Yeaahh... that Hamster wide eyed innocent face don't fool us 

Yep... It doesn't.

Sorry... been missing... had a migraine yesterday... dunno what happened the other two.

Someone has been pretending to be Jezza on instagram... he just wonders why someone would pretend to be a "fat man off a car show" rather than, say, George Clooney.

Awww sorry you had a migraine.  They must be rotten to suffer from 

Someone pretending to be Jezza...strange one allright. 

It is indeed.. unless they were planning on trying to get him into trouble. Stupid person. *shakes head* he manages plenty fine on his own. *nods*

All sorted for xmas?

A bit of shopping still to do thanks. How about you? Have you got your decs up yet?

I have done my Patrick Swayze Christmas this year (see facebook). *nods* It is spiffy.

Keep slacking on the cards. Done?

Oooh must check it  

Pressies done, cards next 

Got the cards done. *phew*

Decorated? Very important the decorating. *nods*

Tonight cards 

Tomorrow decs  

Thursday Christmas groceries delivered   

Thats the plan.... have you put your decs up?

Just my "Patrick Swayze Christmas", that's all. Cards hung up on the dado rail, is all in the living room.

I have 8 tubes of pringles, 3 boxes of 18 cans of cola, and 1 8 pack of cola... the 2 boxes of walkers crisps are nearly gone. I need to make a madeira and that'll be me sorted.

That's a lot of cola  

I have Schloer [ and port for the strong stuff ] 

I have rums for the hard stuff (dark and malibu). Going to get pineapple juice and make (wrong) pina coladas. (it should be white rum and coconut milk/liquor). I'm sure it'll be fine.

Never tried schloer, nice I take it?

Oooh pina colada thats  a great drink - I've had it with cream I think? Mmmmm. 

Schloer is lovely - the grape version especially. It was always on the Christmas table in our house so it has associations  My brother sent me over a Tesco grocery delivery- oodles of Schloer and many chocolates...    which of course I'm cross about, being on a diet [ sort of]    

Oh yes... I'm sure you are.

That was nice of him. It's Xmas... diets don't jam with Xmas. It's allowed for a week or two.

Have you seen the Top Gear Xmas Special ad yet? James' hair... it's gone. :'(

Yes   Im in a huff while scoffing these gorgeous chocs. Naughty bruv how dare he...nom nom

hehe

I'm scunnered with chocolate... I haven't even opened any yet.

Open open ! You know you want to! 

Mostly been sneaking the pringles... and I failed a Madeira yesterday. Mistakes were made, mostly my inability to read the scale properly.

Oh mannn! Baking is hard 

Madeira shall be redone... improved! *determined*

Merry Christmas.

Sorry I haven't been in.... RL stuff  Christmas isn't a good time for me. Oh carp I thought you birthday was the 28th for some reason  Sorry for missing it

Happy Belated Birthday ! xx 

That's ok, I understand. *hugs*

Did birthday things today anyway... as witnessed by my Fili feels. *nods* (Hobbit)

That was very nice, thank you. I now need a real life Pringles cake... or just Pringles, I have those.

So soooorrry    I think I had a hangover mixed with food poisoning, Didn't even eat any turkey til yesterday as the thought of food made me green. Glad you had a good Hobbity Birthday! 

Oh gods... Not good at all. I was wondering where you'd got to, started to get a bit worried.

No sorry, don't be sorry. *nods*

I will say a cheery thing. My wee cousin got a kitten for her birthday today. It's called "Olly Purrs". As much as I love a pun... I'm not sure I  approve.

 Awww...umm well she can always shorten it to Olly eventually 

Did you get any nice stuffs for Christmas and your Birthday ? 

Well... with my birthday/xmas money from parents/work/aunt R I got a Blu-ray player (dvd player is over ten years old, on the road out), The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (my first Blu-ray.), Pokemon Omega Ruby and a second-hand Professor Layton game. Still have money left, not doing as well as last year with that though, I still had some in July *ahem*. Then there's smelly stuff, socks and nail varnish and a bottle of bicardi.

How did you do? Anything special?

You think so? I've never had much trouble. Though I've never done a Madeira - for some reason!

Happy Hogmanay.

Madeira's the best cake of all. You can ice it or you can just eat it as is. It's wonderful.

Yes, I just had some the other day....and it got me to wondering why I had never made one myself.

I got a few bits and pieces for the flat for Christmas, cutlery, storage boxes, candles Lots of small things like bath sets. Also got lots of chocolates [ too polite to say I'm on a diet - I shall do my duty and eat em however  ] and work them off on the exercise bike.

Happy Hogmanay !

Do it! It's easy... If you want my recipe?

Candles, they've got very popular as gifts this year... thankfully cut down my chocolate haul... still got too much chocolate, I don't want to eat it.

OK then, fire away. Might be a while before I actually get round to it though.

I usually just make a batch of small sponges.

So. It's 2015 - When's Springwatch?

This is a gas mark 3... I have no idea what happened to the book... I'm too lazy to copy it out. *ahem*

Sift in flour and baking powder, then add everything else and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Middle (or high-ish) shelf in the oven. If it browns/burns too quickly put tinfoil loosely over it.

Umm... Springwatch... May is it? Normally?

Nice cake. Reminds me I got a mini cupcake kit for my birthday. Teeny, pointy cups.

Now eaten most of the chocs... just the After Eights and a Selection Box to go. Daren't go near the scales.

Wish they'd do a Winterwatch as a regular thing?

I've given away most of the chocs I got... and all of the wine. Bought myself a reduced to clear tin of swizzle sweets instead.

Yeah... regular Winterwatching would be good.

A regular Winterwatch would be good. After all, it's not as if ALL flora and fauna totally disappear for the winter months. They did one a couple of years ago (or more probably) and I think it went well.

I had a turkey joint today, that I didn't eat over Christmas  Have even more turkey left in the freezer.