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gosh, amazing amount of yatter.. how are you all
hope the stew was ok zippi
sorry to hear about ibs symptoms fran, will oj balance things a bit
frayed i have had cooking experiment tonight also and i have advice for all

if you are ever considering baking paprika and basil kebabs in a ginger, honey and balsamic vinegar marinade

DON'T

Evening.

I like mangotrout.

Pavlova sounds lovely.

OJ, raisins, cucumber, rocket - piteous total of 4.

Our F&V listings make me think of that episode of Fawlty Towers with the waldorf salad - 'Celery! Apples! Walnuts! Grapes! In mayonnaise!'

Had a miserable day and a brighter evening. We all went to the botanic garden and it was lovely. I go with dses several times a week but had forgotten how lovely it is on spring and summer evenings. It did my soul good.

Boco, that sounds horrid Hope the stinging soothes soon. And sympathy to Franny - I get very occasional IBS, it's yuk.

Hi Bero, you sound more cheery?

boco what is the skin treatment ..

Hello. You all talk too much. I can't keep up

The evening did me so much good, stuffit. Spent most of the day in a dreadful mood but just getting out, with the children and with dh (so not on own with the children), talking to dh instead of exchanging organisational bulletins or bickering , in calm and beauty and the scent of blossoms - it was very, very nice.

Am coughing away again now though

Night night.

That's so great Bero.. glad to hear it .

lol @ stuffit's warning!

Hope you are ok Avi

omg i can't keep up!

I went out this evening. Now I am back.

I am worried that TooT's problems stem from the fact that the 8 y-o has NO SHOES, which is entirely my fault. They are sitting here TooT. Going to the post office is top of my New Week List.

What's up with ds? I'll try not to be too Woodehousey.

woof

Evening Hundred, did you have a good night?

Yes, but we went to a do at a bookshop and then out to dinner, and I ate too much. We waddled back. DH said 'do you think out stomachs have shrunk or something? We used to be able to eat LOADS'.

What a very polite thing of your dp to say. You eat so much you balloon and he says something about stomach shrinking. Men can be very tactful I think.

Stomachs do shrink do though, BC I used to have to get my stomach in training for festivities like xmas with increasingly larger portions. I don't have that problem now.

Anyway I am frankly jealous that you can go out at all! Was it a prof thing or merely for fun?

It was for a friend. Was nice.

Well he meant it about both of us, It was sort of conversational. As I waddled next to him I said 'mine doesn't feel so very shrunken now.'

Right, am off to bed. Shall look in for you over w/e Toot. Night Slur.

Don't you ever go out then?

Oh I meant he sounds nice, its the kind of thing my dp would say to make us both feel better, like reminding me that muscle weighs more than fat and so on. I'm glad you both had a good night.

NIght Hundred

We do go out, but not usually together, our dcs (3 and 1) are erm, challenging and frequently need night parenting.

TBH dp goes out more often than I do. That's why I throw so many parties so I can still have an adult evening without the bother of sitters.

it's late
i'm getting ready for a party
slur tell me what to do
I should make a list

oh flip

have got booze but not enough
not enough tables
garden in a mess
bloody paprika kebab experiment went arse over tit
playlist not done
haven't got outfit will have to yank somethign from wardrobe

sorry to moan it's a pathetic problem

stuffit were you getting ready for a party at half past midnight?
my god

Morning chaps
Boco I hope the non wizard treatment works
Avi sorry to hear about bickering
100 what did you eat?

Slur and Stuffit can you email me on frannyandzooey at india dot com
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