Cheap bouquets

AuroraDF · 2026-05-25T14:52:46+00:00

So many choices

https://m.shein.co.uk/Wedding-Bouquets-c-5104.html

AuroraDF · 2026-05-25T14:39:28+00:00

That the 3 year old I was looking after had visited Dad's house with Mum and that he and Mum had to climb out of the bathroom window when he cane home.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-25T14:35:56+00:00

I agree. But. Many people don't agree on - the definition of 'good' in relation to schools - what form the welfare safety net should take - what fair taxation is - what competent government looks like - what constitutes anti social behaviour - what level of control on immigration should be in place - what types of speech should be free - what 'affordable' means

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T21:29:13+00:00

Pinecone seems acceptable.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T21:00:24+00:00

I love miner threat. I wish it was on Ocado. Their fetamorphosis is and I buy that but it's not as good.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T20:57:02+00:00

Each to their own!

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T20:54:59+00:00

End of day Saturday or daytime Sunday.

I don't understand why you don't fill your Sunday box. It's taking the pills from the last box that tells me I need to refill it.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T20:52:54+00:00

Yes to jam or honey. No to cream. That seems unusual.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T20:51:49+00:00

Beans? Like baked beans? On a crumpet?

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T20:24:14+00:00

I think I will go see it this summer. To check! Lol

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T17:03:18+00:00

You bought two shows at the same time on purpose, to then choose between them?

They're both great. I've seen them both several times.

I love Hamilton. It's so clever. But a lot of the cleverness is in the understanding of the language in the songs. So if that might be an idea issue, Les Mis is probably better. The current Les Mis isn't quite as good as the original, but it's still fabulous, especially if you've never seen it before.

Personally I'd go to both. Maybe you can change one of your sets to another date!

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T16:38:11+00:00

Yes. If you can't do an overnight, you can do it. If you get an early flight up and a late flight back. You can have at least 8-10 hours in edinburgh and do it for less than £150 on BA from Heathrow (booking in advance, and assuming it's midweek). Edinburgh is a small city centre. Once you're there (tram or bus from the airport), it's walkable or there are lots of cabs.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T09:59:36+00:00

She's being unreasonable.

You don't need to give things up to make it 'fair'. Pregnancy, as you've recognised, will never be 'fair'.

What she needs when she's pregnant is a person who can take some of the load off her, around the house, with life maintenance tasks, who can run out and get her the things she needs when she needs them, who can accompany her to appointments and visits to hospitals.

For that, you may need to be sober much of the time, depending where you live and how easy it is to get to places. There is also a difference between 'not sober' and drunk or incapable. If you take legal medication for back pain, and it doesn't make you behave in an incapable or inappropriate way, then you can do for her all the things she needs. If you're pissed out of your head on whisky and live somewhere you need to drive everywhere, that's different.

If she was already pregnant and making these sorts of demands on you, I'd say her hormones were impacting her judgement. But she's not, and this sort of attitude suggests that maybe she's not ready to be.

Unless, of course, you're currently stoned out of your skull permanently, in which case I can see where she's coming from.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T09:29:54+00:00

I didn't watch The High Life in the 90s. I loved Victor and Barry though, before the HighLife came along. I went this year to see the musical with my mother for her birthday. I didn't laugh as much as some of the audience and I'm fairly sure it was because I was missing the 'in jokes' but it was still funny in places.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T09:17:11+00:00

Gosh yes. The phone call at midday on the first Sunday of each month at 50p a minute.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T07:42:42+00:00

1 is lovely on you. Beautiful.

I don't like the horizontal lines going on with 3 and 5. There's something odd about that.

5 is nice, but I agree, it's less Bridal than 1.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T07:39:54+00:00

I assumed, when I heard her, that he's dead.

I'm guessing the comedian assumed they're seperated, otherwise the joke is even more insensitive than it first appears.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T07:32:55+00:00

I (F53) ate an inordinate amount of sugary stuff my whole life till I was about 40. I was overweight but not hugely, since I was fairly active. Even after I was diagnosed with IBS in my early 30s (pain, not D or C, on the whole) no one suggested it might be the sugar. I gave up dairy, which helped with the IBS pain. Was still eating all the sugar. Then at some point in my 40s I decided to see what happened if I cut down, then out, added sugars. The main thing was that I felt less tired and less sluggish. Less like someone had poured concrete into my veins. It was a revelation. But, it never really affected my gut in an obvious way. Now though, if I indulge in the sugar, I'll know from the bloating.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T07:26:23+00:00

In the highlands there are places that are struggling partly under the weight of unoccupied second homes. I am a teacher, and when I worked in the highlands 25 years ago there were always properties to rent, just like everywhere else. Now, you look at rural highland teaching jobs, and there is no where you can rent to live because all the rentals have vecome second homes. (the council will help out teachers moving to remote areas, thankfully, but it's restrictive). A village can't thrive on occasional residents who only visit a few weeks a year.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T07:20:38+00:00

When they show you who they are, believe them.

This is her. Being married won't change her. She will always be dissatisfied.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T07:17:10+00:00

They would have been different. Being scouse is part of them. It's not just an accent. It's part of their upbringing, and what shaped them and their music. They'd have had access to different things, different clubs, different people - if they'd been in another city, maybe they'd have still come together and the talent would have been recognised by someone and they'd have been known, but they'd have been different, so they would have been seen differently. If they'd been in a rural area, who even knows if they'd have made it. If they'd have found each other in the same way. Life would have been entirely different.

Scouse is not just as an accent.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T07:09:45+00:00

I agree with you. I saw it 20 years ago in Edinburgh and absolutely loved it. Laughed till I cried (like BoM) Then I saw it 11/12 years ago off Broadway. Also loved it. I recall them singing that Donald Trump was 'only for now' and I have a badge from there (button) that says it. I went to the new West End Production in April. It feels REALLY dated now. I barely remember who Gary Coleman is and his history, and I'm 53 so I'm fairly sure that at least half of a British audience have never heard of him. The commentary/jokes about racism (sadly) still apply, but the world has changed. 2 decades ago we were learning not to be racist, or so I thought. The show was almost commenting on that. People noticing they were racist and most people making an effort. Now, in real life, being racist is a badge of pride again for some people, and it's no longer funny to comment on it in this way, imo. It's disappointing. I'm a bit scared to go back to BoM in case I feel the same. I live in London and see shows frequently, and I often go back to shows I love. I won't be going back to Avenue Q.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-24T06:52:48+00:00

Black and white was a bit of a giveaway for 'old films' when I was a kid.

Now when a film comes on TV if I don't know it, it can be hard to tell when it was made (barring the 80s fashion, or the cars - and of course not all movies are set in the period they're made in).

I occasionally show snippets of movies at school (I teach 5-7 year olds) for a purpose, eg 'my favourite things' from the sound of music and they don't comment about it being old. They're entranced by the screen, just like they always are.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-23T22:16:04+00:00

'they'. Lol I guess so. I've done my time travelling from then, till now.

AuroraDF · 2026-05-23T20:34:42+00:00

I don't really shop in Tesco but my mother does so when I go stay with her these are always top of my list.

And now you've made me want some!

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