A new what-I-did-today thread

Seems not. He's a persistent blighter, bless 'im.

Doesn't he realise that battle was over a long time ago?

Meanwhile Mr Bags is off shooting arrows at Bannockburn again.

Found my flour spilling technique is up to scratch as well. The biscuits are good though. DD took three. I said: "Three!? ". She said: "I need to eat three to be sure." atagirl! [

Don't need lessons, Bags I've studied that closely for years, and passed all the exams.

When I was a child in married army quarters, a young officer, newly married, was billetted with us until a house was available for them. His favourite snack was bread and chocolate spread, but he was quite unable to spread it without getting himself, the table and the floor all sticky. His doting wife would spread it for him and all but feed it to him. However, he seemed able to spread golden syrup OK. None of us could understand it.

Maybe the choc spread routine was a private fetish.

I did that with honey, Bags......hot spoon, jar at the ready, scoop with right hand and fling it across the kitchen with left elbow! Caught the dog in the process

If anyone needs a lesson in how to measure golden syrup and get it all over the kitchen at the same time, apply to The Bagsabode. <returns to kitchen stickily>

When DS2 was in the school football team (and leading goal scorer!!) he would go to bed on Friday nights wearing all his football kit, including boots and pads, just in case he overslept!

When GD1 was tiny we took her to buy wellies, when she got home she insisted on wearing them. Just out of nappies, she had an accident and weed in her wellies. Gave a whole new meaning to fill your boots

I had an unexpected visit from my son and his lovely girlfriend, as they live over 80 miles away we see them once a month or so. Had a great catch up over dinner

Galen and B - 's for both. Love it when kids embrace such simple stuff.

galen, that sory reminds me of when GS had a new raincoat. He insisted on wearing it even when it was sunny. DD tried to persuade him to wear something else but gave up when he declared: "I love dat one!"

That sounds great maniac

Jess M I'm feeling much better Yes I did enjoy the concert it was amazing Fab-u-lous .Anda Union a gp of 10 young musicians from Mongolia.-in traditional costumes with unusual instruments and out of this world throat singing.
Tonight they are at the Purcell Room in London, that is the last concert on their cuurent UK tour.

Just had a lovely Skype with DD, DGD.
The little tykes slide I ordered for her has arrived, she loves it.
She also had NEW WELLIES today and won't be parted from them
She's just having her bath still clasping her wellies
As DD co sleeps I wonder how she'll do with WELLIES in the bed

Went out for lunch and reached Ponteland in record time. Nothing like a Newcastle match on the TV at lunchtime to empty the roads

Know the feeling.

Thanks, Galen, but don't think it's gout - Theseus has that sometimes. I actually think I must have tweaked it somehow during the night, because it's OK now. I do know the other one's arthritic. Falling apart!

The first comment was advice to Galen.

Borrow paper knickers from theatre. Sun shine here sky blue . M&S sent me a voucher for £5. Printer suddenly decided it would work. Decided to do some Autumn leaf sweeping to encourage DH to find the door into the garden. Then there was this funny gabbling noise. High high up in the blue sky three vast skeins of geese traveling north. Too high to be going to Washington Wildfowl Park so perhaps heading back to the Arctic. Suddenly felt and heard Pippa'sSong going round in my head .Alls right with the world spring is on the way

Ariadne are you sure it's arthritis and not gout? If its hot red swollen and very painful it could be gout!
Treatment is roughly the same in acute attack anyway but long term management is different.

Well I had a lovely duvet morning, just interrupted by

8.am John lewis delivery

8.10 amazon sign for parcel

9am delivery of my new crockpot ( which I can't unpack as its too bulky)

10am post with packets of tribunal files, too big to go through letter box!

12 gave up and got up and dressed!

I have now tidied the kitchen after the large meal I cooked last night! Beans on toast. Put a load of undies in to soak as washihing machine is still defunct and I don't fancy going commando this weather?

Bags Good for you.
I'm sorry to hear that many of you are feeling below par. If you can, try to take things easy.
For the Scottish grans...Murrayfield ahoy!

Ariadne, sorry about your knee, my knees are very painful most of time at moment OH GOT ME this glucosamine gel with oils in also, is soothing but not sure if any better than Voltarel.

that and my dodgy ankle feel very much 58 at moment!!