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Grace .............. believe it or not, some of us got into trouble in high school because our skirts were too LONG!


We had this weird, and expensive, uniform change ......... for the first 4 years we wore gymslips.

Then in the 5th year, we wore pinafores (or jumpers as the Americans call them)

Then if we stayed on into the 6th form, we wore navy skirts and white blouses with the school tie.

Some of our mothers bought gymslips in year 1 that were long enough to last 4 years ......... but didn't bother trying to put a new hem on them (well, have you every tried to turn up a box-pleated gym slip??)


Some of us had mothers who were clever at sewing. My friend's mother made a pinafore for her that could have the top detached so it became a skirt for the next 2 years


Only she made it long enough to last ..........................


Poor "Beryl" got in terrible trouble with our dragon!



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LOl how funny is that! Just shows I suppose that if you wait long enough everything comes around again.

Although I do like that the 1940's really feminine skirts and dresses are coming back in.

Breakfast is ready


Tea, coffee, juices


Cold cereals:-
Corn Flakes, Triple Berry Oatmeal Crisp, Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat, Alpen, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios


Hot cereal:-
Porridge, Maple Nut Instant Oatmeal


In the warmer:-

double smoked Danish bacon, turkey sausages, chef's potatoes, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, frittata, grilled tomatoes, grilled mushrooms, baked beans, fried bread, black pudding


Spinach quiche


Buttermilk Dollar Pancakes, French toast, Maple syrup, Blueberry Fruit Syrup

Orange Yoghurt, Vanilla Bean Youghurt


Toast (sourdough, rye, white, whole grain, 100% brown, Hovis, gluten free), Danish, barm cakes


Muffins -- rhubarb and strawberry muffins, chocolate chip muffins, raisin bran muffins


Jams, jellies, seville orange marmalade, lime marmalade, marmite, peanut butter, vegemite





enjoy



s
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we'll be off about lunchtime tomorrow (Tuesday)


I'll see you all in a little over a week.



take care



and behave, if that is possible ;-)




s
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Have fun Sylv....... <3

Have a lovely time Sylvs.

Nite nite - thanks for 'brekkie' <3

See you next week.

Dea x

You wet the bed Dea!

Dea is preparing for the invasion of her grandchildren Gins.....poor thing will be a grease spot by tonight.


Thanks for breakfast Sylvs - enjoy your break ~~~~~~~


Going to be late into my voluntary job as OH is slow this morning. Won't go till I know he is breakfasted and pilled up!


Grace......will pm you later rather than put loads of stuff on here about autism...this lot are fed up of it !!!

Hi All

Just to say I am also going away i to the wilds of Almeria --- Acebuche to be precise ---

Staying with our best friends --- who work/live in Acebuche during the week - returning here w/e

Not sure of their internet connections ... so may not be around till Friday night

So take care and be good

Renes

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Hi Renes, glad to hear that you feel up to a little bit of visiting. Just a little break will help. <3

Renes..

Me BE GOOD????Yer avin a laugh aint yer??Nooooooo fun in that is there.

I am an aging disgracefully GrannyViv and intend to stay that way thank you and have my little "Hurricane" Grandson back on Sat for 5 days(On his own) so we can both be naughty together...If I can keep up with him...WHERE do they get the energy from?????

Have left you a little note on your fb post... :-D

Fans, you mean............if he can keep up with you :-D

Keep up with her?


I don't think he'll have much of a problem there! Poor little chap will probably be bored silly watching GrannyViv moving slowly twixt computer and chair.



>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gorn.

Have a lovely break in Almeria Renes - you deserve it !!! <3

Fans - Don't talk to me about 'Hurricane Grandson's' - mine has just gone home after 1 whole day and I am totally k#####er !!! - Mind you, he was accompanied by big sister which makes things much worse!

They are lovely children and wonderful together but if he is on his own I can get him to have a nap in the afternoon which he SO needs - when they are both there this doesn't happen so he gets SO tired and they are VERY hard work.

Anyway, enjoy the 5 days and let us know if you are still alive at the end of them !

Dea Xxx :-D

My Gawd !!

I never understood why people choose not to get married nowadays because it is too expensive BUT I now understand why they would not choose to get buried/crematedf !!!

How do people cope who really do not have any money ?????

It must add very greatly to the distress!!!

Dea Xxx

Good grief Dea...theres a move from one to the other!

And my dad would have shot Cyns down in flames about the ashes....ashes, ashes.......but I'll leave it there ;-)

People choose not to marry because its too expensive to divorce?

Probably not making sense Ginns - I is a bit tired !!!

Dea Xxx

You can apply to Social if you are on benefits for some help...About £900 I think is max,but the deceased has to be a pauper and have no near kin with money to get it...

The price is awful and money should be for the living I think....

Thats why Bezzie and I did DIY for her hubby although we did have to transport him a bit of a way in a hired van...But it still cost around a Grand in all and without flowers at that...Some wild flowers were picked and placed on coffin though

Hope you both have a nice time away, Renes and Sylvia. You deserve it.

Just reading what Dea said about cost of funerals - my estranged father died 10 years ago (hadn't seen him for many years). I was tracked down as next of kin and so started making all the arrangements etc. Went for cheapest funeral option (the hospital where he died offered a "paupers funeral" but I couldn't subject even him to that). Funeral director quoted £1550 which I had no option but to stump up (he didn't have any insurance that we could find).

After the funeral me and Mr C were clearing out his council flat and Mr C shouted for me to come and see what he'd found at the back of the airing cupboard - a brown envelope containing exactly £1550!! (It was old & dusty so must've been there for some time).

I don't lke to think that my brother could be classed as a 'pauper', but I suppose he was really, but I am not on benefits so I don't suppose there is any help there !

I will gladly pay for what is needed but it will be arounf £3,000. just for the basic necessities. I just wonder what people do who just can not afford this ???

It must be so sad and worrying for them !!!

Dea Xxx