Tea? (Part 1)

[tdr1nka]

Here be Shedravans,

A b*st*rd holiday home made Dr. Frankenstein style of a shed grafted onto a caravan. Still some work to finish.

If you are heading to the very south of County Cork(Allihies)we can offer tea and a place to camp.

How was the duck run, or is that this coming weekend?

 

[Night Train]

I'm having my bed time bucket of Earl Grey now that I am back in from work.

I like profiteroles.

 

[Amanda P]

Hmm. Yes. It looks a bit of a b*s*rd...

The duck run is long done and dusted. The ducks, geese and swans all arrived safely. They were not asked to produce their passports.

I travelled on to Banagher and on again with Mrs Uncle Phil to Galway and on yet again to the Aran Islands... or the biggest one, whose name I forget. I even wrote a short post about it all somewhere, with pictures, to widespread apathy. Even I can't remember where it was.

And then I came back to Yorkshire. The only problem was the exhasut dropping off my duck-rearing mate's car. It completed the journey in the boot.

Anyway, we (that's Mrs Uncle Phil and I... the ducks aren't involved this time) are planning a tour of most of the south-west, so I might just take you up on the non-virtual tea...

*Starts Google Earth to see where Alihies is*

 

[tdr1nka]

The offer remains open we're around until the end of August
Must go to bed now, early start.....
TTFN

 

[Amanda P]

Right. Found it. Now I just need to know how to pronounce it.

Oh. He's gone to bed.

Good plan. 'Night all.

 

[wafflycat]

Morning all..

*yawns*

*sips spiced tea*

*nibbles from bowl of museli*

I am more tired now than when I went to bed last night. And not for any exciting reason.. Sometimes life is unfair!

 

[tdr1nka]

Right. Found it. Now I just need to know how to pronounce it.

It's pronounced 'Alley-Hees'.

I'll PM you details later tonight!

Morning all, tea up before the airport run! Dear Mrs. tdr1nka will be doing 12hrs of driving, dropping us off and picking us up over the next two days.

Once Miss tdr1nka is collected by her Mum, I will get changed and be getting out on the bike for a couple of hours, regardless of the weather!

 

[mr Mag00]

i would like a fresh cup, as haven't had tea for 2 weeks, i can never make a decent cup on holiday so i stick to real coffee....

 

[Arch]

Morning!

Tdr1nka, I do love your shedravan. No offence, but I half expect, if I'm ever passing your way, to discover that the join is held in place with gaffer tape....

Little Oli's birthday on Saturday, he took to his little walker/trolley with wooden bricks in like a duck to water, even worked out how to sort of turn it round a little bit so that he doesn't get stuck at the end of the hall... And typically the best present, based on time spent playing with it, was the big wooden clock (not real, one of those you turn the hands to whatever time you want) I found at a car boot sale last week, for 50p!

We even had jelly for pudding! Which reminded me of angelica - you know, the green candied stuff you decorate trifles with? Does it have any use other than trifle decorating? I know the Vikings used it, they left clumps of it growing on the roadside verges in Orkney, but can it be cooked like a fruit/veg, instead of candied? I don't know anyone who actually eats the stuff...

Then there's those little silver sugar balls you crack your teeth on...

 

[wafflycat]

http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/angelica_herb.htm
http://www.gardenseeker.com/herbs/angelica_archangelica.htm

 

[Arch]

Well! Now I know!

 

[wafflycat]

I am woman! I am earth mother! I grew some spuds! I've got some rather dinky new potatoes I've actually managed to grow! Hurrah! I'm well chuffed as I've never managed to grow anything apart from cacti until now.

 

[tdr1nka]

*hrummpf* Gaffer tape *hrummpf*

 

[TheDoctor]

Anyone will tell you that gaffer tape is the solution to half the world's problems - the rest of them being solved by WD40.
If it moves, and it shouldn't - gaffer tape.
If it doesn't move, and it should - WD40.
Sorted!

 

[wafflycat]

Don't forget the Swafega, clingfilm and celery Doc