When you say it's going to ripen now......well when exactly do you mean? - 10 / 10 thread - all welcome

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

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morning

ll sorry about you and ds illnesses.

I agree with carrot about the long walk and sunday lunch.

I was talking to a little boy last week and I think I am going to resume my vegetarianism. I was explaining to him the concept of 'happy meat' and he looked at me all wide eyed and said 'but Bee it is still dead, they still kill it.' Have decided he is right.

I wish it was nice here. It is grey and rainy and I was so looking forwards to my day serving tea in castle grounds with follies, pleasure gardens, wildflower meadows and a lakeside walk
We still have to go, but it means there will be no-one to serve tea to ...

And I made Yorkshire Tea loaf,
Banana and date cake,
Cherry scones,
normal scones
and a zillion of those yummy little buns which you scoop out the middle and fill with raspberry jam and buttercream.

oh good Bee, you will cancel out ds who ate 3 flumps at a party yesterday despite being told they were not vegetarian
the nihilism of it all

can we really have a picnic here? and FMF can you bring those raspberry bun things?

pity about the weather fmv

maybe it will brighten up

that expression reminds me of my mum

is it better for an animal never to have lived at all then

I will buy a lot a green stuff and watch the bee hives intently. Dc's are fascinated by this. I would send you some honey, Zippi but you would have to come and live here for it to be of any use.

zippi yes of course
otherwise you could argue that slavery was ok as long as you bred plenty of people to BE slaves

it's very nice weather here
I am going to clean out my plastic container cupboard and go to the gym
those are not really very good activities for a nice sunny day are they? but I haven't got a basket or a market or any beehives

Bee and zippi don't seem to sleep anymore! How are you both still going? I stayed up until half three with friend recently and it took me about a week to recover. I had to go and sleep in a cinema.

Shiny happy peapods is nice! And so is the mango one.

Am trying to have a sorting day today as everything is a mess, but these days are rarely a success. [resigned]

oh apparently I am in fact going to play with ds in the sandboat
I suppose that is more fresh airy at least

in a devils advocste sort of academic interest way rather than an awkward way

so ideally cows and sheep and hens etc would become extinct

most wild animals lead short brutal lives

what is the best for them

Ds is v frustrated at my lack of voice
He is talking lots & demanding answers
It's pelting down here
We have absolutely no food for lunch & dh wont shift till marathon is over

when does the darn thing finish?

fmf..such a shame about the teas
can you divet via kent & bring it all here?

the best thing can never be to be bred in captivity and then killed and eaten, zippi, no way

nono I want FMF's buns over here, now

cows and sheep cant live in the wild

i have eaten a whole bag of dried apricots

I am going to have regrets later

cakes sound lovely tho

how can anyone be interested in watching the marathon tv unless auntie minnie is in it

is yoiur dh insane or has a very low boredom threshold

oh i took some dried apricots to lithuania and ate about third of a bag and had the most appalling stomach pains i thought i was going to have to go to hospital i was walking round a castle and had to keep stopping when a wave of pain completely took over

thanks zipps

dh runs
he is unusual in that he is a sprinter & long sistance runner

He has medals,cups & trophies galore
thankfully they are all up in his office

auntie minnie?

I have been told my buns are great

If there's any left, I'll pack up a parcel for you lot....

well i supose he is allowed to bed interested

running to me is the dullest of things to be interested unless you are actually running at the time poossible

quite zippi

unfortunately,he also likes swimming,darts,golf,snooker,athletics,horse racing,show jumping,tennis etc etc

he is glued to the telly always
i wish we could chuck them
the marathon is on in three rooms
i'm amazed he hasn't a widescreen in the loo