Cream coloured parsnips and crisp apple strudel, Beetroot and bok choi and swiss chard with noodles - 10/10 thread,

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I am training to be an educational psychologist - v. stressful!

that sounds like a long day how many days do you do

between 4-5 days a week so a bit intensive - but term time only which is a wonderful relief!

Bee, I would love to know mnore about the family drawing thing....can you link to things or books or something...?
And was it you who was doing belly dancing? I'm sure somebody was.

Yes, I grow veg. Carrots particularly, as we can't get enough of the things. Also onions, purple podded peas (divine), black corn (disappointing), beans, dill, parsley...
I definitely recommend carrots and peas. Courgettes good too for results.
I did round yellow cucumbers this year too and they were prolific.
I want to try potatoes this year.
No allotment - we have a long thin garden

PSW, will seek out scrabble tomorrow. I was wondering what had happened.

MrsC, WHY do you have piles of Booja Booja?

Zippi, I missed your climber

Zippi, it's gone

Zippi's climber was interesting and cheekboney and beardy and spectacled and intense and a bit intellectually and possibly slightly sensitive

I want to know more about the drawings too, Bee, sounds fab

I forgot to tell you yesterday we had roasted parsnip and carrot batons with roasted mushrooms, in wraps, with hummus and grated cheese and beans. It was really good.

Breakfast: mango, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries. It's dp's birthday, and he is still alive, yay. I have to go to work but this afternoon we can bumble about, and have an Indian takeaway this evening

We were going out tomorrow, had babysitter and everything but he says he feels too rotten. Poor sod. I got him a big posh kite he wanted and some vacuum clippers that allegedly suck all the hair up as you are clipping, and lots of books. Oh and some posh poncy ethi pants

is it one of those kites that lifts uyo offf the ground

god I hope not

have you read the Wasp Factory

if you scroll down to 'yukon' you can see a video of it in action

not sure I'd like parsnip in a wrap but it sounds interesting.

I have eaten raspberries.

Is Boco back today? I bet she had a lovely time.

video worth persevering with IMO to see it take off from water etc

it was really good MrsC. we cut them up in fine batons and they are so tasty and sweet, they were great with the hummus and the cheese - quite rich though [greed]

i scrolled back to the beginning and couldn't see it

i havent read the wasp factory

i am trying to read this ver tiny print fat bok called cryptonomicon

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_family_drawing family drawing thing]

i loved the wasp factory

opps!

I don't know where to start with this thread..

I love the wasp factory. My copy is around 20 years old and falling to bits from repeated bath reading.

i shall have to read this book then..i bought the cryptonomicon one with tethe climber..I regard it as a challenge to read it..I havne't decided what sort of book it is except one I wouldn';t normally read

that is the wasp factory..which is a book i have often planned to read but never have done i don't think i have read any of his books

no it isn't the wasp factory..i have confused myself totally

I have never read the wasp factoruy but always intended to

well soince it was published anyway

and I haven't read any books by Ianin Banks

you're protesting too much zips

i can't imagine how anybody manages to talk to me for more than five minutes..if that is an example of waht they have to listen to..and very often I think it is

oh zips...I drive people mad because it takes me 10 minutes to get to the point as I talk without thinking, or rather think as i am talking. So a typical convo with dh goes:
ME: ''darling, if it was monday, but no, then you'd be at work anyway so...perhaps if there's time...and I know you think this so...well, what i mean is...and then the milkman doesn't come until tuesday...''
DH: ''So do you want a cup of tea of do you not?''