I wonder if pickles would have the same effect?
Friday, 20 November 2015
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Monday, 16 November 2015
Saturday, 14 November 2015
Happy birthday, Rip!
We're still in shock after last night's horrific events in Paris, but we can't let the horror paralyse us. Let's celebrate the birthday of our dear friend Ripley and wish her every happiness in her next year going around the Sun! Happy birthday, Rip!
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Saturday, 7 November 2015
Thursday, 5 November 2015
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Sunday, 1 November 2015
Halloween in Miami
They really went to town in Miami. We're definitely a TV family and have always enjoyed dressing up. I wish we could have been there to join them in the fun.
Laurita and hubby, then with the children, Thomas and Nina:
Silvia with Dora, Liz and Natalie:
A bunch of people at the street party:
Friday, 30 October 2015
It's always good to have a bit of a laugh
GrannyJ sent us a few very good funnies to brighten up our day. Thanks, GJ!
That stupid €#%+&$ oven update: The new heating element works very well, but the thermostat is bust, so the oven is always at maximum temperature, which I found out when a lovely baguette turned into a black baton in a few minutes. I just wanted to crisp it up a little bit...
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We don't know whether to replace the part or be done with it and buy a new cooker!
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Wednesday, 28 October 2015
Real life is so different from what we see on YouTube...
The heating element in our oven went puff the other day, so I searched the internet to find out how to replace it. I found a video on YouTube where this lovely English guy changed the thing in less than five minutes... "Sooooo easy," we thought. Ordered the part from Amazon, it was very cheap, free delivery, yadda yadda.
Today we decided we had five minutes to spare, so we embarked on the "very simple" task after lunch. It's 6pm and we're about to replace the cover. The YouTube chap was working on a brand new oven, all the screws came out in seconds, whereas ours took a mixture of brute force, a lot of WD-40, a rubber band and buckets of sweat.
The best I can do is post a picture of the view from our kitchen window, with its lovely autumn colours:
Monday, 26 October 2015
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Friday, 23 October 2015
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
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