The Robbing Butcher - Immortalized At Last

[MhorOrLessTheMustress]

Here continues the tale of the Robbing Butcher, his whimsical opening hours, and TheMustressMhor's daily quest for his finest produce.

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I notice that the Pink Gin still seems to be intact, though.

Hardly surprising, as it tastes like cat's piss.

Hello hello hello, Mustress!

I don’t know anything about sherry, but may be responsible for the Worf- shaped dent on the sofa.

Welcome back mustress!!!! So sorry about the sherry!! And typical with the pink gin!

I couldn’t cheer myself up to post really yesterday. Homeschooling went completely to pot. I got a huge amount of tasks for the little hippos, all requiring one-to-one supervision and when I focused on one, the other little hippos fought. All teachers ignore any submissions of work (the ones we can submit). LittleBoyHippo’s work cannot even be submitted as I cannot operate the webpage. When I emailed the teacher, he suggested I should look for an explanatory pdf somewhere on the page .

The flat was a constant mess and as soon as I got it tidy, Mr Hippo brought down a few boxes from the attic for me to sort (including masses of dust). I kept trying to clean, but as soon as I was done in one room, three happy little hippos swarmed it. And to top it of, BigGirlHippo got a temperature again (Better today)

So now we are out of gin. I had two stuff G&T’s and went to bed at 8 as Little Hippo refused to be alone in bed. Something about a nightmare .

I could even drink some of your pink gin Mustress. I am down to grappa. Anyone knows what to do with grappa?

Anyone know what to do with grappa

Mr. Mhor might be able to use it to clean off some stains which have mysteriously appeared on the much-vaunted patio.

grappa, is that kind of like brandy? you could use it to sterilise your own surgical instruments, like in westerns and war films if things get really bad. Or, if things get really really bad, you could pour it over some ice and force it down while your eyes water?

did you check with the cat yet about the Bristol Cream mustress? He may have bribed some mice with it.

Mustress! you're back! Here, have these.

Ah, fleas. I was wondering when you'd show up.

The almond Bailey's must belong to yolofish. You did not appropriate it from Mhor Cottage.

I am grateful for the sherry, however.

Talking of sherry

Amazon have sent a strange email, telling me that they are sending two bottles of sherry and twenty cans of beer to Mhor Cottage. The order also comprises 50 chicken stock cubes, six bottles of bleach and two large bottles of Worcester Sauce.

I must have been drunk when I made that order. It is the only explanation.

almond Baileys???? have you all gone bloody mad? I would even prefer grappa over almond Baileys, or in fact any sort of Baileys. And I thought you were all my kind of people

It’s for the vegans, yolo

So, the grappa remains unopened. Mr Hippo has wine and I am having a large glass.

I succeeded in getting fruit and vegetables delivered, so made a vegetable risotto (of all old vegetables) for dinner. Mr Hippo lied and said it was delicious. The little hippos felt really sorry for themselves. They really wanted fish fingers. This whole “we cook whatever we have that needs eating” is not really growing on them...

Sorry Yolo I love my Baileys!

I would love fish fingers in batter right now mustress

Unfortunately I have been sitting down, bored, stuffing my face. I am piling on weight and dishing into carbs cause I brought so much to be economical so I have rice, pasta, potatoes. I've had massive carbs every day

Oh my.

Do not, any of you, mention low-carb anything just at the moment.

Someone following my blog about the RB keeps asking what circular square sausage is.
I confess I have no realistic answer.

I mean no reasonable answer, not realistic. D'oh.

Ahhhh thanks Yolo

How is it circular and square?

I'm actually watching Die Hard while wondering about the geometry of sausages. Such is the times we're living in.

But Die Hard is a Christmas movie
Is it even legal to watch it around Easter?

Ha 7Penguins its the last in the franchise, not sure it's Chrismassy or legal for that matter. Although at the mo I'd happily watch a clutch of xmas movies to help lift the gloom. There was an entire thread about whether Die Hard is a xmas movie last year!

I think I shall find out the answer to the vexed question about circular square sausage in the time-honoured Mustress way.

I shall start a thread about it.

I'm watching Contagion on ITV2. Maybe not my wisest move.

MyImaginary

How on earth do they decide to air Contagion, of all movies? I mean I know the schedule is decided in advance but still.....

Deliberate shock tactics I think, Catherine.

Watched Contagion then sneaked out to a cash machine as newsagent only takes cash. OH lurked in the car wearing gloves while I , also wearing gloves, persuaded the machine to spit out some plastic 20s. He unlocked house on return while I decomtaminated in the porch, remembering to sterilize my bank cards as well as gloves. Ho hum. Welcome back Mustress, I'll have some of that grappa please. Chilled and knocked back with tea and a chocolate biscuit to wash away the taste, it has a good effect.

Contagion got it spookily nearly right but no one kept their distance.

Mustress ahoy there , shouting from 6ft away

Your patio has been a lovely spot to watch the birds whilst enjoying the recent sunshine, albeit with a nip in the air

Your patio has been a lovely spot to watch the birds whilst enjoying the recent sunshine, albeit with a nip in the air

Yes, I admit we might have taken a nip or two, or three...