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24 March 2008
14:19:00 o'clock GMT
Feeling Frustrated
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Feeling Frustrated
tHE WOULD-BE PICTURES
Just LOOK at this!
(SORRY, YOU CAN'T LOOK AT KEITH'S EASTER CAKE BECAUSE AOL WON'T ALLOW IT!) If anyone wants a peep, leave a comment and we'll see if I can send you a photo via an email reply.
Keith did it. Well, he found the cake, a madeira I made ages ago, in the freezer, but the decoration is his own. Easter Sunday morning I was ordered not to go in the kitchen when I finally scraped myself out of bed at 7.15. He whipped up fresh cream, bought a bag of maltesers (used some and ate the rest), squeezed some leftover chocolate sugarpaste through the potato ricer and grated some yellow sugarpaste to make a bird's nest, set maltesers in it for 'eggs' and rolled out and embossed some more yellow sugarpaste like a broken egg yolk, which it all sat on. Then he gave it a light sprinkling of icing sugar (because it snowed yesterday, he said). I was so touched by the whole thing, even his inadvertant Easter symbolism of the eggs in a nest (a promise of new life and good things to come), sitting on the broken yolk (Jesus' poor broken body). I might send this to Cake magazine, see if they'll publish it. Their readers are used to things that are a bit posher than this but, for the love and effort that went into it, they ought to be glad to see it.
Being quite serious for a moment: I'm beginning to think the Olympic Games ought to be abandoned this year. I'm not a political sort of crittur but I do read the paper and in view of what's been happening in Tibet and China's attitude to it, I don't think China is worthy of the honour of hosting the Games. What does anyone else think?
All of a sudden my computer requires me to spend MONEY on it. Money for goodness' sake. I've had to buy a new set of print cartridges today. The whole lot, it won't let you print with less thanthe full complement. And up came the dreaded box telling me my anti-virus will expire in 3 days and advising me to get my finger out quick. I should have taken notice of it before I suppose, I mean it's been coming up every day for a month! Now, it won't let me download it until my money is safely in their bank, which could be a few days.
Just for a change we got a bit more than just a sprinkling of snow but, as ever, it was almost gone by teatime and we're just left with the stubborn bits where there's no sun or people have cleared their drives.
AT THIS POINT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SEE PHOTOS OF SAID SNOW BUT AOL LET ME DOWN - AGAIN!
Hey, here's a thought, give it six weeks and we could be having a heatwave! Well you never know. Maybe even less than that.
love,
ANGIE, XXXXX
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Angie I would love to see Keiths work of art :o) ~ Hope he shared those left over Maltesers with you ~ I think "Cake Magazine" would love to print a picture of it ~ I agree with you about the Olympic Games if they are not cancelled at least move the venue ~ Hope you had a good Easter Break ~ Ally x
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Hi! Angie...would love to see the Cake, if and when you can.I'm sure the Magazine would like to see it!
Allan has 'decorated' a Cake for me twice before, must try to find Photos.
We have had only a sprinkle of snow, but very cold...Aileen....X -
Do hope you are right about the heat wave lol , our snow had gone at tea time too thankgoodness ,I think you are right about the Olympic games I saw the protests on TV , not very sporting is it ? I too would like to see Keith's cake ....love Janxx
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would love to see the cake and the snow:) have a great week
Deb
25/03/08 15:12
I have just managed to get online on my daughters computer today.I am in my new home but things are moving slowly.I have been very ill with bronchitis and other things and hoping to be back online on my own computer very soon.My new phoneline is up and running after a rip off cost of £180-smackers LOL!!waiting for my broadband to be activated now.I rang aol today and they told me all there lines are down at the moment so to ring tomorrow.I will be in touch as soon as possible.I can get into journals to read but not to my e. mail section for some reason Grrrrrrrr.So hang in there .I will be looking forward to seeing Keiths great work of art SHORTLY .This was the only way I could let you know how I am mate LOL!! So if you want to deleat the message when you have read it it's OK with me.Until then take care friend missed you all so much.Still not myself but better than I was,it's going to be a long hard treck,but Gods Good and i'll get there eventually......Take Care Love to Keith too.Love Motherhen Kath xxxxxxxxxx