UK/Europe/World - September!

[lou-bi-wan]

Yep, it's September and next month is Halloween . . . then Bonfire night . . . then you guessed it . . . Christmas!! Woohoo!! (Sorry to my American friends for not mentioning Thanksgiving!!)

[CosmicMuffin]

OK marking my spot and I will be back.

[shykins]

good grief i quite forgot we had started a new month!!!!..

lou i LOVE yr pic of u in your tent.. very commando lol

well kids are back at school tomorrow yehaaa...lou whats yr boy going to do now hes done his exams??

xx

[Kissa]

Thanks Lou. Happy September everyone. Let's hope for an Indian Summer.

[CosmicMuffin]

That is a great wedding picture. Ummmm it is up near 90 today here. Sunny and I really wanted to go to the lake. But I must do some shopping. So how is it there?

[lou-bi-wan]

Originally Posted by shykins

good grief i quite forgot we had started a new month!!!!..

lou i LOVE yr pic of u in your tent.. very commando lol

well kids are back at school tomorrow yehaaa...lou whats yr boy going to do now hes done his exams??

xx

September already, this year is just zooming by!!

He's going into sixth form, studying health & social care, it's just up his alley, like round peg in a round hole!! He'll probably work with older people or special needs children, he likes the younger ones as they don't take the mickey out of him and he can talk for england so as long as he learns to listen he'd be great with older people too . . .

The tent pic looks like I'm surveying my land . . .

Cosmic, it's a bit humid here today but there's definitely a cooler breeze, I've also noticed the leaves are falling off of the trees and my virginia creeper is changing from green to orange. Autumn is on the way.

Kissa - It would be great to have an indian summer, we're putting the tent up this weekend (yet again <sigh>) for a birthday sleep-over, should be fun, lots of teenagers!! I hope it stays fine for them . . . How was your weekend away? Are they enjoying married life?

[Kissa]

They are LOVING married life! Getting more than any of us if you get my meaning?

The leaves are definitely changing colour and the blackberries are ripening on Hampstead Heath.

I have just made the chocolate 1 minute muffin using almond flour and coconut oil. It turned out very well but I would prefer it with butter! I have never 'baked' on Atkins before this week, I am amazed how successful these recipes are.

[lou-bi-wan]

Originally Posted by Kissa

They are LOVING married life! Getting more than any of us if you get my meaning?

Aaaaah bless . . . I really should work on that . . .

Blackberries already!!

I should have a go at the muffins, I have almond flour and coconut oil. Although I still have memories from the 'fibre muffins' I ate a whole batch of!!

I put some xanthum gum in a lc bread mix and it made it biGGGGGGGG, it hit the top of the bread machine!! Makes great toast!

[Blondie Baby]

Originally Posted by lou-bi-wan

Yep, it's September and next month is Halloween . . . then Bonfire night . . . then you guessed it . . . Christmas!! Woohoo!! (Sorry to my American friends for not mentioning Thanksgiving!!)

Lou - Now I'm offended! Eid comes before halloween! But I have to admit - Halloween is my very favorite holiday. And my parents will be here with us this year!

Kissa - Awwwwwww newlyweds. But I have to tell you wil DBF on leave 2 weeks, the mornings have been VERY GOOD to me!!!!

Cosmic - humid and HOT here, too. Up around 11 with 75-80% humidity! Feels like a damn steam room!

Shy - My kids all started back to school last week. Except my eldest DD. She starts next week. 2 days before Ramadan - what was her school thinking?

[Blondie Baby]

Kissa - I forgot - I want Blackberries! And I wanted to say - I also started on coconut oil for my skin. i have very, very dry skin. But I am noticing a difference! Any results with you?

[lou-bi-wan]

Apologies Blondie, those are the hols that I celebrate . . . what do you do for Eid?

Just eating lc has improved my skin but let me/us know your results with CO.

[shykins]

our blackberries were ripe 2 weeks ago i have a load in the freezer and also have blackberry vodka and sloe gin ripening on the sill.. we also stripped our apple trees this week usually all this happens end of sep/oct so yes i think autumn is with us

kissa lets have the recipe i dont have cocounut oil but am sure i could use something else instead.. mostly i find the recipes way too sweet

well little un is off back to school fingers crossed i dont get same probs as last year.. oooh and i have booked a week in egypt from 21-28 cannot wait!!! i WILL get some sun somehow lol

[Kissa]

How lovely to see everyone so busy on the thread again. Where to start, well I think it has to be Maryam first:

a) I used to love mornings!!!
b) Eid isn't fair...it moves around too much, well the Ramadan one does anyway!
c) Haven't noticed any difference in my skin yet, only started it last week, and my skin is 60 remember.

Next, Shy.

a) You are such an earth Mother, freezing blackberries and making Sloe Gin, do you make jam too, or is that too much sugar in the house? I'll have to pop by to help with the blackberry vodka, I don't really do gin, though once it has been 'Sloed' it isn't too bad!
b) Hope the school year goes better for DS.
c) Holiday in the sun...good for you, though on your past record isn't this a bit scary? Usually one of your family seems to fall ill if there is a whisper of a holiday

And you Lou.

a) Baking bread! Another domestic Goddess. I saw Xanthum Gum in Sainsbury's last week but the only time I have had it was in OZ with Vicky and I wasn't too impressed with the texture in a curry we were thickening.
b) The recipe is on the boards. I will look it up. Of course I mess about with it, I am incapable of following anything to the letter, but I will use butter next time.

Lovely day here today, you would love it Cosmic. How you?

For the recipe/s read the 'Thank you 4 the 1 minute muffin recipe' thread.

[shykins]

kisa.. lmaooo at me being an earth mother if u only knew.... only doing it cos its booze lol... i dont like gin either sloe gin is ok tho .. cant wait to try the vodka tho looks lovely already... umm jam?? me??? i did do sugar free blackberry jam once it was ok but didnt last long jus boiled blackberries and splenda til it set bascially

will check out the thread i think i saw it before but didnt read all of it .. recipes are there to be tinkered with methinks

oooh i did bread baking too .. well technically the machine does it i just tip in the mix but hey it sounds good lol

x

[lou-bi-wan]

OMG Kissa!! You did over 20 hours of exercise last month, brilliant!!

[lou-bi-wan]

Shy - Egypt is such a mystical place, I'd love to go. I have a lot of history tied up in Egypt, my dad was born there and Flinders Petrie was a relative, so I'm fascinated by all things egyptian . . . You deserve the break!

[Kissa]

Lou, you clown! What IS that thing, your Mummy I presume!

Egypt is a wonderful country, better luck on getting there this time Shy!

Yup 20 hours, still no thinner though.

[Blondie Baby]

Kissa - Yep Eid moves around! And not just the Ramadan one! We actually have 2 Eids. Eid al Fitr (the Ramadan one) and Eid al Adha about 2 months later! The Islamic calendar is lunar rather than solar, thus the moving around! Coconut Oil - I have noticed that dry rough heels are smoother! Very important in a place where sandals are year around wear!

Shy - I would love to visit Egypt, except it's full of Egyptians! Having lived in the Middle East for almost 15 years, I can honestly say, they aren't my favorite people. DBF spent a few month there and HATED it, though he did say I would love the historical part. Hope you make it.

Lou - We don't really have a SET plan for Eid. We just kinda do whatever we feel like. DBF always takes his son to his father's house for lunch so my kids and I will maybe go to lunch and a movie. But I ALWAYS get each them a new outfit (2 if i can afford it) and make a trip to Toys R Us to spend their Eidia!!!!

[shykins]

well i hope i do make this holiday kissa and if it rains while i am there i shall begin to take it personally lol... have to say when we were there in february the people were lovely, couldnt do enough for you and of course theres SUN!!! (i hope)

lou how did u get a picture of me walkin on here??

blondie is that yr family??

well i am off to wibble this morning so will see u all later
x

[Blondie Baby]

Shy - that's a tiny fraction of my family! That's DBF and my youngest ds

[shykins]

well i knew it couldnt be all of them cos u mentioned yr girls lol

x

[lou-bi-wan]

Hi ladies,

Just wanted to say have a great weekend!

[Kissa]

I intend to, Will be seeing ether Bourne movie or Atonement. DH and I usually go out to lunch together then on to the cinema on a Sunday if we aren't busy doing anything else. It is really nice.

Did a 2 hour gym workout today, aerobics and toning. I've got to try to beat my August time!!!!

Love to all.

[shykins]

not sure if my weekend will be good or not.. bought hubby a paintball tank battle voucher for his birthday and we aer going this weekend so i will be sat there watchin him career round in a tank.. which will be either great fun or very boring lol

have a good one
xx

[Kissa]

Take a good book! By the way what is everyone reading at present? I am reading 'The Tenderness of Wolves'. Just started it and like the way it is going.

Where are you all????

[shykins]

did think of a book but have 10yr old with me .. hope to god he loves it cos if he gets bored its gonna be a nightmare or i could make him a target (or is that not fair?? lol )

i just finished a book about east end drugs etc was quite horrific in places before that i read gloria hunnifords book about her daughter and cancer .. very sad

x

[lou-bi-wan]

Hi all,

Kissa - I always have a few books on the go for different purposes . . I'm reading 'Stark' by Ben Elton, in the bath, 'Billy' by Pamela Stephenson, light reading when there's no telly, Harry Potter III and Lord of the Rings in bed and then there's The New Scientist and Deposits mags that I enjoy reading. There are a couple of others about WWII that I'm reading too.

You're really good with sticking to your exercise goals Kissa, that's probably why you're at goal, I'm aiming to beat my few hours of exercise from last month . . .

Shy - He's not for target practice!! LOL

Blondie, Cosmic, Maid.