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Dark and stormies all round! Bluestocking piss up

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QuentinSummers · 08/06/2018 23:05

A friendly place for feminist or general chit chat. Welcome all!

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 17/11/2018 10:22

Flowers Betty - I've missed the backstory, but wishing you all the best in any case.

arranfan · 17/11/2018 10:10

Might be able to get the smoker out today. I've got almonds, cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts - the smoke options are alder, oak, cherry, cedar, and mesquite.

Any suggested combinations before I start loading the trays?

I'm cedar smoking some butter to go in fruit cakes for Christmas.

arranfan · 16/11/2018 14:43

Lots going on at present with work etc. so I do what I always do when I want to clear my mind - I'm baking. Any requests? I'm trying out some of the recipes from Alice Medrich's gluten-free book Flavor Flours and all of the ones so far have been very well received.

It's too damp to do something with the smoker (or, more accurately, I lack appropriate cover) tho' I'm very much hankering after some smoked cheese, nuts, and butter.

I've got some straightforward pasties, pies, and assorted rolls if anyone fancies a variation on a late-ish Ploughman's and can supply their own cheese (I have plenty of chutney and pickles I can drop in).

A swift espresso and back to it. Enjoying the music and general chitchat.

QuentinWinters · 15/11/2018 10:07

Flowers betty
Hope you have friends/family irl to look after you. Have a big huge virtual hug

pombear · 15/11/2018 00:07

Missed this as threads are moving fast - just popping in for a lime and soda and brought a bit of Cake for you Betty, as you said, Gin not quite right now.

Always love reading your posts - crap to hear what you and your family are going through right now.

Knicknackpaddyflak · 13/11/2018 22:17

Flowers so sorry Betty

Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 13/11/2018 22:02
Flowers

So sorry youre all going through this betty

ISaySteadyOn · 13/11/2018 21:58
Flowers
BettyDuMonde · 13/11/2018 17:48

Thank you all ❤️

School are wonderful, the hospital is marvellous, we’ve landed in the lap of an expert consultant, and we honestly couldn’t pay for better care if we were billionaires.
The NHS is a very precious thing. We’re very lucky.

Still, all I want today is the impossible... a cuddle off me Mam.

Definitely not feeling grown up enough for this!

silentcrow · 13/11/2018 17:31

Betty Flowers i hope school are brilliant for you.

ErrolTheDragon · 13/11/2018 17:28

I can't begin to imagine. Thanks

arranfan · 13/11/2018 17:27

You sound like such a strong mother, And that sounds like such a difficult conversation to have had. I deeply get the need to maintain the calm facade with your daughter but the shock of hearing yourself detail reality to others and see how they respond to it.

UpstartCrow · 13/11/2018 17:26
BettyDuMonde · 13/11/2018 17:21

Just been into my daughter’s infant school for a meeting with her teachers, the head and my daughter’s Macmillan nurse, to teach them about her illness.

Been holding it together in front of my DD so far but having to momentarily rejoin the outside world has made maintaining our bubble rather challenging.

arranfan · 13/11/2018 17:21

Sorry - that was intrusive.

hand held out to you

arranfan · 13/11/2018 17:17

BettyDuMonde - is it your daughter? I've been wondering about her.

ErrolTheDragon · 13/11/2018 17:12

What's up?
Brew

BettyDuMonde · 13/11/2018 17:12

Could I please have a little hand hold? Not sure gin is a good idea (might make me bawl my eyes out).

ErrolTheDragon · 10/11/2018 17:00

Um... something that would actually be nice on a pizza (Cauliflower?ConfusedGrin) - red onions is a good call.

ISaySteadyOn · 10/11/2018 15:18

Purple sprouting broccoli?

arranfan · 10/11/2018 14:34

purple is a bit harder, is there anything other than aubergine or rare-breed tomatoes?

Red onions. Sour plum?

QuentinWinters · 10/11/2018 13:52

Pm me if you like isay Flowers

errol there's that purple cauliflower. Red cabbage. Purple kale

ISaySteadyOn · 10/11/2018 09:45

I am ok. Just worried about it and wishing I knew some of you irl.

ErrolTheDragon · 10/11/2018 09:43

I wish I had suffragette pizza
That could be a thing... the white and green are easy (mozzarella, spinach and/or basil) - purple is a bit harder, is there anything other than aubergine or rare-breed tomatoes?

QuentinWinters · 10/11/2018 08:44

R u ok Isay?