West London chat winter & beyond

[tillyfernackerpants]

Hadn't realised we were so close to filling up the last thread, hope you all find it!!

our shoots came up but now looking distinctly dry, we have been quite bad with plants lately, might still be rescuable

the snowdrops outside came up

We have the grand total of THREE snowdrops ...

hello Paddle welcome back! Are you coming on night out?

Hope poorly ones (incl. KC ) are feeling better today

I thought T was for toast, aren't tomatoes v. acidic?

Kora - sorry to hear about your grandma can't be easy especially with everything being so hectic for you atm

Weather is lovely outside, Springlike. DS1 seems ok, I think tiredness is the main culprit not helped by his cough plus DS2 now waking at 5.50am regularly waking us all up, yawn, yawn.

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paddle!!!!!!!

yay!
welcome back, lovie.

sorry about your grandma, kora. even when expected, it's hard.

hope all poorly dcs getting better.
how are the ABs doing, kew?

all ok here, could do with a bit more quiet, tho, kids have had friends over every day since friday
that'll do for the year, surely...

always thought it was a myth and nurture vs nature and all that malarkey....but boys and girls really are different, you know..

boys' friends over: feed them large amounts, growl at them approx every 15 minutes to to tell them to get off roof/stop waving big sticks above their heads/stop half-killing each-other on the trampoline...then feed them again...repeat...

girl's friends over: much quieter, got to be said, but more hissy fits and delicate, tactful negotiations over dressing up box rage...sigh....and my dd is a tomboy!

and vbus and tilly, sfx..it is really hard when they feel left out at school and adjust to fickle evolving friendships.
i remember being gutted years ago when ds1 said:"...AND I sat on the friendship bench and no-one came to get me.."

ok, better go and clear up tip of a kitchen.
toodlepip

..oh and max beesley certainly has "it"

hi paddle

quiet day, nice to be able to send the boys outside after school!

hello

steppie I find the two flavours have their separate saving graces

dd told me my sisters today that our house was a disgrace, totally messy

finally sent essay with a full 2 hrs to go before deadline, now can just sit and fret

goodness that was substandard

looked like a pretty day from indoors

cheers I wish

will have to do

hello

Sfx - well done on getting essay done in time, what a relief!

Steppie- LOL at descriptions of girl v boy play I've noticed DS1 plays differently when with girls

Copper - some people have too much time on their hands!

mad the mistake of watching Masterchef last night, Greg is already doing my head in

I quite like Masterchef, but Greg is annoying!!

No masterchef for me this time. Have never picked up a single tip from masterchef, and that's the only reason I watch cooking programmes.

No school tomorrow! Yeah!!!

Copper, from Masterchef I learnt that scallops should never be chewy

Lovely teppanyaki scallops from Sen Nin in Ealing.

We'll have to go there one day!!

Hello!

We are off to Kew to see snowdrops and to freeze.

Copper - have fun

Tilly I asked Ds2 what he wanted for lunch today he said 'beans, corn and crabs' I think Masterchef is rubbing off on him

Tried a new drop-in music group today which was really good

Can't believe half term almost upon us, I think DS1 really needs the break!

hello all

copper hope you enjoyed Kew certainly looked like a nice day for it

half term here last until next Wednesday dd needs the break after being poorly for most of the week, only back yesterday and today, but still seems remarkably energetic regaling all with tales of vomit, frequency and colour, the girl likes detail

Kew was lovely. Nice snowdrops. Nice crocuses emerging. But six hours of non-stop relentless activeness. And they are still going. I'm exhausted.

copper, have a

vbus, at ds1's lunch, at least he didn't ask for scallops!!

Ds1 had a friend over after school today, and they played so well together, I didn't have to do anything

Paddle Hi!!! nice to see you back, think I met the wierdness you allude to...

I am the one who moved to Ireland but have no new friends so still haunt this thread sometimes

You & Kew should come over for a visit this year!

lemsip for me this morning as am all sore throaty

Copper I love that link - have put it on FB

Steppie so true about DS vs DD playdates!!!

Good morning!

Pretty wet and miserable weather.

Scallops ... Yum!

Dusty - glad you like the lego vid. There seems to be a lot of Lego-obsessed, time-rich weirdos creative types out there.

Copper love that dramatic music = did wonder slightly about who would have time to make all those cardboard instruments and then take the trouble to conconct the vid, inlcuing dramatic close ups of lego conductor

Vbus, at DS asking for "crab" for lunch! Followed by a babychino no doubt

Had a very sunny warm spring-like day here and double ...no doubt back to the dreary weather tomorrow

Have been househunting again and being mindful of MN advice re location, location, location

of choice of west London restaurants

On a quest (again) for the kitchen gadget to end all kitchen gadgets :

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/food/1154520-Magimix-Le-Micro-or-Le-Mini-Plus

I think we should have G&T emoticon too. >