Stuffed Peppers, Apple Crisp, Scallops & Linguine in pesto sauce,
Swedish Meatballs, My Mom's Beef Stew,
Hi D I like the sound of all of these. If I had to choose I think I would opt for the scallops & Linguine in pesto sauce. Can I have the recipe.
Post your new, large, red LOL
On all my vegetable jokes ? Especially the Kumquart joke
It would make my day.
You sure are on form. I'm copying large LOLs onto your vegy jokes at this very minute. But you know what? I can't find the famous Kumquart joke - how does it go again
Did you get any trees removed ?
Oh those bleeping trees. This is how it went. Tree felling day arrives. M is indoors giving me the silent treatment - his way of protesting against the tree felling. Tree men get to work but five minutes in there's a neighbour telling them to stop. She's screaming at me saying I have no right to fell the trees especially as they have a preservation order on them. She's on her mobile reporting me to the Council. Then the tree men start having a go at me. They said if the trees have a preservation order on them that they could lose their license if they do anything to them. That I have cost them time and they want paying even if none of the trees come down. M hears what's going on and joins in - not taking my side, just telling the tree men to `go forth and multiply' if you get my meaning.
You know Custer's Last Stand. Well it was Carol's Last Stand. I just wish I had had the wagons to hide behind. I was starting to get a bit scared, but then I saw the funny side of it - but I made sure I didn't laugh. I thought if I laugh I'm a dead woman. It would just have been a question of which one of them got to me first.
I took control. First, I looked deep into George's eyes (head tree man). I assured him on my mother's life (mum past away 14 yrs ago) that there was no preservation order on the trees - which was the absolute truth. I had made a point of checking with the Council. I then turned my attention to M. I reminded him that whilst I knew he wasn't happy about the tree felling that he had half halfheartedly agreed, so could he please go back indoors. That just left the neighbour.
Now I could have gone for the jugular. The trees are in my garden, there's no preservation order. I hold all the cards. She had come out fighting when she should have begged. But rather than rip her apart I was a model of reason. I said I would leave the trees that were nearest to her house. Now are you proud of me or what?
In the end 3 trees actually came down. 3 trees out of 37! I had planned to fell around 10. I'll have another go. But not for a while. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
xxx C
ps: missed you too.
United States
Trees running from Carol..... Priceless....
