Val's Cafe

applerose

Popped in for a chat but my eyes are so tired, I can't focus so I'll just say hello for now. Hope everyone is ok. :deckchair:

frogmorton

Christine - do rest your eyes we understand and hope everything else is ok for you ((()))

Cate! I can see you've bounced back to usual happy cate

I think you will have to be ingenious with your fish...fish pie....kedgeree....etc if you lived nearer we would share we love the stuff!!

Barbara and Elizabeth and Joan have you seen? CRIS has posted

I hope she pops into the café!!

Everyone else you will love her she's a genuine and kind person who lives in the depths of Cornwall with a proper menagerie!! She will love everyone in here for definite

Love

Toni xxx

barbara12

Afternoon all the MRI went well no probs..
Good to see Joan has her appointment..about time I say :cheers:
Cate glad I reminded you of the sea bass ,,I am useful for some things..I still have my fingers crossed that your dil will see sense...x
Kath I did read your blogs ...we are only 12 miles off Blackpool and still go often but love the East coast and Butlins..we have had many a happy holiday there
Christine you carry on resting your eyes and I hope you have an easy day at work..
Toni I have just spotted our Cris so will go and say hello its lovely to have her back..yes Breakfast out...I am being spoiled and its about time.. :hammock:
Love to all that are missing especially toady I am getting worried...
Off out into the garden now to relax... :deckchair:

Kitty

Hello everyone, hope you are all a bit better and coping well. It's been a bit chilly here today, I'm back to wearing socks in bed again. :roll: I've booked my transport for next Monday's appointment at the chest clinic, and rung the Rheumatology clinic to give them a gentle shove by reminding them I only have two injections left, and my sharps box is packed solid.

Oh Toni, please don't feel guilty for the pies. I think she enjoys looking after us all. Chester and Campbell don't like pies, but I bet they eat the cake.

Barbara, glad your MRI went well. Hope you don't have to wait too long for the results and that they are good ones. Glad to hear you are being spoiled too.
:cheers:

Oh Christine, your poor eyes. I know just how you feel in spite of my eye drops. Have you tried Lacrilube?

Cate, thanks for the tip, but if we didn't go shopping, we wouldn't get out at all. But it is something I'll keep in mind.

Sausage Pie recipe

Ingredients
Serves: 8
Pastry
280g (10 oz) plain flour
1 pinch salt
140g (5 oz) fat (butter, margarine or lard)
Filling
450g (1 lb) sausage meat
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried sage or mixed herbs
salt and pepper to taste
milk for brushing

Method
Prep:15min › Cook:45min › Ready in:1hr
Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.
Sift flour into a large mixing bowl, add salt and rub in fat till the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Knead until a firm dough forms and divide in 2 parts. Line a 18x28cm (7x11 in) Swiss roll tin with one pastry piece.
Mix together all the ingredients for the filling and place into pastry case.
Roll out the other half of the pastry and place on top of the pie. Brush with milk.
Bake for 45 minutes or until well browned.
Tip
Instead of one large pie, make smaller individual pies. The individual pies are not only portable, but also easier to freeze!

ENJOY

Lots more recipes here:

http://allrecipes.co.uk/?o_is=TopNav_Logo

:hammock:

dachshund

Hello Kathleen Cate Christine Toni Barbara and anyone else I missed
Kathleen I will go to both the dentist is in the next street and its 12-00
the hospital is 2-15.
I saw the doctor this morning she said I said urgent when I made that ap I will try and get a earlier one for you.
Toni i'm pleased Cris has posted I hope she is as well as she can be.
Cate I hope you have had a good day.
Christine i'm sorry about your eyes are they sore.
Barbara i'm pleased the m r I went well how long did it take how long do you have to wait for the results.
take care
joan xx

frogmorton

dachshund wrote:

Hello Kathleen Cate Christine Toni Barbara and anyone else I missed
Kathleen I will go to both the dentist is in the next street and its 12-00
the hospital is 2-15.
I saw the doctor this morning she said I said urgent when I made that ap I will try and get a earlier one for you.
joan xx

That is GOOD news Joan

Kath please thank Emily for us and tell her we love her and her pies

Barbara I am glad the MRI is done and dusted. Results soon-ish??

Love

Toni xxx

dachshund

Hello Toni and anyone else who comes in.
Toni I hope you all have a good day with not too many problems.
take care
joan xx

barbara12

Afternoon all no sun today but warm
Just had a text off DIL ..the baby op is being postponed till tomorrow they think..if all is well..she had a bit of a temperature..so will worry for another day...
Joan the MRI didnt take long around 15 mins..so not bad at all..that appointment is a long way off hope they can bring it forward for you...
Toni yes we need to thank Emily...for all the food..and recipe or was that down to Kath..
Kath good luck with the appointment..and I hope you get the injections in time..is the order not continuous..sorry I dont no much about these meds ..I do love how Emily has her friend to alter the clothes..they do look lovey..hope the bed socks are not needed today...
We have a man ding the pebble dash that the wind blew off ages ago..and he has his wife working with him..she mixes and put the bucket on a rope for him to pull up..they make a good team..
Right fingers crossed the baby's temp goes down..bless I will have a look what is left in the fridge... :sunny:

Kitty

I've sent that recipe to Emily, it's one I used to make for OH years ago when I could still bake/cook. He loved it. I'd lost the recipe, so decided to search for it and found it on the website on the link I posted. Before RA, I'd have a 'bake day' on a Tuesday. I'd start with pastries, one chicken and ham pie, one steak and kidney pie, 3 fruit pies, egg custard and a lemon meringue, jam tarts and lemon curd tarts. Next would be a mixture of cakes, fruit, coconut, Victoria sponge, butterfly cakes. Then I'd do different breads, and bread rolls - or as we call them where I come from 'cobs'. This would be a days job, but with a hard working husband and at that time 4 growing children, they never lasted the week. So maybe Emily got her baking from me. Your thanks have been duly noted and conveyed.

Dull and drizzly here. So will gaze upon the sun on here.

:sun: :sunny: :bouncing-ball: :cheers: :splash:

frogmorton

Back from chemo and all has gone well Tim is happy

KathT we call them cobs too Sounds like you used to have lots of baking to do - almost certainly where Emily gets it from

Barbara I am sorry baby isn't 100% and op has been postponed - safety first I hope all goes well tomorrow.

Joan all is well here thank you I hope also with you, Sue and doggies

love

Toni xxx

Cate

Toni, so so pleased for the Lovely Lucy......and her equally lovely mum. What a brave young lady she is. And, you know what, this experience - dreadful though it's been - will make her a better person, with an empathy for others that some people never acquire.x.

Wow, our Kath, you should have opened your own bakery. You would have made a fortune. The one in my town that I have mentioned before, was started in 1924 by a lady on her own. She is long gone, but it's still run by the family, who are now millionaires, with three shops. I'm dribbling here, thinking of their meat and tater pies! As for the sherry trifles....heaven.

Barbara, I hope the little one is OK by tomorrow. I will be thinking of her. Glad your MRI went well. Not the nicest things are they?

Hokay! Time for some Emily pie, and a nice big builders. Love to everyone ....Cate.x

applerose

Just popping in quickly and skimmed through as I've left it late again.

Barbara, I see baby's op is postponed till tomorrow. Hope it goes ahead then. Glad your MRI went well. Hope you get the results soon.

Toni, glad Lucy's chemo went well.

Kath, I'd love to bake all those pies and tarts. I don't have the staying power though. Thanks for the sausage pie recipe.

Joan, hope you do get an earlier appointment.

Cate, I often buy something with the intention of cooking some and freezing some and end up putting it all at once in the freezer.

Elizabeth, hope you are still feeling good.

I've been fancying buying a tablet. As I have T*sc* vouchers to double up, I could get one of their own make Hudls refurbished for £9.99 or a brand new Hudl 2 for £59.99. I like the new one better but can't decide if it's worth the extra money.

:splash: :cheers: :bouncing-ball:

barbara12

Morning all..still waiting for a text off dil..hopefully the baby's op will be over with soon..apparently she was starving..has she hadn't eaten form 9 the night before..bless..so she had her dinner and some tea then it was nothing by mouth again from 9 last night ..
Cate thankyou...hope you can enjoy your garden today... :sunny:
Toni hopefully today...I hope that Lucy is feeling ok after the chemo....like Cate says she is so very brave.Dr Tim must be your hero...hope you get out into your garden today...think the weather is set to change tomorrow..
Kath so it was your recipe..I will go and have a look at this website..not that I can do much baking these day.must train hubby up :bouncing-ball:
Christine dont overdo those eyes, never mind reading back just tell us what you have been up to :cheers: ..I bet the second hand hudle will be good they do sort them out before selling..maybe it worth giving it ago..but then again I know what you mean about a new one..not much help am i.. :island-shark:
The sun is shinning so will sit in the garden and wait for news..love to toady..hope all is well...

frogmorton

Hello everyone!!

It's pouring down Barbara Yah booh!!

Hope Baby is ok and can eat today post op bless her.

Dr Tim is our hero yes

Christine - Lucy had a reconditioned MacBook and it was PERFECT if that helps at all???

A builder's for me too please Cate

thanks for your kind words about Lucy - I do think she will have learned a lot from this experience for the better once it's all done and dusted

Shall I get some eggy bread on??

Hope everyone is ok...

Oh I heard from Roses1 yesterday Barbara (and Elizabeth anyone else who remembers her) -she is ok v busy but ok.

Love

Toni xxx

Kitty

Well, a nice full cafe this afternoon. Lovely. Hope everyone is feeling pretty good considering.

Toni, yes, I know it's perhaps a bit late, but I'd love some eggy bread. I'm in a HUNGRY mood today. :oops:

Barbara, poor baby, I do hope she gets her op soon. Can't do much baking myself now either. Apart from anything else, I no longer have the room for a huge table like the one I used to have. :roll:

Christine, I know they're expensive, but we prefer the A***e iPad. Tried other brands, but didn't find them very reliable. :?

Cate, my children would never have allowed me to sell any of my produce, they wanted it all for themselves - greedy lot. I'll have a builder's with you if you don't mind. Not sure what to have to eat though, oh yes, some of Toni's eggy bread. My memory is getting worse. :roll:

It's a bit chilly and windy out there today. :splash:

mig

Love eggy bread with maple syrup on.
We had a great time at the week-end i have put some photos on.(roman baths).
I have a lupus rash all over my hands and forearms again got some steroid cream from gp itching like mad.
Grilled gammon for tea. Mig

dachshund

Hello Barbara Kathleen Toni Cate Christine and anyone else I missed.
Barbara I hope your granddaughter soon does not have to wait too long for the op.
Kathleen it has rained all day today here.
Toni I hope everything went well for Lucy.
Cate I hope you had a good day today.
Christine thank you yes I would like an earlier appointment.
take care all
joan xx

barbara12

Hello all thanks for the good wishes the baby has had her op, and is sat up having jelly, and toast not sure if she will eat the toast but the jelly is flying down...phew..dil and our son said she was starving..these children are so hard....phew... :sun:
Its never stomped raining since this morning so not been out...
Joan how is Lexi doing good I hope and the little one peppa...or was it pippa..
Toni I am glad to here Rose is doing ok that is all that matters... not seen Cris around since she posted..hope she stays around...
Kath ..baking is hard when you are not mobile..I do miss it.. never mind we have Emily...
Mig so glad you enjoyed Bath its is lovely...any more pics would be nice..sorry you have a rash..my hairdresser has Lupus so I know some of what its about..I hope the cream works for you...
Dil has just sent me a short film of the baby sat up eating..all you can hear is hmmm..she was starving bless her..
right a cuppa I think...

mig

Glad the baby is ok Barbara,now i want jelly lime flavoured. Mig

applerose

Just popping in to see how Barbara's baby is. I'm glad the op is over. Poor thing being so hungry. bet she loved her jelly. xx

Still don't know which tablet to go for but I've ordered some photo prints as I found 20 free ones in my account at Sn*pf*sh. And I got a voucher from W*uch*r so got a big canvas photo for £12. Better stop looking for things to buy now. :cheers:

barbara12

Thanks all..
The baby is on her way home daddy has just picked them up...not a good night for dil but hopefully she will be able to catch up on her sleep...
Mig lime Jelly.. not had that for ages...I am going to read your thread on LWA..sorry I have not been back to it
Christine I got the same code of woufor the canvas.....I did buy dil and son a sort of memory book off them last year and added loads of pics..hope them eyes are not to bad....
Right just waiting for them to pic up our stepdaughter ..I will miss her she is 10 and no trouble bless..
Still thinking of toady I bet if she reads this she is saying stop mathering me Barbara.. :island-shark: sorry..but worried..
The sun has just come out after an awful day yesterday...love to everyone...xxx

Cate

Morning Barbara,

Just popped in quickly to see how the little un is. Doesn't sound as if it's bothered her, brave little thing. It'll be her mum and dad who've been biting their nails down to their elbows! Give her a cuddle from me.

Off out and about for a few hours. Much love to everyone who pops in......Cate.x

Kitty

Barbara, so glad baby has had op and doing well now.

Sending best wishes to Toady, Joan, mig, Cate, Toni, Elizabeth, Barbara, Christine, and anyone I've missed.

Alcura rang yesterday, Methotrexate should be delivered next Thursday. This morning I received a card from them with date and time for my sharps box to be collected. I hope a new one arrives soon, as the full one is choc-a-block. I was clearing out some stuff and found a box of needles I'd used for syringing saline solution to mix colymicin got nebulizing (antibiotic). They are too big for me to use with MTX, so stuffed them in my sharps box, which is why it's so full. :roll:

:sun: :sunny: :hammock:

dachshund

Hello Barbara Mig Christine Cate Kathleen and anyone else I missed.
Barbara i'm so pleased the baby has had the op and she is eating that's good.
yes thank you lexi and pepper are well. I hope you have had a good day.
Mig I hope you have had a good day with not too many problems.
Christine we have a..pl. I pads we have not had any problems with them mine is over 6 years old. I hope you've had a good day.
Cate I hope you enjoyed your day out.
Kathleen I hope you have had a good day as well.
take care all
joan xx

barbara12

You are all so very kind..thankyou...the baby's has come home..dill was allowed to sleep in bed with her..and she slept...they had a guard up on the baby's side..things have changed they didn't use to let you sat never mind sleep..
Cate hope you had a good shopping spree..and a coffee or two :cheers:
Joan glad to see peppa and lexi are doing ok I hope you and Sue are getting out on those scooters...
Kath when you mention Alcura..I think of the face creams from Ald* glad to see its on its way..I still have my sharps box from when I had my THR..we found it at the back of the cupboard the other day..2 years its been... :splash:
Its very humid here..our step GD has gone home now the baby is back...I still cant get over how resilient these children are...I will sit and have a cuppa..and something tp eat...you wouldn't think it if you saw me but i do forget to eat...