I think you might need to leave out the golden syrup! I was thinking about ripe apples and pears cooked in organge juice and eaten with plain yogurt, for example. (One of my favourites.)I only wish I didn't find so many excuses for myself (too tired, too stressed, just getting over tummy bug) to eat biscuits and chocolate instead. In fact, with M. Serpent away for the weekend, this could be the perfect time to reform my ways!

Baked fruit? Tell me more. Although I think baked apples filled with raisins and golden syrup may be what got me into this blubbery mess!

I didn't say your taste was naff. I am sure that you are sipping the driest of sherries. The trouble is, I really like sweet wine.

It is the government's arrogant dismissal of what every educator must know is true and the untold harm done to generations of children that makes me angry. Obviously not every child; some are fine with formal learning at 4.

Could you cheer yourself up with delicious baked fruit, for example?

<<Distributes sherry, with apologies for the delay>>

Orangehaze - Have you still got your pixie boots? If so, switch on BBC4 now for the programme on 1980s synthesiser bands!

Racingsnake - <<Ignoring your insinuation that my taste in sherry is naff>> Are you thinking of the Cambridge review? I haven't read any of it but it got a mention in today's webchat with Gordon Brown. What's making you angry? The report or the response?

I am now officially trying to shed some flub, even if winter is fast approaching. Oh gloom. My weekend plans therefore centre on washing, ironing and chocolate avoidance. Deep gloom.

Good evening. A small sweet sherry would go down very well .... or maybe a large one .... and I should probably try the dry sherry too, as being far less naff ... just a drop more to be sure .... zzzzzz

<<RS opens one eye>>

Behaviour with no consequences can be awful . Not what I had in mind. Apparently Inuit children do not hear the word 'no' until they are 11. I wonder how many reach the age of 11 ..

Has everyone heard the news about the survey on education and the gov't's reaction to it? I have rarely been so angry Please let's have the education minister to tea in the tea room. I know just where we could drop him in the oubliette.

Evening all, I'm having a quiet night in preparation for military style departure for Chessington in the morning. SO am sipping on a solitary glass of wine and watching Benidorm , quite far from high heels in the Lanmark Hotel as last week. Hope you are all having a fun evening.

Evening all.
Thought I'd pop in to say hi and grab a handful of twiglets and a drop or 2 of Bolly. No news in Orange Land to speak of.
T42 poor you to have some narky woman bark at you. You did well not to shove your groceries somewhere unpleasant!

To join in on the how-your-parents-unintentionally-hurt you thread, my Dad parked his car on my foot once (luckily I was wearing a fake leather 80s pixie boot which protected my ankle) and I also passed a drill up to my Dad in the attic which swung round and scratched my cornea (he still feels guilty bless him)

Hope everyone else is dandy? Any plans for the weekend?

I'm planning on eating to build up my winter flub to save on heating bills.
x

4 hours with no biscuits!!!!! That has to be against some euro working directive or another surely?
I'm putting off reading about teh " new vetting and barring scheme" tonight. It looks like I will have to register, as the school I work in for 10 days once a year are rubbish at getting supply teachers , so we have a steady stream of classes " sat at the back to watch" un supervised ( and unruly) while we are working with their teachers who are working with the performers.

That coffee cake last night was very nice, I see tonight we have a chocolate sponge with choc iceing and JAM inteh middle, and more iceing on teh top with Malteasers for decoration. I'm helping my self to a large slice.

In RL, DH liked the bread and butter pudding I cooked for his birthday tea - tho I say it myself- it WAS fab, just teh right amount of cookedness.

ooh lovely - a quick sherry before dinner is just the job.

4 hours with no biscuit ? Disgusting I call that

<<Hugs DCMB to her ample bosom. Pauses to reflect that this may not have the desired effect of encouraging her to linger in the tea room>>

Well, my meeting was dreadful. Took 4 hours and we had to plead for a biscuit to keep us going to the end. Never like that in the tea room, where there is always a plentiful supply of carbohydrate, eh?

MadBadBaby didn't want to dress up for WBD either, but then got to school to find that she was one of the very few who hadn't. Ho hum.

It's almost dark here and I've had a trying day. Sherry anyone?

<<Drinks a pint of Harveys Bristol Cream>>