General Chat

Do you make your own wine Allan..?

We used to, BC ( before children), I'm not a red wine lover but our plum, damson and elderberry were excellent, tho I say it myself.
Hubby used to do most of those, I only did the preparation.
Mayflower was a beautiful one, took ages to pick,ages to prepare but was worth the wait.lol
Tea wine was a cracker, so easy to make, my neighbour was drinking it with us one night ..we thought he'd gone home, but found him next morning behind the settee , worse for wear but OK.lol
Oh for the old days .! lol

Sandie.x

Hello Sandie
snows gone . should be going on the 18th for 4days looking forward to seeing family . Thanks Barbra xx
Allan Did you have best suit on .. or was it informal dress with your warm climate . [ halter neck ] ;0)) bet your oh was driving bless her .

Barbra, very informal affair except for the mayor who was wearing a suit and his chain of office...he looked a bit flushed.

Yep OH drove home :0))

Sandie, when we lived in the UK I always brewed my own beer and made my own wine.

I've continued the beer brewing over here but just recently started with kits rather thab mixing all the ingredients myself.

I recently did do a couple of wines, a parsley and a rose petal. I'm not sure whether the Parsley is going to be ok as the fermentation went haywire. The rose petal is looking OK and I have made this before in the UK

Allan

Night & G,Day xx

Hello Ethics .anybody about ??? Barbra
I have had a fall in the bedroom & banged my head on the cupboard door / stupid woman . dont drink so thats no excuse . i am alright . ;0)) Barbra x

Hi folks~~

Barbra ,sorry about your fall, hope you're OK .

Hope it wasn't our previous chat about home made brewing of wines and beer that 'went to your head' and made you fall.lol

Son's just home from work, As*a, must go and see what last minute goodies he's brought home. They reduce perishables to a silly price at 9.30 and if not sold the staff can had them for pennies or they get thrown out.
Back in a bit. x

Hello Barbra and Sandie,

Barbra sorry to read about your fall. Does that mean that you are now a fallen woman? :0))

Seriously, though, falls can be nasty particularly if you have hit your head on something.

Sandie, that's one way of stocking up for Christmas and there is no hanging about at overcrowded check-outs.

Allan

Hello Sandie
I worked in As¬a many years ago in the Bakery
sometimes helped out pricing Bread & other goodies for late shop .it was a free for all people pushing trying to get products after they were reduced . the stores closed at 8oclock then . staff got discounts as well . . happy days , . never had a drink for yrs OH use to make home brew . nough said ;0))

Behave Mr Allan ..;0))

Allan~~~~ Hi...Sadly we only have a small freezer :(

It was 2 packs of Granary rolls ( 4 in a pack) and a pack of 4 Granary baguettes son brought home tonight.
Hubby's tucking into to one of the rolls as I type and plans for him and dau to take the other rolls to work tomorrow .
Blast, that just leaves the baguettes for son and I tomorrow.lol.. unless he scoffs them before !

I used to be a Tes*o shopper but now son and I have a discount card 10% on purchases I shop there, it is actually closer.. just a 20min walk,3 in the car.

Son is only a ' seasonal worker ' in As*a, it was his job when he was in Uni, cos he travelled to Uni daily he could do late shifts ,and any times on his days off.
He has graduated now and is looking for a job in IT, no luck yet, but he still has this job ,of course he can do more shifts , often does 5am to 12, he gets all the anti social shifts that others don't like,4pm to 10 on Fridays and Saturdays.. but it's money to him :))
If and when he gets a full time job in his chosen career, he says he'll still stay on with As*a just for the 10%discount.lol .. We'll wait and see.

Sandie.x

lol Sandy.

When I was doing Port Health work in Grimsby I got to know the Hygiene people at Ross Foods. They arranged for an ID card to be issued to me so that I could use the Ross Shop which was only for employees. The savings were significant!

Allan

I worked in the cream room making all the fresh cream cakes .only worked there a couple of yrs .was slimmer then .didnt eat cakes as saw them every day .lol Night folks Take care Barbra x

Quite often a case of who you know , lucky you.lol

Tho you sound as if you could charm the birds off the trees:))

Flatterer, Sandy lol

Good night Barbra

Allan

Without the timings of postings being showed now I find it a nuisance.
Barbra and I must have posted around the same time! ,so didnt say goodnight,looks rude on my part !:(

Anyway Barbra hope do have a good nights sleep as I will be having in just a mo.
Head hits the pillow and I'm away:)

Have a good day Allan , speak to you all later:))

Byeeee

Sandie.x
2.06am British time.

Good evening how are colin & Tony they havent been around for a while xx Allan how are you didling . anything exciting happening ~~~~~~~. to sandie . Barb xx, night

G'day to Barbra, Sandie,Allan & Colin and anyone else who pops in...:>))

Flat out like a lizard drinkin at the mo....as we say....:>))
Or for the more cultured.....meaning "I've been very busy"

Only a week and a half till Santa comes, and work,work, and more work pouring in, as peeps want their products installed yesterday or at the least before christmas eve. Been to tired when i arrive home from work to jump on the net and have a chat.

Up at 5:0am and home by 5:00pm so a long day for this old fella.....lol The mind is willing but the flesh is weak......lol In my 60s now and dont have the same stamina i had as a young 21 year old to keep up with todays pace....and our spa bath is working overtime at the moment to soothe tired muscles...hee hee

Will have a nice weeks break from the 24th Dec..so looking forward to just chilling out over Christmas and the New year.

Hope everyone is well.


Tony...:>)) 5:30 pm South - East side of Oz

Hi Tony good to hear from you !! you poor old thing . dont work to hard fella . pace yourself & chill . look after the ticker , [ heart] soon be christmas . are you ready for the festivities ? or should i say your OH she has probably been busy getting the food & drinks .so you can relax . if you dont pop on again Have a great time & enjoy whatever you do , Greetings from a sunny .Cold Scotland Barbra xx 10.am wednesday 15th December ,,

G'day Tony and Barbra and anyone else who may be around.

Tony, mate, I know the feeling too well. I hope that you have an enjoyable festive season and that it is not too soggy where you are. Unlike the Estern States, parts of WA are crying out for rain.

I must apologise for yesterday, and not really responding to posts, but I got diverted and then had to do some early shopping before the crowds got out. I have a social function to go to tonight so I was getting the gear together to make two hampers for a raffle.

I will have to go out early this morning to prepare the room for tonight's event.


Allan