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The Virtual Tea Party Open All Week!

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Hello and welcome to Virtual Tea Party! Eat and drink as much as you like because here everything is calorie, carb and fat free. Today is a bank holiday which I find rather a joke as all the four main banks have closed their branches in this area and expect you to travel miles. And if you do it has three multi-purpose machines and two cash points with one member of staff wandering round helping people that having problems with the machines and one cashier with a very long queue! Anyway to get you in the mood some bank jokes

Why do they say money doesn't grow on trees when banks have branches?

My bank wrote to me saying I had an outstanding balance. The time I spent doing gymnastics obviously paid off.

I started a bank cashier but was sacked on the first day. A customer asked me to check their balance and so I gave them a push and they fell to the floor!

So many people missed yesterday's event that I have decided to extend it 24x7 till midnight on Sunday. Just drop in whenever and see if there is anyone to share food and drink with, or have a chat to!

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Alison_L profile image
Alison_L

Afternoon, Michael. I've been preparing for this gathering by scoffing a huge bar of white chocolate, so I'm all set now.

I've brought along a boxful of London scones (butter first, then jam, then cream). I also have a very large bottle of Prosecco. Which I had to open 30 minutes ago... I've sent an urgent call out to Mr Sainsbury for more.

MichaelJH profile image
MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toAlison_L

Its not exactly busy Alison. I will have a Prosecco please if it has arrived. I have some smoked salmon canapés if you would like some....

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toMichaelJH

You can certainly have a glass of Prosecco - I might have ordered too much. Do you have any prawn canapes? I don't eat salmon :(

MichaelJH profile image
MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toAlison_L

Sorry no! Never thought of it as I allergic to crustaceans!

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toMichaelJH

I'm fine with crustaceans but have a problem with "swimmy" fish. Typical as prawns aren't as healthy as most fish. Especially when you smother them in rose-marie sauce!

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011 in reply toMichaelJH

Yes please!

Bartie123 profile image
Bartie123 in reply toAlison_L

Hi Michael! I didn’t get this message till today, Tuesday! Hope there are some leftovers for me! Shall we share my Victoria sponge? X

GrannyE profile image
GrannyE in reply toBartie123

May I join you today please as I only got this invitation today too. I will bring a really luscious chocolate orange cake with cream and hope that there will still be lots of scones, strawberry jam, strawberries and cream. I do like to pop a sliced strawberry in with the jam.

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Alison_L in reply toBartie123

Ah, sorry, Bartie. Michael did put up an invite last week, but it obviously didn’t reach everyone.

There should be various burgers around; just put them in the oven for 20 minutes. Also piles of scones, jam on cream, cream on jam, and cream on jam on butter. If you find any tempura prawns, I’d avoid them, as they’ve been lying around all night! Also still plenty of Prosecco, and some gin & whisky. It might be a bit early for the latter, but it’s never too early for Prosecco. Enjoy 😀

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MichaelJHHeart Star

Anybody lurking...

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toMichaelJH

Well, someone is :)

GrannyE profile image
GrannyE in reply toMichaelJH

Sorry don’t lurk!!!

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011

hi Michael. Sorry to be late! I’ve scones, jam and cream for the bank holiday today 😋 Been exercising and pleased I didn’t get out of breath much 👍 Hope everyone is ok and enjoying their food

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Alison_L in reply toYoga2011

Hi Yoga. We haven't eaten much yet, waiting for everyone else. Well, it's rude to start without them! Michael has salmon canapes that I can't eat, and I also have piles of scones :)

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011 in reply toAlison_L

Ooh more scones, yum and I like salmon canopes!

Milkfairy profile image
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Hello!Just back from walking my dog.

Just making a blackberry and apple crumble.

There's a bumper crop of blackberries this year.

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MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toMilkfairy

I used to pick then at the bottom of the garden but the developer that brought my house got rid of everything - the rockery, the pond, the alpine garden, the shubbery, the sherry tree, etc. In fact the front is just shingle and the back just lawn! :(

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Alison_L in reply toMichaelJH

That's sad. We're just completing on the sale of my mum's house. Dad was a very keen gardener, and my brother and I grew up playing perfectly happily on a small lawn surrounded by rose bushes. The rest of the garden was given over to vegetable patches and flower beds. The new family moving in have 2 small children, and all the neighbours are expecting them to pull up all the roses and everthing else, and flatten everything so that the kids can play "safely"!

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Yoga2011 in reply toAlison_L

That would be a shame if they did. The house my mum and Nan lived in had lots of roses but my son never hurt himself when very young.

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toMichaelJH

Just realised you had a sherry tree. Very rare...

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Alison_L in reply toMilkfairy

Hello, Mf. Lots of exercise going on this afternoon, I can't be doing with it. Shall I make some creamy custard to go with your crumble? I said to someone else yesterday that I must get out and check my local blackberry bushes. I suspect they'll be nearly over by now.

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GrannyE in reply toMilkfairy

There certainly is. Have been picking them for quite a while now. Never known such a good crop. Have been making blackberry and homegrown apple crumble made with buckwheat and almond flour. Works quite well. Anyone want some?

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Heythrop51

Hi everyone! Sorry I am late. As it feels distinctly autumnal I have been getting burger supplies. I have organic beef burgers, chicken breast and halloumi cheese with add ons such as bacon, cheese slices, lettuce, tomato and various sauces. In fact you can have a burger with everything plus chunk chips!

MichaelJH profile image
MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toHeythrop51

I will have a beef burger with bacon, cheese and all the trimmings please! It's great not having to carb count! :)

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51 in reply toMichaelJH

I have given you a side of chunky chips!

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Alison_L in reply toHeythrop51

Hello H. That reminds me, I've got a bowl full of home-grown tomatoes. Sorry, I should have mentioned those before you bought some! Please can I try all of your burgers, please, with all of the add-ons. Except lettuce. You can keep that. Far too healthy!

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51 in reply toAlison_L

Do you want three burgers or a giant stack?

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toHeythrop51

A stack will do. Beef on the bottom, then chicken, then halloumi on top.

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MilkfairyHeart Star in reply toAlison_L

I have lots of Rocket

GrannyE profile image
GrannyE in reply toHeythrop51

Do you have any sweet potato chips? They are great. Would you like me to bring some?

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Had to pop away to deal with laundry....

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Thanksnhs

Good afternoon even though it is not a Scottish holiday I thought I would join. I am need of an excuse to open the tequila and make a few margaretas orders are now being taken 🍸 also vodka Martinis shaken not stirred and for the gin lovers I have a selection including Glaswegin 😃 now we have passed the best bit! Nibbles consist of smoked salmon sandwiches, ham and cream cheese swirls, haggis bon bons, tempura prawns, pork pies and scotch eggs, (all calorie and fat free) miniature sherry trifles to finish. I hope you enjoy. Char x

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Yoga2011 in reply toThanksnhs

Never had a Margarita so would love to try it! And I love tempura prawns and you’ve reminded me I have a couple in the fridge left over from yesterday with a few spring rolls which I will now scoff

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Thanksnhs in reply toYoga2011

I would definitely recommend one, nice and refreshing on a hot day. I do like a spring roll and prawn toast, 😋

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011 in reply toThanksnhs

Found 4 small sausage rolls which I also ate😋

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Alison_L in reply toThanksnhs

Afternoon T. Haggis bon bons? Haven't heard of those. Are they baby haggisses? I love to watch the wild haggis roaming free in the Highlands. We were up in Kyle of Lochalsh earlier this month. We stopped for a chat with Nessie on the way up there, and she told us that the wild haggis are doing really well now as there are so many vegetarians around these days. May I have some of your prawns, please, and a glass of Glaswegin would go down a treat. Hubby bought a bottle of Talisker to bring home, and I think there's a drop left if you fancy a wee dram.

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Thanksnhs in reply toAlison_L

They are the offspring of the hagis a bit more rounder, flourishing at the moment as the main haggis hunting seasons are January for Burns night and November for st Andrews day, although they can be eaten at any time. I hope Nessie was behaving herself as I believe there is another spot Nessie trip going on at the moment.A wee talisker will go perfectly with the haggis the Glenfiddich is very good as well. The gin is poured perfectly with ice and a slice. I hope you enjoy it. Char x

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Alison_L in reply toThanksnhs

Mm, that's lovely, thanks. Nessie was fine. We found her sunbathing on some rocks just north of Fort Augustus. She'd bribed some trout to shoal together and create a fake monster up at Drumnadrochit so that she could have a rest.

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GrannyE in reply toThanksnhs

I thought that Nessie thought Lomond was too crowded just at the moment and was away on holiday. she will be back next month when it has all quietened down.

MichaelJH profile image
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Alison_L is a fan of prawns!

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toMichaelJH

I've just put my order in :)

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L

It's still a bit quiet here. Shall I put the karaoke machine on? I'll start with "My Heart will Go On"...

MichaelJH profile image
MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toAlison_L

A bit strange as a lot of people expressed an interest! Maybe they have gone shopping?

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toMichaelJH

Wilko sale is on :(

Thanksnhs profile image
Thanksnhs in reply toAlison_L

This old heart of mine, the Islay brothers for me char

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011 in reply toAlison_L

Anything by the Supremes please

MichaelJH profile image
MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toAlison_L

Maybe the Stones or Elvis?

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MichaelJHHeart Star

The clouds have cleared a bit and we have sunshine here but it looks ominous!

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toMichaelJH

It does. I put my washing out just before you, and I'm now wondering if I will have to dash out and get it back in.

Thanksnhs profile image
Thanksnhs in reply toMichaelJH

Just the usual up here cloudy with intermittent showers 😂the schools are back and my robin has appeared back in the garden we had summer in June. Char x

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toThanksnhs

The Highlands had it 3 weeks ago - we had perfect weather! This was the typical view from our cottage.

It was too nice even for the midgies.
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HHH2017 in reply toAlison_L

GORGEOUS!

GrannyE profile image
GrannyE in reply toMichaelJH

Just blow them away please

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51

Anyone else for a burger?

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toHeythrop51

That halloumi one was gorgeous. May I have another of those with all the trimmings except lettuce, please? Would you like some Prosecco?

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51 in reply toAlison_L

Yes please!

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toHeythrop51

Prosecco on its way...

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51 in reply toAlison_L

So you want both the stack and a halloumi burger?

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toHeythrop51

Yes, please :)

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Thanksnhs in reply toHeythrop51

Sounds lovely lots of cheese please and a prosseco to wash it down would be great

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51 in reply toThanksnhs

Coming up! Alison_L has the prosecco!

Thanksnhs profile image
Thanksnhs in reply toHeythrop51

Looking forward to it 😄

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toThanksnhs

Prosecco on its way to you too :)

FakeNews profile image
FakeNews

sorry I’m late. Just finished baking gin and tonic cake. Does anyone want a slice?

MichaelJH profile image
MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toFakeNews

I will try a piece please...

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011 in reply toFakeNews

Yes please, sounds my type of cake!

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toFakeNews

Yes please!

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51 in reply toFakeNews

Might be interesting to finish off!

GrannyE profile image
GrannyE in reply toFakeNews

Do you still have some?

FakeNews profile image
FakeNews

a ‘small’ slab coming up!

FakeNews profile image
FakeNews

any Prosecco left?

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011 in reply toFakeNews

I’ve found a bottle of gin if anyone wants one

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toYoga2011

Well, it would be rude not to. Yes, please :)

FakeNews profile image
FakeNews in reply toAlison_L

Certainly.

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011 in reply toAlison_L

Large one coming up

HHH2017 profile image
HHH2017 in reply toYoga2011

Found??? 🤣 I missed the party but so glad to hear gin was as always ever present!

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toFakeNews

Sorry, I was washing up some of the glasses. Yes, one large Prosecco coming up!

FakeNews profile image
FakeNews

thanks Alison.

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51

I will be turning off the grill if there are no more orders. Loads to take back.

The turnout is quite disappointing for you Michael. Somehow the forum is not what it was!

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toHeythrop51

I was just thinking that. Maybe one last halloumi burger, please...

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51 in reply toAlison_L

You won't be eating your tea later! :)

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toHeythrop51

Oh, you don't know me :)

GrannyE profile image
GrannyE in reply toHeythrop51

Hey some of us are turning up today instead. You cannot have too much of a good thing can you?

Heythrop51 profile image
Heythrop51

OK must be going now. Enjoy the rest of the day what's left of it. :)

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Alison_L in reply toHeythrop51

Thanks for joining us :)

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011

off to cook dinner now everyone, thank you Michael I enjoyed our virtual tea party 🎉

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Alison_L

I'm off too. I've done most of the washing up. Thanks for organising it, Michael. I couldn't eat another virtual burger. And I've still got a pile of London scones :)

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MichaelJHHeart Star

Thank you all for coming. Have a good evening! ☺️

Yoga2011 profile image
Yoga2011 in reply toMichaelJH

You too 🤗

Ramilia profile image
Ramilia

Oh, sorry I missed all the fun!

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toRamilia

Hi Ramilia. There are still lots of scones left, and there might be the odd burger or two, but they're probably cold now :(

Ramilia profile image
Ramilia in reply toAlison_L

Thank you, Alison. At least I wouldn't have to enter into the discussion about how to serve a scone (pronounced gone 🙂) because I don't like butter or cream!

Did Char say something about tempura prawns? Are they finished?

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toRamilia

She did. They were fairly popular, but there might be one or two fallen off the plate somewhere. And I agree with "gone" rather than "zone".

Enwau profile image
Enwau in reply toAlison_L

Not sure of the Welsh word for scone but it’s definitely gone.

Alison_L profile image
Alison_L in reply toEnwau

LOL

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GrannyE in reply toRamilia

I too say scone/gone

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FakeNews

thanks for organising this MichaelJH

HHH2017 profile image
HHH2017

Fabulously funny as always 😁😁😁

HHH2017 profile image
HHH2017

So sorry I missed the get together, family stuff to sort!

I was saving this for a bit of a laugh this afternoon but thought I'd still post as some might need an early night & bitta bedtime reading, after all the excitement 😃

Fun quiz
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Hrty

Oops completely forget about this. I did inadvertently attend though. After an afternoon working in the garden we couldn't be bothered to cook so had fish and chips for supper. By heck, they were lovely. First time since pre HA. Washed down with a couple of cans of Guiness 0.0.

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PeterpPiper

A bank is a place that will lend you money, providing you can prove you don’t need it

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GrannyE in reply toPeterpPiper

Quite right. They tend to take the umbrella way when it is raining

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Dogloverxthree

Sorry Michael I’ve missed it only just recieved this notification I never get things as and when they happen I seem to get them the following day on the health unlocked morning post about 18 hours after event !!!!!!

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GrannyE in reply toDogloverxthree

Never mind you can join us today instead. It is a rather smaller but very select gathering

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Deejay62 in reply toDogloverxthree

I’m the same!

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Leonardo1

cheers !! I had a bag of nuts and raisins with the odd cheeky chocolate coated one in there to keep it edgy !!! Living on the wild side !!

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Silvasava

Only just got the invite ☹️ any chance of a slice of lemon drizzle left.....or a scone 🙏

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gladliz

Hi Michael I'm the same as Doglover, get notifications hours after everyone else. Sorry I couldn't make the party, had been to a BBQ on Sunday. If I'd known earlier could have brought some cold sausages over. Could also have brought runner beans, cucumber and toms for the salad from the garden.I've got Zoom book club tonight at 8.00pm and tomorrow it's a Zoom coffee morning. Lockdown wasn't all bad😊.

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Grenfell37

I don’t post very often, but read the link everyday, I so wish I could meet some of you in person, the joy and fun you bring, to what people “ outside the club” would consider to be a miserable situation, (which it is at times) brightens my day and makes me smile, whenever I think about the indulgence of virtual parties!

I missed the party yesterday, but raise a glass to you all this morning! Cheers 🥂

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Deejay62

😂😂😂love the jokes Michael 😀

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gorillaqueen

Hi Michael sorry I’m late but only received email today Tuesday. I’ve brought some really tasty scones, Biscoff Cheese cake ( all the way from Derbyshire as it’s the best) Salmon and cream cheese. Vodka and cranberry juice. My cardiologist said cranberry juice is good for you 😂 enjoy everyone 🌞Xx.

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Handel

😂😂😂 as always!!!

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cappachina

Sorry Michael intended to be there but hot company who ate the ham and peas pudding stotties I had prepared for you all

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Hylda2

We’ll, the sprouts are bubbling away nicely for Christmas. I suppose I’ve missed the g&ts.

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Silvertail

Damn it, my car broke down. I've only just arrived and you've all gone home! The chocolates I brought have melted and the cream on the cake has gone sour. To make matters worse I dropped the vodka and the liquor barn was shut. Oh well, at least I didn't ruin my diet! 🙄☹️

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So many people missed yesterday's event that I have decided to extend it 24x7 till midnight on Sunday. Just drop in whenever and see if there is anyone to share food and drink with, or have a chat to!

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Ramilia in reply toMichaelJH

Thanks, Michael!

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Ramilia

I've just made a huge pot of chicken curry and a huge pot of tomato and lentil soup. Does anyone want to save me the tedium of cooling them and ladling into containers for freezing?

I also have a few pain au chocolat left over from visitors the other day. It's the calorie, carb, and fat-free kind! 😉

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MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toRamilia

I have just made a coffee so a pain au chocolat would go well with that. A portion of soup for later would be good - here's my thermos. I will skip the curry as I don't like spicy food. What spices do you use as many hearties should avoid ones such as turmeric and ginger!

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Ramilia in reply toMichaelJH

Hi Michael,

I've filled your flask with soup. Pain au chocolat served!

Spices. Didn't know that about turmeric and ginger. I'm afraid I use both! Oops.

I use garam masala, ground cumin, turmeric, ground coriander and fresh coriander stalks (with leaves to garnish), chilli flakes and fresh chilli, fresh grated ginger, a couple of cloves and cardamom seeds.

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Welb in reply toMichaelJH

Michael love what you’ve done with the party. Why should hearties be careful of ginger and turmeric please as I eat both.

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MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toWelb

They both enhance the action of blood thinners and anticoagulants. I was told turmeric was particularly dangerous although I imagine the supplements sold by health shops are far more dangerous than when used sparingly in cooking.

Hi everyone sorry I missed this party, what a great idea ! I have 2 reasons to miss it, only joined here last week so missed the memo lol, then spent my Bank Holiday 18 hrs in the JR emergency rooms again with a delicious cocktail of blood tests and litre of saline drip, savoury main course of cheesy vegetarian chest Xray, followed by a delicious dessert of contrast CT scan, getting home slightly stuffed and very tired having only slept for 2 hrs the previous night

But if yr mentioning scones well I have ancestry from both Devon and Cornwall so maybe I need double portions of cream and jam

Best wishes all

Carole

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Strangely brandy gives me a headache so I will. wind down with a double Laphroaig - Islay Single Malt 32 year old Whisky malt. 🤣

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Ramilia in reply toMichaelJH

Ah, the peaty one! Enjoy your dram, Michael. I had my first glass of Laphroaig in a hotel in Stornoway in the late 1980s. Islay, of course, is nowhere near there for those who are a bit hazy about the geography of the Scottish islands!

I'll always remember going to the Outer Hebrides, and North Uist in particular, in 1986 for the first of many visits. I was astonished to find that the water from the taps was brown! Bit disconcerting, but peaty water tastes lovely.

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JeremiahObadiah

Gosh, I’ve never been to an all week party before . How exciting!

The virtual cleaning and washing up is a bit daunting though !

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Popped in for a Full English with a double Bloody Mary on the side (one of my five-a-day)!

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Strangely won't lwrvme attach to previous post! So here's my breakfast!

Full English breakfast

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