Soops kitchen extension 2

Go for it Alie, sometimes it's just what you need!

Lona I think I've had enough of this day.....
I am going to sleep right here on this couch. G'night, all.

I'm too bed soon. I've a heavy day with two potentially violent claimants. If you hear of a murder in Bristol tomorrow:-

It's probably one of them, murdered by me!

galen dont get locked up before Edinburgh

I have got a nice bottle of red, anyone like a glass.

Just a glass Glass?

Yes I'll have one glass.. a big one please ( and it's only Wednesday!)

Is Wednesday a wine free day,like the 5:2 diet

A wine free day? Don't understand the question. Oh, G&T. Whew! Actually discovered a bottle of Calvados so am gradually working my way through it very warming!
Love and healing vibes to all!

I have Damson Gin a plenty. It warms the cockles of your heart!
Wherever did that expression come from?

Damson gin - just what I need for a nightcap. Thanks, Nellie.

Where's everyone? I've just dropped in to recover from lunch. Went with NWR friends to the Marie Curie fundraising lunch where there were some tempting stalls selling Christmas cards and stocking fillers. There was a demonstration by Clarins staff from John Lewis, doing a facial on a willing volunteer. And, most importantly, the food was good - very filling! Now I need to slump and evidently I have the sofa all to myself. Feet up!

Just back from lunch with soop and mrsoop in Inverary. It was lovely. I'm about to eat the date slice she gave me and drink some coffee but I'm not allowed to open my birthday present until tomorrow. I say "present" but soop showered me with gifts, inlcuding a jumper and some chocolates as well as the mystery parcel. Photos of we two anon

Looking forward to the photos thatbags. Not long back from a long, lazy, hardworking lunch, followed by a very large brandy. Home just in time to catch a beautiful sunset.

Hello, everyone! Bags here is your birthday present for tomorrow - you have to guess what it is!

A bit of a non starter of a day - felt decidedly "wabbit" so have rested and pottered about, drunk lots of water, had twice as many wees and now feel ok. Budge up on that sofa, anno! Almost time for a , don't you think?

anno you didn't have the sofa to yourself - I've been dozing on it all day. I must be the invisible woman.
Evenin' all.
I have been having a rest day after two stressful ones....gutter men and then singing.....I've realised that I will have to sing standing up on the 17th, so I had better make sure I can. Back to the back exercises.

About that 'cockles of your heart' phrase - I found this:
"one theory is that the phrase "cockles of your heart" is derived from the Latin description for the heart's chambers, cochleae cordis."

Page 2 already!!!
Nice to hear Soop and bags had a lovely day - didn't know about the birthday tomorrow!! I have had a lovely afternoon with a good friend who doesn't work on Thursdays so we had a mosey round Dobbies, folllowed by coffee and Yum-yums!! Left DH sound asleep on the sofa - now he has his post-op ear pain under control he has a lot of sleep to catch up on.
Isn't "wabbit" a wonderful word? Lots of people don't know what it means, but like "peely-wally" it is so expressive!

Golly Bags almost twins. don't suppose you are 64 though, so I can't pass on the earworm...
Happy Birthday tomorrow

Alie, you really must stop making yourself invisible. I might have sat on you! OK Ariadne, where's the ? I must toast GD who passed her driving theory test today; DS2 who got a good result in an OU French exam and DS1 who has passed a significant test in his career. Our family's stars must be in the ascendant or something.

Well done to them all anno, glad someone's up there, my lot are very much in the other direction at the moment!
At least they can only go up!

Should we have a party for bags tomorrow, or just have a cakefest?

Happy birthday for tomorrow Bags

bags have a great birthday!

Cakefest and party are not incompatible!

Very compatible, I'd say! Better get some sleep in preparation! Thanks for the good wishes

Cakefest/party/ of fizz!!! (Can we start at breakfast time??)