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Beware the Crepes of March!

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QueenQueenie · 16/02/2015 12:36

Well someone had to do it as my last post was number 999...

OP posts:
lalsy · 01/03/2015 13:58

Much strength, Rose Flowers.

motherinferior · 01/03/2015 14:13

Frozen coley (which he pronounces, maddeningly, as 'coolie') baked in a not overly excellent tomato and pepper sauce. With rice and green beans. It was edible (with the addition of salt, chilli flakes and a glass of red wine) but the Greek salad and hummus that I'd offered to do would have been nicer. Kids liked it, though.

herbaceous · 01/03/2015 15:36

'Coolie' Angry You must be tempted to extend his wooden sword up his bum hoolie.

MrsSchadenfreude · 01/03/2015 15:42

Herbs! GrinGrin

I make that as well, MI, but I put olives and garlic into the sauce, and a bit of smoked paprika.

Everyone wants something different on their pizza. Tempted to say, this is not Pizza Farkin Express. Have done one with peppers, onions, anchovies, capers, olives and chillies and one with ham and olives.

bigTillyMint · 01/03/2015 19:45

Well I feel a bit better after a snooze and a big scran at the curry-house, thank God.

Hope your afternoon event OK Rose.

MontserratCaballe · 01/03/2015 19:48

How did it go, Rose? Was thinking of you. Hope you and DH are feeling ok Flowers

MrsSchadenfreude · 01/03/2015 20:33

Yes, how did it go, Rose??

The macarons were a huge amount of effort for minimal return. Next time we'll go to Pierre Herme.

CointreauVersial · 01/03/2015 21:28

LOL at sword up the hoolie. Grin

I can't remember the last time DH took to the cooker.....[grr]

Anyway, I had a satisfying morning in the garden (first time this year), soaking up the rays and doing one of my favourite jobs, which is pulling out and tidying away all the crispy brown leftovers from last year's herbaceous plants. It's so cheering, revealing all the shiny new growth, sprouting bulbs, assorted old footballs, several feet of bramble and a healthy sprinkling of weeds keen to get cracking for the 2015 season

Several shrubs were still brown and dormant, though (stern look at BTM Grin)

Good thing I got out there in the morning; we had an epic hail shower and thunderstorm mid afternoon.

DS has commendably had his nose to the grindstone over the last few days. He has exams all week. Including another French Controlled Assessment.

bigTillyMint · 01/03/2015 21:36

CV we had thunder and lightning here, but nowt else! I need a trip to a garden centreBlush roll on DS playing for his old team!

Rosebag · 02/03/2015 07:14

Nothing like a new apple device to pep up the mood, I find Herbs

How are Beachy and other ill Crepeys? And where oh where is Cremo? Hope all is ok?

Well, it was ok…but not great. DH sat silently for most of the afternoon..but that frankly is not unusual for him, when his parents come round. At the end, MIL tried to collar me saying "DH is very upset with us but he shouldn't be….blah blah…." I just said "Yes, but now is not the time…" When I told DH about it later, he kicked off again.

All that on top of the usual weekend homework bollocks meant that we didn't get out to the cinema as planned last night but the sofa and "Call The Midwife" are such a comfort. I'm glad to be teaching this morning to take my mind of all of it…

Thanks, all for such caring and kind words. Happy Monday Crepeys xx

MrsSchadenfreude · 02/03/2015 08:29

Yes, where is Cremo??

Rose, you are a much better person than me. I would have bitten your MIL's head off and asked "Why SHOULDN"T he be upset with you? Perhaps you would like to explain...?"

I settled down to a nice Sunday evening of Call The Midwife and The Casual Vacancy. DD2 was the first caller - she had forgotten her hairbrush, and what was she going to do? Suggested she borrowed one and ordered one from Amazon to arrive on Tueaday, but this was Not Good Enough. Got a bit terse with her, as we have five (5, v) of her hairbrushes here, and she has always been told to leave one at school and one at home. She also forgot her Oyster card this weekend. So I got Little Miss Shouty off the phone and then DD1 called, saying she needed help with her essay (nothing like leaving homework to the last minute), it was Much Too Difficult, she had Never Been Told How to Structure an Essay and Why Couldn't She Be a Cat? Looked at essay, not too bad, suggested some ways of restructuring and improving it and ignored wails of Can't You Do It For Me?

By this time, we were half way through The Casual Vacancy, and there was a tap, tap, tapping on the front door. I knew it would be our neighbour, who has dementia, and robustly ignored it (he had already been down twice with his tales of woe of Someone Is Breaking In and Moving All My Stuff About and Someone Is Stealing My Post). I couldn't face it, so I just turned up the telly and let him tap away for about 40 minutes before he gave up and went back to his flat. So now I have to watch The Casual Vacancy tonight on catch up. And before anyone thinks I was harsh with the neighbour, he taps on the door at least twice a day, and when I leave the flat, he is invariably waiting for me on the landing. It has reached the point where I am going to work early to avoid him and not working from home one day a week as I never get anything done if I answer the door to him.

Rosebag · 02/03/2015 08:54

Couldn't, MrsS with my own DParents still there, and all the DC including DS1. But it never works with MIL…she's SO highly strung, she'd just start screaming. She was the one who…when I was diagnosed with cancer way back, had a tantrum over not seeing the DC enough and consequently being a day late giving her an anniversary present..…you get the picture? In all frankness, I am resolved not to take the role of peacemaker…it's not really my fight, and DH has to learn to deal with his lot …they're not going to change.

BTW delicious looking pizza, how dare they complain! Grin

hattymattie · 02/03/2015 09:10

Mr S - we used to have the old lady next door knocking at midnight to say her boiler was making noises. She did a regular round of all the neighbours and the plumbers had her blacklisted. Suffice to say there was nothing wrong with her boiler.

Nice day here so I'm trying to catch up with the housework a bit. I have the incredible non-speaking nephew staying from tomorrow till Friday as he has job interviews in Paris. I am going to try and be out as lunch as possible as he just sits lumpenly on his phone. I already told him last time that I do not serve lunch but he is welcome to find a stuff in the freezer if he wishes.

Rose - hang in there.

Rosebag · 02/03/2015 09:46

Gosh, I'd go mad with persistent door knockers…

I have lost 1 pound..

motherinferior · 02/03/2015 10:02

A good start, Rose. Remember how weight doesn't go and doesn't go and then goes whoosh.

I conducted Ladyjog in lovely morning sunshine - the pub near us has burned down! Rather thrilling in an inner-city sort of way - and came back to make urgent purchase of new sports bra, as mine has suddenly decided that, in the words of an ex-boyfriend, it Doesn't Do Support. Today I am mainly sorting out a whole mass of features, as they all need kicking into touch.

Words cannot express the sheer relief of not having spent the weekend with my parents.

Rosebag · 02/03/2015 10:42

That's a pound this week...six in total. Painfully slow but I the right direction I guess!

DH has set up to meet his Fil tomorrow night in a neutral place. Apparently Fil was thinking to do the same thing....

Rosebag · 02/03/2015 10:43

His Df I mean

motherinferior · 02/03/2015 11:22

Angry Have just spoken to DSis, who is wondering if she should spend part of this week for which she has been signed off sick yielding to maternal pressure to go and visit. This is the dame who (a) has given up all her paid leave and now some unpaid leave to visit (b) is really quite fragile, which is why she has been signed off sick. I spoke bracingly to her. It appears our parents still haven't sorted out any of the nice food deliveries I've suggested (they are perfectly computer literate and know how to click on 'order') and are still eating their way through stuff in the freezer and/or relying on friends to bring round home-cooked food.

Am really angry on DSis's behalf. Told her firmly to spend the week doing bugger-all, interspersed with some knitting and perhaps a gentle bike ride (both of which she enjoys hugely).

motherinferior · 02/03/2015 11:24

Also Rose, remember that slow weight loss is the way to go. Otherwise it zooms back on again.

EmilyAlice · 02/03/2015 11:47

Much better yesterday, coughing again today..
Went for a walk round the "block" in nice sunshine. Got half way round and could see a huge black sky coming up from other side of Orne valley. Quickened my pace, but still arrived home in a mini tornado style hailstorm to find OH about to come and rescue me in the car.
Back to the log-burner and last night's TV to catch up on....

motherinferior · 02/03/2015 11:52

Now I have log-burner envy.

Have dispatched a feature, and pics. Have to do a piece on maternity bras.

hattymattie · 02/03/2015 12:44

EA - we just had one of those as wellConfused. Glorious blue sky - all hell breaks loose and now glorious blue again. Of course, I'd put DH's running year on the line to dry!

EmilyAlice · 02/03/2015 12:52

Plenty more weather heading to Paris, I reckon!
My valiant seventy-something neighbour is in and out tending her garden. She has a market stall on Saturdays and at this time of year goes out collecting young dandelion leaves to sell on it along with eggs and last year's apples.
It really is a different world here and has made me so concious of the stuff we consume.

beachyhead · 02/03/2015 14:45

I have spent the day like a toddler; wandering aimlessly around my house with bed hair, having naps and not being able to concentrate on anything! Too ill to work, too well to go to sleep all day. I'm not even pretending to work from home.....

Rosebag · 02/03/2015 15:19

Yes beachy there certainly are times when even working from home is inadvisable. Like molly the other day....get thee to bed until better Flowers Brew
Also emily persistent coughs are very wearing. Take care...no walks in monsoons!
Sorry for your DSis, MI...is there any way you can help her to feel less obliged?
I have had a lovely morning teaching lovely women with the sun streaming through the windows. I feel as though I have Made A Difference. the DC don't have the usual theatre calls after school...it's amazing how much more relaxed I am when we don't have to be anywhere after school. I have done a major trolley push and am sitting with a mug of tea ( no chocolate brownie ) in Starbucks. DM has telephoned to say I handled The Tea From Hell very well. I let her in on all that's going on...she's quite a good support, morally for sufferers of family beef.