This is the recipe I follow for the Basque Lamb Stew.

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/r...es/basque_lamb_stew/

Soozy I was just thinking about your bathroom today.  Is it becoming a nightmare?

The only 2 rooms in the house that are not being done is the kitchen, because that was done when we fitted a new one last summer, and our bedroom, which was done early last year.  BUT we're almost there   

I have to do as much as I can when we can manage to pin down our decorator, he works away a lot and spends months at a time in Thailand with some bit of fluff he has out there. 

Ta for the recipe link Cinds - looks delicious.  

So, are you and Mr Cinds are funding his next holiday?

I am still in awe at you having so many rooms done at once, my nerves would be frazzled.

Has AIMEE BLOWN UP YOUR HOUSE TOO?

HAHAHA  

Yes.  Where do I go to put a Aimee Claim in? 

Brilliant Fluffs! 

Aim's Claims dot apostrophe?  

YEP!!! Nuff said.

I could bore for England here ..............but I wont

Pour it out on us, it's better than blowing it all up on Mr Woo.  (I said blowing it all up on Mr Woo & not blowing Mr Woo). 

OH and by the way is your keyboard some how stuck on centering all of your text?

Probably. 

And don't get me started, we've just sat and said what a shame it is that all of upstairs is redecorated and re-carpeted apart from our room.  We discussed for a while then I said "no I'm to tired with it all to start pulling our room apart again, but it's a shame it is going to be the only room upstairs with a different carpet.......NO NO".

I'm sitting here thinking, I bet tomorrow once I've had a good nights sleep, I'll be 'Oh go on then, do ours too' 

No -I just like my gifs centred

I really am getting so boring!

We've gone into liquidation sorry 

I;m gearing myself up here to let rip at the bathroom supply people when the lines open at 9. I am NOT HAPPY. Someones gonna get it.

Actually, I see no reason why your bedroom should be left out. You've come this far, go for it girl!

And that's from a woman who hates decorating.

 I hope you've given them both barrels, Soozy.

Did you have any joy?

Loving the Speshal drawing, did you do it?

No I can't take the credit for the drawing

As for joy ......................it's gone long past joy TBH. I would be happy not to be fobbed off and lied to. How can you arrange builders/joiners/pumbers/electricians when you're waiting for bits (albeit small) that are very dependent on the next stage?? ie. you can't plaster/tile etc. until certain bits are done.

I'm waiting for an internal shower wall corner - it should have been here yesterday (joiner booked for today) I was told it was defininitely gonna be here - I waiyed till 1.15 before ringing to ensure it was on it's way ....................lots of umming and ahing - they'llring me back etc. I gave it an hour and a half no return call - I rang again - the said it's on it's way. Did it arrive? Did it buggery!!!

Sorry the details are just boring but - they've had my money - everything should have been here last Friday - this is the second time I've waited in all day and no ones shown.

This morning I'm told it's being couriered here before 10am tomorrow - I won't hold my breath. I'm thoroughly peeeeed off.

First Bathrooms are great on choice, great on price, lovely sales personnel -  I was singing their praises to everyone. They've let themselves down BIG TIME and not just once on delivery - what a shame

Rant over. I'm just a boring old cow.

Soozy I would be fuming also.  Have they actually delivered anything?  I would be getting worried about whether I had been robbed.  Hope it gets sorted soon.

Aww Soozy, i hope it turns up this time!

yes got most of it but waiting for small but vital parts.

I'd be threatening them with recovering the costs of wasted tradesmen!

I'd be threatening them with  

The threat of having to pay out for messing you around so much might be the kick up the butt they need

Aww I am sorry about your troubles Sooz but that first pic made me giggle but then the cow gif made me LOL!  

awwww Soozy, not liking that you're getting all stressy, but yourpictorial outbursts are just sheer  class ! 

Awwwww - my floor tiles are finished and grouted and my posh sink/cupboardy thing is up - really starting to take shape - it is lovely!

!  That's better! 

Good Grief!! Just caught Real Deal on the telly - David Dickinson He's always been a bit orange but is something wrong with my colour!!?

I see orange too Soozy 

I caught Real Deal a few weeks ago & was shocked to see a very saucy ornament shown, especially at that time in the afternoon. 

I'ma tiny bit excited ...............I have had the same (home) hairdresser for years. She is really lovely (very eccentric) but she does lack imagination. I've wanted to change for a long, long time but haven't had the heart to tell her.

She has a Downs Syndrome child - her partner is on benefits and when I saw her the other day and asked her to call in she told me that she daren't as she has has a fall out with her neighbours and she's frightened they'll shop her She only does a few people in the village.

Anyway - I'm having my hair cut by someone new tomorrow - can't wait.

Lovely Soozy.....are you going to go for something completely different?  I say do it, it's only hair....it'll grow back!

I am in limbo with mine at the minute.  It's long and dark brown but a bit boring and I want something new done to it.  I'm considering Ombre highlights but I'm worried they are on their way out already.  I don't really want to go blonde again because it's too hard to keep and red just annoys me because it can clash with some clothes!

I'm not into gardening but just got an e mail from an old friend. Her son (aged 20) won a silver gilt award at Chelsea  - he was on TV last night - just watching on catch up. My sister went yesterday and saw him.

Was he the youngest? I think i saw him on the news the other day

I too had a home hairdresser for convenience but she's moved away and I've not found a new one yet. I too want a change of style, I want some layers in my hair. I've looked at some youtube vids of people who cut their own hair into layers either to save money or they just don't trust hairdressers, have come across some interesting videos of how they do it. Is there nothing that either google or youtube doesn't have an answer to lol.

I saw that on Chelsea if it was him. congrats to him  I've never been but would love to go some day, so much inspiration, so many beautiful gardens and flowers etc. Wish I had the money to hire one of their landscape gardeners to create the perfect garden for me