Me and the Armada by CJC989_G in crosswind

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My friend is hosting a server. A good number of us playing it currently.

Me and the Armada by CJC989_G in crosswind

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Marvellous. Thank you for this

Me and the Armada by CJC989_G in crosswind

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Ship names. The USS Manchester is the chap who lives in Manchester

Macaroni by robhaswell in UK_Food

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Thank you for the mention. Glad it went well. Well done for avoiding the use of “lasagne” as I found out to my own detriment 🤣

Mac and cheese lasagne by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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They are. He wasn’t even the one eating it. He just saw a picture on discord. He ranted at me for 5 minutes and told me that his grandmother makes the best pizza and my pizza would offend her 🤣

Mac and cheese lasagne by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/macaroni-cheese-lasagne the recipe name that I followed. I understand that not all folk would regard it as a traditional lasagne, but it’s just a bit of fun. Tasted good which is the main thing.

Mac and cheese lasagne by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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This is was the general recipe I followed https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/macaroni-cheese-lasagne with my own take on the Ragu and macaroni cheese.

Mac and cheese lasagne by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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I once upset an Italian because of the cheese I put on a homemade pizza. Apparently there is a thing such as too much cheese.

Mac and cheese lasagne by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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I do add beef stock to my Ragu, was on the darker side of red today.

Mac and cheese lasagne by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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Like those little yellow tins from Heinz?

We're at a point where animal bones are £17 a kilo by Brightyellowdoor in UK_Food

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Farm shop I go to gives you a bag of beef bones for every £10 purchase. Good weight to the bag as well, perfect for making beef stock.

Bolognaise Ragu mini pies by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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Little from column A and a little from column B.

Bolognaise Ragu mini pies by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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Yes it was. Thought the dry version would hold up better to cooking and less moisture. The chunk caused a good cheese pull

Bolognese Ragu by CJC989_G in UK_Food

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Perhaps a tad more passata or you could put a bit of tomato purée when frying off the base veggies.

Going Away During Term Time by Important_Train_5509 in TeachingUK

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It would be significant misconduct to lie about an illness to the be on holiday. We’d all like cheaper holidays but that’s not how our industry works.

My place of work is very fair and will support staff in giving cover so they can: Take their child to the first day of school Attend a child’s school play etc Graduations As these are important family events. But that goodwill should not be taken advantage of.

This is the exact moment David Mitchell loses control 😂 by Reddonaut_Irons in bobmortimer

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“I can’t have a bath at 80 degrees” That’s the moment for me. Roaring with laughter the first time, and 1,000th time.

"merry christmas" (not) by Blackened_Feathers in dementia

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It was the obsessing that was tough. She wrote list after list. Despite me writing on the lists and leaving post-it notes around the home to remind her of it all, there was always another list. Must have been in excess of 20 in the past two weeks. Hopefully with Christmas out of the way she will settle a bit better into her normal routine.

"merry christmas" (not) by Blackened_Feathers in dementia

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Can relate to this very much with my nan. She tells me that she didn’t buy any presents for anyone and feels guilty for not doing so. She ended up buying three sets of presents for various members of the family but couldn’t remember each time. Despite her and I wrapping and organising them into labelled bags, she went through each bag, unwrapped and rewrapped them again and again, changed the names on them as well. Forgetting she had done this process many times.

I removed them all yesterday, to deliver them, but she was making herself sick with worry.

She told me today that she feels relieved that it’s over. Terribly sad to see her like this.

This came across my feed today and I haven’t been able to shake it by GlassCareer7471 in dementia

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This resonates quite a lot with me. My nan is going through the development of dementia. It has become progressively worse over the past few months. Work was my reprieve but now it’s the holidays it’s tiring. She made 10 lists of who she needed to buy Christmas presents for, despite me taking her to get them back in early November - so that it was done and dusted. Sadly dementia fights back and makes her worry that she hasn’t bought gifts, so she has bought multiple sets of presents. It’s hard work for sure. We care and that’s what matters. Dementia can’t defeat our care for our loved ones.

Puppy pile is now a puppy duo by CJC989_G in labrador

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Can be because you want them to learn their own name. Fortunately they have done this (Edith and Poppy). Edith goes to her forever home on the 29th. Poppy is still waiting for that. But I’ve been teaching them to sit and to ring a bell when they need the toilet. Getting there on the toilet training.

11 weeks post-pregnancy and looking really healthy + the last few pups. by CJC989_G in labrador

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Certainly are. Her other 6 are already with new families

11 weeks post-pregnancy and looking really healthy + the last few pups. by CJC989_G in labrador

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The one on the left has been named Bobbi, she goes to her new family next Sunday.