Val's Cafe

barbara12

Morning all..thought I would get on before Niamh comes down again she has already had her bacon butty's..and gone back to daddy..or his phone to play games..
Aidan Danish almond swirls and magic sparkles ..what more can we ask for..and I do love the fish tiara..
Like you say routine is a must with dad..same with me has I get older.. :roll: hope he arrives for his croissants.. so nice for him to be close by..
Now cream cakes I cant eat cream anymore.. it hurts my tummy..all say awww..not good is it..but like you I can look and dream.. I hope that its Nadal and Djokovic..had to check my phone for the spelling are in the final..
Joan candy crush drive me barmy..I dont do games..but some puzzles after you got me into them have you had our raind or have you been out and about on your scooters ..we have had 2 days none stop
Right better go I can hear footsteps..
Love to everyone
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Kitty

To answer Toni first - it were chucking it down me duck. The driver had to sit in his cab a while as it were too wet to get out and deliver stuff. He was drenched when he arrived with our bags all soggy.

Joan, I know, there have been some really awful cases over the years. What about the woman who killed her own new born. So upsetting.

There has been banging and tapping in the empty house next door, and voices. We haven't see anyone yet though.

Barbara, I've never played Candy Crush, but I used to love the various forms of Solitaire.

Aidan I won't be leaping out of any chairs any time soon, I also asked my doc if I can stop taking my anastrazole. I can.

smashed avocado toast with poached egg

Ingredients
1 ripe organic avocado
1 organic egg (must be fresh)
juice 1/2 organic lemon
1 Tbsp organic sunflower seeds
1 tsp of harissa (to taste)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
small bunch of fresh coriander
1 slice of your favourite organic bread
salt
Instructions
In a small bowl, mash avocado flesh with a fork. Mix in lemon juice, ground cumin, sunflower and 1 Tbsp of chopped coriander leaves. Season to taste with salt.
Heat some water in a small saucepan. Add some vinegar in the water. When water is boiling, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer.
Crack the first egg and place in a ramekin.
Whisk the water to create a gentle whirpool.
Delicately place the egg into the simmering water.
Poach the egg for around 3 minutes.
Remove with a perforated spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
Spread smashed avocado on a slice of bread. Top with poached egg.
Serve with harissa on top and a sprinkle of chopped fresh coriander leaves.

bubbles

Afternoon to all, I think it has stopped t111055 t111055 for now.....

Hi Joan and Sue - hope you are both ok, perhaps letting the lovely doggies out into the garden, with the weather being a tad WET. :shock:
I did make a mess of my shirt, fortunately I had a lightweight coat, so I could cover up, to go shopping and hide the shame :oops: :oops: :roll: :roll:
All came out in my immaculisation wash

Thank you for the hugs for us all, you are so kind (((()))) t4591 t4591

Hi there Barbara - sneaking in quick, while Niamh is resting in bed, after her bacon buttie, bless her.
Are you all going to the skating? Obviously watching from the seating area :shock: the only wheels we are allowed are on buggies and chairs.

What more indeed, glad you liked the fish tiara, Sleek has ordered one from Catgos, she could not find one on Catazon, or Catbay. :roll: :roll:

Dad was bang on time for his lunch, enjoyed his croissants and coffee. He likes cheese, with jam, while we prefer slatherings of mayonnaise the oils are good for you :? :?

He enjoyed watching the tennis, Djokovic is out, Thiem beat him in 5 sets. I am glad Theim won really, it will make a change to have someone different in the final with Raffa.

So cream is not on your list of treats. I can live without it I must admit, but I did like the ferrero rocher ice cream, oh my, give me the whole tub. I will be searching for some more on Monday, without a doubt.
They had blue banana ice cream last week - not sure about that one :shock: All of the ice cream is locally made, only the best ingredients.

I used to play bubble witch saga on facebook, but got frustrated with that and gave up. Mandy is a demon on Candy Crush, goodness knows what level she is on................
B took her the newer computer round, which she is very pleased with.

Quick, hope you managed to hide the laptop before Niamh arrived

Our Niece and her partner messaged, someone had tried to break into their house in the night :shock: :shock: - they had blow torched the lock and door, as you can see from the picture

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https://photos.app.goo.gl/W2AF8giMDD634TUe6

Fortunately the locks were anti snap - so they didn't get in. Thank the Lord.

They are shaken up and obviously upset. The police came and the landlord has had the locks changed and new handles put on, with two new solid composite doors, on order.

The Police said that the main reason for burglaries is for getting car keys and taking the cars, usually within 30 seconds, if the lock can be snapped. :shock:

Bless them. Their puskin was terrified and has been hiding under the bed all day.

Hi Kath, ant it rained mi duck - chucked it down. Sun is out now

Poor Tesco delivery man, being sopping wet through, poor love.

So there is someone about, next door, with banging and clattering going on................eyes peeled at all times, we need to know who what why when and how not that we are being nosy

I could cope with solitaire, the normal straight forward one. There are so many variations of it, they just confuse me (even more) :roll: :roll:

That is great news, stopping the anastrazole, very good indeed t4591 t4591

I will help you smash the avocado in celebration

Ta for the lovely munchies

Hi to Toni, hope you and yours are all ok, Sleek said it has been so wet, lots of raynz and windz - there was no flying out on broomstick this morning, far too inclement. Sleek will be over at siesta time, to natter Mother about her new fish tiara that is now on order :roll: :roll: t115006 t115006

Mother was not happy with Gdad being in Daddy's chair again, she went off into the bedroom, shrieking........... :shock: :shock: :roll: :roll:

Has there been a tidy up around the village - after all the rain and winds?

Hair cut this morning, so feeling SO much better and so young again.

Hi to Carol and Mig and all our friends on VA.

Time I was pottering again, dryer is nearly done.

Will call back in later. Love and sparkles to all t4591 t115006 t115006 XXX Aidan

It was donut day on Friday, so I will go find some

frogmorton

Pass me a doughnut Aidan!! Ta v muchly

right pics:

Sleek has checked these over :roll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-UuxhrRCKf7UctpOsz_ReCdkUKJsXHR6/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-WEUCTRhPYa2kjjpExxVo9fcPvT9Xn3s/view?usp=sharing

I am so shocked about what happened to Kath's niece the poor pusskin :shock: dreadful

frogmorton

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Suouu5IfQ0LcHB5PZTj2EnUbJIQMCqs/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-QHbRHXCyhlcbms6aYJuYpgOa-ICgcGF/view?usp=sharing

frogmorton

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-NNZm0vOoaHe2Oc0OiQ5xcXSiNLkZ_Pe/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Ig-56RbsqnnkJPDcaj2jGUhp44yxZRh/view?usp=sharing

frogmorton

And my personal favourite.....

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-QvdnAbhykA6Ay5-Pl8KScdjzx60Hpd9/view?usp=sharing

Zoom in on I think it really represents the spirit of BKV it's all made of waste.

Lots of cat food sachets as it was the village 'cat lady' who made it.

bubbles

Hi to all - still dry at least for one day

Hi Toni - gosh, you have been busy, round the village.

Thank you for sharing all the pictures of the scarecrows, they are all very good

I like the lady doing the gardening in the hedge of course the cat lady's scarecrow is very good, just showing how much rubbish we all create.

Personally, Rapunzel tops them, but all credit to everyone who has taken so much time and trouble to make some very good scarecrows and show their pride in the village t4591 t4591 t69044 t69044

It was our Niece who had their door lock blow torched, but thankfully they could not snap the lock. Puskin is a bit more settled now.
I don't think they will sleep very well, which is no surprise :? :? people are just so awful, to cause damage and upset, without a care in the world :x :x

It is a year today, since Pepe passed over Rainbow Bridge t115006 t115006 16 years of joy. t4591 t4591 He was a character without a doubt
Sleek will be most quiet and reserved I think today. We all miss him terribly

https://photos.app.goo.gl/keLu73AQtaB3b5XX6

and doing his best pepelongstockings impression t4591

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vk7TJukQUvpkHhNi6

I have put a post on FBook, and been bawling :roll: :roll: :? :? composing myself now...................

I won't dally, not in the right frame, to write much more tonight.

Leaving lots of love and sparkles to everyone t4591 t115006 Take care XXXX Aidan

Crispy Fried Mushrooms - make way, Kath is en route ..............

frogmorton

Morning

After the two days of rain it looks lovely outside. m0150

I woke up very early this morning I thought to a banging on the front door.....maybe 4am-5am? Sleek was very glad to see me I could see she was feeling extremely upset so I spent some time with her. She got her framed pics of Pepe (every time you posted one she'd print it off and keep it bless her) and we looked at each one and talked about him.

Since then she went and picked Tosca up so they could both collect mists from Cannock Chase and go to see the nymphs for a latte. I think she'll be quiet today too bless her.

I love the pics - he was an excellent glider. I'm sure that was how he woo'd MIss Slimkins For you and B t115006 t115006 t115006 t4591 t4591 t4591 ((((())))) Pepe Ragemews AKA Pepelongstockings never forgotten

Of course your niece :oops: yes they are often 'kids' and they only want a car to trash for a few days like those lads did Tia's :x They don't care how much they traumatise us innocent people. :x

Dad was on time for his croissants? That's good. We have ours with butter and jam/marmalade. Did he have his hair cut too? you look at least 10 if not 20 years younger!!

Won't do Djokovic any harm at all not to win almost every game he plays :?

I'll just have a few mushrooms and leave the majority for Kath :roll:

Mysterious goings on then in the house next door :? :shock: Interesting...….

I love avocado smashed on toast is one of my favs ta v muchly!

My friend was on tamoxifen is now on anastrozole.

Joan it's terrible when people harm babies and children. That was the worst job ever I did when I was a SW Have you had this rain? :roll:

Barbara I love Niamh! Up for bacon butties then back to bed to play on Daddy's phone!! You gotta like her style!

We had rain 2 days non-stop too now the sun is out m0150 I hope my grass seed has taken this time t4591

Love to everyone

Toni xxx

dachshund

Hello Barbara Kathleen Aidan Toni
. Barbara what is Niamh learning at school I think she will be good at mending things.((((((()))))
. Kathleen I read yesterday about a baby found in a plastic bag still a live((((((()))))))
. Aidan that seems a long time since he died thinking a bout you love to all((((((()))))
. Toni good photo's very clever.((((((())))))
take care love to Carol Mig((((((()))))))
Joan xx. I heard of a osteoarthritis group starting the other end of town so she is going to email me on how it went.

Kitty

Wow Toni, superb photos of the village scarecrows. I don't know which I like best. The horse rider I think.

Aidan, beautiful photos of Mr Ragamews. So cute, yet so sophisti cat-ed too.

Joan, poor baby, I hope he/she survived.

Well, wotaday! I've met the people who have bought next door, they came to apologise for the noise (banging, drilling etc). They seem nice, but THEY WILL BE RENTING IT OUT. :?

Then the phone stopped working so I had to ring BT. :shock:

Rang dad on my mobile. He's had a biopsy on a lump on his arm!!

Jonathan and Dawn came to add to the fun!! Got to try and calm down now.

Sticky orange Marmalade cake

Ingredients 8 oz (225g) self raising flour 1/4 tsp mixed spice 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp cinnamon 4 oz (115g) sugar 1 oz (30g) soya flour 8 tbsp soya milk 1 tsp vanilla essence 4 oz (115g) margarine, melted 1 heaped tbsp marmalade 8 oz (225g) mixed fruit 2 oz (55g) glace cherries, halved

Method Preheat oven to 150C/300F/gas mark 2. Mix together the flour, spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar and soya flour. Beat in the soya milk, vanilla essence, melted margarine and marmalade. Stir in the mixed fruit and glace cherries. Place in a greased and floured 7 inch round cake tin and bake for 1 1/2-2 hours in the pre-heated oven.

bubbles

Hi to all, a lovely sunny day, m0150 m0150 with a nice breeze, so not melting too much :roll: :roll:

Hi Toni - Mother has been very detached from her usual self today, like Sleek, our puskins know you know. She even let me clipper some lugs, with no complaints (she did say, it's ok, Daddy skalped you yesterday - :shock: which she thought was hill hairy us )

It was nice that they both went out to shoot the breeze and catch some mists, that would be why Mother was shrieking at goodness knows what time :roll: :roll:

Pepe's gliding skills were second to none and Sleek loved to see him showing off t4591 t4591

Thank you for the hugs and love and rainbows, they are greatly appreciated. We are ok, have kept busy pottering today and am not a wreck, like I was last night :? :? t115006 t115006 Pepe could not be forgotten, he wouldn't allow it t4591 t4591

I spoke to our Niece late last night and she said she might not sleep well. Just messaged her now, to see how they are.

No, people that do this, care nothing of how the owners feel. Karma will come back and bite em.

Our neighbour, who used to work for the D Glazing firm, re measured our locks today, then said, I bought some for ours, and they are too big, I am sure they are the size for your doors - lo and behold, they were the perfect fit, so we have new anti snap, anti drill, anti bump and anti pick locks, on both doors. How amazing is that, pay the man quick he only charged trade price - £60 is worth it for some peace of mind.

Dad had his hair cut last week, so he is primped and done. Thank you, I do look 20 years younger In my dreams maybe :roll: :roll:

No, Djokovic is always trying to gain favour with the crowd, wanting the same reaction that Roger and Raffa get, well, you have to kind of earn than, over years and years. He will never be another Roger

I only had a couple of mushrooms too, I know Kath would be there any minute

Hi Joan and Sue, thank you for your kind words, it does not seem like a year has passed since we lost lovely Pepe. He was always the baby, I delivered him and his brothers and sisters. Tosca was a good Mum, for about 5 weeks, then I had to hand rear them all, she went off her children very quickly :shock:

That's good if there is a OA group in town, wonder if you could go, would they pick up and drop off?

Hi Kath - Oh Pepe knew he was a gorgeous boy and had me wrapped round his little paws, from a very early age.

You met the nice neighbours, but they are renting it out..........oh. We will hope that they only rent to very very nice people t115006 t115006

Then the phone went squiffy - oh dear :? :? Dad has had a biopsy on his arm :shock: - do they think it might be a cyst, which are quite common?

Then Jonathan and Dawn came - gosh, you have had a busy time - feet up, dark room, cucumber on eyes, eating crispy mushrooms
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Thank you for the sticky orange marmalade cake, perfect for a Sunday afternoon t4591 I will get some lemon water flannels, I am sure we will get all sticky

Hi Barbara, hope you are all ok, have Niamh and Daddy gone home now, the laptop can come out and you can have a nap in the chair, I am sure you need one t115006 t115006

Hi to Carol - I hope you are both having a more restful afternoon - sending some magic squares, just in case there are ouchies lurking

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Hi to everyone else, in and about

Silver sent us a rainbow - very apt, for today, just to remind us that our loved ones are closer than we think t4591 t4591



Time I was pottering about again.

Love and sparkles to everyone - will pop back later t4591 t115006 XXXX Aidan

Turbogran

Evening all

Hope you have all had a good weekend, and you have had more sun than rain it's been a funny week weather wise her. I know have all the christening photos Mr Ts included on my laptop and on my own memory stick so some photos will be posted at random intervals. just let me know if you get fed up with them and I will stop posting them. here are the first ones.

Me and our two Daughters.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2n97u5dr70h2ma6/IMG_0030.JPG?dl=0

Rubie trying to pull herself into the font lol
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fkzbhjiok40wmp5/IMG_0071.JPG?dl=0

with mum dad and godparents
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zbb95enqlll9c25/IMG_0060.JPG?dl=0
mum and dad next to the Vicar the lady holding Rubie is a friend of Daughters the other young lady is on of GD School friends. the other two on the end are my sister and Bil.

We had lunch at the church today. we only have one family that come to church and the eldest little boy was 5 yesterday so his mum and dad did lunch for us at the church to celebrate his birthday. They only live next door to the church so it was easy for them to bring it in when service was over.


Aidan I love the photos of Pepe we all have some happy memories on here of Pepe. sending you both extra t4591 t4591 and t115006 t115006. Good to hear that Mandy is back home and hopefully resting. what a shock for your niece what a good job they couldn't snap the lock. what will people think of next. mmm crispy fried mush rooms yes please. Thank you for the magic squares to help wit ouchies. Yes Aidan I think you right the penny is slowly very slowly dropping with my friend.

Toni wow those scarecrows are fantastic your village must look so good. Very cleverly made.

Joan poor baby I hope it is ok. I really don't know how people can do that sort of thing.

Barbara Gotta love Niamh love it up for bacon butties then back to bed they are funny some times.

Well its time for a potter now

love t4591 t4591 and Sparkles t115006 t115006 to all

barbara12

Evening all..sorry I'm late and on my phone again..not Niamh this time but her daddy has borrowed my laptop
Aidan the pics of Pepe are so lovely ..especially the one gliding..glad you have kept busy..but an hard day.((())))
I saw some of the final today must say I dont know the one playing raffa..it was a good game
Now your poor niece.. it's awful.. how on earth could you stop them burning through the door..I hope the new locks help.and I see you have new locks..how kind of your neighbour....
Toni what brilliant pics of the scarecrow.. and the one made up of rubbish.. like you say it sums things up..very clever..
Joan Niamh is good at breaking thing at the min but is always so sorry..the OA group should be nice..its good to chat about things..
Kath I hope whoever's rents the house next door are nice neighbours for you
Carol..I love watching the antics of the little ones..the pics are so lovely..did you say some of your family are joining you in Weymouth..my mind goes blank
Sorry this is short
.but it's hard work on this phone
Will write more tomorrow
Love to everyone xxxxx

frogmorton

Morning everyone

Lovely m0150 day so far. Sleek is feeling a bit better Aidan - Mother told her 'enuf wol o ing'. Her missing lugs were the first thing Sleek had laughed at for day hill hairy **** indeed!

So this afternoon it will be business as normal SYTTD

Thanks to Silver for the lovely rainbow t115006 my friends are very worried about their yorkie she's having a biopsy on a lump :?

Of course you look 20 years younger!! I hope you are feeling less sad today too ((())) t4591 t4591 t115006 t115006

New locks for £60! Can't fault that for peace of mind can you?

Barbara if your son is using your laptop at least will be working normally when you get it back!!

I think Niamh is just a bit clumsy bless her.

Our village is looking smart and all the scarecrows are fabulous. A couple slightly cheated though with batman and spiderman outfits bought from ebay I think...??

Carol the pics are lovely (I'm not bored at all!) especially Rubie getting in the font!!!! I bet she didn't cry at all Now I see you together I can definitely see you in your girls

How kind doing you both a meal?! What lovely people they are!

The scarecrows are fabulous! I have one or two I didn't get to so watch this space

Kath yes Pepe did look sophisticate-ed!! Miss Slimkins agrees t4591

Lets hope the new tenants are nice. With all the work being done I suspect it will be lovely so they should be fingers crossed.

You like the horse rider best? He is rather amazing in very high up in that hedge!

I hope Dad's biopsy will prove the lump is nothing to worry about t4591

Hope your phone is working now? and Jonathan and Dawn are ok?

That vegan orange cake looks yum

Gosh Joan that's an awful thing to do I hope the baby isn't harmed permanently by that :x The Scarecrows are fabulous aren't they?

Well better get on hadn't I?

Love to all

Toni xx

dachshund

Hello Kathleen Aidan Barbara Carol Toni
. Kathleen I hope you have a good day today(((((()))))
. Aidan sorry about that happening to your niece's door(((((()))).
the lady never said about picking me up. Have a good day all of you(((((()))))Dad((((((()))) I'm sorry I thought pepe was the cat you have now.
Barbara so Niamh is busy breaking things in time she will learn to fix them((((((())))))
. Carol lovely photo's you have a. Big family(((((())))))
. Toni I like the scarecrow with the rubbish and the horse rider((((((())))
. Joan xx love to Mig((((((()))))
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bubbles

This post did not go on last night, however I discovered it in my history and there is was, hoorah, sorry it is all out of sync :roll: :roll:

Hi to all - nice evening, beautiful sunset through the trees and over Pendle Hill

Hi Carol - we would never be fed up with pictures, we love looking at piccies
They are all great. Love them all. Your two Daughters, Rubie trying to get into the font in her gorgeous bonnet, bless her t4591 t4591
Nice to see your Sis and BIL too

Thank you for sharing them, look forward to seeing more t115006

That was nice to have lunch at the Church, with the family who live next door. Sad that only one family attend the Church though.

We do have a lot of memories of Pepe and his adventures with Miss Sleekness. Thank you for the extra hugs, they are very welcome. We have been ok, keeping pottering and doing things, as you do.

Glad you liked the mushrooms, I had to make some more, Kath was in there like a shot - she loves them to bits t4591 t4591

Pennies dropping, with your friend, finally, if a little slowly. As long as it sinks in, that's good.
Where are we on the countdown to holidays, I have forgotten already :roll: :roll: :? :?

Hi Barbara - so Daddy has "borrowed" your laptop, leaving you to use the phone - huh, tell him off

Thank you for the hugs, best to keep busy on such days. Pepe was highly skilled at carpet gliding t4591 t4591

The tennis was good, at least Dominic managed to take one set from Raffa. Raffa really is the King on clay courts. 12 times now, he has won Roland Garross.
Next will be Queens, which we love and then Wimbledon Toni is going to Wimbledon, not jealous at ALL :? much.

Our Niece didn't sleek well at all on Sat night, which is not surprising. I have spoken to her tonight and hopefully they will sleep better. Their landlord is very security conscious and the back door is already a composite one, with the anti everything locks. The front door is on order already and the locks are the more secure.
Waking up to find that someone has blow torched your locks, to try and get in, just horrid.

We feel better with the new locks in, care of Mandy's OH. Well worth £30 each.

Did you say that Niamh is good at breaking things at the moment, bless her, we would get on very well together :shock:

We are all willing Kath's new neighbours will be very nice people. t115006 t4591

You will need to rest your eyes after writing on the phone XX

Hi Toni, hope everyone is ok. Mother has had a quiet afternoon, apart from laughing at my skalped hair :? :? I think Sleek came over at siesta time, a sleepy spell was cast and it worked very well indeed. :animal_busy:

I think they are out to Pendle this morning, to gather some mist, after the new moon has instilled some more magic t115006 t115006

Hi to everyone else, in and about.

Not sure if it is the GC or the T room, whichever way Beatrice turns, at the end of the lane..........Beth, the lovely waitress, who spoils us with her Beth specials, has had her car broken into, windows smashed - there are some rotten folks out there. Bless her, she will be upset and very angry. t115006 t4591

Time I was pottering about again.

Leaving lots of love and sparkles to all t4591 t4591 t115006 t115006 XXXX Aidan

Lemon and Poppy Seed Bread

Kitty

Joan, well today couldn't be worse than yesterday could it?

BT are hoping the line should be fixed by midnight tomorrow (Tuesday) Obviously we would prefer it sooner but the fault is "in or near to our house" so they might have to send an engineer out !

Dad's doctor suspected cancer, but the lump had a hard white spot (which hurt) in the middle of it. That's gone now, and will be biopsied. So heres hoping the doc was wrong. Jonathan and Dawn have taken the phone number of Helen and her husband (new next door owners) so they can keep in touch, in case Dawn's daughter and her partner decide to take on the tenancy, as they live in a flat at the moment.

Aidan OOO, Lemon and Poppyseed Bread, ta mi duck

Carol, what beautiful photos of your family. t4591

VEGAN NICOISE SALAD (30 MINUTES!)
A plant-based version of classic Nicoise Salad with smashed chickpea salad in place of tuna. Fresh, satisfying, and ready in 30 minutes.

15 minutes
COOK TIME
15 minutes
TOTAL TIME
30 minutes
Servings:
2
Category: Entree
Cuisine: French-Inspired, Gluten-Free, Vegan

Does it keep? 2 Days
Ingredients
US Customary - Metric
SALAD
6 small red or yellow potatoes
1 cup green beans or haricot verts (trimmed)
1 head lettuce (chopped // such as butter, green or romaine)
1/2 cup pitted Nicoise, green, or kalamata olives
1/2 cup sliced tomato
1/2 medium red beet (optional // finely grated or sliced)
CHICKPEAS
1 15-ounce can chickpeas (1 15-ounce can equals ~1 1/4 cups cooked beans)
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp maple syrup (or stevia to taste)
1 tsp dried dill (or sub 2 tsp fresh dill per 1 tsp dried)
1 pinch sea salt
1 Tbsp roasted unsalted sunflower seeds
DRESSING
3 Tbsp minced shallot
1 heaping tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme (or sub 1/2 tsp dried thyme per 1 tsp fresh)
1/3 cup white or red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
Add potatoes to a small saucepan and add warm water until just covered. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat slightly to medium / medium-high until the water is at a low boil. Cook uncovered for 10-12 minutes, or until completely tender and when picked up with a knife they slide off easily. Then drain thoroughly and let cool on a cutting board. Once slightly cooled, slice into 1/4-inch slices. Set aside.
While potatoes are cooking, fill a medium saucepan halfway with water and bring to a boil. Then add green beans or haricot verts and boil for 2-4 minutes, or until bright green in color and only slightly tender - they should still have slight crunch when bitten. While they're cooking, fill a large mixing bowl with ice water. Once the green beans are done cooking, drain thoroughly and immediately add to the ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain and pat dry - set aside.
Add drained, rinsed chickpeas to a small mixing bowl, along with sea salt, mustard, maple syrup, dill, and sunflower seeds. Stir to combine and mash a few chickpeas to create texture. Set aside.
Add dressing ingredients to a mason jar (or whisk in a small mixing bowl) and shake vigorously to combine. Set aside.
To serve, divide lettuce between two large serving bowls (amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size) or plates and top with chickpeas, green beans, potatoes, olives, tomato and beets (optional). Serve with dressing. Best when fresh, though leftovers pack/keep well up to 2 days when the dressing is stored separately. Store extra dressing (well-sealed) at room temperature in a dark place up to 2-3 days.

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bubbles

Right, let me see if I can get back into some sort of order, after missing a post, then finding the post :roll: :roll:

Hi Toni - Yes, Mother is brighter today, less wollowz today. She had me up from 7, shrieking and shouting :roll: :roll:
Mother was slightly miffed when she saw Sleek stifling a laugh, at her missing lugs :? :?

Poor friends Yorkie, hope her lump is not serious, extra sparkles and rainbows t115006 t115006 t115006

We are ok, keeping busy as usual. Feel much better with our strong locks
Niece who works in IT, at a grammar school, her boss has given her a security camera and recorder (from old school stock) how nice is that. Bless him all over. Anything to deter the rotters.

Dad said he had run out of pills last night (Sun), so somewhere along the line he has used a weeks worth, since last wed. So enough was enough, B made an urgent appt at the Drs and got in just after lunch.
With Dads new GP, who is V nice indeed. He was very caring and kind and did a memory test on Dad, B sat there and only said about the concerns we have. Upshot is serious concerns over the results of the test, so he is referring him to our local mini hospital, to the memory clinic.
Dad seemed ok with that. Things have to be sorted and moved forward. :? :?

We will carry on as normal, with our normal routines. He has pills, so that's ok.

Never a dull moment. :roll: :roll: :shock: :shock:

Hi Joan and Sue, don't worry, with all the chatting about our puskins, even I get confused. Tosca or Mother as we call her, is the only surviving one now. She is well over 19 years old. A stately Lady indeed.

Thank you for the hugs, they are always welcome. t4591 t4591 t4591

Hi Kath, so you have no phone until tomorrow night :roll: :roll: what a pain, glad you have the mobiles :? :? sounds like an engineer will be appearing............they are around the park all the time, with the main box on the park dating back to the mid 1960's :shock: :shock:

I hope that the GP was wrong, but, best to get the lump checked out fully - sending extra ((()))

That would be good if Dawn's daughter might want to take on the tenancy for the house next door. You would feel a lot better, knowing that they were there. XX

Glad you liked the bread, it was yummy

Loving the salad, I am all over it, just let me get some crusty bread and a teeny weeny :? :? bit of butter

Time is eluding me again...............so I will have another catch up later on tonight.
Love to Barbara, Carol, Mig and all our friends

(((()))) love and sparkles to all t4591 t115006 XXXX Aidan

Perfect Chocolate Cheesecake

barbara12

Afternoon all laptop back in my hands..
Aidan I love the poppy seed bread....I agree Djokovich has a way to go to get the fans behind him.. :roll: I really look forward to Wimbledon must say it will soon be upon us. your poor niece no wonder she didnt sleep..the very thought of what they did..it will take time..
I wonder which way Bea turned this morning..I guess the T rooms.. dad is all preened..bless he comes for breakfast and has his hair cut it cant be bad
Toni the things you can get off ebay.. I love the jockey on the hedge..and Rapunzel of course.. like you say my laptop in all in once piece thank goodness..Niamh is very clumsy bless her ..then she wonders what the ek have I done
Carol I love to see your pics ..its nice to put face to people you talk about..the christening dress is so lovely
Kath thankyou for the salad I dont often make them, there is only me that eats them my OH thinks its alien food.. :roll: love to your dad and hope all will be ok..
Joan ..will will have to learn Niamh to mend things.. hope you are all doing ok..maybe if you go to the OA meeting someone will give you a lift
Right that enough for my eyes..one is really bad..I used to have perfect eyesight.. :roll:
Love to everyone
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Just spotted you there Aidan..and the chocalater cake thankyou..

Turbogran

Evening all
Been raining all day here so not very nice however I did go out. only thing is the damp weather also makes my knee and back more painful.
Thank you al for your nice comment about the pictures they were from the batch Mr t took. on his ipad.

Barbara Weather not tennis weather here at the moment as we are expecting lots of rain. the Christening dress is beautiful and all three girls have worn it was brought for Lillie so this was its 3rd outing. Oh yes the antics of little ones I love them. no its only Mr T and myself going to Weymouth everyone else is working. youngest Gd will have finished college but she works during holidays and after college. she is quite the young lady now. and although she I still technically a minor at 17 until next February when she is 18 she Is very grown up.

Toni You are quite right Rubie did not cry at all she loves water a real water baby as are her sisters. the vicar was trying to say her bit and she kept laughing at the little madams antics.
Eldest is more like me youngest is more like Mr T. but yes you can see they are sisters. as are me and my sister. The meal at church was for anyone who wanted to join them there were about 12 -15 of us altogether.

Joan thank you yes we have some great photos of the christening not all are family some are friends of my GD and daughter hope you and Sue are ok.

Aidan poppy seed bread mmm very nice indeed. Rubie at one point was trying to put her hands in the water I was standing right behind Mr t while he was taking the photos round the font and could see it all on his ipad yes our church congregation is very small now mainly older people. I can remember a time when we had a large congregation, a thriving Sunday school and girls and boys brigade companies. oh how times have changed.
Your welcome to the extra hugs I know what it is like when those days come around animals sure become part of the family very quickly.

Kath thank you we do have some great photos of the christening. hope he doctors are wrong about your dad.

Here are more photos
me and my sister
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u7b37re19lvlnt3/IMG_0042.JPG?dl=0

If you can see two little hands under the vicars here it is Lille helping to pour the water into font
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0plm8zlxw07d18t/IMG_0067.JPG?
dl=0

Myself and my big GGD miss Lillie- Rose
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p0ffuklg0h17i44/IMG_0114.JPG?dl=0

Time I was a pottering.
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bubbles

Hi to all - a bit of rain, a lot more expected tomorrow t111055 t111055

We are both off to sunny or rainy Skipton, for our eyes testing, we are two years overdue :? :? :? I am as blind as a mole and B has a slight change in his vision on his left eye, so that needs checking asap.

Hi barbara - glad you have your own laptop back in your hands

Wimbledon is looming large, cannot wait. We have tennis tv as well as the ones that they show on normal tv, so we can watch every tournament through the year

Just nattering to our niece, as well as writing here, there are plenty of other family around, but no one else even asked if they were ok. But, that's how families work sometimes :roll: :roll: :roll: We just ignore any silly politics and carry on, we don't get involved and don't suffer any bickering.

She will be ok, her GF is very supportive too. We will be meeting up with them in a week or so.

Ah, Beatrice went to the GC this morning Beth was just starting, obviously upset at her car being broken into. Bless her. We had our usual Beth specials, then I had ferrero rocher ice cream, but no cake :shock: :shock:

Salad is alien food, I agree with Mr B not really, I don't mind it at all.

Sorry your eye is bad, some extra t115006 t115006 to help ease it.

Hi Carol - so you are having lots of wet weather. I think it is heading up to us for today, a wet wet day by all accounts t111055 t111055 will need brolly's in Skipton.

Rubie was a cutie, wanting to be in the font and the Vicar chuckling at her antics. t4591 t4591
Dad used to have a laugh sometimes, when he was doing Christenings, some children screamed their heads off and some were good as gold.

You are so alike, your Sister and your good self.

I am glad there were quite a few at the Church, for the meal.

It is sad, when you see Churches becoming empty, there was always Sunday School, lots of things going on, it was the hub of the village or town. Some are still thriving, but the numbers are fewer. Sad to see.

The Church looked very nice, for the Christening service and the lady Vicar very pleasant too.
I can see the helping hands
Loving the pictures, you are so like your Sister.

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Hi Toni, hope you are all ok. Sleek was over at siesta time, watching SYTTD - I think Mother nodded off at one stage, bless her t4591 t4591 Sleek doesn't mind, she just lets her rest.

Well, we have to be up early, so I had better make a move and potter about, before bed time.

No doubt we will be in Nero's, after the eye tests and no doubt new glasses for moi. :roll: :roll: 8) 8)

Leaving lots of love and sparkles to everyone t4591 t115006 t115006 Take care all. XXXX Aidan

Mushroom and Egg Breakfast Pastries

frogmorton

Morning everyone it's t111055 here :?

Skipton in the rain eh? you'll enjoy that Aidan Mum will find you a parking space close by. I bet B needs his eyes sorted to do all his crafting work.

Thanks for the bacon and egg pastry - it's lovely! Kath will love it!

Families are odd I must say, but after an experience like that I would have expected the family to check in on your niece :? Glad her gf is there for her at least. Poor Beth too having her car broken into :x

We have salad in the summer (what's summer???) most days. Charley has lost a stone while she's here with us already!! But we ring the changes...sometimes with a bit of crustless quiche sometimes with baked spud etc...

We have tickets for Wimbledon this year!!!! will fill you in when so you can all look for me!!

At Charley and Lucy's Baptism (I waited until both were here!) she told everyone that we had cake at home!! I have it on video t4591

Our Church is struggling which is why we do so much fundraising. ...worried about it's future when The Rev D retires. That's soon too

Sleek said Mother had nodded of while they were watching SYTTD - Sleek just checks she is comfy and sits back pops another sweet into her mouth :animal_busy: Same again today it's far too wet for Tosca's bones so she says.

Will check in on the Yorkie today thanks for the sparkles for her.

I am very pleased Dad is going to go to the memory clinic. I think he needs his dosette ASAP but at least he told you he rai
n out I suppose :shock:

The choccy cheesecake went down very well with some rhoddas ta v much t4591

Enjoy your Nero's have a falafel wrap for me!

Carol 12-15 of you for the meal? What generous people doing that for everyone. Still the congregation can become like family especially these days with numbers dwindling.

Charley was a character at her Christening too. The vicar probably loved having Rubie there all smiles she might be the family entertainer the youngest often is! Thanks Lillie for helping the Vicar! Those girls always look lovely

Charley and Lucy don't look very alike oddly despite having the same parents Lucy looks very like me (poor girl) and Charley like her Father. Yours are definitely sisters no one could argue with that! As for you and your sister! wow could be twins like Joan and Sue!

Now Barbara Paul once failed a drugs test on site due to poppy seed bread!!!! Luckily he didn't fail the follow up blood test on the same day just the wee one! Just be careful

Poor Niamh it's horrible being clumsy. You can't help it one day she will gain better control of her body as she gets older bless her.

Annoying when you eyesight lets you down....amongst other things :roll:

Kath I hope the line fault is 'their' problem not in your house :? either way that it gets fixed ASAP

It would be lovely if Dawn's daughter took on the tenancy next door That would be great - nice neighbours!

That vegan nicoise salad looks yum ta v muchly!

Fingers crossed Dad's lump is nothing ((())) for you.

Hi Joan do you have rain? We have since yesterday afternoon :roll: Hope there's a way you can get to the OA group it would be nice. I must take the other scarecrow's photos!

Love to everyone

Toni xxx

dachshund

Hello Aidan Kathleen Barbara Carol Toni
Aidan that's good your Dad said his tablets had run out.(((((((()))))
. have a nice time out((((()))))
. Kathleen that will be nice having some one you know living net door I hope it's not bad news((((((())))))
. Barbara sorry. your eyes are bad ((((((()))))) is it cataracts I have them.
. Carol children are funny they make you laugh at the wrong time some time((((((()))))))
. Toni sorry your church not doing well. we have rain all this week.
. ((((((())))))
. take care all love to Mig((((((())))))
. Joan xx

dachshund

Hello Aidan Kathleen Barbara Carol Toni
Aidan that's good your Dad said his tablets had run out.(((((((()))))
. have a nice time out((((()))))
. Kathleen that will be nice having some one you know living net door I hope it's not bad news((((((())))))
. Barbara sorry. your eyes are bad ((((((()))))) is it cataracts I have them.
. Carol children are funny they make you laugh at the wrong time some time((((((()))))))
. Toni sorry your church not doing well. we have rain all this week.
. ((((((())))))
. take care all love to Mig((((((())))))
. Joan xx