What made you happy today?

[rogerch]

Beware of the Snake

Seen on a neighbours gate.

Edited November 13, 2011 by Roger the Dodger

[Iconic Ride]

Merci, l'homme de la terre des kangourous

Et les serpents!

Edited November 13, 2011 by Iconic Ride

[esprit s2]

Hazel (wife) gave birth to our first last night! We have named him Samuel and he is cool!!

[ramjet]

Congrats Paul! and pass on my best to Hazel.

[mayevora]

Nice one Paul! Congrats to you both.

[Dave Eds]

hey that's great news Paul, all the best to you, Hazel and Samuel.

[Azlan]

Going to see Sisters of Mercy this evening. So trying to be miserable in preparation for it. But even the weather is conspiring against me today.

[Petrol feet driven]

My car passed it's MOT with flying colours.

Edited December 6, 2011 by Petrol feet driven

[Mark Blanchard]

I've joined a band .

[Bibs]

Can we come and see you?

[Mark Blanchard]

Need a bit of practise first. It's a covers band but they're great musicians.

[mayevora]

46" in time for Xmas.

[dodgy]

Sweet now you can watch all the repeats and soaps in large screen

My C1 had it's 10K first service today, they picked it up from my house, did the work then dropped it back when it was done. Awesome And no bill too

[Mark Blanchard]

Got my Lotus a proper roof .

[esprit s2]

Nice!! I took delivery of my engine hoist on Friday and I've just put it together. This week engine out!

[molemot]

Having helped my chum Rex to dispose of 3/4 of a bottle of Bowmore he decided he didn't need (!) I returned home to the baking. All seems to be going well....having marinated the dried cherries in cherry liqueur overnight, I got out the new tart tin and the pastry...fitted the soggy bit into the hard bit...added the baking beans and inserted it into the oven. Then waited 12 minutes, as per the instructions. Next, one removes the beans and the baking parchment...BAKING parchment.....BAKING PARCHMENT!!!!!!?????

Bugger,.

Knew I'd forgotten something.

Bought the stuff, too....I blame the dog. Spent so much time throwing dog toys my mind was addled. Can't be anything to do with the wee dram......

ANYway, had had enough sense to buy two lots of pastry...so first lot was scrap and we "pressed on regardless"!!! New pastry sheet, stuffed that into the tart tin, added the parchment, then the beans, and back into the oven. 12 minutes later...or a bit more.....withdrew the (ever so slightly burnt, what Mum used to call "highly baked"...) pastry case from the oven. Peered at the instructions..... hmmm...smear bottom of tart with cherry jam...that could be fun in slightly different circumstances....DOWN, BOY!!!....so out with the cherry confiture and smeary smeary until it looked about right. Got the marinated dried cherries and strew them about over the tart base....a goodly covering was obtained. I had already simmered the cream and melted the chocolate and added the eggs...whipped the lot together...so I poured this dark brown gloop over the cherries.

WOW!

Looks like the drawing.......what next?

"return to the oven and bake for around 20 minutes...centre should be wobbly..." Indeed? Do they know me???!! O-kay ... back in the oven it went...then waited for the "about 20 minutes"...actually around 17 minutes when I checked it.....poked the centre with my forefinger and lo! It was, as advertised, wobbly. This divine creation is now sitting on a rack, in it's tin, cooling down before being consumed tomorrow. So far, it's more of a success than my attempt at dealing with a crab......but that's another story, as you may recall.......

[andydclements]

My old man (88 years old this year) is an avid supporter of Norwich City FC, but I've not known him go to a game (neither I nor my brother like, or even can withstand football) and my Niece has apparently purchased him a ticket for a game next next year (Burnley?, Blackburn?, B...? , I'm pi**d and that's my excuse), so I'm really happy that she thought of this as an appropriate gift (I'm welling up , if you know what I mean when I start to think thoughts beginning with "He may not get another chance...".

[rogerch]

I took the Kayak out at lunch time, paddled down Bongle Bongle Creek, listening to Cecilia Bartolli, a nice sunny day, and the whole place to myself.

[bingoking]

2012 Monaco F1 tickets arrived. Woohoo!

[Bibs]

New pad from next week...

[robington]

That looks smart Bibs. Move those chairs over a bit and you will get the Evora in there no problem....

[esprit s2]

You won the lottery or sumfink?!! Looks swanky!

[richardvg]

SAY NO MORE !!!!

[rogerch]

Finished my work bech extension.

[richardvg]

so where is the extension/////