5 onion rings, 4 cauliflowers, 3 french beans, 2 turnip tops and a parsnip in a pear tree - 10 / 10 club

[FrannyandZooey]

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

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Blimey, if anybody has excess sprouts my ds1 will come and collect them. He'd walk, barefoot, from anywhere to anywhere, for sprouts.

Franny, I am sending you gingery thoughts.

Tatties, wish I really could help!

LittleRach, I saw a sign for it today - for some reason I thought it was last weekend and I'd already missed it. Don't think I will make it though as dcs have complicated things going on in Devizes.
But while you're there, if you get a moment, pop into Who Cares (in the little shopping centre next door to Iceland, opposite the Halifax) - it is a lovely ethical shop with food and beautiful things run by a wonderful woman who has just started a campaign to make Melksham a carrier bag free town.

No sprouts

I have just washed half a Kent field down my sink which I think can;t be good.

We are not doing the tree because DH hosed it down, and although I've brought it in, it's too damp to put the lights on.

I am getting a bit fed up with today. I have done loads and loads of chores & I've had enough now.

FK, your name always reminds me of that lovely joke about the pieces of string

Cream with sprouts is a very good idea. Hadn't thought of that. Have had NO F&V today so must do something to improve asap.

God I am sitting down! Hoorah!

OR YOu can put a little diced bacon in with the sprouts and cream if you are that way inclined.

I want to know why you are living in an apartment in Chicago

Where did you live before? How many / old are your DC's? What do you do in Chicago? Is it very, very cold right now?

Feel free to answer some or all or tell me to bugger off

TooT, it kind of slightly inspired my name. Although the main reason was we had just moved house for the 2nd time since DS was born and I felt like a little chewed up piece of string.

We got a whole stalk of sprouts which ds had never seen before and was consequently very exciting. I do love our veg box even though part of me sighs secretly at the thought of having to unload and cook it all. It really is exciting not knowing what you are going to get, especially for ds, and he squeals as he unpacks the things and begs me to read the newsletter, which is always full of thrilling news about their plough and so on.

I am feeling so much better, it is one of those times when you feel wonderful just because you are not still feeling shit. I have even been to a drinks thing at the gallery, and flirted with a photographer while ds ate chocolate crispie cakes.

I am very pleased about Sc---- because I use the dictionary function a LOT and it has been very very slow of late. I did wonder if our enthusiasm for it had broken it a bit.

Boco, we are in the round up, huzzah.

I phoned up our farm and said not to send any sprouts at all

Ds also loves investigating the box each week

I am still really enjoying scrabble. Ahhh, remember the days when we used to finish a game in one night? [nostalgic]

I have 14 active games at the mo

Am I addicted?

Avi I am not chasing

it was a little flirt over a mince pie

Ooh I forgot to say I made bubble and squeak for dinner, and I crushed some butter beans in with the mash - it was lovely

ooh get you

After failing to eat most of an apple and orange at breakfast, I have had some couscous with fruit in, a banana smoothie, some sweetcorn and a load of those marinated artichoke hearts [drool]

oh and a shedload of ginger

LOL

I thought you didn't like couscous?

I don't

but they didn't have the giant couscous which I do like (it is nice and chewy like tiny pasta, instead of pointy and dry) in M+S today and ds likes the fruity one, so I bought it and shared it with him

it is ok, he ate most of it, I was kind of trying to imply it might have contained another portion of fruit in it [liar]

Oh I saw that BIG couscous the other day and wondered if I might like it

ooh yes get it, it's very nice. The butternut squash one. They hardly ever have it in my M+S now, after getting me hooked on it therottenbastards

Glad you are feeling better Franny

I don't cook it because I don't like it. Whenever anyone else has cooked it for me it has a definite pointy aspect, and it isn't moist. I like moist food. Giant couscous is soft and chewy.

I need to know what it meant by pointy

it isn't soft and malleable and round and smooth in your mouth

it has points on it

yes indeed

I'm giggling because I understand and am amused that I do.

Ah, well if MR AVI says so

have consulted my own dp who says it is "angular but not pointy"

ffs

he is now giggling, he is a bit drunk actually

Franny, please feel free to tell me to mind my own business I won't be offended ....but did you always know you wanted more than one DC?