The Robbing Butcher - Bemused by the Patio at FrogMhor Cottage

[TheMustressMhor]

What next for the Robbing Butcher?

Will he wander past Mhor Cottage several times a day so that he can keep an eye on the progress of the patio?

Will Mr. Mhor's measurements turn out to be wrong? And will Mustress Mhor and her DH have too many SLABS as a result?

If they do, what will they do with them?

Will the eggs be dippy tomorrow?

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I'm just an eternal optimist I suppose

Thanks for trying, @NumbersStation

Good morning all

Happy Ash Wednesday - or as we like to call it, Boxing Pancake Day. Today will be spent eating leftover pancake fillings and sides.

It's snowing here. Really cold.

The hills look lovely though.

The Robbing Butcher was open again this morning.

He must be reading this thread. It's the only explanation.

Robbing Butcher - reveal yourself.

Yolo he is definitely related to the devil. We rescued him alongside with a lovely black and white cat who has sieve died from unknown causes. We are fairly sure black cat killed him with his death ray eyes. They were the only two in the house...

Hi all 👋, I'm returning to my normal lurking mn ways , but just wanted to say a big thankyou to all the posters for the fun and witty and very informative posts on all the threads . It really helped take my mind of other non food or royal things and I thank you for that 😃

Laters, jeff
Delurk from time to time

Will do 7 , I'm still reading though! , might jump in if to juicy to resist!😃

Just popping in to say hi!

Mr Hippo is away this whole week and still catching up after the mayhem of half term. Just found out that I will need to deliver oldest DD (11) to 7am at a meeting point 15 by car tomorrow morning. So I guess this means taking all three DC, get an Uber (I don’t drive) and go at 6.40am . And thought I would have the day to sort things out, but DD2 has a dodgy tummy and not in school. I have cleaned our (one) bathroom 4 times so far today. Not thriving.

HI!

Is it safe to mention today's visit to Edinburgh by 'H'-as-I-call-him'?

Hi Wauden - it is probably best not to turn this thread into a TAAT.

MNHQ have already said they would zap it if that happened.

Understood. Sorry!

Well I'm here to report that I'm NOT ok.

I put potato dauphinois in the oven at 5pm and the bloody thing still isn't cooked.

I am starving as is MrDRM who is looking distinctly unimpressed and desperately raiding the pantry for snacks before he faints from hunger.

In the meantime my lamb chops are marinating away in olive oil, garlic and rosemary so on the positive they are ok and likely to be very tasty once I'm in a position to slap the buggers on my griddle pan.

Did you turn the oven on?

I most certainly did

DRM I feel your pain, and have been in same position.
Patience will be rewarded.
There are few things more appalling then semi raw potatoes !

Are the potatoes ready yet?

🍷🍷🍷🍷for Hippo.

Finally!!!

The bloody potato's were ready after nearly 3 blummin hours in the oven.

I have forgiven them though given they were super tasty (as were my much marinated lamb chops). The ternderstem broccoli side felt very left out by being tasty but underwhelming in comparison.

MrDRM is now thriving again and even decided to pour a celebratory glass of wine to have with dinner so I can now report that we are definitely now OK and not just surviving in pantry snacks

Thank you Sussex! Am about to go for the really soon!!! DS 9 came home and was running around and perfectly fine until he took off his sports kit and saw blood (football/rugby/some sport). It took me 20min to convince him to have a bath and he claims that he can’t walk (he is a bit sensitive). I am beyond ready for this day to be over !

Oh fuck it.

I have opened my Emergency Sherry Supply.

Which is just my ordinary sherry supply, to be honest.

Is it ever an emergency to have a glass of sherry? I mean - does having an emergency entitle me to a glass of sherry? No - what I mean is - if I am fucking pissed off, am I entitled to a glass of sherry.

Or two? Maybe two is okay?

Thoughts?

Mustress, I think two glasses of sherry is a perfect remedy to being pissed off. Go for it!

I am sipping my wine. Sometimes staying calm is SO hard. Picked up DS from school. Asked the receptionist about what the Coronavirus guidance from the school was (MIL is immunosuppressed).

Receptionist: “ you really don’t have to worry about this”
Me: “but half the class has been skiing and I think many has been to Italy (vague recollections)”
Receptionist: “we have this completely under control and are following all government guidelines. Don’t worry Mrs Hippo”
Me: But your advice does not reflect the latest update from Matt Hancock?”
Receptionist: “Who is Matt Hancock”
Me” .

Oh Gawd, Hippo.

You despair, don't you, when people who allege they have things under control really, really don't.

I have to confess, the “trust me” combined with the complete ignorance kind of threw me... I do think I was very nice about it....

There is this saying (which I have even taught my children). “You should never argue with idiots. They will drag you down to their level and beat you by experience”. Sometimes I keep repeating that in my head....

Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess with a pigeon. It'll just knock over all the pieces, shit on the board, and strut about like it's won anyway