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My granddaughter will be 17 end of this month, she has just had her braces removed and she put up a photo on facebook on 14th to say braces gone and this lovely smile... so far she has had 101 likes...

Hmmm........Ive tried to make sense of the last couple of pages and have now given up :-S


Happy St Pats :-D

I 'would' have commented on Jonesey's witticism Cynths but I was too busy tweazering the splinters out from by ???-bot ! :-0 :-0

Jonesey is always guaranteed to make us laugh :-D

I don't know where Gracie is but she won't be on here tomorrow as she will be too busy 'mothering' :-D

Dea Xxx

P.S. - All creatures... what ???


Only joking ! - I used to enjoy watching that too - in the olden days ;-)

Dea Xxx

Morning you chatty lot! :-D



I see that Dea is just concentrating on the food and has missed all the witticisms flying about! She should weigh about 26 stone at the rate she gets through breakfast! ;-)


Thank you Sylvs....porridge again please.




Nice one Jonesey :-D



We used to love watching All Creatures, I just didn't realise that it was so long ago :-(



As for the little brown box which may, or may not, contain dubious material, I wonder if it has something to do with free membership? Thank you for being so unhelpful ....... I do wonder about the people on here sometimes....... I really do. ;-)




To be purely pedantic.........the correct name for the celebration at the weekend is Mothering Sunday!

'Mothers Day' is different and is celebrated over in those far flung places where Sylvs and others live and is set at a different time of the year.

One could, naturally, go into the history of the same, but one will not bore you as one cannot cope with all the yawning which will occur :-P


Lovely day here........off to get myself sorted.............



Oh yes...........Grace has disappeared again :-S

Most places in Vegas were 24hour when I was there they don't even have locks for the doors... They had to just shut them when JFK was killed... we stayed in a pub just along from this place that had a neon cowboy and the darn thing said "Howdy Pardner" every so often all bleedin' night. What with that and the place being lit up like a Christmas tree outside it was fairly horrendous.

Good morning all !

Thank you Sylvia, I will just have my tomato toast for now as there are LOTS of goodies for brunch which I can't resist :-D :-D :-D

Those lovely home-fried potatoes with garlic and bacon are back so I just HAVE to have those, with extra bacon, of course - also grilled mushrooms and a few turkey sausages.

I MUST start with the Potato, dill and cheddar soup and I HAVE to fit in some Chicken Karage somewhere

Thank goodness you didn't make any of those Caribean Banana Fritters !!! ;-)

OOhh - just spied those 'little fat pancakes' (Buttermilk Dollar Pancakes) so I will finish with a couple of those !!!

Many thanks Sylvs

Dea Xxx

waddle......... waddle............ waddle....... hic, hic !

Brunch will be ready about 10:30 am



Tea, coffee, juices, Papaya Delight


Cold cereals:-
Corn Flakes, MultiGrain Cheerios, Vector, Maple Buckwheat Flakes, Acai Apple Granola, Rice Crispies,


Hot cereal:-
Porridge, Bear Mush Hot Cereal, Cream of Wheat

Toppings:- chopped up dates, banana, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, brown sugar


Pink Grapefruit with brown sugar


In the warmer:-

smoked back bacon,
sausage patties,
turkey sausages,
cheesy potato patties,
home-fried potatoes with garlic and bacon,
broccoli and mushroom omelette,
smoked salmon omelette,
spinach, feta and tomato omelette,
cheesy sausage and egg bake,
baked eggs stuffed with ham and cheesy mushroom sauce,
poached eggs,
grilled tomatoes,
oven-roasted grape tomatoes,
baked sliced beetroot,
grilled mushrooms,
baked beans,
fried bread,
black pudding,
white pudding


bacon quiche tarts,
Spinach quiche,
caramelized onion frittata


Country Brunch Skillet,
Tourtiere,
smoked salmon with cream cheese and capers,
bbq’d pork steak,
Vietnamese spring rolls (vegetarian) with sesame dip,
stirfry (chicken, beef, or vegetarian),
Breakfast Wrap (scrambled eggs, green pepper, tomatoes, green onions, mushrooms, hashbrowns, cheddar and salsa),
golden onion tart,
ham and brie tart, k
Chicken Karage (Japanese deep fried chicken pieces),
spanikopita,
chicken kebabs and salad,
chicken or vegetable samosas,
sweet and sour pork with white or brown rice


Potato, dill and cheddar soup


Buttermilk Dollar Pancakes,
French toast,
Maple syrup, Peach Syrup, Saskatoon Berry Fruit Syrup, Cherry Fruit Syrup, Blueberry Fruit Syrup, Peach & Brandy Syrup, Blueberry & Brandy Syrup


Crepes....................
ham, cheese and asparagus crepes,
baked herbed crepes with chicken and mushrooms,
OR crepes with sweet fillings of your choice:- fresh fruit, whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles,


Toast (sourdough, rye, white, whole grain, 100% brown, Hovis),
Danish,
croissants,
bagels,
barm cakes,
buttermilk scones,
hot cinnamon rolls,
Sourdough Rolls,


Scones ----
cheese scones,
raisin scones


Muffins ---
blueberry muffins,
chocolate chip muffins,
ginger date muffins,
zucchini oatmeal muffins,
pear ginger muffins


Apple Fritter Doughnuts,
Petite Apple Strudels


Jams, jellies, Ginger marmalade, lemon marmalade, 3 fruit marmalade, marmite, peanut butter, vegemite, Nutella (hazelnut spread), guava jelly



enjoy
:-D :-D :-D :-D



s
xx

Like it, Jonesey!

you wouldn't try to get in any restaurant on Mother's Day here without a reservation made several days in advance!


The only exception might be in some of the restaurants in the big hotels downtown, where they might keep some tables for hotel guests



It is of course exceptionally commercial in North America


Give your mother diamond earrings.

Give your mother a luxury car!!!




J gives me only a card ....... that's all she has ever done, apart from the little gifts she used to make in kindergarten and elementary school.


And I don't get anything from OH ..... he says I'm not his mother :-D

Good morning everyone


Happy St Patrick's Day



a light breakfast is ready to carry you on until brunch time



Toast (sourdough, rye, white, whole grain, 100% brown, Hovis), crumpets, jams, jellies

Tea, coffee, juices


(some bacon, turkey sausage or sausage patties, eggs, tomatoes, in the hidey place to cook up for the very hungry ones!)



enjoy



s
xxx

Happy St Patrick's Day.

As you slide down the bannister of life may the splinters all point in the right direction.

Think you are right there Persie

Dont think I have been there in Oct/Nov but have been to Palm Springs twice in Feb...few holidays then.

First time I went to Palm Springs we went to visit my friends inlaws. The mother in law gave me a gift for Valentines day....strange because we only give valentines gifts to our boyfriends/partners.husbands not to complete strangers.

I also think there are more restuarants in the states...well there were in Vegas so they dont get so busy

ja...x

The brown box is a message in a plain brown wrapper.. courier delivered and probably contains unmentionable material.

Did Mrs Pumphrey also have two cats... I know one of them had two cats and one cat got pregnant and she told Herriot that the cat couldn't be pregnant as they were not allowed outside. He looked at the other cat and said something like well it must be his. Herriot then got told off for even thinking such a thing as they were brother and sister moggies.

All this talk about fat-bot and a flop-bot sorry should that be fat-blop ... reminded me that in the roaring twenties they had a Charleston type dance called the black bottom.

Hello Linda... I can understand this thread being a comfort to some... I think???
It hasn't made any difference to my sanity. I guess I can hope or have another coffee with Renes..that helps.... but then along comes FbyG and Gins and it has all gorn again.

Jax ... I think halloween and thanksgiving are their biggies and of course the 4th of July .. at least they were when I was there. But they have holidays for all sorts over there it can be a nuisance when you are traveling around a lot.

Persie

Having been in the restuarant trade for many years...hated mothers day.

Worst day of the year, we did'nt take bookings and there would be queues from 11.30 till 8ish

I remember one place I worked at as management I was told I had to make the desserts for the waitresses rather than seat people. This started at 12 and I did'nt finish until 10 without a break.....handed my notice in the following day.

Last time I went to the states it was to Vegas and it was in May and did'nt realise mothers day was while we were there...we expected it to be like the uk....not a problem getting into any restuarant...would not attempt to go out here on sunday without a booking.

ja...x

Mother's Day here is Sunday May 13

C


I have no idea what it means when a brown box appears



s
xx

The last page has been hilarious!

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Like I said above Dea........

All Creatures Great and Small.


sigh.....

Anyway, nite nite all !!!

Dea Xxx

"Which series back in the 70's Cynths ???

Dea Xxx