The Year Round Nigel Slater Discussion Thread - Part 5

[RainbowZebraWarrior]

Hello all, and welcome to this lovely space for our continued chats.

A bit of background for anyone not familiar with this topic:

The Nigel Slater Christmas Chronicles readalong usually takes place here on Mumsnet between November and February each year - the Christmas Chronicles being a book written by Nigel Slater full of winter recipes and anecdotes - It has been running for a few years, and the contributors collectively decided it would be nice to have it running all year round.

So here it is. It is a place to appreciate all things Nigel-esque. Think seasonal food and recipes, enjoyment of nature, gardening, appreciation of the weather, and sharing of news and small moments of joy. It's a calm, cosy space for gentle chat and merriment so pull up a chair, grab a drink and relax.

A very hearty welcome to friends new and old!

Placemarking and waving hello. Thanks @RainbowZebraWarrior

Waving right back at you Bimbles!

Hellooo all

Ooh hello again! I always see the start of the new thread and then never manage to keep up!

Logging in again, still lurking but keeping up with this thread and all the lovely Nigellistas who contribute. Big thank you to @RainbowZebraWarrior for keeping it going.

Hello Nigelistas! I didn't get the cathedral jobs but there were some weird red flags in the staff session sonic am relieved TBH. I have a very good job offer as it is. It's £7k more than I earn now and there's a bonus scheme I can use to top my pension up.

I will be formally made redundant tomorrow and I am going to ask for garden leave so I can be very Nigel for a few weeks and waft around gardening, painting and baking.

I've treated myself to some rather nice pyjamas and a new dressing gown as I was still wearing the old one even though it's 5 sizes too big.

Now off to check the end of the old thread and see what I missed!

That's great news, well done @petitpasta!