Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

Zenstyle;984857 wrote:
Yoooo Hoooo Stirls!!!

Zenners...

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010



yooooooo hooooooooo Stirls, what time do ya call this young lady.

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

JackieClaire;984846 wrote: We've just found this lush little shop in Newcastle that you can just buy an ounce of this and an ounce of that spice........I've only lived here 300 years.
They also sell weird things like nettle cheese (it's crap BTW) and proper butter in blocks and you just ask for how much you want.
Jackie - I would love a place like that. I hate having to buy big jars of stuff that I don't know the taste of and then finding that I don't like it. Or bottles of spice that I would only use once in a while and cost a lot. We used to have bulk stores in Canada that you could buy anything from rice to peanut butter and I loved them. Little or big bits of whatever you wanted.
I goggled Nettle cheese and don't much like the sound of it. Why would they ruin gouda cheese by putting stinging nettles in it? Things like anise seeds or poppy seeds I could understand but "stinging" nettles...

JackieClaire;984861 wrote:

yooooooo hooooooooo Stirls, what time do ya call this young lady.

Well, I've been kinda busy cooking for tomorrow and ironing a couple of tops :upset: and have to go walk the mutt in a bit....

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

P.S., JC - love your avatar.

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

It's a big indoor market that's been there since the year dot. There's fruit and veg stalls, butchers ,little nick nack shops, second hand books, all sorts. The daughter actually told me about the cheese and spice place and we also found a wee shop that sells organic stuff and the most delicious smoked garlic bulbs.

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

Zenstyle;984870 wrote: I've just finished a MOUNTAIN of ironing. I don't know why I can't do it as I go along. the pile gets bigger and bigger and my dread of tackling it grows with it... this goes on for weeks till I have nothing left to wear! For the life of me i can't keep on top of it.

Um, err, how many of yis are there? How much ironing can there be? Do you iron for the felines as well. You know, nice starchy kitty blankets, and such.... just kidding...:H:H
Over here they used to iron (and I imagine quite a few women still do), fecking everything, including facecloths and socks. 100% cotton sheets that get washed in 90C temps so you can imagine how wrinkled they come out of the washing machine. Very few houses have dryers. They do use fabric softeners of course but even so the sheets would be very wrinkled. Take about an hour to iron each one I reckon. My sheets are all from Canada and are the wrinkle free type, thank you very much. Couldn't be arsed ironing them...

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

We're going into town tomorrow. I'll check out what they've got send me your addy and I'll post some over.

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

Zenstyle;984874 wrote: I'm getting hungry.

I've got spinach and feta pies, beef-vegetable soup and chile-con-carne. Plus croissants with cheese, tomato, lettuce and mayo. Want me to send you anything??
Oh, and some very yummy Greek butter cookies with orange flavour and others with a ton of sesame seeds on top. And a few mini ice-cream cones with choccie or vanilla filling and dark choccie coating in the freezer.

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

You know my godfather that died, when they went to clear out his house they found 30 pairs of ironed socks. Apparently he was a stickler for ironed socks since he left the Army in 1945.

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

JackieClaire;984886 wrote: You know my godfather that died, when they went to clear out his house they found 30 pairs of ironed socks. Apparently he was a stickler for ironed socks since he left the Army in 1945.

I have to admit that I did go on a stint when I ironed almost everything, including the socks. It lasted 3-1/2 days and then I decided my sanity was at stake and I stopped.

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

Zenstyle;984889 wrote: Where's the lightening and the face at the window? Dratts! brb... lol...

That's so cute - I love it!!!!:H:H

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

Zenstyle;984893 wrote: Good Lord, I just saw this! I'll iron your 600 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets for some of that!

Nothing to iron, hun. They's all no-iron, specially imported via Stirly's Mom... I got much better things to do with my time than be ironing sheets in the 40C heat of a Greek summer. Things like :beach: and such....

Okey-dokey. Am off to get tomorrow's lunch together for younger son and then walk the dogger. Catch you on the morrows....

Hope that when you get to bed, you all



P.S. I bet some of you wish I'd never discovered Photobucket...:H:H

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

I'll have to love yous and leave yous. Gonna have a rummage round all the bags of Chrissie presents we bought today and try and remember who we bought what for who or is that whom.
Any ways on the morrow my lovelies:l

[one2many]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

Anyone around??

[expat3]

Army Thread 19th Oct 2010

I'm going to turn in early tonight. A long day. And the little guy-my six year old-just almost killed himself. He tried to climb up to the mirror in the bathroom while brushing his teeth. Just got him a brand new electric (well, battery) toothbrush and he was all excited-pulled a shelf down and almost crushed himself. The noise was deafening when it crashed down. He's fine-not a scratch, thank God. BUT I AM GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK.