Happy mothers day

[oldherbaceous]

Gosh what terrific memories Viviane and Valerie have got, since it has been a long time since they were children.

Kind regards naughty Old Herbaceous.

Theres no fool like an old fool.

[Philippa]

We went to church yesterday and all the mums got a small bunch of daffs and pittosporum which the Sunday School leaders had seemingly spent most of Saturday sorting out - it was really lovely! Also my eight year old daughter's gift to me was to help me put out a row of early peas which was a big treat as I decided to use that plastic netting and got it really tangled up. She has nice little fingers and really sorted it out well!

[richard p]

why buy cut flowers ? we allways get a plant in a pot for mother in law , some end up on the patio , others get planted in the back garden

[frantony]

We buy mum a plant every year, just to see her kill it, she's useless with plants

[vivie veg]

I was discussed at the price of Mothers day cards in Tescos, I had three to buy, my mother, my partner's mother and my stepson's mother (they would never remember to get one themselves!) but the cheapest I could find was £3. So I purchased a book for my mum (only £3.77 and would give a lot more hours entertainment than a card).

I then walked into the town centre and found an independent flower and card shop that had cards from 38p. I also had to get two birthday cards, so even going for the more expensive cards I ended up with 5 cards for just over £4.

The shop was doing a roaring trade as the flowers weren't too expensive either, but as all our mums live too far away to travel to I did not need to buy any. I did drop hints about an orchid which had two flowering stems and was only £12, but that fell on deaf ears!

Especially for Old Herbaceous,
I can also remember a Saturday night at my grandmas when my sister found the sherry bottle ....we were so hungover the next morning my grandma would not take us to church the next day

[oldherbaceous]

Viviane i was just wondering if you still like sherry, i did a very similar thing when i was young, but with whisky, and now just the smell of it still makes me feel rough, and that also was avery long time ago.

Kind regards a drunken Old Herbaceous.

It will either rain or get dark.

[vivie veg]

To Old Herbaceous,

I will still drink Sherry, but only one bottle a year (bought for the Christmas triffle!). I'm still trying to finish the Christmas bottle of Brandy and still have red wine left that I bought for hot punches.....a little and not too often. I get dragged down to the pub on a Sunday night for interpub quizzes and have found 3 halves of cider my limit. I keep trying different drinks to see which suits me, but have not come up with anything that I can drink all night and usually revert to soda water (tonic water gives me a terrible hang over)

I found my tolerance for alcohol fell when I was having my daughter, but in my youth I'd down anything

[richard p]

i usually get landed with the driving so drink appletise, its actually made from apples without too much added rubbish. comes in bottles so u can read the lable, most pubs round here keep it.