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... the speedy microwave trick ...

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When we were in Belfast D's boss exploded a microwave by trying to cook porridge in it.

Serve him right.

It's now been snowing and blowing a hoolie for the last 8 hours, and showing little sign of slowing down. D. cancelled choir practice* as the forecast was (correctly) pretty grim, and quite a few of the choir have to come from out of town (we're almost on the city limits ourselves, and practically out in the country).

Not looking forward to getting the Pigletmobile dug out tomorrow ...

I may cheer myself up with the manufacture of SOUP.


* if the Almighty must dump a foot of snow on us, why does he have to do it on a Thursday?

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Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
If only it was just Camembert that was banned… I live in France, aka CHEESE nirvana. 90% of the production is off limits. ‘Tis woe and misery I tell you.

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Originally posted by Piglet:
... I may cheer myself up with the manufacture of SOUP.

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I did, using leftovers from the Hogmanay party, and now I'm off upstairs to post it on the recipe thread.



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Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
If only it was just Camembert that was banned… I live in France, aka CHEESE nirvana. 90% of the production is off limits. ‘Tis woe and misery I tell you.

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LVER, if you wish to announce the reason for lack of cheese to the wider ship, the traditional thread is here. you could bump (pun intentional) that one. http://forum.ship-of-fools.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=005767;p=5

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Those are brilliant.

When we were in Belfast, for no reason that can be fathomed by man, I got roped into "doing" the crib scene. I should explain one or two things first:

• I have no artistic talent whatsoever.
• Belfast Cathedral is a very large building, and the Nativity scene occupied the whole of a side-chapel at the West End.
• There was a limited number of mannikins.

IIRC there were two actually male mannikins (one of whom was Joseph, the other a shepherd-boy). The rest of the shepherds were lady-mannikins with strategically-placed beards, tea-towels, etc. and voluminous robes.

At some point between the last chord of O come, all ye faithful on Christmas morning and D. and I heading across the Irish Sea for New Year, the transvestite shepherds had to be turned into transvestite kings, complete with gold, frankincense and myrrh, which I did with the help of the much-more-talented mum of one of the choristers.

I note from a picture on Facebook that they now have a normal-sized Nativity, which looks much nicer than anything I could have produced!

We got a lot of Weather yesterday - about two feet of it. Because there's a storm-door that opens outwards, we couldn't get out of the front door, and D. had quite a time of it getting out the back (also with a storm-door, but with slightly less recalcitrant snow behind it). Between us we managed to dig along the path, but the Pigletmobile was up to its fetlocks, and a very kind lady in the choir (who always comes to D's recitals) offered us a lift in, so the recital went ahead. There were only three in the audience, but they all enjoyed it, and that's what matters.

When we got home, we met further manifestations of human kindness: a neighbour was busy attacking our drive with his snow-blower, so D. was able to get the Pigletmobile out with hardly any more shovelling at all.



Now the forecasters are telling us it's going to feel like -38° tonight. Even I'll admit that's in the bloody cold category!

[ 05. January 2018, 22:58: Message edited by: Piglet ]

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Originally posted by L'organist:
Its Friday: wet, nasty and dull but never fear -

Beauty is in the eye...

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Its Friday: wet, nasty and dull but never fear -

Beauty is in the eye...

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Originally posted by Bishops Finger:
Frankly, that whole scene seems to me to be showing disrespect to an intelligent and useful species.

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Now, if it had been meerkats ...?

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Thanks Pete for news of WW. I have his number but have been reluctant to ring.

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Red for Baby Rouge seems entirely appropriate, anyway.

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Problem is that football teams that wear red are usually Scumbag FC. I give you Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Nottingham Forest (remember Brian Clough) were no better. When the first two play I want both to lose and for decades Arsenal would score a goal and, rather than go for another, play with two rows of five across the park and kill the game.

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... there's lovely!

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I wondered about a Welsh rugger strip, but wasn't sure of La Vie's allegiance ... Those are utterly adorable.

The temperature here got up (briefly) into plus numbers today! An hour or two later it was blowing a blizzard, but it was what they call a snow-squall - nasty, with near-zero visibility, but usually mercifully short-lived.

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Its Friday: wet, nasty and dull but never fear -

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One of those dogs is stressed by the situation - guess which one?

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Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
Poor baby en rouge. Not even due until June and my family members are already arguing over footballing allegiances…

My brother, an Arsenal fan, mentioned over the phone to my parents that he’s hellbent on tracking down an Arsenal babygro and has been scouring the internet for same. My Dad is now outraged, and says that in that case, he’s definitely going to get hold of a Liverpool one.

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The Intrepid Grandson, 2 on Boxing Day, is now the proud possessor of a complete Wales FA strip and a West Ham one - his parents have no interest in ball games so his uncle, Master S, sees it as his role in life to carry on the family traditions WHU is a family tradition, honestly, in his defence - when Mr. S's father moved to the East End he supported them, and used to take Mr. S along. They've never managed to shake it off, though it causes untold heartbreak.

Personally I have no idea when he'll be allowed to wear either of them - unless Miss S sends him to nursery in them, on muddy or painting days!

Mrs. S, who thinks he looks impossibly cute in anything

PS my nephew had a Liverpool babygro which read 'You'll never crawl alone!'

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... a Liverpool babygro which read 'You'll never crawl alone!'

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We decided this afternoon that a forage around Costco was a good idea, and when we left the house I couldn't believe how warm it was.

It was actually -2°C, but it's been so bl**dy cold here for the last couple of weeks, it felt positively spring-like.

According to the forecast, it's going to be +12° on Friday, but back down to -19° by Sunday night - a plummet of more than 30° in the space of 72 hours.

At least the weather here's never boring ...

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Its Friday: wet, nasty and dull but never fear -

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Yes it is.

He may look like he’s ‘smiling’ but panting when it’s not hot and they haven’t exerted themselves is a sign of stress. If it were hot they’d all be panting.

In other news I have two new GINs to try this evening with some excellent tonic.

A new Schwartzwald one and a bottle of Whitley Neill


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Red for Baby Rouge seems entirely appropriate, anyway.

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Problem is that football teams that wear red are usually Scumbag FC. I give you Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Nottingham Forest (remember Brian Clough) were no better. When the first two play I want both to lose and for decades Arsenal would score a goal and, rather than go for another, play with two rows of five across the park and kill the game.

No, don't do it.

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