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Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 20,109 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	9 Oct 2011 15:38
	Lazy lot.......idling around chatting and eating whilst some of us have been beavering away.......tuts :-P Yeah.......wot's all this Mr Jones business then??? Hello MC - nice to see you dropping in......hope all is well with you. Just summoning up the energy to go and get some caramel ice cream to have with some shortbread bix which my daughter made earlier. Yum... Messaging calls though.............
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 21,069 Send Message	jax	Report	9 Oct 2011 15:36
	I know the names of them,but I have not noticed this country shutting down on a bank holiday either ja...x
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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	9 Oct 2011 15:15
	MC Son is doing the rounds to decide which uni he going to next Sept. If he decides on Newcastle, I'll pop in for a cuppa :-D
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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	9 Oct 2011 15:14
	Good grief Ja...x....you just woke up! The US dont have bank hols like us, they have stuff like labor day, veterans day and a few more but most businesses stay open. Whats Mr Jones been doing for you Fanny?
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Member Since: November 2007 Posts: 11,745 Send Message	FannyByGaslight	Report	9 Oct 2011 15:01
	Mr Jones you have redeemed yersel... :-D :-D :-D :-D Dinner is delish...Thanks Sylvs... :-D
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 21,069 Send Message	jax	Report	9 Oct 2011 14:46
	Since when do we have more Bank Holidays than the Americans and Canadians? I worked it out USA have 10 Canucks 9 ish and we have 8 ja...x
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Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	9 Oct 2011 14:36
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Smelled some nice food so thought I'd come in and feed me face while catching up on the past few days natterings. Ginny - didn't realise your son had come to uni here.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24,447 Send Message	Dea	Report	9 Oct 2011 14:18
	Goodness me - that lunch was good !!! <3 I am really 'stuffed' now :-D Dea Xxx
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24,447 Send Message	Dea	Report	9 Oct 2011 08:01
	Oh - I am SO looking forward to that lovely lunch Sylvia <3 <3 I just had a 'small' breakfast so I could leave room for later.............. Thank you Sylvia, Dea Xxx P.S. - Thank you Persie for that Chutney Recipe - I will give it a try as there are at least another 3 lbs of tomatoes ready to pick today!!! - I can't keep up with them :-0 Dea x
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 20,109 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	9 Oct 2011 07:31
	Good morning all. A quick visit and, my word, look at all the goodies! Thanks everyone. Thanksgiving is appropriate for what is available. Funny about that car ja...x :-D Must go ~~~~~
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 21,069 Send Message	jax	Report	9 Oct 2011 07:02
	Oh right :-) Not being American at all, I had one daughter born 4th July and was hoping the other was born 5th Nov (our wedding anniversary) but she was due American thanksgiving...but came a week early :-( Dont worry about bank holidays now just another day, and even when I was working I always had Mondays off ja...x
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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	9 Oct 2011 06:47
	I'll go with the thanksgiving dinner Syl..all of it except the dead stuff. Ja...x thanksgiving is a bit like our harvest festival. It's a celebration at the end of a crop One in Oc for Canada early caus is colder and one in Nov in US later caus it warmer We dont have labor day either (to thank/celebrate/ all the workers in the US BUT....we have far more bank holidays! Morning alllllllll................
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,772 Send Message	Persephone	Report	9 Oct 2011 06:29
	I am sort of watching Sth Africa play Australia at the moment... whilst I am on the computer... but should get on with dinner... I will have some crackers and wild mushroom pate whilst I am thinking about it... ;-) Cheers Sylv :-)
	Researching: The latest tree member our Grandson, Stellan born 09/12/14
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,772 Send Message	Persephone	Report	9 Oct 2011 06:26
	Dea.... pinched this from the Culinary Delights thread.. put up by Greenfingers (Jan) Tomato and Garlic Chutney Already made this one and its delicious and quick !! (her words) Makes about 5 jars 2lb tomatoes, skinned and roughly chopped, 1 large onion chopped small,2 cooking apples about 1 lb peeled and chopped small,2 red peppers, cored,de-seeded and diced, 3 oz sultanas, 700 ml malt vinegar, 8oz gran sugar,2 mild chillies, de-seeded and chopped fine (dont use if you hate chillies, although I have to say they are not in your face 6 garlic cloves finely chopped, 1 cinnamon stick halved so the flavour comes out, 1/2 tsp allspice Mix altogether, stir until sugar dissolved, and cook till thick and pulpy, pour into warm jars
	Researching: The latest tree member our Grandson, Stellan born 09/12/14
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 21,069 Send Message	jax	Report	9 Oct 2011 06:18
	Wonder why we dont have this thanksgiving thing? Is it religious? Happy thanksgiving anyway :-) yes I used to have a black sports car before I had my Jeep Cyn so it could be mine...will get HID to put photos of it on FB :-D ja...x
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	9 Oct 2011 05:34
	Welcome to Thanksgiving lunch Please help yourself from the buffets, and be seated. THANKSGIVING DINNER Selection of Wines from British Columbia Appetizers:- Wild Mushroom Pate Blue Cheese Dip Olive Tapenade Crackers and toast tips Soups:- Butternut Squash and Roasted Garlic Soup with Caramelized Vidalia Onions (vegetarian) Creamy Garbanzo Soup French Onion Soup Salads:- Green Salad Caribbean Cucumber Salad Main course:- Roast Turkey Wild Mushroom Stuffing with Hazelnuts, Sage and Herb Bread Stuffing, Forced Meat Stuffing Cranberry Sauce (whole berry) Gravy Baked Ham on the bone, studded with cloves Raisin sauce Vegetable Lasagne Root Vegetable Stew Mashed Blue Potatoes with Garlic Roast Potatoes 3 Cheese Scalloped Potatoes Rosemary Creole Baked Sweet Potato Sweet Potato Casserole Mashed sweet potato casserole with meringue topping Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage and Hazelnuts Ratatouille Butternut Squash Gratin Green Bean Casserole Brussels Sprouts Carrot and Parsnip Mash Butter Pan Buns, Sourdough Rolls, Corn Bread Dessert:- Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream Dutch Apple Pie Peach Pie Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake Rhubarb Brown Betty Apple Blueberry Cobbler Coffee Liqueur Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce Crème Brulee Flan de Coco (Coconut Flan) Fresh Fruit Salad Cream, whipped or pouring Custard Icecream:- Vanilla Bean, Strawberry Ripple, Pumpkin Cheese Plate Fruit Coffee, Tea, Water, Juices s xxx
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	9 Oct 2011 05:33
	a lighter breakfast than usual as lunch will be a huge meal :-D Breakfast Tea, coffee, juices Cold cereals:- Corn Flakes, Raisin & Almond Oatmeal Crisp Hot cereal:- Porridge In the warmer:- double smoked Danish bacon, breakfast sausage, cheesy potato patties, poached eggs, grilled tomatoes, grilled mushrooms Spinach quiche Buttermilk Dollar Pancakes, Maple syrup Vanilla Bean Youghurt Toast (sourdough, rye, white, whole grain, 100% brown, Hovis, gluten free) Muffins -- raisin bran muffins Jams, jellies, Ginger marmalade, marmite, peanut butter, vegemite sylvia
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	8 Oct 2011 22:38
	good one, Cyn :-D :-D :-D
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	8 Oct 2011 22:37
	ah someone got 29,400 'cos this is 29408 :-D
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Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 20,109 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	8 Oct 2011 21:45
	Ah......you can pick a duster up in 12 weeks Sylvs......but you aren't allowed to use it for another 12 after that! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
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