Though She Be Crepey, She Is FIERCE!

[QueenQueenie]

Ta Da!

Thank you QQ
Anyone watching the Tour de France? Looks very wet in Paris.

I have done bugger all today. And feel much better for it.

Thanks, QQ. The rain has just arrived, but we spent the morning on the beach with two of the DGC. Watching Le Tour atm and DH has just said (yet again!) that we should go to Paris. I do not know how many times he has said this, it's beyond counting, and another year will go pass and I won't have been (apart from the Periphique, many times).

Just arriving into Portsmouth.....panto was dire. The cast kept corpsing at some in joke about loo rolls

Great title.

Thank you, QQ. I love the title.

MI, I did bugger all yesterday (didn't even leave the house!) and feel so much better for it. Hope you are feeling suitably restored.

Most excellent thread title. Well played.

Today is my Doing Nothing day. Have built some Star Wars Lego, watched a bad film, dicked about on the internet, done some squats, watched a clip of Jeremy Corbyn and been inspired, and laughed at DP having a catastrophic hangover. It's been nice!

My bank is demanding that I pay some money into my account if I want to continue using my fairly massive, and necessary, planned overdraft. I may have to get a bar job.

Great title.

I have also done nothing all day - but I was at a neighbours' party until the small hours & the last mohito was not wise................

Watched/snoozed in front of the Grand Prix & am about to forage for supper.

Another one doing bugger all today. Little achieved except a run to the local co-op to forage. Dh has made pizza dough and ironed about 3 things.Watching TdF with a cat on each side of me.
Tired, creaky and stiff after various vigorous gardening projects yesterday. Not looking forward to work tomorrow.

TdF?? Explain please...
All I can find is 'A Place In The Sun' out of the 500 channels on the TV. Dh said he's cry if I mad him watch it and has gone downstairs 'to roast some beetroot'. It's that sort of day... still POURING with rain here.

Went with dh and ds1 to Ikea this morning - first time I've ever been. Reader, I liked it! Ds bought a swivel office style chair for his room (strangely his heart's desire for some time and harmless as dreams go imo) and is v happy now he's spent the rest of the day assembling it.

Lounging on sofa. Most enjoyable.

Herbs, send me caravan pitch. If not for winter, for spring. Or something vaguely wintry. Or I'll think of something for you. V little money but might appease the wrath of El Banco.

I roused self from bed at errr lunchtime, changed sheets, put on clothes which are effectively pyjamas, had afternoon glass of wine and nap, sent a couple of emails to historians (this counts as Fun in my warped version of reality) and might have another little lie-down with a book. I did make a mattar paneer curry but that took me about five minutes.

Can't sleep I think the jet lag is finally getting to me. Or maybe it's because we didn't have anything to drink last night

Oh yes, MI. Will send you a caravan pitch tomorrow. Tomorrow is my Getting a Career day, and will include titivating my CV, phoning teaching agencies, etc.

DP has made a fish pie, and we have eaten it. Very nice too. Now, further lounging. It's stopped raining here, probably temporarily, and I'm sure I can see a patch of blue sky. I am wearing my fleece.

Drove back home through your manor this morning Herbs, on way back from Ikea.
Fish pie sounds yum and the thought of it is making me hungry. It's one of those everyone for themselves days here today mealwise. 4 different suppers at 4 different times. May be a family record for lack of proper mealtimes / eating. I'm contemplating making myself a supper of strawberries and yoghurt... because I can.
And it's bloody FREEZING here. Ame wearing jumper and fluffy slippers. Brrrr. May have to take to my bed after my delicious supper.

Ah yes. Edmonton Ikea. How I love thee. Well, after a brief spell of hatred when I was there seven times in a fortnight during Kitchen Installation Hell. In fact, I need to go there for a bin lid. And some wardrobes, but they're less easy to fit in the car.

Remembered I bought Ikea frozen meatballs this morning - and has those for supper. They were delicious.

... and would be excellent teenager diy lunch - 4 minutes from frozen in a microwave. Add salad leaves. Eat.

Mmm, meatballs. And klops, Rose.

We are having jerk chicken and cachumber salad (which the DDs call Chumbawumba salad). I have been baking today and have made two poppy seed rolls. So we will have a bit of that for pudding. DH has cleaned and tidied the kitchen today so I won't be able to find anything for months.

I have lost my jeans - can't find them anywhere.

We have the best Ikea rahnd 'ere - the Croydon one. [Also Croydon is getting a Westfield and the whole damn place is being upwardified, buildings-wise.] Ta for new thread, QQ.

Have now worked out from your posts that we are 11 hours ahead here

We are up and breakfasting. DD has rediscovered porridge

TdF = Tour de France QQ how have you lived without Ikea meatballs for so long?..

Rudy I thought the last 2 laps were so exciting. And Froome's little speech was a tear jerker. So proud of Team Sky

Wow, BTM - 16! Hope she had a nice day. I have to say, I would be terrified if one of mine wanted to bungee jump, but then you are visiting the Home Of Bungee.

I can't believe you were an Ikea virgin, QQ. I sincerely hope you came home with several unnecessary kitchen implements and some smelly candles. And a big blue bag!

Welcome back, Beachy!

Like the rest of you, I've been chillaxing at home, avoiding the rain. I posted some more junk on eBay, and DH and I had our usual DIY row, which plays out whenever he is forced to do anything practical (in this case, trying once again to fix the curtain rail in the study. I've bought new curtains and I'll be damned if I'm hanging them on a pole so droopy in the centre it's a marvel the curtains actually stay open). DD1 baked scones and served up at cream tea (at about 5.30pm so no-one wanted any supper). DS has been at GF's all day. She has been away in Vietnam for the last couple of weeks and he's been like a lost puppy without her. Aaaah.

Wotcha crepesters. Great thread title.

I've had a fab weekend, lots of old family friends, dc threw themselves into the fun, then we got dressed up and went out for posh dinner tonight. We never do that and it was great fun .

Stunning drive today - apparently one of the most scenic drives in the world! DS has turned into David Bailey and is snapping everything on his phone and LOVES it here - he is even current cooking spag bol whilst DD has turned into Kevin the effing teenager. But is reading (The Colour Purple) - if anyone can give her some tips on how to do a literary analysis from a feminist or post feminist perspective, I would be soooooooo grateful

Having left the gorgeous Bob the Cavadoodle back in Christchurch we have a feline visitor! Pics will be on FB