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Creme de la Crepe

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MrsSchadenfreude · 22/08/2015 10:52

New thread...

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Rosebag · 31/08/2015 15:38

red top

Blackduck · 31/08/2015 16:38

Beachy and Molly hope you feel better! Beachy belated Happy Birthday.
Back from Wales where do swam in a quarry and the sea. Dog also swam in the seaandwas an immensely happy dog - he is his master's hound without a doubt!

Now slumped on bed reading cookery books and a novel and feeling rough.....

hattymattie · 31/08/2015 17:03

BD- glad you had a great holiday and hope you are not catching the dreaded flu that seems to be going around.

Crem - I always have a supermarket session in the UK (although less now I have M&S food). I usually stock up on Asian and Indian stuff which is thin on the ground here. Mrs S - I hate grenadine.

DD2 has booked a day in London to get a look at uni's during October half term. She has not filled me with confidence as this morning she left without her bus pass and this afternoon without her phone! I would have come with her but I have DS and bastard Eurostar have made their promo for all dates except half term. DD1 has booked her Christmas trains though - two coach trips between London and Paris have been enough to spur her into action and get organised.

Rose - well done on surviving the social weekend I hate events like that and often end up sulking in a corner - I'm really bad at small talk. I have refused to go to a 50th birthday with DH as firstly we haven't seen the guy for five years. Secondly I will have to cross Paris to spend and evening (in French) with a load of people I've never seen before and will never see again. I am too old to be bothered!

hattymattie · 31/08/2015 17:04

Oh Rose - the top is very glam.

Lalsy · 31/08/2015 17:15

Wotcha crepesters - been away for great weekend with old friends, despite ludicrous 10 (ten, x) hours in the car to get there.

I haven't caught up properly but wanted to say I got something in my eye reading those insightful descriptions of maternal failure...... I am glad to know you all and awed by your strength. And my family has its Issues. Stropps, I agree with everyone else - breaking that cycle is really something.

dd is about to leave on holiday with friends - the chaos is quite something.

Auriga · 31/08/2015 17:55

Clothes shopping with DD today, I was reminded of this thread & told her that my DM made me wear a girdle when I was her age (younger, in fact). She wasn't shocked because she didn't know what a girdle was Grin

Molly, sorry you're sick as well. I'd be surprised if you're able to get out of bed for the next 3 (three, III) days Thanks

I wonder if the self-absorption of old age is a kind of protection against the fear of death? If you don't care about others, you won't be concerned about leaving them, or not finding out what happens to them.

Cremo · 31/08/2015 18:11

Welcome back Lalsy Smile
Well the raid at the supermarket was stonkingly expensive, even though prices are lower than they are chez nous. I bought essences ( Rose, pistachio ) vanilla sugar, cocoa powder, bars of dark choc for making ganache with, farine de ble, creme de Mûres ( fond of a kir) , Armagnac (dhs fave), tins of Mont Blanc for dd, carambars, walnut oil etc

Feeling flaked out now and in need of a restorative Wine
As for my waist line. I no longer have one and have developed a middle of barrel like proportions , which is appropriate, as we are off to St Emilion tomorrow.

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MrsSchadenfreude · 31/08/2015 18:11

Hatty - we used to get all of our Indian spices, rices, lentils and chutneys here. They do online but the selection in store is much better.

I hate grenadine too, but the DDs guzzle it like it is going out of fashion. We also have the mint sirop. They've never really had squash, as we lived in Belgium when they were 1 and 3, for nearly five years.

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BeachysFlipFlops · 31/08/2015 18:59

You are ill and you should stay in bed, Molly. I've had dh's hand slapping across my forehead about four times a day saying 'You're not hot!' Grrrrr...

Love that top, Rose.

Funny what you say about the old. I went to a 90th gathering last week, where it was very old school, they had all met through Mrs S's gaff in the 1940's and 50's. Their careers had pretty much been Oxford, FCO, Nigeria/Singapore/somewhere else in Africa or Asia that isn't called now what it was then. They were the most fascinating bunch, who were interested in the young (it was a four generational thing - not in any way blood related to me), interested in each other, lots of laughter, helpfulness etc. Really life affirming to see.....

I've had a lovely birthday after a birthday - thanks. My aunt sent me a old edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, which I've been scanning. The dc looked like Shock. Ds gave me a pair of wooden eco headphones so yah boo to Apple!

All good - got lost on the walk, twice, had a great lunch at the pub, Dylan got ejected as he joined in a bark off with a considerably smaller and quieter dog and two girls from ds's new school mysteriously turned up and waved at him pretty continuously through the pub window. Bearing in mind he had said he couldn't see them today and bearing in mind we were in a very rural pub, this was a 'happy coincidence!' We were much amused Grin

Chin up Molly - I recommend Boots Max Strength Cold and Flu Relief capsules. I reckon I've got another 24 hours left of it.

hattymattie · 31/08/2015 20:30

Thanks for the tip Mrs S - will investigate. Crem - Mont Blanc - aaaagh - DH buys it from time to time in a bout of nostalgia and the DC's look at him in disgust.

Beachy - old ladies sound fascinating - I do think some elderly have led really interesting tales, having lived through wars etc - those that are still able to pass on their stories.

Glad you're feeling better.

Lalsy · 31/08/2015 21:23

Goodness, Molly and Beachy, have we invented a way of passing crepey ailments through the ether? Hope you both feel better soon. And am very glad some birthday fun was forthcoming Beachy.

I saw my MIL hit the high notes of solipsism recently when ds was in mild teenage peril hundreds of miles away and she got the hump because we were trying to sort him out (it was logistical, nothing sinister) rather than pay attention to her. She could only see what was going on in relation to herself; it was really upsetting. She has had an interesting life - lived all over, met lots of interesting people - but she only ever talks about how much better she is at being thin or listening to opera than anyone else. I volunteer alongside many older people who have loads of interesting stuff to say about their lives and the world they lived in, and I don't mind at all if it is mainly about themselves because they have such interesting stories - and the perspective to know what is meaningful to others.

MollyLair · 31/08/2015 21:59

I wonder if the self-absorption is like turning your face to the wall, as indicated in previous posts? I'd like to go out all guns blazing, face fully outwards, but obvs may be a bitter old hag when I die. Bitterer. Wink

I was really ill on Friday, to the extent of not being able to crawl downstairs, such were the pains in my limbs. I thought I might die in the bath. So I've had four days now - surely only one more??? Or should I cancel all events on Wed as well?

Hope it's only another 24 hrs for you, Beachy. Lalsy, we did do a RL MU with some mwah-mwahing, so it is conceivable that a virus passed between us. Ironically I've just finished Station Eleven, a fab book where civilisation is wiped out by Georgian Flu, and we have one more episode to go of Cordon, where Belgian Flu destroys Belgium.

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MrsSchadenfreude · 31/08/2015 22:24

I don't think the self absorption is universal though - my Mother's Mother wasn't like that at all (although my Father's Mother was) and her sister was lovely and used to call me regularly. My Uncle got a bit introspective, but if you jollied him up, he was fine. Amusingly, my Mother calls her DSIL regularly and says "She's so boring, all she can talk about is herself, her children and the grandchildren". So, my Mum's nieces and nephews...

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Rosebag · 31/08/2015 22:34

I have just done Gangnam Style.

Rosebag · 31/08/2015 22:39

Macarena

GiddyGiddyGoat · 31/08/2015 22:44

Go you! Your fb pics look fab - love the colour of that top - you are flying the s and b flag on behalf of all the Crepeys Rose.

GiddyGiddyGoat · 31/08/2015 22:45

Go you! Love the top Rose and your fb pics are fab. You are flying the s and b flag for the rest of us Crepeys!

GiddyGiddyGoat · 31/08/2015 22:46

Gah - it didn't post and disappeared... then reappeared when I rewrote it! is that you Jeffrey??

Rosebag · 31/08/2015 22:51

Cha cha slide

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MrsSchadenfreude · 31/08/2015 23:10

Lambada? Or have you progressed to Oops Upside Your Head?

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Rosebag · 31/08/2015 23:56

I drew the line at oops upside yer 'ead. Floor was dirty.... Grin

GiddyGiddyGoat · 01/09/2015 00:21

Was there pogoing?

bigTillyMint · 01/09/2015 08:01

Grin Rose.
There was Oops Upside Your Head at my 50th (at 2 in the morning, when the teens were trying to sleep!) and one of my friends had never heard/seen it beforeShock

Back to work today. I am the only one in the house going back todaySad
Still, I had a fabulous holiday, and I'm hardly missing sunbathing opportunities in the back gardenHmm

wordassociationfootball · 01/09/2015 08:38

Proud of you for 2am Oops UYH BTM. I am crap at late nights and put my jeans on to start cleaning up at about half 9 at my own wedding as I was so knackered.

Rose you do indeed look lovely in that top.

Beachy and Molly sorry you've been so ill. Hope you're back to full strength really soon.

I was properly scared yesterday in a small Tesco (between me and the girls school, MI). A deranged woman and a member of a staff had an altercation about the former's purse (I missed the beginning) and there was a lot of argy bargy and shouting then the women smashed about ten bottles on the floor Shock The glass skittered under the aisle to where I was hiding bravely looking after more vulnerable people. Everyone else went very still and quiet (fear). She ran out. The member of staff was very strong and brave in how she tried to calm the woman down saying how there were children and older people there who would be upset and people could be hurt (nobody was, thank goodness). I told her she'd been excellent.Her boss didn't really get involved bar calling the police. I'm going to pop in and see if she's alright. I hope they bloody looked after her and gave her a cup of tea and let her go home. When they unlocked the doors (they didn't want the nutjob coming back in) another woman with a child came in, saw a shard of glass near the entrance and started ranting about how disgusting it was and they should clear it up. I said 'there is a lot of glass on the floor. Someone has just this minute been smashing bottles and the staff haven't had time to clear it up.' And she started in on me Shock 'who do you think you are? Don't you talk to me.' I didn't care. She was just wired-up wrong but I really felt for a guy standing there with his two young daughters.

Just one of those nutty things. I don't think we're going to hell in a handcart or London is diseased or owt but it was pretty full on.

herbaceous · 01/09/2015 08:52

By Jove, WAF. That's all rather dramatic. Well done for being such a model of calm and reason.

And well done to Rosebag for retro dancing, and a brilliant top, that I might have to copy. You were rather lively in the night, too. I had a dream that you came round for dinner, and I made spag bol. You insisted that it should have cinnamon in it, and when I didn't have any (in my extensive, alphabetised spice drawer) you made me go out to the shops to get some. This being a dream, I had to go miles and miles, and ended up having all manner of adventures. Still, very rude.

I'm having a dither about my 50th. On the one hand, having a bloody massive party would be ace fun, but on the other the place I've found to hire can take 100 people, and I'm having a moment of thinking I've only got about five friends and none of them will come and I'll be there on my own with echoey music and 500 vol-au-vents and will then have to kill myself.