The Breakfast Club

[LilyLangtrey]

Good afternoon, Clunkers!

Welcome to the Breakfast Club where the kettle is permanently on, the drinks flow and the snacks are both self-replenishing and calorie-free.

We start each day with a look at history and a tribute to a brave or inspiring woman. Mostly though, we just chat randomly about current affairs, recipes, life in lockdown, literature, music and anything else that comes into our heads.

Veteran Clunkers welcome. Anyone else who wants to join in the chat - sense of humour essential! - welcome.

Kettle's on

Thank you Lily for the OTD. I hope Baroness N has a lovely birthday.

Baked cam, I visited Haworth when pregnant with my first child. I have was so exited to see the moors and the parsonage unfortunately however we were caught and fined in the most notorious car park in the country. It was a spiders web with a camper sitting there waiting for anyone to infringe any of the rules, a millimeter over a non existent line, clamp, 90 quid fine.

A second over the ticket time, fine.
They fined disabled busses, the elderly... And Betty boothroyd who took her ire to the hoc and got it debated and finally closed down I think..
They also had plants offering people tickets... Ie a couple said.. We are leaving we have an hour left on our ticket... They also tampered with the ticket machine to alter the times.
I called the police and they were not interested at all. Its a shame because it marred our trip and money was very tight and budgeted for, so we had little left to enjoy ourselves.

However... I adore JA, I read it in one go on the 5 hour drive to Cornwall when a teen!

😂 Clamper... Sitting there..

Good morning all.

I second what Sylvia said about all the hard work Lily puts in, bringing us our daily educational reports to start the day. For keeping our little BC running smoothly and keeping us together.

I've enjoyed reading and your cookies and cat tales, especially the MC ones. DS would love a MC but I don't think that's going to happen.
Princess Puss Puss aka The Scrounger, wouldn't like it.

I hope there'll be no straddling bookcases needed today Cam.
Haworth is a lovely little place. We visited during our road trip in August but didn't get to visit The Bronte museum as it was closed.

We've had to cancel DHs big birthday trip to London and Berlin next week but were fortunate to get a refund/vouchers to use another time.

Happy birthday to Baroness Nicholson 🥂
Have a good day all.

Morning Clunkers and thank you Lily. I will go back to OTDs once I've seen what's on the menu today.

That's a lovely post about our landlady Sylvia. It must be like herding cats sometimes with us lot but the fact that many of us are still here as a group, picking up new friends along the way, when we've been made homeless on so many occasions is down to Lily's management and determination.

The cats' home must be heaven for cat lovers, like a Cat World.

Cam, what are you having done? I remember you said you'd had a new floor down.

Stormzy, we said exactly that last night, thank goodness we're not in a war situation. I am absolutely fed up of the media driven sniping and point scoring. The split in the 4 nations is becoming untenable. Did anyone watch QT last night?

I'm starting to feel twitchy again about the virus. Once DD has left this weekend we'll be battening down the hatches. Looks like it's going to be a long winter and I doubt we'll be seeing our new baby again this side of Christmas. I know lots of people are worse off, living alone with no end in sight.

Morning all - phew I'm back again, so many technical issues. Thank you Lily for keeping us all going.

Cam, was it on this thread that I said my Grandad grew up in Haworth?

Fuelled my obsession with all things Bronte and led to my Eng Lit A level choice where we seemed to spend the best part of two years focusing on ........ Hardy (ok not exclusively but it felt like it) who I find very dull.

What is this word Clampers? Clearly I need to read back.

I hope Dizzy is calm and happy - funny old things cats. My little Kitler is like no other cat I have ever owned. My neighbours (weren't that keen on cats pre Kitler) asked me if he would be an indoor or an outdoor cat, I was hoping for largely indoor with a trot round the garden eating the odd bug.

However, he has got other ideas 🤯, he doesn't come home sometimes, I see him flying up the very large trees opposite the house, he brings me gifts, he destroys things inside the house, my neighbours find him in their en suite - he plays with their small dog and follows them on walks.

When I brought him home I polished my 👼 and supplied him with a small outdoor cat 'igloo' with self heating blanket. I thought it was the biggest waste of money ever .... until this week, when he has emerged from it twice.

We have come to an understanding, life is much less stressful if he is out a lot, he doesn't pounce on us and attack us (feral farm cat lines and he is polydactyl), he has become positively gentle and fairly affectionate, especially if you are eating yoghurt .

I'm seeking comfort today, I'm going to unlock my glazed bookcase with my very special books and re-read Rebecca, one of my favourite books of all time.

I am also expecting a delivery of a new robo vac. Tried one before but it couldn't cope with my hairy dog, now that she is no longer with us I thought a robo vac would save me from vacuuming the hard floors downstairs every day.

It will be known as the Chariot, hopefully Kitler will command it as it goes about the business of the day and it will help to tire his little brain out.

It's our creative chef on duty this morning. Smoked salmon and egg thingybobs today. I'm not sure what the greenery is.
He's turned Yellow's leftover pizza pineapple into fruit kebabs.

That looks wonderful Tracy .

Oh, I see now Autumn, a clamper , I thought we had changed clunkers for clampers. I think I remember the car park you are speaking of.

Did you know that if you catch the train from Haworth you are on the journey used in the old version of the Railway Children. That was another one, growing up, from the age of about 9, I yearned to be Bobbie!!

Do you mind Traceys, I've had a SS and cream cheese omelette two days running this week. I'll just have the kebabs and a cheery coffee.

What is an SS @TheReturnOfGavlar ?

Happy birthday to Baroness N! A formidable woman and very tenacious.

Lovely to hear about Dizzy.

Thank you for the OTD. Those fruit kebabs look delicious.

All good here. Take special care everyone.

Smoked Salmon Anne, I get carried away in the three for a tenner section in the supermarket and then have to eat the same thing for days because it has been languishing in the fridge and is now a week past its use by date!

Spinach, I think, Tracy, and thank you for breakfast.

Morning again everyone. Love Haworth (the whiley windy moors). It just a quick pop-in-and-out so hope you are all OK. Thank you for your lovely words. I'll be back soon...

Tenacious - one of my favourite words Minerva - tenacity breeds success in life.

That looks delicious Tracy, thank you. I’ll have the eggs and smoked salmon please. And the biggest availability coffee. Deadline today.

Happy birthday Baroness N! She is such an amazing woman.

Can you freeze it @TheReturnOfGavlar ?

Gavlar, I love your name change. I never got to grips with your other name. Kitler, what a little rascal. I had to google polydactyl. I hope you're feeling much better; you do sound better. Enjoy your reading.

Enjoyed your OTDs Lily. I read the Brontes' quote in that whispered, breathy way they use in screen films of them. As if they were afraid to be heard out loud. I will visit Haworth again and book the museum this time.

to all today's brave women and happy birthday to Baroness Nicholson. What a full life she has lived so far. Long may her work continue.

Good morning Clunkers and thanks for the OTD Lily and the breakfast Tracy.
Leftover pineapple on pizza night! I hope the butlers are restocking for next week.😂

And Happy Birthday Baroness.

Thinking of Emma, my 12 year old DGD (year 7 new school) has had a diversity lesson.
All because they were asked who their hero was. Teacher agreed to go first and said JKR. half of the class stood up and protested!

DGD can now explain all the nuances of LGTBQI+ . She still likes JKR though.

AnneK I think SS is smoked salmon.

Cold, wet autumnal morning here

Yellow, that is quite alarming to read.

Morning all.
@BakedCam I’m with you on Burnham. Not his greatest fan, as we’ve discussed before, but THANK GOD somebody is finally standing up to them. Have you seen the latest? Sage saying we should have a circuit breaker lockdown every school holidays. They’ve completely taken leave of their senses.

Happy birthday to the Baroness.

Off to the teeming metropolis of Plymouth today. My Mum, who sounded really awful yesterday, had cramp, couldn't function, suddenly now has enough energy to go in. That means she will do what she wants, then decide she's had enough. Oh well, it gets it out of the way!!

Morning Clunkers! Brilliant OTD Lily, thank you for that. Hope this finds everyone well this morning. I've been wakened since 5 when our new kitten came in and bounced all over the bed like Tigger! He's now sleeping peacefully, bless.
Hippo, you can do it!! Go girl and just think how good you'll feel once it's submitted.
Have a great day everyone. It's a beautiful autumn day day with gorgeous sunshine.

Oh and thank you Tracy for the delicious breakfast. That has set me up for the day x