( can't get my head round the " great- nephew" bit at all! )

Why?  Am I just too 'vibrantly young' to have great nephews?  Or do you not just not get what a great nephew is?

Slinks, me nephew (his father) had the same jet black hair when he was born, but his stood on end like a bog brush, but by the time he was a year old he was (and still is) as blonde as can be.

Is his Dad Frankie Cocozza?  

he is a wee cute wee chunker tho... so cancel that.

No 1 when I was born was the Everley Brothers 'Cathy's Clown'   Not how I got my name tho.

NO, thankfully my nephew really is the father of this kid. Which is why I'm so thrilled for him.  (Jeremy Kyle post about to happen).

He was accused of being the father to a child who looked (and he really did) just like him, the girl accused her boyfriend first and when the dna came back it wasn't him, we all just took it that he was my nephews son, again I will say he looks so much like him.  

Anyway, 2 years down the road, of my nephew having the baby 3 times a week to give the grandparents a break cos MUM had done off.  The CSA got involved and when my nephew had started working they were right on him, BUT, because he wasn't named as Dad on the birth certificate they insisted on a DNA, turns out he wasn't his Dad.  He was heart broken.

Oh yeah, should add, now apparently there are 5 more in the running to be the poor little boys father.

Aww Cinds.. that must have been horrible.   How did your nephew deal with it?   I'm glad things are going well for him now at least.   (the ex sounds like a lovely girl.. )

KAFFY, he was devastated.  I was worried that it would tip him back in to his bad boy ways. He lost his father when he was 13 and went right off the rails, he did time. 

SQUISHPOT!  Little squishy ishy ishy ishy ishpot <3

hahah!! I know what it is.. so it's the former!

My lemon tree is growing a lime 

Cinds, I think lemons start off green and then go yellow as they ripen.

I know 

Can you see some more budding above the big one?

Yes!  You're going to have quite a few.

I want a lemon tree now.

There's loads, I'll have to go out and get some gin & tonic to go with them. 

I was just thinking the same. Are they hard to grow/keep? Do they need special conditions eg. lots of light/sun etc?

Soozy, I bought it already established.  I wish I could say I grew it from pips, but I didn't 

It just needs to be somewhere sunny, which is why it's in that window as it gets the sun all day (WHEN the sun is shining)

I recognise that tree

Was that you in the garden last night?

If you haven't seen it already 'Senna' is on tv next Thursday on Sky Atlantic 9pm.

Well worth a watch 

Mr Woo has gone away for a few days on a golfing jaunt. I am having a very lazy few hours hence this post. I have loads to do but sit here trawling all kinds of garbage on the lappy.

Yes I agree  

It made me cry. 

An interesting read: The Body Image report:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life...a-wiseman?CMP=twt_gu

I'm never sure what point he was trying to make. His version of "If I had a hammer!" was more straightforward.

Mr Cinds announced that he wants to go and see someone that has a lot of smeg.  He is, however, talking kitchen appliances, but others wouldn't know this so I hope he doesn't say it to too many people. 

Isn't Flightradar24.com fab? I'm tracking Mrs Joe's plane. She is just about to enter Croatian airspace. The ultimate in stalking people.

I've never seen it Joe, but I'll have a look next time someone I know is flying.

I am at the end of my 2nd year of AAT Cinds...2 down 1 to go!!!! Woo woo....do it if you have the chance....x

It made me cry too!

Steady on, love - i think you're only meant to handout flowers to the athletes!

Maybe she was harpooned.

cinnamon twirls  

I love them - our local Lidl has just opened a bakery and my friend is in charge and keeps dropping me one off after her 6-8am baking shift 

have to say to date they are the best I have ever tasted - melt in your mouth - so soft and moorish 

have hinted I need to try the maple and walnut danish as well 

What time should I come round for a cuppa and a twirl/danish?

was about 9 this morning but I havnt eaten it    will save it for BB with a brandy  coffee this evening 

thank goodness she doesnt work every day 

ooooooooooooooooooh lucky you - i'd love a friend who works in a bakers - I get left over fish and chips bought in ............I never, ever fancy them but he keeps bringing them in love his heart.

Soozy I used to date a lad whose Dad had some fish and chip shops, and his mother used to say the same thing about him bringing stuff home.  

For me I have to really really fancy fish & chips and then most of the time I always feel disappointed once I've eaten them.

I'm waiting on my new laptop to get delivered and it better hurry the eff up!! 

I'm really impatient.  I got the email on friday to say it was with the courier so I assumed it would be here today.