here I come!

Sezza xxx

PS Sleep well all, sweet dreams!!

pps must remember to take the bangers out of the freezer for breakfast! ;-)

Marj, Steven is from Minehead.

His folks have/had the joke shop in town. He is highly regarded here.

Bids, it look like being a weekend of emptying vessels!

Yes, been to the docs.

MTF.xx

Maddy that sounds just up my street ,but I'd put the paper on the plate being posh and all ha ha!!! .Don'there have them these days ,we normally have oven baked fish .But much prefer your choice.

Bids.xxx.

Night Sezza,

I just have done that Bids to save washing the plates:).

MTF-I love watching Stephen Mulhearn on Animals Do The Funniest Things, he's hilarious reading out the viewers letters.

MM xxx

He also shares a birthday with someone on here!!

MTF.xx

Off to the hospital.

MTF.xx

Just googled him MTF (and I've been spelling Mulhern wrong). Would the birthday he shares with someone be your goodself?

MM xxx

PS Off to the hospital for what? Hope all is OK!

Maddy ,GD isn't well ,been poorly all Weelk and MTF has been quite worried .
Has been through so much .
I'get in touch with her tomorrow . Think she might need a prayer tonight .

Take care MTF.

Bids.xxx.

Thanks Bids.

I'll certainly say a prayer for MTF and GD and hope all will be OK.

MM xxx

I think thats what it might be ,but knowing MTFS luck lately it could be MR mobs.will let you know .
Send me a friends request on the other side and I'll keep you updated .

Bids.xxx.

Just popping back to say good night to you all .
Take care and stay safe .
Sleep well.

Bids.xxx.

Just back from A&E.

Luckily, the 'Camp' is closed atm and we were seen swiftly.

Thanks Bids and Marj.

Going to be up all night on obs.

Marj, Steven shares his birthday with Bids.

Thank you both.

I'll be back with my bird tale tomorrow, plus my new theory on life!

MTF.xx

Actually, as I am going to be around for a while, here is what I saw today.

I was heading up the long hill today, on my way up to the lab.

I spotted a bird on the ground. Getting closer, I realised it was a sparrow hawk, sitting on top of another bird, presumably a sparrow.

I just about to brake to avoid it, when all of a sudden a huge buzzard swooped down in front of Puffball.

This caused the sparrow hawk to take to the skies with its catch in tow.

One more swoop from the buzzard, made the sparrow hawk drop the 'starling' and the last sighting of all three birds, was similar to that of a Red Arrows fly past, all heading off in different directions.

I think there must be a moral in this story somewhere.

If the sparrow hawk, had just stuck with what he was designed to do?

He just got greedy and ended up hungry!

Funny old world eh!

MTF.xx

Morning all

MTF - hope all is ok in the fairy house, here is a hug for you {{{{{hug}}}}}

Part one of operation errand was accomplished yesterday - once I'd been brutal with my old work wardrobe - there was only a couple of trousers, shirts and jackets left - doh - luckily M+S have some lovely reasonable priced things at the moment - so cream, black and the odd bright colour top capsule wardrobe it is!

The good thing about new job is that I am not in the same office all week, so with a diary, some clever mixing and matching I reckon I can give the impression I have loads of clothes LOL

With all the talk of food last night, I want to share that I made a lovely cote de boeuf - first time i've done that but the lovely James Martin keeps doing it on sat kitchen and as i was passing a great butchers yesterday my tummy shouted out to me "do it" - so I did!

MM thanks for sharing about your day out - I will have a smile when that episode comes on knowing you were there.

Right time for a coffee and then day 2 of operation errand commences

Happy Saturday everyone
debs
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Hi everyone: just having a Saturday morning catch-up - very unusual for me!

MTF: I hope all is well with you and yours. Sounds like a bit of a scare last night - I do hope everything is alright.

Maddy: what a terrific day out for you - sounds terrific. I know that Daisy recently had a great day at Britain's Got Talent - sounds like it's a lot of fun!

Debs: well done on the shopping! Many years ago, at work, we employed a new secretary. For 21, yes 21 - working days, she wore something different each day. I could not believe my eyes, and after two weeks, started counting the amount of different outfits. Dresses, suits, trousers and shirts - endless outfits. I must have only had two suits and a couple of dresses at that time! Anyway, on Day 22 she wore something I had seen before - what a relief! Took years before she told me that she had borrowed loads of stuff from her sister!

Speaking of sisters: what an experience this is proving to be with my sister being so ill. She is still very much hanging in there - has made all the arrangements for her funeral, seen loads of people and phoned loads of people, to say goodbye. The nurses in the hospice told me that they have never met anyone so positive before. Not positive that she is going to survive, just positive about the situation. Makes me really very humble as I start another day complaining about how cold it is!

Hope it is ok to post this.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

C xx

morning all

Was just going to post something really flippant but instead hugs, thoughts and prayers for all who need them.

Back laters when i've looked busy!

Sezza xxx

Morning all

Sorry I haven't been around, I have been lurking but couldn't find much to say.

Chrissie - you know that it is ok to post your experiences. My thoughts are with you.

(((((hugs)))) to everybody.

Laters.

mtd ffb xxx

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Morning all

Not ventured out side yet but it's looking grey and dismal out there.

Chrissie, thinking of you and your family at this time and sending you lots of love x x x

Debs: what a mission! Good plan on the mix and match capsule wardrobe. Looking forward to your reporting back to tell us what few things you have invested in .... ahem!!!

Hmmm. A fry-up! I can only dream tho. I'm going to attempt to join Nic with the calorie counting on Monday, so making the most of this weekend, although the bacon is remaining firmly in the freezer for now - I CBA to do a baon sarnie for 1 - it's not the same!

Today I think we're taking Nics little lad swimming. Always good for a giggle! Why do children over-exaggerate with the shivering thing? Its positively tropical in the local baths!!

Well, I can hear movement coming from upstairs which means I can start making some noise downstairs!

Have a fantastic Saturday, however you may be spending it, and I'll catch up with you all laters taters.

Muchos Amore!

Deevs
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Chrissie
How nice to see you on a saturday, and absolutely thank you for sharing news about your sister,

Hugs to you and CG if you are lurking

Make sure to tell MrS that I am having a steak sarnie with fried onions for lunch and nachos for tea! LOL

Right - need to get busy :-)

debs
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