We had peaches, we had plums, we had strawberries in the sun, but the peaches and the plums, like the strawberries are all gone - 10 / 10 thread

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Oh, I had grapes too. From the garden. And Juice. So have had 6. If I have salad and apples for supper, I'll have had ten. I've still got most of the day left so plenty of time for me.

any of you eat Millet? Is it nice?

OB, the skirt arrived this afternoon, thanks so much, it's lovely.

Your handwriting is almost identical to a friend of mine's, and i was rather curious as to what she'd sent me!

I told the school secretary what had happened with the bus and she was . Dd1 was fine about it, quite cool really. was just me in shock.

Isn't the weathe rterrible?
I have been wearing my new raincoat though.

Tatties, was it you asking about green coats?
Mine is from Boden
After a year of searching, that was the only one I liked.
It si bright green with a purple lining and a hood.
It is cool.

Apple
Veg lasagne (3 0r 4?)
Muslei
Grapes

I think the trip might be to Castles of Historical Interest on the Welsh Borders. However if you look rudely good in swimwear Lupe, please feel free.

If we're off to Wales, I'll need to get one of those headscarfs, I think.

Will we all wear green coats?

coffee

Where's Lully again? She keeps disappearing, is she ok?

Yes. I might not, but I'm the one with the red brolly shouting 'My group, this way'.

Lupe has a green coat. I'm sure of it.

Well, I thought it was a fantasty trip.

A castle on the Welsh borders sounds good but if it's ok I'll wear a coat.

I don;t have a green coat but I don't think I am going to come because it doesn;t sound very good.

I do have an emerald green one but it's not waterproof. Wales = rain.

Get-in-the-bus-Bee

Bbbee, why have you gone all sourpuss?

Lupe, a green coat and swimwear will be lovely.

I am eating a Bounty ice-cream. This has so far been unsuccessful in producing a carribean mood.

[shoves Bee up the steps]

you can sit next to FMV who has entered into the spirit enthusiastically. If you ask her nicely she'll tuck the edges of her blanket over your knees and share her humbugs.

Right, who is missing? And don't say I never show you girls a good time.

EMERGENCY
I have found my black beans to make a stew thing and the date on the (unopened) packet is Feb 08.

But they are dried and it's best before, not us eby.

I've put them in to soak for th enight.

Will they poison me?????

No, surely not. How could they? I am confident. [I also know nothing about beans]

I'm going on Guads trip. I like the idea of us all lookingly magically rudely good in swimwear. And langoustine. And champagne. Dammmit. I want to go on a holiday like that one day but feel the chance has passed. Until childer folk have fledged.

I did go to Thailand and Cambodia for 3 months. But i was grubby then.

It is still raining in Portugal... Thank God I made such an effort to find a bikini that didn't make me cry.

Still, if I get drunk enough, I mgiht just ponce about in it anyway. Do you think the spanx underneath will be obvious??

Had spray tan today (bimbo alert). I smell odd.

Glad you like skirt LittleR. I liked it a lot but never found anywhere to wear it. Maybe if my family had more civilised Xmas'

They will be fine I am sure.

You need Mailbu, Guad. That'll get you in the mood. And a spot of Bob Marley.

BBBee, why are you being miserable? I am glad ahundred is taking none of that nonsense. You will come and you will have fun.

Beans will be fine. I think. I'd eat them. But don't blame me if it goes wrong. Are you coming on the bus, LR? And will you eat the beans before or after?

the beans will be fine - surely they will be fine - they are beans. Actaully I don;t know because I do not know such things. I would have been the one with Nicholas Evans saying "oh it looks okay - what is the worst that could happen"

okay

is there going to be singing?

(filth, let's sneak to the back and have a ciggy)

Lol at Malibu. My mother used to drink that.

We are going to Wales for now, OB, but the carribean trip is next. I'm thinking November?

i think OB is being a little optomiostic about this - she is all shellfish and champagne but I know it is going to be peanut butter sandwiches and ribena.

Good, I agree.
They will be fine.

If you don't hear from me after the weekend, send out a search party.

Yes, I'll be on the bus.
If I'm not poisoned.
Perhaps before the beans, in case of flatulence, hmm???