Beware the Crepes of March!

[QueenQueenie]

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

Your d's uni is where we've been today Hatty. It was so beautiful in the Spring sunshine...

That was meant to be a 'dd's'

We have indeed had 'crepes of wrath', and variations thereon, but not BUMcrepes.

I'm trying to come up with 'spelling strategies' for my literacy learners. I've got to teach them how to spell words like 'park', 'shop', 'station', etc. Bit tricky.

stropps there'll be something wrong with Little Miss Perfect...just a matter of finding it....

hatty do you think you should get your ribs (re) X-rayed?

MI glad you went out...it does lift the mood! especially in the lovely sunshine we had today.

QQ Im seeing Ruby Wax sometime soon...let us know if any good!

Herbs does using the spell check count as a strategy?

DH and I are going to see The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel now, as a bit of light relief after the shit week we've had. I have just eaten considerable quantities of SW permitted food so I don't cave in and buy my favourite choc covered nuts and raisins. How on earth does one go to the flicks and not eat ffs?

Not convinced about bumcrepes, I'm afraid. A bit unseemly.

Well, I survived the reunion. It was brilliant. It was a bit peculiar going back to a school which I never actually attended (when I was there the girls and boys were on different sites, 100 miles apart, but they amalgamated the year I left, and closed down the girls' school) but to be honest, we spent most of the time reminiscing and passing round hilarious photos (blimey, the clothes). I was particularly chuffed to see my name engraved on the prize boards which they had kept (I won the top academic prize the year I left, back when I was brainy).

We had a little tour, marvelled at the luxury of today's boarding houses and the fabulousness of the art department, watched the whole school march into lunch to the sound of the band (which they still do daily), "endured" a short church service, lunch, cakes, chat, sunshine .... brilliant.

The general consensus was that I have changed a lot (and I would probably agree). There were about ten of us girls in all, including one of my BFs who I haven't seen for seven years since she moved to Australia. Another came over from Switzerland. Really amazing to see how people have changed yet are somehow still the same.... I needn't have worried about what I wore, though; there were plenty of mum boots and puffy gilets in evidence.

So glad it went well CV. I must confess I'd be torn between fear and curiosity. Amazing people came from so far away. at puffa jackets.

QQ - DD said she had a lovely afternoon sitting in the college garden doing Roman law. Talk about ivory towers.

Rose - please report back on Second Marigold Hotel - I loved the first one so much.

Mrs S - need fab restaurant recommendation for our wedding anniv.

Herbs - if you come up with a good spelling strategy let me know. Ours have a spell test each week and then 15 minutes later will write the word incorrectly.

Rose - no point in having rib Xray - apparently you just have to wait until they heal.

Glad to hear that everyone has had a good day and very envious of the sunshine and warmth being mentioned.

DH's friend has to stay in hospital, is on morphine and awaiting a CT scan. Amazing what damage a shuttlecock can do.

Oh NU that sounds miserable.

CV glad you had a grand day out - sounds fantastic.

I hobbled off to see my sister for coffee this morning, and we had little noodle round a few charidee shops. Have acquired a new dining room table ( circular with a bit that goes in to transform to and oval) to replace a large rectangular one. Which has always been too wide and feels mahoosive in this room. So just have to sell it nowoops..
Also got a fetching yellow scarf and a good condition Monsoon cardi in lipstick.

yes, QQ tell your Ds you mix with educated people and we have done a play on Grapes of Wrath for gods sake, rolls eyes and sighs at at youth who think they know everything

Here drinks (way hey over the heaves) and nibbles at the launch of the Funky Bunker (don't ask..), and planning DS's birthday.

I feel better....

Poor DH..... his aunt (MIL's younger sister) has been battling terminal cancer for a while; last night he popped over to see her, and reported that she was lucid and chatty (albeit slurring with the morphine) and even managed a piece of cake..... MIL has just phoned to say she died this afternoon. She was an absolute sweetie.

CV. But that is a good memory to have of her, I hope.

Rose, fantastic news re your PILs. I was hoping they might see sense, and by god they have. Still daft of them to ever think it was OK though.

NU, sorry to hear about your friend's shuttlecock accident - that is shocking.

Hooray for all charity shoppe purchases. I got a nice blouse in one today, in black and teal, a colour of which I am fond.

QQ, you'll look great in your jumpsuit. I too remember wearing them in the 80s. I loved them.

Another lovely day today, we are on for our second barbecue of the season tonight.
Crêpes du jour, Belle du crêpes, Où sont les crêpes d'antan....

How about 'Beware the March of Crêpes?'

Hi everyone. Been catching up. Brought a nasty virus back from Hungary. Didn't really feel I was due another one yet

Stropps, I have a Little Miss Perfect in my life. 'My Problem Is I'm Too Nice'. She fools a lot of people. In my religion, charity doesn't count if you tell people about it. Not in hers, evidently

CV, your reunion sounds like it went really well. Poor DH, but it sounds like she had a happy ending.

Cremo and MI, congrats on charity shopping.

Yes Rose, was it good?

We had a lovely day yesterday - relaxing spa and cream tea in County Hall, then we walked down the South Bank, just before sunset, for pink fizz.

I have found clothes DD2 likes! In johnny loulou's, yet. Some v funky tops.

The film was lovely....and beautiful visually. I don't think it was quite as good as the first one but still a must see. I enjoyed it but it was slightly marred by the old git behind me who smelled of booze and sat such that his smelly trainer was all but touching the side of my face

CV glad the reunion was enjoyable. I'm sure everyone thought you looked great and how lovely to be able to hook up with a friend from down under!

about *Emily's barbecue !

auriga wish you better. Your photos were lovely, though.

tilly interesting how the practice of cream tea at spas has crept in. The one I go to in West Sussex has also started including it in its spa day packages. Although when I went to in half term...I didn't have it, and had to eat fruit salad instead ( I hate you SW) . I used to love a day of sobbing about, swimming, massages, topped of with a scone stuffing session after!

I have been in a bad mood today primarily because I have brought up a family of people who interrupt. I can't get a bloody sentence out. So I stormed out to Sainsburys instead of trying to do verbal battle. DD is in a show which we're off to later...she's in rehearsals and calls all day but joining us with two friends for late lunch between shows in the bar. I must also get some prep done for the next couple of days...after teaching tomorrow morning I am off to a place called Bulkington...for a teaching gig on Tues morning. Does anyone know it? It's near Nuneaton. I don't know Warwickshire very well.

Rose, I come from Warwickshire but left 40 years ago so can't really help. It does strike me as a difficult place to get to - are you going to drive?

I, too, am envious of Emily's barbecue. It is sunny today so that is an improvement. DH's friend is being kept in hospital for at least two more days as he is being sick all the time.

We have just waved off Dd and the children - her DH is away for a couple of days so they came for lunch.

The barbecue is herby marinated beef which we will have with cauliflower mash and stove top Jerusalem artichokes. The recipe for the artichokes is an old Jane Grigson one that was in today's Observer, which we had forgotten about. We are desperately trying to finish this year's crop!
Last night we had monkfish and bacon kebabs with aioli which is usually our first barbie of the year.
Our neighbours will be sniffing with approval at the smell and disapproval at our failure to observe French lunch hour.
The countryside has been ravishing this weekend only spoilt by the sound of the two-stroke as everyone strims, mows and saws!
Glad the family problem is resolved Rose.
Have to say I didn't like BEMH1. It all felt a bit patronising to me, both of oldies and of India. Realise I am in a minority though!

EA, can I move in with you? Your food sounds delish

Rose, I am happy to accompany you (or any other crepeys) on any spa/cream tea outings, should you need a mate!

Have taken DD out for a milkshake and baguette and I am hoping she is now knuckling down to some work!

Emily, I was about to say the same - you will be receiving a minibus of crepeys if you carry on like this.

I've got one recipe - chocolate courgette cake to add to the crepey recipe book - if anyone has any others, do PM them and I will produce version 3.

Rose, I am so pleased your PIL have seen some sort of sense.

BTM, ds did hw this morning, and as a reward got to try to help me put up a washing line (we failed). He's looking quite bored now......

Plenty of room for all!
And - let me see: compost turning, weed clearing, pointing, pruning, hedge laying, grass cutting, hedge cutting, strimming......
Pink fizz on the South Bank sounded quite nice to me.

NU - I'm a Warwickshire Lass too (although the opposite side of the county to Nuneaton, so can't help you there, Rose). Where are you from?

Not such a nice day today, although DH and I went for a little mooch around Reigate just to get some fresh air. This weekend is coming to a close far too quickly.

EA, I am a champion compost maker, and can also clear weeds - I can even tell weeds from plants. Dh was trained by the BCTV to do shrub destruction and other pruning/coppicing. Ddog is a champion digger, although otherwise rather destructive. So yes to the minibus, Crepeys!

Lalsy, I am currently learning about drop boxes, so may eventually be able to do the recipes thang.