Weekly Chat (Non-Osprey), January 3, 2016

Diane: Trust me, if I ever want to know the facts about anything, you'll be the go-to person! :-)  I'm just amazed by Heather's generosity.

Me, too, Annette!

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All: I was only trying to help Heather. :-) It must be stressful for a non-vegan to host a gathering of vegans, especially those adhering to a diet prescribed by theological tradition.

Good Morning, All.   Drier here, thank goodness. Our garden is very soggy now.  But on the other hand, I can't remember another Christmas season in the whole of our marriage of over 40 years, where the wreath on the front door has had a hanging basket next to it with a geranium in it, still in flower!!

Went to bed with the remains of a glass of white wine, but it can't have agreed with me as I had a poor night's sleep and will have to take a zzz later on today, to catch up.

Much to do, have to go to shops in nearby town to collect some Sale items bought online. Also plan to start taking down our decs today. Hope Everyone has a good day, especially Margo.

Morning, Lindy.  Sorry to hear you didn't sleep well - I hope you manage to catch up today.

In the meantime I've been posting more photos - I got these just before Christmas.  Click on these two handsome males to see more:

Good morning, Rita - glad you like them!

Thank you DIANE, I have only just gone online, shut down fairly early last night.

Honestly, I am not generous in doing Sheanas funeral food. She delegated me the job years ago ( yes, she really did !!) She never hesitated to speak her mind or make odd requests. A bit of an eccentric who complained one year that the peapods I had grown in her garden didn't have enough peas in them. The catalogue had promised ten in each pod,apparently! She was quite obsessed with measurements and numbers,was a draughtswoman during the War. When I was making seed drills she would stand at one end and squint at them and usually told me that the drill wasn't dead straight. I can still picture her in her old gardening raincoat and Wellington boots giving me instructions. She was the sort of lady that was either liked or loathed,due to her forthrightness.  

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that catering for up to 15 was a doddle! It is only a finger buffet and my eldest daughter and her daughter are coming over to help. As you know we are a large family and used to churning out food for the masses:-) Once I know what exactly we are going to make. Which takes me neatly back to thanking DIANE for the links to info. OG will,I know be horrified at my tardiness. She would have had a menu planned days ago. How I wish  for some of her brilliant organizational skills.

Sorry about your bad night, LINDY. I hope that you catch up with sleep.

Thanks everyone for posts and pictures x

Heather B said:

She never hesitated to speak her mind or make odd requests. A bit of an eccentric who complained one year that the peapods I had grown in her garden didn't have enough peas in them. The catalogue had promised ten in each pod,apparently! She was quite obsessed with measurements and numbers,was a draughtswoman during the War. When I was making seed drills she would stand at one end and squint at them and usually told me that the drill wasn't dead straight. I can still picture her in her old gardening raincoat and Wellington boots giving me instructions. She was the sort of lady that was either liked or loathed,due to her forthrightness.  

I think that you are also very forthright, CLARE if I remember correctly :-)  I'm the same, which is probably why I could appreciate Sheana for the person she was. I'm going to be a bit forthright just now, S was extremely unusual for a Highland woman of her generation. When I first came here to live I thought that everyone was utterly charming. Until I eventually realised that they thought the same things as me but didn't say anything whereas I usually put my foot in it and said the things that everyone else thought LOL. There are a load more incomers like me here now, so the charm has become more diluted :-))) That may be or may not be a good thing. Depends on your point of view.