By the pricking of my thumbs, pumpkin wicked this way comes... 10/10, all ghoulies and ghosties welcome

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Soup, my dears, soup

That is what this weather needs

And roasted root veg

Leek and potato sou here

An old friend has been up to visit me today and it has been lovely though lunch (at local pub) was rather poor.

End f term tomorrow.
We are off to the ILs at the weekend for a few days. Think will be fun

I have an on and off sore throat and chesty thing for ages now. I had no voice yesterday (probably quite a relief to my colleagues).

I can recommend sambucol with added zinc to take the edge off things, mayo

Am of Pink visiting Guad's house. Well and Guad of course

She promised pictures, oh yes she did [grump]

Pictures?? I

Wow, you still had raspberries??

banana
grapes
cucumber
carrot x2
humous
coleslaw

Baby Lemur and I went for a lovely walk today. We walked around the local park and he went bonkers for the ducks, I thought he was going to leap out of his pram! Then we went into and walked round the Cathedral. I realised I have lived in our town for 5 years and I had never been in there .

DH still working away

LR - did you IL's move far away from you? I thought they were going to live in the same sort of area as you.

They are about 80 miles away, Lemur.

But 2 hours drive.

Ahhhh. Near, but not too near

they are autumn ones, lemur.

Have 5 pumpkins to process at some point...

Lemur have you got National Trust membership? Cos I remembered you're doing lots of visiting and I have a Walkers code that'll get you free NT days out. Or if anyone else wants it, have a look at the Walkers ddays out site - there are loads of different places.

Kiwi, mango, blackberries, apple, raisins, cuc, tomato, lettuce, peas and carrots in cottage pie, runner beans. Beans, apple and blackberries picked in Norfolk on Saturday

No he's not really 8 months. That would be ridiculous

Pink, I think you are wrong. DS is only about 3 months old.

What is this code thinng? I was thinking of asking for NT membership for xmas.

I have made leek and potato soup too

You can collect points with crisps for Days Out, one being Nat Trust. I've got enough for a couple of free days but you can't get annual membership I think, and not sure when it expires.

Yes, yes. Probably more like 3 months or something and Christmas is AAAAAAAAAAaaaaages away and I'm not just on Woolies website buying party bag stuff for my 3 YEAR OLD

Thanks for thinking of me Pink but we have NT membership

I've already got quite a few christmas presents , infact I bought 3 today [double blush]

Oh and I meant to say hello Pointy

ello, moveit

What you been up to Pointy? Have you been a bad, bad vegger?

DD said on the way home from 'playgroup' (creche) today 'I don't want another little girl to go to my playgroup. It's my church.' What are surestart's aims again?

I have been a fairly rubbish vegger, yes

I still have aubergines and a few cherry toms

I am going to have them for supper as they will start to rot soon

Christmas has been postponed this year, hasn;t it?

Am hoping it will appear sometime around mid-Feb.

I like aubergines but cooking them scares me. They are very intimidating.

banana x2
apple
cucumber
carrot
humous
coleslaw x2

The rain hasn't bloody stopped here today.

I acnnoit do anything about xmas until after ds2's birthday

(trouble is, his b'day is Dec 23rd.......)

Good luck with that, Moll.

I think I have done all xmas shopping for DS. Other than a Mr Potato Head which he 'needs' Need to get some crap for exMIL & FIL & DS's cousin and then only family stuff. No idea what to get anyone so am not thinking about it.

he he Moll When you were pg with ds2 were you worried about a Christmas Day baby?

I was born on the the 13th Dec and the rule at home was the decorations weren't allowed to go up until after my birthday.