M&S Hurricane Lamp

[Robinia]

Has anyone bought one of these ?
Could you please tell me the size of it? I don't know why they don't state it! I have mailed M&S but they haven't replied yet.

Or has anyone seen the same thing elsewhere? Thanks!

[Robinia]

I'll tell you what I do like - Sainsbury's own Bucks Fizz! only a couple of quid a bottle (Jude will tell you) but lovely & refreshing...... oooh I'm such a cheap date I am....

[netibiza]

Oh send me a couple of bottles, sounds just up my street!!!

[jno]

buy a newspaper, Grimmer Robinia, their Reviews of the Year about now are listing their favourite wines, books etc and usually list suppliers of the wines (which are often Tescos).

Here's one; other newspaper websites are probably doing something similar
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/christmas/ story/0,,1969786,00.html

[Robinia]

buy a newspaper jno?.... oh dear, don't think I've bought one of those since the Silver Jubbly.....I'll look for some Krug labels to print off & stick them over some budget sparkly....

do you plan on hiding the Fizz in the wardrobe along with george & baz & any other secret shopping neti? after all the travelling it just might 'blow the bl00dy doors off....!'


wonder where the Ed is?

I applied for a transfer a few days ago, but haven't had a reply....all I'm saying is start ironing last years xmas paper & wrap up your unwanted gifts....NO - not the cardies!....tut!....the cheek!

[netibiza]

I do have a big tin of Roses Choccies under the brd for xmas!!

[jno]

mmm, pink on pink, fletch!

[jno]

or possibly fetch... bare fetch... grrr, stupid kids

[Jude123]

Hello all I'm still freezing and waiting for the part for my gas fire. So I'm fed up again but I shall carry on regardless and climb all obstacles put in my path. I will look forward to going out tomorrow night to see my friend Andy Walker again (Manaloon Lookalike Neti .)
Talking about wine, I have bought ,from our place, a red wine to take to my son's on Christmas Day. It's Roc de Lussac in the Bordeaux region of France. I have absolutely no idea what it's like but it was reduced from �11 to �8 so I'm hoping it's ok.Apparently it's full bodied and rich. As for white wine I have bought a Muscadet Sevre et Maine. It is a cheaper wine and very dry with a clean fruity flavour - it says on the bottle- but I have had it before and it is nice.
Hope you are all ok today. The wind is still blowing over here and I have now discovered a gap in my window where it is howling through so another obstacle to contend with ho hum! Whatever! :o)

[Robinia]

chocs under the bird neti? would that be the one mr neti's hidden or the one you're fattening up for the festive season?......oh, you meant bed....so sorry I'm such a spong.

will make a note of those plonks Jude.....probably end up with good ole Blossom Hill....I'm disappointed that you haven't sampled every bottle in the shop though, so can you do that tomorrow please?

[Jude123]

If you can wait until the 18th Robinia we will be open all night so I will have a better chance of nipping in for a sampling session. Better not go in my car then had I? Headline in the Telegraph 'Cashier drunk in charge of till not charging customers' :o)

[Robinia]

sound like my kinda customer sevice Jude

oops looks like you've been rumbled by that goody-goody two till

[netibiza]

jude and Robinia you have both made me giggle, you are treasures. Give Maniloon a kiss from me.

[netibiza]

Good morning Biddies - any news of our inpending move?? Ed is very quiet isn't she?

Just saw the Sky TV weather map, all of Spain and Portugal are in sunshine and there's a huge black cloud over Ibiza, tut - just my luck!

[jno]

ready to roll, neti... but I suppose until I know where we're going I shall just have to sit here revving my engine and emitting global warming.

[netibiza]

Not that I want to, but where has my "report this question" gone, I would like the option, not that I ever use it.

[jno]

now now neti, don't be such a Meg, you know the Ed kindly removes the report option from biddy threads to stop evildoers sending us to the penitentiary.

[netibiza]

Look I've got one here, but not all over the place.

btw we are in the midst of a terrific storm, so am expecting the leccy to go off very soon. Am watching Xmas songs on VH1 it's all very cosy.

[Robinia]

A'noon peeps....just a quick hello....I'll tell you as soon as Ed has replied, there's no panic, some threads (apart from ours) have gone way over 500 without problems.

no Vinny again?.....hope he didn't blow his leccy with all those lights....

[DaSwede]

Good evening, all! Just popped by to spy on you lot as usual, wasn't going to write anything today, but it's so hard to resist when I 'hear' your voices. Ok, just a quick one:

Robinia, Mont Gras (red) is one of my favourites. I can't imagine who wouldn't like it - and it doesn't give you a headache.

Jude, here's a little something for you to warm your hands over until the gasman cometh. (Terrific painter by the way: C B van Everdingen.)

I hope it isn't Neti's closet were moving to - it seems crammed already...? Why are we hiding a vacuum cleaner from our husband, Neti? It reminds me of something I read in the aftermath of 9/11. One of the widowed women was going through her dead husband's things and found a key that turned out to fit with a locker down in their basement. In it she found literally hundreds of tuna cans, equally as much mayo - and a tooth brush.

The things we hide...

[Robinia]

hi Kit....wakey wakey the rest of you!!! we're on the move very soon.....back in a wee while....oooh shouldn't have said wee......