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“It’s got a good texture with the custard, good vanilla flavour, a nice crispy pastry and a nice shiny fondant top” ... Ohhh yeah! - that's Vanilla Slice perfection! ;o>"The 2016 competition was won by Sharps Bakery of Birchip ... more than 18,000 vanilla slices were consumed in the course of the August weekend" ... are they still trying to break my own personal best record?!! ;o>
Something sweet to amuse your own little Phoebe, Grizzly ;o> ...https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
It's very hard to find the short Clip of this absolutely adorable moment without it also having an awful Electronic Voice-over but I found one in the end - complete with little Mews and lots of Purring ;o> ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0e2Y...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Something sweet to amuse your own little Phoebe, Grizzly ;o> ...https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti......"
I wonder if the owner has started to dread the moment that sweet looking kitten, works out how to use those claws!
Cue ripped sofas, curtains and literally scratched backs! :)
Yeah, we all know that comes next - LOL!!! - but still, let's just treasure the sheer magic of the moment while it lasts ;o>
A team on Masterchef Australia has made a banana and Nutella pizza! It looks as foul as it sounds.
! 3 DAYS TO GO UNTIL POUNDLAND STARTS SELLING TWIN PEAKS AGAIN !And I know this because I am currently seeing lots of countdown reminders about it online every day now - LOL!!! ;o>
I missed out on trying this Poundland version of Toblerone the first time around. It's not that I am all that much of a Toblerone fan - I've always found them to be almost impossible to break up with your Fingers and far too hard and painfully challenging to want to risk sore Gums or breaking Teeth over by biting pieces off. I was just interested because of all the hype over them which was then followed on by the Court Case.
This time around the shape of them has apparently changed yet again and the news of their imminent return has received a mixed response - as it seems people either loved or hated them.
I just like buying something that is new and a bit different now and then - and so I'll hopefully get four ... one each for M&D's Christmas Stocking, and one for me ... and one to try out now because I don't want to wait until December to finally get to find out if I really do like them?! - LOL!!! ;o>
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/...
coincidentally, we flung out a half eaten 'twin peaks' on sunday - it had been in the bottom of a tupperware box thing since last year! having said that, they are unspeakably toothsome, both better in taste and in value than a toblerone! and having said that, it would be amusing if david lynch's people now decided to take poondland to court for intellectual theft!
"half eaten" Chocolate?! ... in our House that would simply never be heard of!!! ;oOMy Mum is a total Chocoholic - one known to often sneak in at night just to pinch a bit of her own Kids Easter Eggs or some of their Christmas Treats - LOL!!! ;o>
She even shamelessly used to have the nerve to try to pin all of the blame for the mysteriously missing Chocolate in the mornings on hungry Elves and Back Garden Fairies!!! ... HA HA HA HA HA!!!
"it would be amusing if david lynch's people now decided to take poondland to court for intellectual theft!" Any day now Poundland will surely be selling 'The Log' as well ;o>
‘Half-eaten’ chocolate is kept with the ’left-over’ wine.......
Ahhh, okay?!! ... we don't actually have any 'leftover Wine' either in our House being as we are all pretty much virtually teetotal ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "! 3 DAYS TO GO UNTIL POUNDLAND STARTS SELLING TWIN PEAKS AGAIN !
And I know this because I am currently seeing lots of countdown reminders about it online every day now - LOL!!! ;o>
I missed out ..."
Make it 5, and send one to me so I can offer a second opinion on how good it's bound to taste :)
(Pleeeeease) :)
And I know this because I am currently seeing lots of countdown reminders about it online every day now - LOL!!! ;o>
I missed out ..."
Make it 5, and send one to me so I can offer a second opinion on how good it's bound to taste :)
(Pleeeeease) :)
PM your Address and you know what? ... I actually will! ;o>I've not been out for almost ever and a day now so I'm determined to try to get myself off out this Weekend and have a good look around some Shops while I'm at it ;o>
Does anyone else want one while I'm buying? ... ;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>
I've just posted this up on 'What A Bargain' ..."Just came across this eBay Cashback Offer on 'hotukdeals' ...
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/10-c...
I haven't been sent an Email by PayPal about this but clicking on the hotukdeals Link took me straight into PayPal to register my Account to opt-in and so I've done so. If it works out then it's going to be a very nice bonus indeed ;o>"
Masterchef Australia contestants are making a very advanced lemon meringue pie using a 3D food printer! Blimey!
I don't really understand the Technology of 3D Printers - but I'm guessing that this is probably how everything in our everyday lives will be created in the future.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "! 3 DAYS TO GO UNTIL POUNDLAND STARTS SELLING TWIN PEAKS AGAIN !And I know this because I am currently seeing lots of countdown reminders about it online every day now - LOL!!! ;o>
I missed out ..."
When I read 'Twin Peaks'..i immediately thought of the TV series..and thought..well what special about that..it's been out for decades!
I'd haven't heard of Poundland's version of the infamous Swiss confectionary..nor the legal issues...but then..I've not been inside a poundland, much less eaten a Toberlone! :)
I wonder if the two products are of similar taste and texture.
suzysunshine7 wrote: ""How did somebody get a cat to do that? Or is it superimposed?
Creepy though! :)
"Does anyone else want one while I'm buying?"i'd say yes, but miss tech works in 'poondland', so i can take advantage of her staff discount, which works out at f*** aw %, except for one weekend in mid dec when the staff can go nuts for a whole 10% off! last year she went on an almighty spree which lightened her purse by £2.70! i advised her that the bailiffs would be at the door!
HA HA HA HA HA!!! - the last of the big spenders! ;o>
Last of the big spenders?
I've still got £4 in my pocket that Mrs Grizzly gave to me months ago - might have to spend it before the Mint change the coins again and I end up with a pocket full of scrap metal! :)
Dinner today is a lamb casserole which has been in the oven on a low heat since eleven o' clock this morning - the chunks of meat are lovely and tender, having just tried a piece for quality control purposes :)
I've still got £4 in my pocket that Mrs Grizzly gave to me months ago - might have to spend it before the Mint change the coins again and I end up with a pocket full of scrap metal! :)
Dinner today is a lamb casserole which has been in the oven on a low heat since eleven o' clock this morning - the chunks of meat are lovely and tender, having just tried a piece for quality control purposes :)
Mmmmmmmm - sounds delish! ;o>I've just been to the Hairdressers and immediately found myself catching up with all the latest local gossip ... I don't join in? ... I just sit there and listen to it all - LOL!!! ;o>
I know who has failed their Exams, who got given a Car for their 18th, who has been seen looking very close and cosy in an expensive Restaurant in Manchester with their Sister's Ex-Boyfriend, been shown pictures of a new Puppy following on from getting an update on the health of my Hairdresser's 16 year old Cat (Bella is doing very well indeed, by the way, and is back to her lovely self on her Special Diet despite so very nearly suddenly dying of Kidney Failure a couple of years ago), enjoyed a cup of Coffee and heard all about where several people have just been on their Holidays and where they are planning on going next year ... and all of this was only just during a 30 minute Hair Cut!
... HA HA HA!!! ;o>
We haven't christened Tea yet? - but I think it might be Chicken & Pasta ;o>
A HUGE spider, having struggled up and down the curtains several times has just landed on the rug and is making its way towa
LEZ LEE?!! - Dial 999 and ask for the Emergency Spider Removal Service!!! ;oO
I'm waiting to see if the Spider will start posting now?!! ... HA HA HA!!! ;o>Arry the Arachnid wrote: "I had a very tasty Lez Lee for my Tea tonight. I marinated her first in a Bottle of left-over Wine and then wrapped her up in the Front Room Rug and popped her in a Hot Oven for around half an hour ... Yum!-Yum!-Yum! ... Deeeeeeelicious!!! ;o>"
suzysunshine7 wrote: "LEZ LEE?!! - Dial 999 and ask for the Emergency Spider Removal Service!!! ;oO"Reminds me of this...I do love these..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19jaO...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I'm waiting to see if the Spider will start posting now?!! ... HA HA HA!!! ;o>"It's got enough legs for it! Wonder how spiders communicate? All I've ever heard is a hissing noise they make, usually, when one gets too close to one...which in my case..is only ever by accident!
It's that time of year..as the cooler months draw in, those little multilegged freaks start to find new homes in our homes..the wee bar stewards!
theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "LEZ LEE?!! - Dial 999 and ask for the Emergency Spider Removal Service!!! ;oO"Reminds me of this...I do love these..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19jaO..."
OMG!!! - that is SOOO funny!!! - I MUST show my Mum that one!!! ;o>
theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "I'm waiting to see if the Spider will start posting now?!! ... HA HA HA!!! ;o>"It's got enough legs for it! Wonder how spiders communicate? All I've ever heard is a hissing ..."
I got one that was the size of the palm of my Hand out of the Bath on Sunday Morning and on Monday Night there was another almost identical one in the exact same place in the Bath!!! ... if it hadn't been for the first one being black and the second one more of a brown colour I could of believed that the little bugger had snook out of the Garage where I had put it and climbed back in by coming up the Drainpipe!!! ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "LEZ LEE?!! - Dial 999 and ask for the Emergency Spider Removal Service!!! ;oO"Reminds me of this...I do love these..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19jaOSN..."
There loads of these..here's another 'spider' theme'd one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruTB5...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "I'm waiting to see if the Spider will start posting now?!! ... HA HA HA!!! ;o>"It's got enough legs for it! Wonder how spiders communicate? All I've ever hea..."
lol! Probably males on the hunt for females, looking for nooky! Daft thngs is..most of 'em the get eaten by the females! Does make me wonder..if the males go a wanderin for mating...where are these females hidin', then?
Perhaps they are all off abroad on Hen's Do's? ;o>
I've heard previous mentions of Simon's Cat but never seen one before - they are SO funny!!! ... I shall be watching every one that I can find on YouTube now! ...;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Perhaps they are all off abroad on Hen's Do's? ;o>"That'll be a lotta horny males, getting frustrated then......or maybe it's a blessing in disguise, perraps? They won't be consumed!
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I've heard previous mentions of Simon's Cat but never seen one before - they are SO funny!!! ... I shall be watching every one that I can find on YouTube now! ...;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>"
There's a simonscat official channel on YT, where pretty much all the clips are there..including some other stuff the creator Simon Tofield has done. He owns 6 cats, of which the two main characters (the other is a cute naughty kitten!) are based off them.
Check out one of my favourites 'Snow Business', the bird just cracks me up! :)
Will do, Poppet ... xOff for an early night as I can't manage to keep my Eyes open - LOL! ;o>
Nighty-Night x Sleepy-Tight x and very Sweet Dreams x
Thanks so much for "Simon's cat"! Priceless. Having been allowed to serve three cats, I recognise so much...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Will do, Poppet ... xOff for an early night as I can't manage to keep my Eyes open - LOL! ;o>
Nighty-Night x Sleepy-Tight x and very Sweet Dreams x"
Night night sweetie..well you'll have a chuckle to look forward too in the morn! Sweet dreams! :)
Come on, own up! Who got that ginormous spider out of my laptop onto the rug? It wasn't there when I started looking at my emails. (It's not there now, either, it's out in the garden).
Isabella wrote: "Thanks so much for "Simon's cat"! Priceless. Having been allowed to serve three cats, I recognise so much..."There's somewhere around 80 clips made now..so check 'em all out on YT.
I've never owned a cat..but can well believe the antics they get up to, watching these! :)
From cats to birds (and I have long believed that Simon's Cat was modelled on our Charlie - behaviourally, he's a dead ringer), I know there are a lot of bird-lovers here so some may be interested to watch the live stream of these peregrine falcon chicks.It's dark here now so they are sleeping at this minute:
http://www.367collinsfalcons.com.au/
" Three peregrine falcon chicks have just hatched on a ledge 33 floors above Melbourne and are a fitting reward for a brave pair of long term lovers. The falcon parents, who mate for life, tragically lost their chicks last year when it’s believed they inadvertently fed them poisoned pigeon. Now, thanks to a live webstream, surrogate human parents can watch the daily challenges of chick raising in real time. And with peregrine falcons being the fastest animal in the world (flying up to 390km/hr), it’s safe to say these babies will grow up fast. Very fast."
Thanks Val! I’ve bookmarked it so I’ll keep popping in.There are/were peregrines on Birkenhead Town Hall (‘over the water’ from Liverpool) but I never saw them.
Val wrote: "... It's dark here now so they are sleeping at this minute ..."Awww, they just woke Mum (or is it Dad?) up and got smacked and then sat back down on - LOL!!! ;o>
'Scone with the Wind: Cakes and Bakes with a Literary Twist' by Miss Victoria Sponge turned up today ;o>I have had a quick look through it and it certainly does look to be packed with Cake, and Biscuit, and Dessert Recipes - although unfortunately there doesn't seem to be anything that is all that new or unusual in it to be of any great interest to me and that is what I am always hoping for from my Bookshelf collection of Baking Books nowadays.
It has gone for wasting quite a few Pages on using basic cartoon illustrations instead of showing any much more attractive and also really useful photographs - which is a little disappointing - but a fairly common complaint with a lot of cookbooks.
I have decided to gift it on to a Neighbour, who has only just started getting into Baking, as I think she will get quite a kick out of using it with her six year old Daughter ;o>
I rarely tend to buy any Books these days but I would definitely use the Website again ... 'Booksplease.com' ... the Book came in immaculate condition, was well-packaged, and it arrived within 5 days of ordering it.
I had better post a follow up on the Tree that I ordered for M&D's Emerald Wedding Anniversary, hadn't I? Well, I hadn't heard anything after 11 days - but 'Crocus.co uk' had stated that the Delivery would be 'within 3 weeks' and it wasn't essential for it to arrive on the actual day as I also had other gifts for M&D.I emailed them though, just to see if they could give me some idea on when it might come, and got a very friendly answer within hours that they were in Stock already, earlier than had been previously anticipated, and that I could expect my Order within the next 2 to 3 days.
So, in the end, the Emerald Lace Acer arrived on the evening before the big day itself. The huge Box was very sturdy and undamaged and the Tree was very carefully packed and secured so it had suffered no harm in it's transit.
To be absolutely honest, I was a little bit disappointed though? The small Tree had unusually been trimmed back in a couple of places and three of untrimmed ends were a pale brown colour and looked to be dead? However, my Mum is the Gardener in our family, and she keeps on saying that she is absolutely thrilled and delighted with it ;o>
She says that, while admittedly it isn't exactly the healthiest of Plants right now and has clearly suffered from some Wind Damage, that is only to be expected at this time of year - and that all that it needs is a bit of extra TLC and to get to spend the Winter in a pot in the Greenhouse to help nurture it on and protect it from the worst of the Weather.
I have a feeling that if I had kept to my original Order with 'Tree2mydoor.com', and paid double for it through them, it would probably have arrived in a similar condition as they are very likely to also use the same Growers to source their Website Stock from - so I'm a happy bunny on that score.
My Mum is such an excellent Gardener, so M&D's Anniversary Tree is in great hands, and it should soon rally round and start thriving as a very welcome addition to the Back Garden ;o>
And would I buy from 'Crocus.co.uk' again? ... Yes, I would ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I had better post a follow up on the Tree that I ordered for M&D's Emerald Wedding Anniversary, hadn't I? Well, I hadn't heard anything after 11 days - but 'Crocus.co uk' had stated that the Delive..."Suzy, I bought my acer from Crocus sometime last year. It was really small and brown and didn’t look well at all and I didn’t expect it to survive. I covered it with frost protector over the Winter and it’s really healthy now. See pic on my profile.
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Just google : best vanilla slice competition
or see the history at:
https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au...
The 2018 Competition was held in the town of Mildura and the overall winner was the Bridgewater Bakery from the town of Bridgewater On Loddon.
https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/...
Categories for judging are: Professional; Innovative; Apprentice Baker; Primary Schools; Secondary Schools; Open; Over 50s; and People’s Choice