Burning calabrese I think I'm burning calabrese I really think so - 10 / 10 thread

[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.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

There are no restrictions on what you eat so long as you get your 10 fruit and veg as well. The focus is not on weight loss but on improving our energy levels and hopefully our general mood and well-being. Sign up below and post here to tell us how you're getting on and how you are feeling.

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best . title. ever.

i demand to know the creator.

meanwhile.. i have had my coil removed ('uncoiled'?) and i saw michael morpergpogioeo at a literary festival - maybe the same one and 100 - maybe we sat next to each other and did smiling and moving our bags.

i feel i should post about the meet - are we talking about the meet? anyway just I am coming. with a picnic. in a hat. swearing.

xxx

thursdays child not really gripping
try ballet shoes or white boots or something else

bee
it was me
i agree with you btw
but i expect i should pretend not to

Yes Pointy, there are a lot of good new books about.

Oh, and Eva Ibbotson, not so very new, but I adore her books. Some of them excellent for 8yos. Are we considering any particular 8yo?

yes, ibbotson good

which witch is a huge favourite of mine from childhood
what about diana wynne jones? charmed life is totally superb

pointy don't forget most of us routinely read children's books 20 or 30 years ago

These are excellent. Maybe not for an 8yo but I thoroughly enjoyed them.

Ooh, I love Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones.

I think childrne's books have changed a l ot ov er the last 20/30 years. They have become pacier, less space given to description and setting. Very generally speaking, of course. But that change in style can appeal more to many children. So whereas old books are definitely still worth reading, I am often surprised when long lists of suggestions are posted with no newer (often no current) authors on them at all.

I think a lot of adults don't read children's books. I read far more children's books than adults' books, I think they have much more scope.

WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE COME AND STOP ME EATING THIS EFFING ICING?!

I am not a morpurgo fan.

Why did ruby come on and tell us about hercoil but not mention F&V?

And why did none of you help on my thread? I know you lot do UP

TooT, thinking of you x

Interesting conversations at the Avi dinner table. We had a good one today. "Mummy, I was thinking about a dream I had and we went to the grocery store and Mr Topham Hat was there"

You'll be pleased to know that the grocery store he mention was the organic whole foods one. Very 10/10 is the Fat Controller. And, in our books, he has afternoon tea and cake.

Which thread SB?

Funeral day today. My mum thought there should be a cake, and my grandmother loved the green man so much....if anybody is about in the next half hour or so, could I trouble you for an opinion please? On my profile.

Toot, the cake is WONDERFUL. Your grandmother will be looking down on you all and admiring the love and care you put into the cake. I'll be thinking of you today xxx

Merci beaucoup all of you.

I will read thread properly and write them down.

She loved MMM and Pepperpot and Teddy Robinson but read them all a coupke of years ago.
Morpugo ones she mainly likes.
Doesn't like any fantasy kind, and cried when she tried Narnia as it was too frightening.

Amazing cake TooT

Is it wierd to say I dreamt about you last night? You were camping in a desert.
Anyway....best wishes for today, be strong and we're all thiunking of you.

my ds loves Hiccup Horrendous Haddock books. Sigh. My, there are a lot of them...

Also the Spiderwick Chronicles.

Roald Dahl

Harry Potter

Triskellion

when I was 8 I loved Worzel Gummidge, Noel Streatfield, the utterley fabuluos Helen Cresswell books about The BagThorpe family, E Nesbitt, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Mary Norton?), mrs pepperpot, the Pamela Brown books about the Blue Door Theatre Company and the Mary Poppins series.

Toot, your cake made me cry, it is so brilliant and yet simple (and looks delicious)
(another green Man 'fan')
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I know how hard today is for you sweets, just take each hour as it comes (and keep breathing!)
x

What's goign on with the time? Mumsnet has gone all funny.

Well, i have started the day with mwezzly instead of toast and marmalade and I will think about a carb free lunch, although I'm still not sure that's possible. Also I'm going out for lunch with friend, so depends if such a thing exists in the cafe.

I have toothache, but am in denial because I hate the dentist. I had a filling about a month ago and it's been really sore ever since.

See look, Molly wrote that message in the future!

ooh molly molly have i told you i WORK in the blue door hall??? honest i do
(i may have mentioned this once or twice already )
i love bagthorpes too

bunny i will look but i mean i am crap
look at me doing punishments for trampolining and making him eat all his dinner

toot wow!

Goodness me, veggering had fallen off my "Threads I'm on" [haribo].

Oh TooT, I'm so sorry my sweet, I hope today goes as well as it can for you ((()))

Lemur, a hug for you too, thank you for telling us about your ds1 (())

Am still v excited for SB

I liked a lot of your book list, but you need to add L. Frank Baum (Wizard of Oz etc) in order to completely encapsulate my childhood reading experience.

Franny! OMG! I did not know that...
I wanted to be Maddy so much.