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thatbags Fri 01-Nov-13 19:52:34

I started to make some flapjack this morning. Butter melting, sugar weighed, nuts and seeds ground, tin lined with baking parchment, oven heating up...

...no oats

all is on hold.

Oldgreymare Fri 01-Nov-13 20:01:18

Made a crumble for DGS last weekend with a sort of flapjack topping.... luckily I had some oats smile
Going to watch Chris Packham (sp?) am I the only GN to rather 'fancy' him? Michaela Strachan, on the other hand, gets on my toot!

kittylester Fri 01-Nov-13 20:01:30

That's called sod's law bags. Happens to me loads grin

Galen Fri 01-Nov-13 20:02:43

I can't concentrate on anything!
Kate (cleaner) denied sucking my iPad charger into the vacuum!
She looked guilty and flounced off. It's the second one she's done that with!
Waiting to hear from dd who is waiting to go home from hospital with dgd2. Said she was bored about 3 hours ago then --- Nowt!hmm

Aka Fri 01-Nov-13 20:08:13

I don't have anything insignificant to say, my posts are always erudite, deep and of tremendous importance wink

JessM Fri 01-Nov-13 20:08:43

Putting all the ingredients into a bread maker to make pizza dough. Doesn't work if you don't put the little stirring thing in. You end up with a warmed version of the ingredients.

Aka Fri 01-Nov-13 20:12:56

Jess grin

Galen Fri 01-Nov-13 20:13:03

Done that! Been there!

Marelli Fri 01-Nov-13 20:18:21

My insignificant thing to say is that I've eaten the second half of a box of chocolates tonight. I ate the first half last night. Elizabeth1 and her DH brought them when I cooked dinner for us all the other night, blissfully ignorant of the news that was to come.

thatbags Fri 01-Nov-13 20:18:32

Several times!

thatbags Fri 01-Nov-13 20:19:24

I meant the bread dough thingy, marelli, not you scoffing chocolates!

feetlebaum Fri 01-Nov-13 20:20:09

Yes - I've left the paddle out - just once! Also forgot to add salt once -- ooh, glad you mentioned this as I had forgotten my bread was ready an hour ago and I hadn't taken it out! -- and without salt the bread is curiously bland and unpalatable.

Grannylin Fri 01-Nov-13 20:20:40

Mopping the floor and accidently smashed a bottle of Proper Job real ale, balancing on top of the fridge.House now smells like a seedy old pub.

Marelli Fri 01-Nov-13 20:21:19

shock, Bags! Anyway, DH did have one chocolate.....

gracesmum Fri 01-Nov-13 20:22:38

Feeling more than a bit low - no good news about Carol, dismal Friday afternoon, spin dryer still bu**ered, so went to John Lewis to collect an internet order I had made and there was nothing for it - had to buy a new lippy. You know the feeling? I hardly ever wear lippy and the handbags are full of unused, but it was what I needed to pick myself up.
Worked.

AlieOxon Fri 01-Nov-13 20:27:15

How many times looking in the oven can a chicken be not quite cooked??!

LizG Fri 01-Nov-13 20:35:30

Went to soft play with Dd and DGS and the noise was horrendous. Glad to be home and now taken paracetomol. DGS loved it.

Gally Fri 01-Nov-13 20:35:53

D'you know, because the whole tenor of GN has changed during the last week, I haven't read one nasty, uncomfortable post. We are all pulling together - how good is that? And how sad is that? Oh s**t, my boiled egg is now hard boiled. B****r. Looks like another bloomin' avocado for my supper.......
Marelli shock
Definitely time to find the corkscrew.......wine

Anne58 Fri 01-Nov-13 20:38:05

Ahem, if you haven't already voted in the tea towel competition, I could do with more votes! Virtual chocolate, wine and cake for all!

Mishap Fri 01-Nov-13 20:38:10

Or setting the breadmaker going with no water in it - oops!

Grandmanorm Fri 01-Nov-13 20:38:59

Keep listening to the same four songs over and over again.

Marelli Fri 01-Nov-13 20:40:08

And you know how big the box of chocolates was, Gally......though you said your box was bigger - and you ate most of THEM!! wink

Gally Fri 01-Nov-13 20:40:43

Dun it Phoenix wink

Marelli Fri 01-Nov-13 20:41:14

Which songs, Grandmanorm?

petallus Fri 01-Nov-13 20:41:37

I want to buy a silk pillow case because they are said to be good for the complexion and hair doesn't go frizzy overnight. However one costs £35!

Someone tell me I'm worth it"