The Spring Chat part 2

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new thread keep on chatting

I don't like all these school toys business. I resent intrusion of institutions into our home. We have plenty of toys. Better ones too. So kindly f**k off, is what I want to say, but superior upbringing (but not superior grammar) prevents me.

And I'm not even remotely grumpy this morning!

Off to make spicy sichuan potato salad for lunch guests.

slng are you still grumpy? lunch sounds good

we might go to the London Mela in Gunnersbury park dd likes the rides

will now try my hit and miss toad in the hole, hope it is a hit this time

when I was out running this morning a couple stopped me ans asked how long till Westminster bless good planning

sfx lol, were they even walking in the right direction?!

Been to Kew today, quite empty, C&C was actually bearable, & we managed to divert ds1 from the £4 face painting !

they were going in the right direction just not very fast, when I was just starting heading out to Kew bridge, I met them a few yards down the path then on my way back they were about to reach Chiswick bridge
I expect they will enjoy a late night dinner at Westminster

Lunch was good. Great company, good food (even if I said so myself) and fantastic puddings (yes, multiple puddings!)

I remember once walking from soho back to Ealing. Took us about 6 hours. But we did stop at quite a few pubs ...

Hello all

Slng - sounds nice ,did teddy get to try any of the food?

Sfx - LOL, I wonder if they made it

Been at Kew all day which was fab, lovely weather

Hope everyone enjoying the sun

Hello!

Went swimming, then pub lunch, then hacking bushes in front garden ...

Am thinking about what to bake and cook for hols next week!

hello all

had a quiet day took dd to town in the morning then dh took her to the Mela, I went shopping and running instead
we will be off to Marble Hill tomorrow be great to see some of you there

hope everyone is well, week looks promising weather wise

morning, hope everyone had a nice weekend. We went to Kew & swimming, then just chilling out in the garden!

Anyone up for meeeting this week? Was thinking Thursday pm if anyone's around.

Hello

slng - where are you going on hols?

Tilly - Sounds like a nice wkend,we pretty much did the same (minus the swimming!) Not free this thurs sorry, going to try a new place with neighbour who I haven't seen for months

Going to stay local today, go to Teddington lock and feed the ducks and go to park

good morning all

the plan here still seems to be Marble Hill

tilly Thu is likely out for us never venture beyond Kew on the last day of nursery

actually the very last day will be the 28th have to plan stuff for the next couple of weeks

Morning all!

We are planning Kew tomorrow pm with picnic tea.

have not even left the house and am already tired ok lets sort out a packed lunch

sfx - hope you are not going to poison your family with ham.

Tilly, we should be around Thurs afternoon if you fancy doing something.

Had a good weekend with family and spent yesterday in Cov Gdn. Nipped into Lincolns Inn Fields for ds to have a run-around and literally bumped into Miranda Richardson in full 60s get up and a massive 60s film set with all the old cars etc, it was really interesting! They were shooting a scene for a film about the Dagenham car workers' strike in the 60s, I guess it must have been a court scene.

PCW - sounds v.exciting! will you and DS be extras in the background?

Reminds me of when DH & I were wandering a round London and we wanted to get a drink from a newsagent. We couldn't get into the shop because they were in the middle of filming Bridget Jones, the scene in the newsagent!

Slng - ham story is just ridiculous!

Out all morning, just chilling in garden now. Our babysitter has cancelled for sat night anyone know any babysitters?

vbus, I would offer my services but think dh and I are also going to struggle for a babysitter on Sat night. Apparently sitters dot co dot uk are good although I expect that could be an expensive option. But you could give them a try if you are seriously stuck.

hello Marble Hill was nice but had to be quite firm for dd to leave

slng -no ham in our packed lunch we are meat eaters now, after years of being a vegan and vegetarian we still only really eat simple cuts of meat rarely cured or processed except I like chorizo once in a while on my cabbage soup or bean stew

pcW very interesting find film sets very amused no one ever seems to be doing anything other than drinking coffee

vbus sorry no babysitters we only use our niece and she is in Paris this week

vbus/pcw, sitters is very expensive I found, you have to pay a 3-monthly fee to sign up as well as pay the sitter, which iirc was around £6 p.h! I'm free on Saturday & happy to help out if either of you are stuck

Nursery sprung on me today that they're doing a mad hatter's tea party tomorrow so I need some kind of costume for ds1 & a snack for him to share with everyone . Given that the shops here are rather limited I'm hoping to come up with something using crepe paper & tin foil, guess I'd better get used to this for when he starts school!

PCW/Tilly - We have used Sitters in the past but they are expensive. Was considering them but we have no other nights out planned so not worth paying the 3mth fee. It's not so economical to pay qtrly fee unless you use the sitter regularly.

Tilly - thanks so much for your kind offer. I'll speak to Dh tonight and see what he wants to do and give you a shout.

Bit naughty they've only just told you about the tea party. Maybe you can make DS1 some bunny ears and put on a bow tie for his outfit, he can go as the hare!

Sfx - Glad you enjoyed MH. The only way I can coax DS1 out of MH is if we stay til the end then he has no choice but to leave, but invariably we're still the last to leave the place

Hello!

Baked Chelsea buns. Very sweet ... Now a beef rendang on the brew for tea. Yum yum yum.

We are going to Kew gardens tomorrow morning with DS1's little friends. Anyone else? Picnic lunch, I think. Shall I take a push chair instead of lugging things about like a pack horse?

tilly that is shocking short notice just send him with a teapot

slng Kew Gardens only at around 2pm if the weather as hot as forecast I take a buggy when doing a picnic, and because dd takes ages walking home and I invariably carry her some of the way

vbus after the usual we are leaving soon, and negotiating how many plays before leaving dd still refuses I just said you either 'leave now or we will not come back next week' harsh I know but consequences
she agreed promptly but I do follow through

this is essay writing week so must sort myself out

Slng - DS1 at preschool in morning so can't make it, have fun though. Deffo take pushchair, why make life difficult for yourself

Sfx - I sometimes have to take the same approach with DS1, at least then he realises there are consequences to his actions

Half way through 24 series 5, try to finish as fast as possible, I'm already racking up the charges at the library as it's taking so long to watch better watch some more now & try and finish by this wkend

sfx/vbus, similar conversations here as well, though generally around the number of minutes he has left, I say '10 mins more', ds1 replies with 'no 5 mins'

slng, can't make tomorrow unfortunately

For costume, I've decided to put ds1 in a shirt, get one of dh's uglier ties on him, some kind of hat & a bamboo stick wrapped in foil. That will have to do!