tea room 36 - Teh Alpine Chalet

[UniS]

Welcome to the Tea rooms newest incarnation. A cozy log cabin with a roaring log fire, comfy chintz sofas and a dedicated man about the house, our Butler, Mellors. Out of the windows you can see sparkling white snow gently drifted up under the green Christmas trees and bright blue skies. Children can all be packed off to play healthy outdoor stuff while we stay snug n warm in here with our mulled wine, tea,artisan hot chocolate and other beverages served in mugs, glasses or buckets.

The usual rules apply - no fisticuffs. And no messing with the aspidistra.

One day late, but Happy Mother's Day to all . Ours isn't until May some time :)

I am working frantically to finish a crocheting project that must be mailed off today, after which I will require A Large Glass of Something.

Will be back.

Meanwhile, I'm leaving a sumptuous buffet with everything on it, and maple syrup.

Yum!
Carrots in Maple syrup.

?Fluffs up a pile of meadow hay with lavendar oil sprinkled over it?

Aaah! That is much more comfortable than lavendar straw!

Thanks JM

Lavender

Ohh Maple syrup candies. Thank you JM, descrumptious

I see your Lavendar and I raise you a lavendarlek - its purple shouts exterminate in a devon accent whist waving a sink plunger at you and it can't climb stairs, but in spite of all that it thinks it very scarey. It might just be one of the monsters from smallscoutboys bedroom....

Morning all!

The maple syruo candied carrots were a special treat yesterday. They helped me cheer up no end.

I felt very down yesterday, so they were much needed.

MOrning Donki...

April fools on MC fell flat. He didn't comment on the fact that I was eating breakfast and he wasn't. Just burst into tears

Think I got boy good n proper.
Looked at my text messages, " one from school, year 3 , no teacher avalible today, school cancelled."

UniS
If I tried that with the YD, I would never get him to school afterwards.

Got MrDonki good and proper too - 7.15 (so a bit late anyway, but he is a real slug in the morning), I went in and screeched "aaaargh! It's quarter past eight"
He was vertical with panic before he looked at his watch...

Oh yes.
[evil grin]

Well done, Donki!!!!

(Poor MC, how did he cope when you explained Mistlethrush ?)

I want to know how UniS's Boy coped....

I don't get the British obsession with April Fool's Day.

(he sobbed a bit more, went and got breakfast (ready for him in the other room) and got on with eating it)(Roll on the easter hols, he's suddenly hit a wall of exhaustion)

ERM, boy was rather cross and a bit tearfully when I told him he DID have to get his shoes on and go to school. got him hook line and sinker. He had cheered up a bit on the walk to school , hearing about his friends making fake sick to fool their mum and admiring another friends fake broken wrist bandaged up .

The YD is really tired too - and stressed/anxious because they are having another practice SATs week. He couldn't get to sleep for ages on Sunday night (and very clingy at bed time). Was late to sleep last night - and then woke up in the middle of the night for a while.

Of course MrDonki's idiocy is not helping the YD's anxiety levels either.

I highly recommend the "King's College Choir announces major change" on youtube.

Absolutely brilliant!

MrDonki "out" again tonight.

I need to find something to do to take my mind off things...

KIngs College LOL Thank you Donki.

30 days of biking ( cycling) starts today. Its face book thing I'm doing.,. Today I did a 14 mile round trip on my bike to get to a meeting, a demo of an electronic hymnal... interesting, but somewhat pricey.

If it wad just me, I might 'forget' and put the security chain on when he is next due home...

But the YD would wax wrath and be very upset if I locked MrDonki out.

Hmmm... distressing the YD is not an option.