tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25979627536187224412023-11-16T16:35:59.899+00:00Puggin' aroundBrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-19184800816248695682014-01-10T20:17:00.000+00:002014-01-10T20:17:47.140+00:00Foodie Friday_ Spanakopita!Recently when there was nothing much on TV (like, the whole of Christmas!) we stuck on an episode of "Dinner Date".<br />
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On of the guys cooking made a vegetarian menu, with Spanakopita starter and stuffed peppers (!) for main. I think he cooked veggie food cuz he wasn't a very good cook and less stuff could go wrong with vegetarian courses?? He tried one of his Spanakopita and said it was like eating PVA glue, mmm.<br />
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Anyways, for Christmas I got Jerry "<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegan-Vengeance-Delicious-Animal-free-Recipes/dp/1904943667" target="_blank">Vegan with a Vengeance</a>"; a cookbook we used to have, but it the course of our many house moves it has either been lost, or remains in storage at a parent's house. We would occasionally wonder what had happened to it, so it seemed to be a nice re-purchase item.<br />
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So, one of the recipes in it is for Spanakopita! This seemed like the perfect excuse to make it... hopefully edible ones too! <br />
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This was not a recipe I had made when we used to have the book previously; here are my substitutions:<br />
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- I used frozen spinach, not fresh<br />
- I picked up fresh dill in the supermarket (pretty amazed that they had it in there!), but somehow it did not make it's way thru the checkout?? I blame the cashier!<br />
- I made a special trip to <a href="http://8thday.coop/" target="_blank">8th Day</a> to buy nutritional yeast- it seems to be about the only place I've ever seen it ++ mental note, perhaps email <a href="http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/" target="_blank">Holland & Barrett</a> to ask them to stock it ++<br />
- I also got nice greek black olives, and extra virgin olive oil in 8th Day (should have bought tofu in there too, but that's a different story)<br />
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The method was fairly similar to the 'tofu ricotta' she makes in the Pizzas section of the book.<br />
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You cook the spinach & spring onions etc. in a pan, but then she directs you to do the tofu/nutritional yeast part in a big bowl; tipping the spinach into this after. As soon as I started doing this I was like "uh, why = extra washing up" but it was too late by then, so further mental note for future reference ++ just do it all in the same pan eh?<br />
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The quantities she gives make 30-triangle shaped pastries, which I wasn't up for- I made nine I think, but they were really easy (and my little girl especially Loved 'painting' the oil all over the filo pastry!), and I have leftover ingredients to make some more- this time with Dill in - for my Monday working lunch.<br />
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I served this with Jamie Oliver's <a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/greek-salad" target="_blank">Greek salad</a> recipe (which was also supposed to have Dill in it!), hummus and pitta breads.</div>
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Today I had these due back:<br />
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I had got <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Are-You-Mother-Alison-Bechdel-ebook/dp/B00C0YN19G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389302797&sr=8-2&keywords=are+you+my+mother" target="_blank">"Are you my mother?</a>" (graphic novel) out for Jerry, he'd been asking if the library had "Fun Home" by the same author; at the time of checking they did not, but this caught my eye on the shelves instead. He did not like it, oh well.</div>
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I also returned <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ms-Cupcake-Naughtiest-Vegan-Cakes-ebook/dp/B00CLWNDUO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389302987&sr=8-1&keywords=ms+cupcake" target="_blank">"Ms. Cupcake- The Naughtiest Vegan Cakes in town!"</a>, although technically this was not due until Monday. I got this out aaages ago; in work they were having a Bake-Sale (one they gave us decent notice about), so I ran a search on the library catalogue for 'vegan' for some inspiration. </div>
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I made two recipes from this: Red Velvet cupcakes, and the Bakewell Tart Cupcakes. They both had a similar- easy - method and produced tasty results. CONFESSION TIME: I'm not actually vegan, Jerry is, but I daydreamed about the Bakewell Tart cupcakes after they were all finished. Raspberry plus Almond is one of my ultimate combinations!</div>
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Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-63661506256661877202014-01-01T21:54:00.000+00:002014-01-09T21:56:06.087+00:00The Empty HearseWhoah this ep. of #Sherlock is totally like <a href="http://%20http//www.amazon.co.uk/Whispers-Under-Ground-Rivers-London/dp/0575097663">"Whispers Under Ground"</a> ~ @Ben_AaronovitchBrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-59285499314696362022014-01-01T12:52:00.000+00:002014-01-09T21:53:20.702+00:00New year, new blogWell it's been a while, but one of my resolutions is to blog more! And I'd love to post more, but my internet time this evening has been taken up by doing an online grocery shop, and also bloody resetablishing this profile! So, happy new year everybody, and see you tomorrow! #Sherlock timeBrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-90726848754045307422010-01-24T15:16:00.003+00:002010-01-24T15:30:23.178+00:00Annual bath time<div>A belated Happy New Year to everyone!</div><div><br />Jerry decided that it was time for Pepe's "annual" bath :></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4300000195_202619273b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 444px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4300000195_202619273b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4300000195_202619273b.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUvsJG7oZ6wBkI1KWtv-4Py8ihrlUETNOiuYXr1oRTeRjaVwZpOvS2T1WPI2kIbfFBGZxRORuKbgnW97XW5InFdQhMyNqNzvwK4tKeZfI5OeOCoLIExdevXX8LF3bmu4ES6s4_iBtIWZL/s1600-h/IMG_1705.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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" /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here I am writing in my </span></span><a href="http://www.artbox.co.uk/sanx-kutusita-nyanko-kitchen-2010-schedule-book-p-3207.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">adorable new Scheduler</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for 2010 (ok, the link isn't for the exact one, but very close and very cute!)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt3mn4I_m1UzeeWY3cgzCyOgfAVxWm8qL75mTXcqVex4bltP9aI0BDGyBqwOIx9dDV7S-KV4loL4L4gJyUFqZMWCGM3stS2zM_0EVtTVueBqi3_Wf1BjRiPYTkG6uCkwaawyHCeYABjSh/s1600-h/IMG_1552.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt3mn4I_m1UzeeWY3cgzCyOgfAVxWm8qL75mTXcqVex4bltP9aI0BDGyBqwOIx9dDV7S-KV4loL4L4gJyUFqZMWCGM3stS2zM_0EVtTVueBqi3_Wf1BjRiPYTkG6uCkwaawyHCeYABjSh/s320/IMG_1552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420630072136122786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I think I'm frowning trying to remember something difficult, like Jerry's birthday ;)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And of course we needed to walk off all that food!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's Pepe modelling her snazzy scarf of Auntie Sandra- it is all the way from a shop called </span></span><a href="http://doggiegoodie.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Doggie Goodie</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in Hong Kong</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPyVKqEsC0BEDEk45O6YJmz9xRg49eOQcOEEYRspOD_nEARGgFH1SvyaknMWRD7_Y6wd5CpzlcRMRdNYauoDxqH0O2k_zu3JdN1w5ky3ylw1ZQDHT0tJs4Rnad3F9q1eTVeedx11V4gcv/s1600-h/IMG_1513.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPyVKqEsC0BEDEk45O6YJmz9xRg49eOQcOEEYRspOD_nEARGgFH1SvyaknMWRD7_Y6wd5CpzlcRMRdNYauoDxqH0O2k_zu3JdN1w5ky3ylw1ZQDHT0tJs4Rnad3F9q1eTVeedx11V4gcv/s320/IMG_1513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420631304503381058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjojkloFADutIsI1o_rH562yXdO714PTMcnh23VaUQSLww_dD_zcWZ5jI3YXrmWDaP5SKGe-jK8XvlyaBsaaXqhYYtVxrhTWH-exVQ75CCAHW23Hh0-mOWdLS1uOITxEDG5Sq3A8F7o7vy/s1600-h/IMG_1517.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjojkloFADutIsI1o_rH562yXdO714PTMcnh23VaUQSLww_dD_zcWZ5jI3YXrmWDaP5SKGe-jK8XvlyaBsaaXqhYYtVxrhTWH-exVQ75CCAHW23Hh0-mOWdLS1uOITxEDG5Sq3A8F7o7vy/s320/IMG_1517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420632506978506450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Actually Pepe has HATED the snow. If we don't keep her on her leash all the way around the park she just plonks herself down and refuses to take another step. These past few days it has melted a bit, but we're predicted for </span></span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8432437.stm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">more heavy snow</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> these next few days!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-60708628906035040802009-12-24T10:58:00.005+00:002009-12-26T10:42:31.522+00:00Christmas- Eve- questions!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This was over on Poopsie's </span></span><a href="http://poopsiestruecolours.blogspot.com/2009/12/22-christmas-questions.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"My True Colours"</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Blog x</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There were 22 questions, but I know how rubbish I am at completing these memes fully, so we're just going to see how many I manage!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What is your favorite Christmas movie?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I like </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gremlins </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(1984), and more recently </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jack Frost</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (1996).</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I had a Gremlins videogame on the Spectrum when I was a kid- I was rubbish at it - probably too young to understand what I was supposed to do, and always got ate by them!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.gamebase64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/adventures/gremlins/Gremlins_-_The_Adventure_2.gif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.gamebase64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/adventures/gremlins/Gremlins_-_The_Adventure_2.gif" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Pretty scary huh?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I like Jack Frost because it's a ridiculous premise, and I think I first watched it over Christmas with my sister when we were both really bored & suffering from complete Christmas lethargy.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(2) What is your favorite Christmas drink?</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I treat myself to a bottle of Baileys, (Jerry has port), and like Poopsie also enjoy Bucks Fizz on Christmas Day.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Still needs to buy the Champagne for it</span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TOP TIP: you need to use Smooth orange juice, otherwise the bubbles make all the 'juicy bits' rise to the top</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cheers everyone!</span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.celtnet.org.uk/images/bucks-fizz-cocktail.gif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.celtnet.org.uk/images/bucks-fizz-cocktail.gif" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 91px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></a></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(3) What do you LOVE about the holidays?</span></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Time off work, people being a bit more relaxed in work before holidays, spending time with loved ones, an excuse to eat & drink ... oh, and maybe presents :></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(4) What annoys you about the holidays?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shopping online for gifts that then get delivered when no-one is home!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(5) Do you prefer star or angel on top of a Christmas tree? Or something else?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We actually have an owl on the top of our tree!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXSb5LXvmIzpjHd97NwooKlSE0IBu2A9a-lW3dI0NulWgbaQCJB71VHqxsyzHKL04feVGSkruZyN_L-LjG71HqkZ-8motnfdQtYqxE8iDrowupv4Bx6nFIuIeW9b0WytMzRwQF-IeUnw/s1600-h/IMG_1498.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXSb5LXvmIzpjHd97NwooKlSE0IBu2A9a-lW3dI0NulWgbaQCJB71VHqxsyzHKL04feVGSkruZyN_L-LjG71HqkZ-8motnfdQtYqxE8iDrowupv4Bx6nFIuIeW9b0WytMzRwQF-IeUnw/s320/IMG_1498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418742456955530082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(6) What is your family favorite recipe at Christmas?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We don't have any family recipes, but I do enjoy making my own Christmas puddings & mincemeat. These are made from a combination of Delia Smith & Nigella Lawson recipes. Infact I may even make some mincemeat/ mince pies today (waiting in for a delivery). We got the pastry & bits and bobs from the supermarket yesterday :> Jerry loves mince pies!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://christmas.newarchaeology.com/mince-pie.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://christmas.newarchaeology.com/mince-pie.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 209px; " /></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(7) Christmas cards - do you send them, yes or no?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I like to send them in the post to special people- my sis. I've not given any out in work for a long time... This year we received a card & a lovely surprise of presents off relatives in Hong Kong- including gifts for the pets! These might even be the most exciting ones to open, as I've got no idea what might be in there (although Jerry's might well be fancy Chinese tea)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(8) What is the best thing about Christmas, in your opinion?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Getting to spend a few days off work in the middle of winter huddled up with the ones you love, hopefully with plenty of nice things to eat & drink!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(9) What is the worst thing about Christmas?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Worrying over silly things like presents.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(10) When do you put the tree up and take it down?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This year we put up the tree, as per Jerry, 12 days before Christmas... far too early when you have a cat like Jesse James, who just </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Loves </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">to chase around the baubles... never again. We also never got around to buying any lights for it, oh well (eco friendly!) It's supposed to remain up until 5th January ??!? um, we'll have to see about that</span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(11) Out of the 12 days of Christmas, which day and item would you want your truelove to give to you?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">LOL, good question!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I think I'll go for the three French hens, as it would be nice to have fresh eggs!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deplicque.net/articles/article_img/three_french_hens.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.deplicque.net/articles/article_img/three_french_hens.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 462px; " /></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(12) What is your favorite smell at Christmastime?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I like warm spicy smells, like mulled wine or mincepies baking. Or maybe new perfume? Last year Jerry got me this beautiful perfume- the bottle is so pretty I have it in the front room!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fashioncopious.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ef96453883400e553f172888834-800wi"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://fashioncopious.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ef96453883400e553f172888834-800wi" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 499px; " /></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(13) What would make you happy at Christmas this year?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jerry having more days off, ditto my sister so that she could come for a holiday. Seeing the Homers. Winning the Lotto rollover- £7 million :></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.email-advantage.co.uk/assets/images/2_x_GBP50_Notes_v2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.email-advantage.co.uk/assets/images/2_x_GBP50_Notes_v2.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 155px; " /></span></span></a></span></span></span></div>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-28002599133156414322009-12-20T19:16:00.010+00:002009-12-26T10:43:00.187+00:00Snow day!!!<div style="text-align: left;">We have snow!</div><div>My mum & dad were supposed to come over today, but they cancelled because of the weather, le sigh. I'd reserved a table at <a href="http://www.pizzaexpress.com/our-food/mains.aspx">Pizza Express</a> and everything. </div><div>Regardless, Jerry, Pepe & I still went for a wintry walk in the snow</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW8-eL5COWmt8BrucHWNCFRN9XLI2GNQIw4gdjB-Iiy6XXA0zjTdNil_IQyYQadNgvD9yfCDgiO8-1u9W5DyzN1i3KK1a6Ub9arw1z0Or6_s1sKuYTp5asEGUsL-Pdt34ZjQj2U3P_-LZ/s1600-h/IMG_1490.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW8-eL5COWmt8BrucHWNCFRN9XLI2GNQIw4gdjB-Iiy6XXA0zjTdNil_IQyYQadNgvD9yfCDgiO8-1u9W5DyzN1i3KK1a6Ub9arw1z0Or6_s1sKuYTp5asEGUsL-Pdt34ZjQj2U3P_-LZ/s320/IMG_1490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417401314754737314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABcthfA6ZtT91iEU0Qev_fZqd9vLcO6sc2UF15sedQPrsut8PpZLS5D5-vY0P_U77nBSVq0GRbsrnMjHcwgSfen4U-834BLUc27dbiXGc7aFnhnhSx4VIBMeLPqLOGzS6iU1WgjlfBBj8/s1600-h/IMG_1489.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABcthfA6ZtT91iEU0Qev_fZqd9vLcO6sc2UF15sedQPrsut8PpZLS5D5-vY0P_U77nBSVq0GRbsrnMjHcwgSfen4U-834BLUc27dbiXGc7aFnhnhSx4VIBMeLPqLOGzS6iU1WgjlfBBj8/s320/IMG_1489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417400507435326514" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-18399781879356187382009-12-19T17:28:00.011+00:002009-12-26T10:43:22.655+00:00"I Love Me" award<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoUsAhN8x9Id7oKXG6_HjbJXOuNxD5zdYcj-Y8zQGo_qJO-BI8nqJ-FRHuTuRSVcTrSH_6i1xSf-3tIxV3onLqNaeKXNrhsyYLoRKQTQmoAEo9vhr1ff8vhGlBD8pSS-72qA1u6bzqtlo/s1600-h/i+love+me+love+indy+AWARD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoUsAhN8x9Id7oKXG6_HjbJXOuNxD5zdYcj-Y8zQGo_qJO-BI8nqJ-FRHuTuRSVcTrSH_6i1xSf-3tIxV3onLqNaeKXNrhsyYLoRKQTQmoAEo9vhr1ff8vhGlBD8pSS-72qA1u6bzqtlo/s320/i+love+me+love+indy+AWARD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417000700844671010" border="0" /></a>Many thanks to Caitlin aka <a href="http://theaugustaone.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-love-me-award.html">The August One</a> for the above award.<br /><br />So, recipients have to list 10 things they love about themselves...<br /><br />1. I love my fashion sense and style (ditto Caitlin!)<br />I guess my taste has always been a bit different, unusual. These days we don't really have much spare cash for clothes shopping etc. but in a way I'm glad- it means I get plenty of wear out of clothes I love. Actually Jerry would be glad to see the back of my duffle coat LOL<br />* remembers I need to buy a new belt to replace the one I lost off my green coat<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://imagecache.asos.com/inv/V/11/70/718767/Blue/image1l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 230px;" src="http://imagecache.asos.com/inv/V/11/70/718767/Blue/image1l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />*<a href="http://www.asos.com/French-Connection/French-Connection-Obi-Belt/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=718767&SearchQuery=obi&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=3&clr=Blue">wants</a><br /><br />2. I love giving myself new challenges, e.g. blogging, setting up as a seller on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wonderlake">Etsy,</a> knitting, crochet<br /><br />3. I love that I am a pet owner, that I have room in my life and heart to love these animals and the duty of care & responsibilty that I have for them<br /><br />4. I love being a bookworm! I love <a href="http://bookmooch.com/">Bookmooch</a>, <a href="http://www.librarything.com/">Librarything</a> and my real-life public libraries. I've always got my limit of books out from the library and probably 10 more on Reserve. Using bookswapping websites these days it's so easy to turn your home into your very own library. Shelves filled with books are always a tasteful decor choice I think<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIrt1SNOZFKj_TkntJmYPRc0PqDKzY2-QOqNAPlL-h1yPy2v-oC5sE_CO49j7cCJPAA9nhpHjJ51J2mPkfMCI3CvfD0Yk5rhXE7EHsIXVi5kvhOqEyDzK9eRqysmKFkKLohIzYpnYY318/s1600-h/color-bookshelf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIrt1SNOZFKj_TkntJmYPRc0PqDKzY2-QOqNAPlL-h1yPy2v-oC5sE_CO49j7cCJPAA9nhpHjJ51J2mPkfMCI3CvfD0Yk5rhXE7EHsIXVi5kvhOqEyDzK9eRqysmKFkKLohIzYpnYY318/s320/color-bookshelf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417009264589416114" border="0" /></a><br />5. I love being petite<br />Admittedly it can be a pain getting trousers that fit without having to take the hems up, but because I am <span style="font-style: italic;">a Lady</span> I can just wear skirts or dresses instead. Infact I find it so boring in work where colleagues just wear (the same?) pair of black trousers all week.<br />I think Shakira summed it up<br /><span style="font-style: italic;" id="intelliTxt">"I'm actually very proud of my short legs. They take me to places. Actually when you're short, people feel pity for you, so you can get away with a lot more stuff. If I was tall I'd be in big trouble."</span><br /><br />... well maybe 5 is enough for today... <span style="font-style: italic;">to be continued... ?</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-64428380727506818322009-12-12T21:49:00.013+00:002009-12-26T10:43:50.711+00:00Oh Christmas tree...Today we put up the Christmas tree!<br />Jerry insisted that it has to go up 12 days before Christmas... I only thought that it had to stay up for 12 days starting from Christmas day?<br /><br />We made mulled wine<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi4lboZlurIWeAfjKT7ePJoLm-RvPyrNz9DFI45vPMuMedJcF-GnqdBAiwSS_3BycUh0zGgdnRlf4x1eiwUnprb-H9J6c7gDyDOzaGg3A_gG70rZo_zGML5spOAvm_Kgoy5TLCTJ9RfBt/s1600-h/IMG_1450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi4lboZlurIWeAfjKT7ePJoLm-RvPyrNz9DFI45vPMuMedJcF-GnqdBAiwSS_3BycUh0zGgdnRlf4x1eiwUnprb-H9J6c7gDyDOzaGg3A_gG70rZo_zGML5spOAvm_Kgoy5TLCTJ9RfBt/s320/IMG_1450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414470793506874482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">red wine, Cointreau, cinnamon, nutmeg, muscovado sugar, a clementine cut into quarters and studded with a clove in each piece</span><br /><br />and then got down to business<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWidlXVqvY3QTq1D0WxpQCDW-lnwCxdKwy-l-fcWu3la48e6LxomjhPTwRmWWbajqaGN3Rb19M1BmK_6IVJdQ5mubl-HzJ0aMwKwzJzdqaNi95gRp7-OlhHmQAF5aXBqTJd8_ZzlFT2sDY/s1600-h/IMG_1454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWidlXVqvY3QTq1D0WxpQCDW-lnwCxdKwy-l-fcWu3la48e6LxomjhPTwRmWWbajqaGN3Rb19M1BmK_6IVJdQ5mubl-HzJ0aMwKwzJzdqaNi95gRp7-OlhHmQAF5aXBqTJd8_ZzlFT2sDY/s320/IMG_1454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414471485370016914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;">...sometimes I think my secret power might be the ability to always have my eyes closed when someone takes my picture, doh</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFB5cSh7ULjfcDLGmOghzyicD9AuYrA06spkCvyx-iEmtoTWBy9c9AFHbcT3UkEHXEF1QWSLFByI1ZB5-g8KjXgJxGXKFAHaiP6UYjiEZdGZKN6f9Cdas_NxbA-6JyEnzsHRPRR7-rzRWi/s1600-h/IMG_1455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFB5cSh7ULjfcDLGmOghzyicD9AuYrA06spkCvyx-iEmtoTWBy9c9AFHbcT3UkEHXEF1QWSLFByI1ZB5-g8KjXgJxGXKFAHaiP6UYjiEZdGZKN6f9Cdas_NxbA-6JyEnzsHRPRR7-rzRWi/s320/IMG_1455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414472038134278866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoJtN_DYkogaw1OZ9yffU0YglC1XS8JIDYz-92zp-20Hwmt7ex2m7IuKOC_2TMpUasf-NhDAkXcQb_DKN3835ECBv_PQqi9nIr6kzfvEI4YuSUM76pNJtBgByIJRhVxjmNwnpZKgLl4H2/s1600-h/IMG_1465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoJtN_DYkogaw1OZ9yffU0YglC1XS8JIDYz-92zp-20Hwmt7ex2m7IuKOC_2TMpUasf-NhDAkXcQb_DKN3835ECBv_PQqi9nIr6kzfvEI4YuSUM76pNJtBgByIJRhVxjmNwnpZKgLl4H2/s320/IMG_1465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414472482642386850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49ab4E8AgHObTPhmwgk3uTdKEkY37diXrqsIv0YpcWJIij790NUvisl6VE99_MJf6XduybCJ5KWBF_eS-5a46i2VQPCR7bvuPVYunOSMBe7MLIB2BsgK9tM_Pj3f1ncit4f45Sfc6DaHP/s1600-h/IMG_1471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49ab4E8AgHObTPhmwgk3uTdKEkY37diXrqsIv0YpcWJIij790NUvisl6VE99_MJf6XduybCJ5KWBF_eS-5a46i2VQPCR7bvuPVYunOSMBe7MLIB2BsgK9tM_Pj3f1ncit4f45Sfc6DaHP/s320/IMG_1471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414473084805611266" border="0" /></a>Jesse was understandably very curious<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQNMNsFGbnDrgHNsgop94qbw5qf0oYGzIxa4LjWO-kzW8bQieingW-Iv5J4ruJH1bP9x3DGylRVgZo_APeeo4mBGyQgdYare7eEiGa_PLI-4aM8o9UNCMK7wpBid-ChmYIydJeSRar4cl/s1600-h/IMG_1479.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQNMNsFGbnDrgHNsgop94qbw5qf0oYGzIxa4LjWO-kzW8bQieingW-Iv5J4ruJH1bP9x3DGylRVgZo_APeeo4mBGyQgdYare7eEiGa_PLI-4aM8o9UNCMK7wpBid-ChmYIydJeSRar4cl/s320/IMG_1479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414473664927385266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiDgVN6SUqsTpQycTXpCPjxAqhZxPDUzesgo1Mz_t600LvKUE8CJrD_a6aEj8cqpTH2IdY-s208pjAYeF8M5GKLMWiMGRFrT3dk4a_6VZ92oTl-xbQu_SntIYJx45wDysFZMBc9ulNG53/s1600-h/IMG_1483.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiDgVN6SUqsTpQycTXpCPjxAqhZxPDUzesgo1Mz_t600LvKUE8CJrD_a6aEj8cqpTH2IdY-s208pjAYeF8M5GKLMWiMGRFrT3dk4a_6VZ92oTl-xbQu_SntIYJx45wDysFZMBc9ulNG53/s320/IMG_1483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414474080887715170" border="0" /></a>Jerry got to add the finishing touch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwsgTZ-Y0J0LxQKohlQ1E7zvdvd42hrOZTFY_AsuLP_j4xoeBoJJSRz4bsrdXxNfhLNeCSeMLGKcuvhq9MU9kMQy6ReO8ySVCwj0wgWPuZ8unbAytNzce7qCjk7KJ1E3Jv7gApAguQgEg/s1600-h/IMG_1485.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwsgTZ-Y0J0LxQKohlQ1E7zvdvd42hrOZTFY_AsuLP_j4xoeBoJJSRz4bsrdXxNfhLNeCSeMLGKcuvhq9MU9kMQy6ReO8ySVCwj0wgWPuZ8unbAytNzce7qCjk7KJ1E3Jv7gApAguQgEg/s320/IMG_1485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414474659215421074" border="0" /></a>And <span style="font-style: italic;">wah-lah</span>!<br />I don't think there will be very many presents underneath it this year as we are both broke, but that's not the point right ?Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-35430255271961821422009-12-03T21:59:00.005+00:002009-12-03T22:16:47.366+00:00Fursday FashionHooray, Pepe's new <a href="http://www.pugsnuggly.com/">Pug Snuggly</a> finally arrived. It was held up in Customs for a week and then we had to pay VAT on it and a handling charge!!! I am so sick of this happening when I buy stuff from overseas :< (Actually Jerry was an angel and paid it for me xxx) However, the Pug Snuggly is worth it <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-y0AcP3K6LgW4yQF6Zj_R4vKFh2opWqRa_DwhQFqxc7NluDBRq4NN_xdVeKsTAOPL9mw2ByxiEaJnzG4IRPjmwJXHqShhJHBa4dZG0Pb0mH9jfxMenUZA2vWVEyQucx50nOrJHwQRPqKr/s1600-h/IMG_1368.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-y0AcP3K6LgW4yQF6Zj_R4vKFh2opWqRa_DwhQFqxc7NluDBRq4NN_xdVeKsTAOPL9mw2ByxiEaJnzG4IRPjmwJXHqShhJHBa4dZG0Pb0mH9jfxMenUZA2vWVEyQucx50nOrJHwQRPqKr/s320/IMG_1368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411133791102236962" border="0" /></a>Yup her one from last year:<br /><a href="http://pugginaround.blogspot.com/2008/11/fashion-on-friday.html">http://pugginaround.blogspot.com/2008/11/fashion-on-friday.html</a><br />no longer fits, aww!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSazl6y2AYZAeSHwmOkM-VLh_xb9BC_CiftdlCccI4rWybRSe1Xou_mydTPzfwj6VfdFqxSQBKL5BEj_rMDPSEhjpLJ545CVmWst6oWASZsNNh3hnhop_2grswJPCiT7wDpyz1m20nXTD2/s1600-h/IMG_1369.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSazl6y2AYZAeSHwmOkM-VLh_xb9BC_CiftdlCccI4rWybRSe1Xou_mydTPzfwj6VfdFqxSQBKL5BEj_rMDPSEhjpLJ545CVmWst6oWASZsNNh3hnhop_2grswJPCiT7wDpyz1m20nXTD2/s320/IMG_1369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411136205794014194" border="0" /></a>In fact, it suits Jesse James better these days<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuBHbhYa6O51IhMyDeSyHASq4aD7PLJcP18_U1lp9UCLH9lXYj50CLkmRthKePnmWYiuzeVXb_jl-uKj6yEYbjddep5qL4OgXxXoKI2__unb8y6XBp6aG1zvt7gea7ewBVFwyJsVNsABu/s1600-h/IMG_1373.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuBHbhYa6O51IhMyDeSyHASq4aD7PLJcP18_U1lp9UCLH9lXYj50CLkmRthKePnmWYiuzeVXb_jl-uKj6yEYbjddep5qL4OgXxXoKI2__unb8y6XBp6aG1zvt7gea7ewBVFwyJsVNsABu/s320/IMG_1373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411136848069524130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOliJ2QC5I_7bmjwVPmPlbo_4QQuodViETUfxyecyFnTTwFE9hon7CrcoJFapdbKOGNJHgymydekPOAUHb5dpYUDm32SMPCTTatA_d-OnS_n30SEZ1LEK8B0ly-33KmiBbG4t80Lsv4ADg/s1600-h/IMG_1375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOliJ2QC5I_7bmjwVPmPlbo_4QQuodViETUfxyecyFnTTwFE9hon7CrcoJFapdbKOGNJHgymydekPOAUHb5dpYUDm32SMPCTTatA_d-OnS_n30SEZ1LEK8B0ly-33KmiBbG4t80Lsv4ADg/s320/IMG_1375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411137251146822962" border="0" /></a>What a suave kitty!Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-12906752727876035352009-12-01T22:20:00.003+00:002009-12-01T23:03:30.516+00:00Let the countdown commence!One of the Christmas traditions in the Homer household is the making of the Christmas pudding - see "Monday munchies" entry last year<br /><a href="http://pugginaround.blogspot.com/2008/12/monday-munchies.html">http://pugginaround.blogspot.com/2008/12/monday-munchies.html</a><br /><br />this year was no different, and over the weekend preparations began. First the dried fruit was soaked in alcohol overnight. Then the rest of the ingredients were added. And the most important part? The stirring! For 'good luck' everyone in the household has to give it a stir and make a wish:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4151538922_7f751f7f1a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4151538922_7f751f7f1a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/4150776253_68bb675590.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/4150776253_68bb675590.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4151531226_4d50538170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4151531226_4d50538170.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/4150758611_cfc909fcbd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/4150758611_cfc909fcbd.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Yey!<br /><br />On TV tonight was <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p84s9">Delia's Classic Christmas</a>. I loved it! It made me start to feel a little bit excited about Xmas this year. She was saying that sometimes people think they don't like Christmas pudding, but that's because they've only ever had shop-bought ones, and that if you have a homemade one it's miles different- better!Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-82047069317785371982009-11-01T20:17:00.006+00:002009-11-13T00:27:19.178+00:00Sunday snacksHere are the pics of Jerry's birthday cake from last week:<span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://moodbrilliant.blogspot.com/2008/02/vegan-black-forest-cake-and-other.html"><br />Vegan Black Forest Cake</a></span><h3 class="post-title"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcNr3ZOyMC2tBuCdfxx1q68Xs79I5Re6JyG8I_Zd6_RCV5mn6gfUen8sYvVizqNQfB39IwX1ItfeVHn7kWi-bJqOJDcj9nd8AUn69Cl77ZyBsBt3Zg3odLGQmJg_5jV2nGEMCiWus5K6U/s1600-h/IMG_1142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcNr3ZOyMC2tBuCdfxx1q68Xs79I5Re6JyG8I_Zd6_RCV5mn6gfUen8sYvVizqNQfB39IwX1ItfeVHn7kWi-bJqOJDcj9nd8AUn69Cl77ZyBsBt3Zg3odLGQmJg_5jV2nGEMCiWus5K6U/s320/IMG_1142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399232483586395138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;">We didn't have any birthday candles, so I used sparklers- which I think look better !</span></span><br /></h3><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbussUYTYxMJzS28IjfdKIsY8ffI1nA7GDcwvOgJKMuVOtGAVAslGD-NiuxktAX81fSYCpQl0Rl-hVK9k7XKN8DbT0ZpQKZ0SO1FHG8ewccDgy4Egm-zq5NK-JhTt54LPmczdLz-IDWPe3/s1600-h/IMG_1144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbussUYTYxMJzS28IjfdKIsY8ffI1nA7GDcwvOgJKMuVOtGAVAslGD-NiuxktAX81fSYCpQl0Rl-hVK9k7XKN8DbT0ZpQKZ0SO1FHG8ewccDgy4Egm-zq5NK-JhTt54LPmczdLz-IDWPe3/s320/IMG_1144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399233033450085106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSbnxrt7N6XAwXpsDtaDEV4cjgl4ZIXQl2pnQoIrirb4Kl_OxyRG9MfteyW2YDNCbQYrVQM5tFC45pdhDAvgRBWXZ2gxyfEoVaVrEz-zRx3gz7_LsgSqwNs-2F9s1-EZLbc4XA-mFyApy/s1600-h/IMG_1146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSbnxrt7N6XAwXpsDtaDEV4cjgl4ZIXQl2pnQoIrirb4Kl_OxyRG9MfteyW2YDNCbQYrVQM5tFC45pdhDAvgRBWXZ2gxyfEoVaVrEz-zRx3gz7_LsgSqwNs-2F9s1-EZLbc4XA-mFyApy/s320/IMG_1146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399234038420950770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ti657d69XpmC3-gQcVQ5b5GJwc_Y3r2IOiXgJDvI-aDvDIrQqRF8wPdubPxX1JpNoOssAUIAcZGj7-Lg7EozjMz_QMx9TAigQN1OXDH7UUPMUe3U7qu2IDr7ryPFDrSwJdbj8eoAUitF/s1600-h/IMG_1150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ti657d69XpmC3-gQcVQ5b5GJwc_Y3r2IOiXgJDvI-aDvDIrQqRF8wPdubPxX1JpNoOssAUIAcZGj7-Lg7EozjMz_QMx9TAigQN1OXDH7UUPMUe3U7qu2IDr7ryPFDrSwJdbj8eoAUitF/s320/IMG_1150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399234544761008338" border="0" /></a>I tried a piece and it was sooo rich, like a chocolate fudge cake!<br /><br />Today we've made <a href="http://www.grouprecipes.com/45545/vegan-ginger-spice-cookies.html">Vegan Spiced Ginger Cookies.</a> I was thinking that they might be nice stuck together with some of the leftover buttercreme filling from the cake :)<br />The spicy flavour is nice especially at this time of year when the weather is starting to get chilly.Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-48004571434585834242009-10-31T20:41:00.011+00:002009-10-31T21:04:19.148+00:00Happy Halloween !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb51P-ur4ysYDYqyQmAi07Qve_OOboUQUqRjoH5kaQWmVXKt0E6dc07iCUHmM5QE8s8hbSwM8sxT7M2q-D_eEUsx961aY2REgdAIb3yoAZdB7Wqul6EMjwSe5o5tGmrregGrRNjBD8dm2/s1600-h/Pumpkin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb51P-ur4ysYDYqyQmAi07Qve_OOboUQUqRjoH5kaQWmVXKt0E6dc07iCUHmM5QE8s8hbSwM8sxT7M2q-D_eEUsx961aY2REgdAIb3yoAZdB7Wqul6EMjwSe5o5tGmrregGrRNjBD8dm2/s320/Pumpkin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398868604135880002" border="0" /></a><br />This year Jerry was in charge of Pumpkin carving duties, and I think he did a very good job !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmKM45y5tGPZP-wYgTEUzuHKtJu9Idy0r2G40eNBGb_BDhxReWtmSwNlGv28oNt20Wa6XjsrfhdUheFfDY_FLeFtASzMf0i9IZm9TWMuVNhlwLRzn_rbac3ogAoQ-HJ0iA73O-M8EQ6eb/s1600-h/IMG_1163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmKM45y5tGPZP-wYgTEUzuHKtJu9Idy0r2G40eNBGb_BDhxReWtmSwNlGv28oNt20Wa6XjsrfhdUheFfDY_FLeFtASzMf0i9IZm9TWMuVNhlwLRzn_rbac3ogAoQ-HJ0iA73O-M8EQ6eb/s320/IMG_1163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398869352911474178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HUT8oK6tgV1gshF85pKIG5MgWesAdil0NXcbWeBsXZki57EQJw29hGFfy9UaWxjnd7fH9Ye0CKfFn3g9drZ37nP-62YAsJY0B1gDyZ67FvsROBdhKOjsle4zctO3qDpJgItRftpQ64zO/s1600-h/IMG_1164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HUT8oK6tgV1gshF85pKIG5MgWesAdil0NXcbWeBsXZki57EQJw29hGFfy9UaWxjnd7fH9Ye0CKfFn3g9drZ37nP-62YAsJY0B1gDyZ67FvsROBdhKOjsle4zctO3qDpJgItRftpQ64zO/s320/IMG_1164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398869684727155378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">scooping out the gruesome insides </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vgqzIGYs3_fRTYOhgmxfMfVI7FezHF5x0qa9i1ZuqcnW4vV60IMgpbM1mHe5690-o3qE65r7wZm0mrYEVCXWmk7TpiCyKF7OQKjr7qIHuLdsU3wkxotPmAmo_mgZQtbqa9oPSGnTF2-E/s1600-h/IMG_1166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vgqzIGYs3_fRTYOhgmxfMfVI7FezHF5x0qa9i1ZuqcnW4vV60IMgpbM1mHe5690-o3qE65r7wZm0mrYEVCXWmk7TpiCyKF7OQKjr7qIHuLdsU3wkxotPmAmo_mgZQtbqa9oPSGnTF2-E/s320/IMG_1166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398870238000561730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18e5GORbNBxbTwoKetf3lfask_TQGqSASVWepsmPFGv1Uytv3gEbTOrFS19s7VAjmy4zdMl5tnWdMeB6jeXfURzRf-qjQ_gBLKLu9XQ_Yt8ICmOdNcaCZyQ0kOM6ZGBOZBFjU1u4Z95hl/s1600-h/IMG_1167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18e5GORbNBxbTwoKetf3lfask_TQGqSASVWepsmPFGv1Uytv3gEbTOrFS19s7VAjmy4zdMl5tnWdMeB6jeXfURzRf-qjQ_gBLKLu9XQ_Yt8ICmOdNcaCZyQ0kOM6ZGBOZBFjU1u4Z95hl/s320/IMG_1167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398870581173119746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Pepe gets a fun hat</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSadQ8JoS7UMFwBLb7VdDSbrciMXMHDaLXWNQN50Ep5c5uvl3kBy2F4O2_Q_Mk4Hp8AmRt2M24hPZ4NU8uB428bOjysT3dOf656w8rJN0Gz0eSk5JDjPo2l5cjYl9pgnWrP_fjqcIJkJ_A/s1600-h/IMG_1173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSadQ8JoS7UMFwBLb7VdDSbrciMXMHDaLXWNQN50Ep5c5uvl3kBy2F4O2_Q_Mk4Hp8AmRt2M24hPZ4NU8uB428bOjysT3dOf656w8rJN0Gz0eSk5JDjPo2l5cjYl9pgnWrP_fjqcIJkJ_A/s320/IMG_1173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398871130191470594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Moved into the front room for the tricky bit- carving. Pepe 'snoopervises' very closely</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65x48Ap-L94Vp-FP8jnI3nNow0WosRnp3BwcdUsc8fjyjZd7CvuxWYLSDKDvaYUohvmKrUzay1ypUcjzr1xVg7WaS7chz0HfEFt2sfbmDWHgjTgdI5PM7WQekcDEic5Wm67N3_GB4iTb6/s1600-h/IMG_1172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65x48Ap-L94Vp-FP8jnI3nNow0WosRnp3BwcdUsc8fjyjZd7CvuxWYLSDKDvaYUohvmKrUzay1ypUcjzr1xVg7WaS7chz0HfEFt2sfbmDWHgjTgdI5PM7WQekcDEic5Wm67N3_GB4iTb6/s320/IMG_1172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398871642773321074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlqVxwUCnmp1P9RtonuACKSC5_m9PAkiqeoalYoUUUAVrLGUrL8f3CaUc4zv6andsF101qPnS1jacA2ND_lHGoQPvSXHOGVNmg1FHheFhUVyQ_sPVMSR8haW5QcG5VBhO56wHz-9TaNWS/s1600-h/IMG_1176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlqVxwUCnmp1P9RtonuACKSC5_m9PAkiqeoalYoUUUAVrLGUrL8f3CaUc4zv6andsF101qPnS1jacA2ND_lHGoQPvSXHOGVNmg1FHheFhUVyQ_sPVMSR8haW5QcG5VBhO56wHz-9TaNWS/s320/IMG_1176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398871921803657138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Ta-daaa ! </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Halloween everybody ! </span><br /></div>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-85093246047970580232009-10-29T22:44:00.003+00:002009-10-31T21:13:15.060+00:00Got a baby? Good luck keeping your house clean<p> <a href="http://www.plinky.com/prompts/293/answers/new">What's a bigger enemy to a clean home: a puppy or a baby?</a></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">> A baby stays a baby for a lot longer than a dog does a puppy !</span><br /><br /></p><p style="margin: 10px 0pt 0pt; padding: 0pt; clear: both; font-size: 13px; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 24px;" class="plinky_badge_rid:17855"> <a href="http://www.plinky.com/mini/reroute/17855"> <img src="http://www.plinky.com/proxy/badge?id=17855" style="border: 0pt none ; padding-right: 4px; vertical-align: middle;" alt="" title="" /> </a></p>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-77340903080213768442009-10-25T10:52:00.006+00:002009-10-25T11:19:51.955+00:00Happy birthday Jerry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRFUhJ8yLRydNWNZU9DKnLu3p8-DNBDkPsiu17ye14XueSdfGF6g7pCXyTxfbboH1w9eAO9pB8gg9lD041FV4yXIq3osM4Y6yNptuh8YppJjp-I5CEFyWRbpgDNwDZIErVILF43sptJU6/s1600-h/IMG_1119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRFUhJ8yLRydNWNZU9DKnLu3p8-DNBDkPsiu17ye14XueSdfGF6g7pCXyTxfbboH1w9eAO9pB8gg9lD041FV4yXIq3osM4Y6yNptuh8YppJjp-I5CEFyWRbpgDNwDZIErVILF43sptJU6/s320/IMG_1119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396489207126403154" border="0" /></a>Yesterday - 24th October - was Jerry's Birthday !<br />Here we are celebrating having a meal at <a href="http://www.chaophraya.co.uk/">Chaophraya</a>. We went there with my mum & dad:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprUmNG_pojorDihbh9izpyNNSAEWSVH3Yt0uhxvan5X4RvaLBvlBV86SkpnLCXngW4_Og6g-W5jV1Ffv48hpnacc9Bu4a766QoFo-uE5Cz2H3kcBk4h93L8NPCO9m6YqG15sgrColOyUr/s1600-h/IMG_1122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprUmNG_pojorDihbh9izpyNNSAEWSVH3Yt0uhxvan5X4RvaLBvlBV86SkpnLCXngW4_Og6g-W5jV1Ffv48hpnacc9Bu4a766QoFo-uE5Cz2H3kcBk4h93L8NPCO9m6YqG15sgrColOyUr/s320/IMG_1122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396490229003295554" border="0" /></a><br />The food was okay; the "Tapas" starters were the nicest part. We went at 3pm so I think they were only serving the Lunch menu... Jerry chose a papaya salad- but it was a bit too spicy for him !<br /><br />Today I am going to finish off making his birthday cake: <a href="http://moodbrilliant.blogspot.com/2008/02/vegan-black-forest-cake-and-other.html">Vegan black forest cake. </a>I've made a couple of amendments to the recipe on the site so will have to report back on whether it's any good :><br /><br />Pepe and Jesse are good. Pepe has outgrown <a href="http://pugginaround.blogspot.com/2008/11/fashion-on-friday.html">her winter coat from last year</a>, the big fatty! Over on <a href="http://www.pugsnuggly.com/everday.html">Pug Snuggly</a> I love the 'Sailor Tattoo' ones. The clocks have changed for winter here so although it might not start getting colder right away, it'll definetly be too dark when I get home from work (5.30pm onwards) to be taking a walk in the park :< <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUyjmhjjTG9LDfCCA62-XhGPnGOW_6lNKH8U93s02guLF9yzSzk4gu_W0cEeDDPd-xGajq_e6XOUthOI9nbiSDrtCyGdfXSZ-ekoWriPk3eZqfU8hOs3uM-Go9vR6sy-lOCm3sreIVePa/s1600-h/IMG_1107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUyjmhjjTG9LDfCCA62-XhGPnGOW_6lNKH8U93s02guLF9yzSzk4gu_W0cEeDDPd-xGajq_e6XOUthOI9nbiSDrtCyGdfXSZ-ekoWriPk3eZqfU8hOs3uM-Go9vR6sy-lOCm3sreIVePa/s400/IMG_1107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396494796303019026" border="0" /></a>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-26731842365166070592009-09-27T22:29:00.003+01:002009-09-27T22:38:23.109+01:00Sunday summaryWe went to the vets again on Saturday... but it was only for Pepe to have her booster vaccination. (annoyingly I couldn't find the record for her previous vaccine, must remember to have a 'proper' look for it). The vet also gave her a bit of a once-over and said that she still had some of her baby teeth! We were just talking to another dog owner during the week about their 5-month old puppy losing their baby teeth (a Bedlington Terrier). So, the vet said it'd be better for them to be removed - Pepe's mouth would be less crowded with less places for food to get trapped, then causing plaque which can lead to worse problems. Has anyone else needed for their Pug to have baby teeth removed ?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AhPycovnfvhbT5AGvem350Rx3SGCIpV38JxsgrEiRylx6e9Qa3fg304H6UZECik91etWSxjl-cmXyWRM9HcxT9vOYOIC_ohWeEJjiZaU2BT3O33ex6yamg9BOn3IzUBxM8UdAved0_2j/s1600-h/IMG_1065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AhPycovnfvhbT5AGvem350Rx3SGCIpV38JxsgrEiRylx6e9Qa3fg304H6UZECik91etWSxjl-cmXyWRM9HcxT9vOYOIC_ohWeEJjiZaU2BT3O33ex6yamg9BOn3IzUBxM8UdAved0_2j/s320/IMG_1065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386264554066631938" border="0" /></a>Pepe says: "if you take out my baby teeth, I won't be able to chomp my rawhides as much!"Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-76815890506178055362009-09-15T20:54:00.003+01:002009-09-15T21:11:22.517+01:00More good news... bad news<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbt7_1fo_DiDvrd6XlgCP7fbggBq5QjBdInJGwKWst4VFz-Ali8DbwUPhyFKTo6id0P_gslDvTfHZEmOteO5SML4aEgzL6TzbLPk2FI7W19yAxkhVE8-mwDSzpizQe3X4W_C3o_blC-8Y/s1600-h/IMG_1062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbt7_1fo_DiDvrd6XlgCP7fbggBq5QjBdInJGwKWst4VFz-Ali8DbwUPhyFKTo6id0P_gslDvTfHZEmOteO5SML4aEgzL6TzbLPk2FI7W19yAxkhVE8-mwDSzpizQe3X4W_C3o_blC-8Y/s320/IMG_1062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381786202553236210" border="0" /></a>Good news: Jesse's back !<br />I busted the outlaw out of the vet's (once again) this evening, and this time we nabbed a handful of drugs as well- he has to take Dantrium (to help relax his bladder) & Baytril antiotic ;(<br />I dread to think how much his tab has run up to now, but like I say the vets have been very nice about it & we can pay monthly- phew!<br /><br />Bad news- Jerry didn't get the Waterstones job. Oh well. The wages were crappy anyway. At the moment he has an application for <a href="http://www.eighth-day.co.uk/">8th Day Vegetarian cafe</a>. Well, he even goes one better and is actually a *Vegan* and he has also worked in kitchens before so I think >hope< that he's a shoo-in for it. In fact we used to go in there quite often when we were "courting" *blushBrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-23469671279673681052009-09-13T16:22:00.005+01:002009-09-13T16:46:47.889+01:00Good news/ bad news<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWHWUgnVcVja1BGdiro3Tfh3LYBjyL0qS-mThz1Ya04_oLt02ReGqBY80NM5T6nUrzZJ4-rRFfea-WFJpOehvTSuhC9g6E9jSjAxsR6ZpCCzIM3ql-QLGtiZzdMA_SBlvOMVYqKNCPv2h/s1600-h/IMG_0059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWHWUgnVcVja1BGdiro3Tfh3LYBjyL0qS-mThz1Ya04_oLt02ReGqBY80NM5T6nUrzZJ4-rRFfea-WFJpOehvTSuhC9g6E9jSjAxsR6ZpCCzIM3ql-QLGtiZzdMA_SBlvOMVYqKNCPv2h/s320/IMG_0059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380977900731720034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well I'll get the bad news out of the way first- Jesse James is at the vets again for the weekend. On Saturday morning he was struggling to urinate again, and we know the drill by heart by now... At least we know he's in the right place to get the treatment he needs. The vets are also very good and are allowing us to pay off his bills in monthly installments, although at the moment it feels like we'll be paying it off for the rest of our lives ! ...so that's the reason why I've not been blogging very much, as I don't want to have to keep on putting gloomy posts about him continuing to have problems :( <br /><br />And the good news is that Jerry has an interview for a bookseller position for the <a href="http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/home.do">Waterstones</a> chain. The rate of pay isn't great (£5.75), and it's only 20hrs per week; but it'd be a start. And I think after he completes a probation period he'd then be entitled to a staff discount (I'm a real bookworm!) :><br /><br />Other good news was that Jerry's dad visited us today and took us for a 'big shop' at the supermarket. It was so much fun! We got big packs of spaghetti & penne pasta, rice, loaves of bread, tofu, multipacks of chopped tomatoes and Baked Beans (Jerry's favourite), plus loads of fruit & veggies. I could have easily spent double what we did, but didn't want to take advantage. Normally we go shopping on an almost daily basis- not to the supermarket but to closer shops for bits & pieces, it's very strange for the cupboards to be full !</href="http:>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-63661130182737507522009-08-24T22:26:00.005+01:002009-08-24T22:36:48.146+01:00Man-cat Monday- Jesse's return<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-vNrqrJyeg_AIYlgFI0_VhqSilfgEIOCiwemaMavBfEsE_aSLmz0q6HooV-WUjYwJiztQWH7YHxAvma6uGBmCXU2qLbJdv35r5jcS6fvKwpOv9Jw0BmS55fyFKDWZOzAy7_1rUK2YK8s/s1600-h/IMG_0859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-vNrqrJyeg_AIYlgFI0_VhqSilfgEIOCiwemaMavBfEsE_aSLmz0q6HooV-WUjYwJiztQWH7YHxAvma6uGBmCXU2qLbJdv35r5jcS6fvKwpOv9Jw0BmS55fyFKDWZOzAy7_1rUK2YK8s/s320/IMG_0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373645315223672146" border="0" /></a>Jesse is home!<br />It's so lovely to have him back.<br /><br />The vet said he was very timid while he was in there, so I half-expected him to be a little traumatised by it all and hide when he came home, but he doesn't seem to be too bad.<br /><br />They have tied the collar on using a strip of gauze- so it looks like he has a bonnet on LOL<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw7RV5E8EiDzpPq3EI4hFHHFkxLy2NPV56972TpVDizjgCBXevxpleEF2VBquYEyfuzZBMQukCKzQTJQ4lThFt4UpiRFEG8-vrnHStQPOD0Q5WN_G5dJ76jsAZFvz1ZqK-gu8t0RylL1N/s1600-h/IMG_0861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw7RV5E8EiDzpPq3EI4hFHHFkxLy2NPV56972TpVDizjgCBXevxpleEF2VBquYEyfuzZBMQukCKzQTJQ4lThFt4UpiRFEG8-vrnHStQPOD0Q5WN_G5dJ76jsAZFvz1ZqK-gu8t0RylL1N/s320/IMG_0861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373646890520753858" border="0" /></a>He's also had a patch shaved on his front right leg from where they sedated him- pretty tough guy huh?<br /><br />Thanks for all your comments guys xxxBrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-20597426780750243862009-08-23T11:18:00.004+01:002009-08-23T15:15:48.956+01:00Cat-astrophe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqmUfSZ-H41iROckmQxAbEfZOEY98gm5G4LDM2DASE9jFBadQYnK6bAUOvGW4Wmq_O3HK0wCmmrXyr9s53CJzRGbI5NfvwBdaOZHWWSTqZzTjTEdAJoENB_OiBwA1hvBKsWSRhen5dJtF/s1600-h/DSC00455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqmUfSZ-H41iROckmQxAbEfZOEY98gm5G4LDM2DASE9jFBadQYnK6bAUOvGW4Wmq_O3HK0wCmmrXyr9s53CJzRGbI5NfvwBdaOZHWWSTqZzTjTEdAJoENB_OiBwA1hvBKsWSRhen5dJtF/s320/DSC00455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373162752879449170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another bad weekend.<br /><br />Yesterday Jesse James was having toilet troubles again- in his litter box looking like he was trying to wee but nothing at all happening. Our vets is only open 10-12 on a Saturday, we only started thinking that he needed to be checked out after they were shut. Another vets was open til 5pm, but when we called them they said we couldn't really take him there as they weren't where he was registered & to call our normal surgery - even tho they were closed-to get details of their Emergency surgery...<br />We called the Emergency surgery which had a £75 fee to even look at him and it was in Cheadle Hulme- an area which we are not familiar with & we don't drive ... at this time the bottom line was that we couldn't really afford for him to be sick in any way, let alone having to pay £75 for the privilege of him being looked at. So we took the option of hoping that he'd be okay until Monday when his normal vets reopened (why do they always get sick outside of opening hours?)<br /><br />Unfortunately in the evening it was clear that this wasn't going to happen, and at 9pm we set out to take him to the Emergency vets.<br />He has needed a catheter in his bladder, and has been kept overnight on a drip. He is being kept in today as there is blood in his urine... the bill so far is £565; there are going to have to be a couple of phone calls to parents today I think to ask for help.<br />It's such a horrible situation; if he needs any more treatments I think we're having to say we can't afford them ... apart from all this he's a healthy, happy and young cat. But if we don't get him completely sorted out and better then I'm sure the problem will just recur.<br /><br />Yes, we will be taking out insurance after all this gets sorted :<Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-9818032480147827952009-08-16T20:28:00.003+01:002009-08-16T20:37:52.986+01:00Sunday sad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a5O4PdA_IDqL6TGulRbGwsbExlg26_sTFhg-rzvps00U6G15ivrJOzOx0oicLbThtFgkYfYMDumztofj6Msnu9jCUnxA2PfGM4ynCPF3qgRpnG5-4iBd96CKXRaRxX15tR2sMfTCjD-u/s1600-h/IMG_0803.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a5O4PdA_IDqL6TGulRbGwsbExlg26_sTFhg-rzvps00U6G15ivrJOzOx0oicLbThtFgkYfYMDumztofj6Msnu9jCUnxA2PfGM4ynCPF3qgRpnG5-4iBd96CKXRaRxX15tR2sMfTCjD-u/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370646149194362578" border="0" /></a><br />Sadly Simba passed away last weekend. She had lost weight in recent months, but was still keenly eating and active, so we thought it was just old age (she was about 15 years old according to Jerry). But then towards the end last week she started to have toiletting problems so she went to the vet's on Saturday. I kindof thought in my heart that one of their options for her would be to put her to sleep, but we couldn't do it there and then, so she came home for what we hoped would be a weekend of pampering. Unfortunately on the Saturday afternoon she did seem to go downhill and she passed away that night.Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-38470240027311112022009-07-26T21:32:00.008+01:002009-07-26T22:29:15.711+01:00Wacky weekendIt's been a while huh ? ;)<br /><br />Well me & Jerry had our holiday in Paris:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DAsG4FexO-oVyNG8g0JdyAMYlj7LhyphenhyphenFxQJzP4ApGk9Wn3H4stq7_J6_MrhsWxrC__lp9u6QyU5BSI2ay2heuV60u06jdfmMaCjKMAFo4zt5bUHS-OsvR199Am7htIsDeI5pDsdxAuEBE/s1600-h/IMG_0329.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DAsG4FexO-oVyNG8g0JdyAMYlj7LhyphenhyphenFxQJzP4ApGk9Wn3H4stq7_J6_MrhsWxrC__lp9u6QyU5BSI2ay2heuV60u06jdfmMaCjKMAFo4zt5bUHS-OsvR199Am7htIsDeI5pDsdxAuEBE/s320/IMG_0329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362870173366035074" border="0" /></a><br />> Modelling my Eurostar ticket<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR0XGxWoPrnlCgWDBbSU56iRXERvX6UfXv8Kk80PCEWKklKgnK834NDQGsmi6-qdtQJdThyphenhyphenqDmFV88tCtJAjcAXmJeZWfgAAHJkMo3K-rwN-znqTH-PuJaKmuUXJCAt4Qm5I-6je_fP2l/s1600-h/IMG_0390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR0XGxWoPrnlCgWDBbSU56iRXERvX6UfXv8Kk80PCEWKklKgnK834NDQGsmi6-qdtQJdThyphenhyphenqDmFV88tCtJAjcAXmJeZWfgAAHJkMo3K-rwN-znqTH-PuJaKmuUXJCAt4Qm5I-6je_fP2l/s320/IMG_0390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362870707142554754" border="0" /></a><br />> Modelling a baguette<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRMQIDIh8BVcTadNc04MqA5Q_71Aoao2ZTI5mg8mSA83rp1j3mGzKj2piglWxJf5dlV3PjoD2qHUXis9Hvj-BUdSwPWCVkPFfzjD3om-c16cnqYTC49y2MrmgZQnXtH-YigqxgRyMDtKd/s1600-h/IMG_0673.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRMQIDIh8BVcTadNc04MqA5Q_71Aoao2ZTI5mg8mSA83rp1j3mGzKj2piglWxJf5dlV3PjoD2qHUXis9Hvj-BUdSwPWCVkPFfzjD3om-c16cnqYTC49y2MrmgZQnXtH-YigqxgRyMDtKd/s320/IMG_0673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362873356199643794" border="0" /></a>> A Parisienne Pug !<br />My mum & dad looked after all 3 pets ! They said it went fine, bless them.<br /><br />We had a very exciting time this weekend. We went for a goodbye BBQ in Doncaster. Pepe was a big brave doggie and went on a train for the first time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgfE_9jhF9J124EphY_nUOYyk-cMFyZ_Q46DJQVhorKY_qccvZcEPPm8oIrUXBR-5vFGJNeb9nJadb7kTIr5OM7iKnuZObh6aY6COHAdwPnRwhONFa1AQ2YRx9PKeWiitqDO_o9eoWTHK/s1600-h/IMG_0749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgfE_9jhF9J124EphY_nUOYyk-cMFyZ_Q46DJQVhorKY_qccvZcEPPm8oIrUXBR-5vFGJNeb9nJadb7kTIr5OM7iKnuZObh6aY6COHAdwPnRwhONFa1AQ2YRx9PKeWiitqDO_o9eoWTHK/s320/IMG_0749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362872274622767426" border="0" /></a><br />Pepe met Momo & Jaijai for the first time...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQswlY-8-LNMD4R7T7PmkAta2jGIpIdOixvemmcpzAmDE53CMvkpKXdO8L8oSMz9IyceK_07mgTa24_hY6XQe4Zezi5yFlKW2b-BxUkF8uOofd1EuvUXD70lUjg0gfBP7GSRtUi_4I34p/s1600-h/IMG_0770.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQswlY-8-LNMD4R7T7PmkAta2jGIpIdOixvemmcpzAmDE53CMvkpKXdO8L8oSMz9IyceK_07mgTa24_hY6XQe4Zezi5yFlKW2b-BxUkF8uOofd1EuvUXD70lUjg0gfBP7GSRtUi_4I34p/s320/IMG_0770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362874683480954690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlv7mJFEtNhqnEHCfipsbPQprKgc-ytShBcVWmwy9cKtwVrdxtSMY2ePIH4eZT9BHO_J06ZRysbu4anaZo6E_I-cpgPcKJ5ONSV03r7kbWSbIG-3reTmMBPCCm8B_EsRFk4RJjPWZh35-/s1600-h/IMG_0759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlv7mJFEtNhqnEHCfipsbPQprKgc-ytShBcVWmwy9cKtwVrdxtSMY2ePIH4eZT9BHO_J06ZRysbu4anaZo6E_I-cpgPcKJ5ONSV03r7kbWSbIG-3reTmMBPCCm8B_EsRFk4RJjPWZh35-/s320/IMG_0759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362883321883001586" border="0" /></a><br />> ... and also lots of human family members<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBkVlvV5Y_toj6H0LeZCegtcUkhVUsQ9qSz4vzGlajnz9j5q4vpvswqCcpcAWh5-Ewjy40BE4h9WnZr9l8ZZaTyQH5271kA35eONbi_Mnd-Wb92ec51idgNkNwsgmFgJD-PqJCLnQjFlG/s1600-h/IMG_0760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBkVlvV5Y_toj6H0LeZCegtcUkhVUsQ9qSz4vzGlajnz9j5q4vpvswqCcpcAWh5-Ewjy40BE4h9WnZr9l8ZZaTyQH5271kA35eONbi_Mnd-Wb92ec51idgNkNwsgmFgJD-PqJCLnQjFlG/s320/IMG_0760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362881878742500210" border="0" /></a>> What a spread!<br /><br />...We're all a bit pooped now, but we had a great time !Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597962753618722441.post-43422120192059534272009-06-28T20:19:00.004+01:002009-06-28T20:28:32.240+01:00Easy like a sunny Sunday morning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQ21LGMgOuCv6frTxKQrgMTe8pZ0ZueIAlAQU0jS4kWsXOOzF5ZP_mFNC9n-WEePQVmmRjgKa21G6XdDx-YWYp9Yw9Rut_JYxiOx7k17f9wThCbBCerggBwaU44iiLEGVt3f7KCfhlDxi/s1600-h/IMG_0304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQ21LGMgOuCv6frTxKQrgMTe8pZ0ZueIAlAQU0jS4kWsXOOzF5ZP_mFNC9n-WEePQVmmRjgKa21G6XdDx-YWYp9Yw9Rut_JYxiOx7k17f9wThCbBCerggBwaU44iiLEGVt3f7KCfhlDxi/s320/IMG_0304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352460843735630578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkUQTEmans5DPZDtQa5PFrMa1MMI6tSlXYKZk33Itho2r1zyJ0iKk1edSYBq-nIRMcIPEY_NHyuFZiDGcQ3WL1GdvjgUzqI6YYysTEjVVVxtrXuQWp69vRejf_8aQvofT1RVN-GFhpEm9/s1600-h/IMG_0306.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkUQTEmans5DPZDtQa5PFrMa1MMI6tSlXYKZk33Itho2r1zyJ0iKk1edSYBq-nIRMcIPEY_NHyuFZiDGcQ3WL1GdvjgUzqI6YYysTEjVVVxtrXuQWp69vRejf_8aQvofT1RVN-GFhpEm9/s320/IMG_0306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352461605520052418" border="0" /></a>Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470047607273688189noreply@blogger.com5