As Sunday afternoon was the best time for most people we will kick off here at 2:00pm tomorrow. For newbies all you need to do to take part is to join this thread. Feel free to talk with anybody about anything. The only things that are banned are bullying, hate speech and discussing whether the ham or cream go first on a scone. 🤣
In this virtual world sun is guaranteed! 🌞
Ham!!! 🤣🤣
Simnel cake is made. Yes I know it was originally for Mothering Sunday, But we always had it for Easter Day.
Might be late as I usually give my neighbour a lift to the synagogue for Passover.
Can someone please make sure Lezzers doesn't get to the gin first 😂Thank goodness we don't have to worry about anybody pinching the loo rolls anymore...
Ham first!!
Definitely ham 🐷🤣🤣🤣
See you later (and thanks for this Michael).xxxxx
a very happy Easter to all! Wonderful group! Not able to make 2:oopm but hope you all have fun!
For early arrivals we have Ferdie's Fish 'n' Chips and Antonio's Italian Ice Cream arriving at mid-day. Billy's Burgers will be offering burgers, bacon sandwiches and halloumi options from 1:00pm. Enjoy!
Oh noooo, I may be late to the party 🥳🎉 please save me some ice cream 🍨🍦🙏
I enjoyed my fiah 'n' chips - had a lovely piece of cod! It wasn't great or oily and Ferdie fries in olive oil so slightly dearer but free here! 
Ooh fish ‘n’ chips, burgers, bacon sandwiches and halloumi - that all sounds delicious!
I’ve brought some homemade stone baked pizzas; there’s plain, pepperoni, chicken and bacon, Hawaiian, meat feast and a veggie supreme plus a vegan veggie pizza for anyone who’s dairy free or vegan 👍🏻
I’ll just them on the table and grab a slice of pepperoni (my favourite)
Happy Easter everyone , I’ll pass on the ham on a scone thanks🥴 🤣I’ve got some hot cross buns ready though 😋
Enjoy Andy, hope it’s a good one and you’re enjoying the sunshine ☀️
HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR EASTER 2023 GET-TOGETHER!
Chat amongst yourselves and enjoy the goodies on offer and those brought along by fellow hearties. As it is a balmy 25C we have sourced some pre-season Pimms! 😬
Is anyone else here? I think I might’ve turned up to the wrong place (it’s been known to happen when I arrived at the wrong wedding once)!!
MummaSoap, we once went to the wrong funeral, there were several funeral rooms. Mick had a walker and was well into advanced Dementia. Can you imagine the commotion trying to get him to leave!
Happy Easter 🐇 all. Where's the gin?
Happy Easter all
Hope you are starting to feel better!
How are you feeling today V? Have you tucked into any of your Easter eggs yet? X
No Easter eggs yet, but 2 Cream eggs and a bag of mini eggs for breakfast
Sounds like a wonderful way to start the day 😍😋
Have you enjoyed any of the buffet yet? Help yourself to some of my homemade pizzas 🍕
The halloumi and bacon sandwich I had earlier was incredible!
Ohhh pizza sounds good. I'll have some.
Have some Torrijas my mum's recipe they are similar to French toast. They consist of bread, dipped in milk and egg, then fried, before being sprinkled in sugar and drenched in honey fattening but oh so good
Oh my goodness, they sound lush!!
So long waistline 😋😋🤣🤣
I would be really interested to get the recipe to try my hand at making some at home if your mum would be kind enough to share it? X
I'll ask, but it's basically what I've just posted
eggy bread with honey - oh yum!
Potentially bad for your HbA1c though?!
Very bad but very delicious
On the bakery table we have a choice of Hot-X buns (traditional, whole meal and St. Clements) and Border Scones (these are sliced in three - the bottom piece has jam then cream followed by the mid-slice, cream then jam and finished with the top of the scone!). Careful eating the scones or you can get a bit messy! 😬
You’re a genius MichaelJH - you solved the longstanding argument just like that!
I hope it catches on - mine was delicious (I may have accidentally eaten 3)!!
I think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for this piece of brilliance!
Hot-X sounds like an adult (naughty) TV channel you shouldn't watch! :rofl:
I saw there is a new channel ITV-X. Is that what it is all about? I saw it offered on my FireStick at £5.99 a month. I can't afford all this nonsense like Office365, Amazon Prime Music, etc.
The scones sounds amazing
I have brought a bottle of pink Port saved from my holiday to Portugal last year.
Happy Easter to you all and hope you’re all having fun.
Thank you, Happy Easter 🐣 to you too 🙂
Just made some soda bread to go with a nice cheddar and some homegrown and homemade apple chutney. You're all welcome.
Sorry I’m late, I had trouble with the bunny ears { fat head syndrome } and not sure if a 6ft 4’’ 16 stone, tattooed Easter bunny has the cuddle appeal that I imagined it would.
Even the bonnet depicting a scene from Watership down complete with a cascade of handmade daisies trailing down my back, can’t seem to blur the edge of a mass child killer look.
Still I am here........
This image is now burned into my retinas 😲
Lol, I have decanted Bombay Sapphire Gin into two plastic urine bottles { new } after my disastrous attempt using the paper mache ones, tut all this to hide it from you know who.
I must admit, you're not selling the look, definitely don't think about patenting it!😱🥴 Where's the gin bottles?
Sorry I'm late! Now who is ready for a large rhubarb and ginger?
Arghh! Rhubarb brings me out in nettle rash! 😣
Oh no! Lezzers will have your of that share Michael or there's standard Bombay?. I also sneaked one of hubby's malt whiskys if you prefer
please, that girl needs no encouragement !
I know Blue but she's such fun when she falls about giggling!🍸
mmmmmmmm maybe fun is pushing it a bit, some of us remember last year.......{ shudders }
Blue is a 6' 4" 16 stone woman! Awesome! Mind you Halle Hayes is 6' and 15 stone and absolutely gorgeous!
You are right about Halle but I thought Blue was a bloke. Hidden can you help us?
now that would be saying........
I've had a stressful day, now tell me where the gin is or I set the bunnies on you 🐰🐰🐰
ok ok, two plastic urine bottles under Michaels chair, just make sure you get the right ones......just saying...
I'm ashamed to say, that really did make me laugh 🤣 😂 I might just stick with the rhubarb & ginger 😳😂
wise words now but after a few?.................
Sorry I'm late. Also had visitors for lunch. Chicken or fish and homemade potato salad. Here the eggs and sweet treats come tomorrow. Weather not much today, showers off and on but got out in the garden for a while.
Cheers. Yes I could manage some bread, cheese and chutney. Soda bread? Reminds me of holidays cycling in Ireland.
Chicken and homemade potato salad sounds really yummy 😋
Oh that sounds delicious, I'll have a bit of everything please 😋😋😋
Can I take some potato salad to go with some rollmops I got off Ferdie, please?
I remember one Sunday afternoon arriving in a small village, thirsty and looking for a drink. We noticed a pub, but didn't expect it to be open, the licencing laws at the time didn't allow pubs to be open on Sunday afternoons. However we decided to try it. The curtains were drawn but the door wasn't locked. As we stood in the doorway getting accustomed to the dark in the bar we realised that it was full of people drinking.
Hesitantly we asked: "Excuse me, are you open?"
"No we're not. What would you like?"
Can you get more Irish than that?
That’s brilliant 🤣🤣
Excuse me, just trying to pick these pieces of paper mache out of the gin. They sort of stick to the tongue.
It must be the gin, the memories of cycling in Ireland are flooding back. One time we went to a farm for some milk. We were asked: "Do you want a pint or a big pint?" A pint was a normal pint bottle, a big pint was if you had a Corona lemonade bottle. Can anyone remember how big they were?
Hi, sorry I’m a bit late. The plan was I was cooking a big family dinner tonight. An elderly relative has this afternoon fallen and broken a hip, the family are now all at the hospital and the dinner is off. So I can now contribute 3 big bowls of strawberries, another of raspberries, a lemon cheese cake, a bowl of cream and home made meringues. Enjoy!
Oh wow, so sorry about your relative ( and all your hard work gone unappreciated) but those home made meringues with raspberries will be lovely thanks!
Oh no, I hope your relative is ok, so very painful & no-one wants to be in A&E during Easter!
I'm a bit late but it's not too early for gin! I have a selection of flavours or the plain bombay sapphire☺️ I have also brought some really nice mixed olives fronm Aldi - not very festive but quite yummy.
Oh and there's some M&S hot cross buns for anyone who has a sweet tooth - yummy smothered in butter and of course no calories or detrimental effects on this magical day!
I have deep fried Cadbury Cream Eggs dusted in sweetners for anyone that is watching their weight.
Hello a bit late but have Gin just in case lezzers is here
and I have ordered a bottle of Deptford Dockyard Rum for the summer jamboree aka the Coronation
red rag to a bull..........let the games begin
Sorry guys I will have to go shortly as the dog wants a walk. Hope it doesn't rain while it's sunny with some fluffy white clouds there's some large dark grey ones coming this way! 
The clouds are grouping over us as well..................never mind
Still nice down here in the South West in fact sat outside beer in hand. Thanks Michael thought I was alone
I read the 'grouping' as something completely different!😳 Too much gin, think I need to lie down somewhere quiet 🤫
Enjoy your walk! 😀
Oh my god I am talking to myself
well I am here, maybe you mistook me for the real Easter bunny , in that case its time to stop drinking......NOW !
hoping that's easter Eggs in thetransporter1 pockets, properly stolen from the kids....
Not quite got the hang of this lol
Has Lesley been in ??
I'm here 🙋 just sampling the different gins 😋 though I have to say Hidden gin does have a strange tang to it 🤔
That's an old family secret, passed { literally } down the years
I scared the dog laughing at that one 😂😂
Hello you all good ? Kevin well
He's a bit frail & unsteady on his feet & he has a walking stick now to help him get around but he'd heaps better so fingers crossed 🤞did you get your issues sorted?
Yes Cardiologist said wait and review in a month !!
How did I get bold print , not to worry lol
Interesting response & one that surprises me! If this is an issue that's been going on for a while what makes the cardiologist think it's going to improve in a month? (Kevin's low blood count went on for a year, until he was allocated a nurse and she arranged for the infusions)
Sorry Michael but I need to go now and pack a case for a little wedding anniversary jaunt tomorrow. Have a great Easter Monday hearties. ❤️❣️ Stay healthy x
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Thank you once again Young Michael for a great get together ,
I have lost my Gin, my bonnet and the fluffy tail off my Easter bunny suit , that's looks very like the powder puff Lezzers using to cover her gin pinked cheeks.
See you in the forum
Happy Easter,
Kevin { yes there is more than one of us }
How rich are you that you can afford lamb!! I love lamb 😋😋
I don't eat lamb as I am a Jedi for the census!
That's what dad's are for!
Luke, who's Luke, did he have an invite? What goodies did he bring.....gin?? Hopefully!
We'll I must be running along now (my legs keep going past eachother). Thanks for the food, drinks and company. Look after yourselves. See you around. 🙋
Unfortunately, real life has got in the way & I've now gotta do some cooking 😭 great fun as always. Take care all, must do it again soon. Enjoy the rest of your Easter X
I've got up to my room, today had been a lot.
Mum went out this morning and came back with my best friend with her son and her brother. We had a lovely grilled salmon dinner. Finished off with a lovely Easter Cake Mum made. I had one (rather) large Gin. Everyone has gone now and I'm worn out and I didn't do much.
V x
And who said you had to do much?Have a restful evening.
Hope you all got home OK. Some of you looked a bit unsteady on your feet.🚶♂️🚶♀️
Sorry one and all! I got s phone call and it lasted rather longer than expected. How's it going?
Sorry I dipped out part way through - I fell asleep on the sofa and when I woke up my partner was warming the lamb roast dinner his mum had sent over for us!!
Thank you for organising this afternoon’s get together @MichaelJH, it was good fun and I shall look forward to the next 🙂 I also hope you managed to get up off the floor, shout if you still need a hand!
Happy Easter everyone, wishing you all a pleasant evening.
Soap
I do wish people would take their litter home. So far I have collected over a dozen empty gin bottles and half-a-dozen fish 'n' chip wrappers. And if you have aa crafty smoke don't just chuck the butts down!
Cardiac Arrest Survivors get together 
Happy Easter everyone 
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