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Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

Val P said:
Morning all although it’s nearly afternoon. Just catching up and so sorry to hear the news @Armaghtoffee, it sounds like you have a good community around you and a strong faith and I hope that helps you work through your grief.
All this talk about alcohol- I’ve always enjoyed a drink but never what I would say to excess, however I find as I’m getting older that I have very little tolerance and one or two drinks is enough to send me usually to sleep, or I go the other way and want to sing and dance (obvs depending on where I am).
i always look forward to Christmas and love the build up to it, however the actual event is very bittersweet for us as believe it or not my dad died on Boxing Day, my hubs dad died on Christmas Day (same year ) and my mum died on Christmas Eve. So I have my moments but I have always cracked on with things so as not to upset others and to make sure my son had only good memories.
I have toyed with the idea of going away for Christmas and love the sound of rum punch on the beach but haven’t managed it yet
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Oh my word that's a terrible coincidence.
 
Barnfred 55 said:
Been there mate. In fact I still have the little box of spices that Cal bought from the beach vendor.

If you've not been to Grenada before Jazz be careful of the taxis. They're not as well organised as other islands. Many of them are more like minibuses and the drivers like to fill them before setting off. It's a bit chaotic we found.
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Think this will be our 5 th visit to Grenada mate !

We always get the water taxi from the cruise terminal but it wasn't running during COVID ( strange ) and you could only go to the beach on a supervised Gvmt trip ( aka taxi lol ).
 

Val P said:
Morning all although it’s nearly afternoon. Just catching up and so sorry to hear the news @Armaghtoffee, it sounds like you have a good community around you and a strong faith and I hope that helps you work through your grief.
All this talk about alcohol- I’ve always enjoyed a drink but never what I would say to excess, however I find as I’m getting older that I have very little tolerance and one or two drinks is enough to send me usually to sleep, or I go the other way and want to sing and dance (obvs depending on where I am).
i always look forward to Christmas and love the build up to it, however the actual event is very bittersweet for us as believe it or not my dad died on Boxing Day, my hubs dad died on Christmas Day (same year ) and my mum died on Christmas Eve. So I have my moments but I have always cracked on with things so as not to upset others and to make sure my son had only good memories.
I have toyed with the idea of going away for Christmas and love the sound of rum punch on the beach but haven’t managed it yet
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We've been at Christmas and it felt weird to be away.
This time we are going over New Year.
We never do anything to celebrate NY anyway ( apart from watch Hootenanny) and thought this would be a bit of fun. It's also opportunistic having someone available to look after mum and the animals.
 
jazzy said:
Words I didn't think I'd ever say ......"I prefer the Brittany Spears version".

I will give you one thing though Fred , they are popetts. Perhaps the sound wasn't great?
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I don't think the best digital artistry known to mankind could ever make that sound great Jazz. It's a dreadful song mind you.

In fairness to the band it was Halloween and they all went dressed as Britney. The crowd seem to like it but they are Americans :)
 

Barnfred 55 said:
I don't think the best digital artistry known to mankind could ever make that sound great Jazz. It's a dreadful song mind you.

In fairness to the band it was Halloween and they all went dressed as Britney. The crowd seem to like it but they are Americans :)
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Mate as I've just said in another thread ( about styles of football ) if we all liked the same thing the world would be a boring place.

The only thing that surprises me ( as you've said before) is that generally speaking we have very similar musical taste.
 
Barnfred 55 said:
Thanks Anj.

I didn't intend that post to pull on the heart strings. It's just how it is. There will be lots of people in a much worse situation than me on Xmas day. I'll still celebrate the day and have a good time. I'll be absolutely fine.
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I would facebook but you aren't on it ,phone but your mobile doesn't work ,ask you to visit but you can't drive but I will manage something .
 
larbert toffee said:
Good morning everyone, Anj, my old man was from Leeds, my gran used to have a roast dinner on the go most days and it was always a big yp with gravy for starters.
I've discovered making them in the air fryer is quick and easy, even Mrs LT was impressed and she's hard to please🙂
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She cannot be that hard to please she married you :D :D :D :D :D
Nice to hear from you LT
:D
 
Afternoon all, a beautiful, sunny day up here. I set off for a short run in the sunshine this morning but had to turn back after 50 yards, knee still tweaking and haven’t run all week, a bit dispiriting. I probably have about 20 bottles of different single malts in the cupboards, some unopened. The last time I had a “;whisky tasting”;was over three years ago when my two cousins came up from Liverpool , and of course they drunk twice as much as me! Now it’s very much the odd dram after a good result. They’ll last a few more years at this rate.!
 

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