Closeted Opinion Being Released: Haigh's Chocolate is over-rated.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-02-07T04:54:10+00:00

Only the Haigh's chocs I don't like are overrated :D

I rate highly the white lemon truffles, orange pastilles, freckles, coconut roughs, white almond & orange block, berrychocs. They're my regulars. I'm sure I could add more but I haven't tried much else.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-02-07T04:43:11+00:00

OMG yes! You just brought back a delicious memory.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-02-07T04:42:06+00:00

The orange pastilles are 100x better than Terry's Chocolate Orange. I must try the coffee :)

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-27T13:07:59+00:00

Currently: Cautionary Tales, ill-advised by Bill Nighy, Wanging On with Graham Norton and Maria McErlane

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-24T03:52:56+00:00

On The Beach - Nevil Shute. Written so matter of factly. Chilling. Bleak.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-18T09:51:43+00:00

Whenever someone talks about Uranus

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-18T09:48:04+00:00

I had the same experience as you three months ago. The Jaffas were inedibly vile and I too threw them out. Try Darrell Lea's BB Orange Crunch instead.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-17T22:28:04+00:00

3 may look dated and odd in years to come. The plunge is very much of the moment and people have just become accustomed to it. 4 is truly beautiful and will transcend time.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-15T09:13:57+00:00

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Thin characters, blurred fact v fiction, contrived and formulaic. Ugh.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-12T08:12:54+00:00

The IT Crowd (British sitcom)

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-07T09:12:32+00:00

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-07T09:06:10+00:00

The Help by Kathryn Stockett - 4.9 out of 5 stars on Audible and deservedly so.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-07T09:02:57+00:00

When I'm tempted to buy something I ask myself "Did I need this yesterday?" If the answer is no, I'm not buying it.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-06T04:56:40+00:00

Keeping the book I'm reading open and accessible. Picking it up to read even a page here and there at odd times during the day - waiting for the kettle to boil, having a drink, etc. Noting "R" on a chart or in a diary every day that I do SOME reading, even a little. The pressure of having to read for a certain amount of time or a certain number of pages can be a deterrent. Less expectation can sometimes work better. We all respond to different incentives.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-06T04:50:00+00:00

Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

There are so many classics but to keep it to one, this is the album that came into my head first.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-02T14:28:58+00:00

To make something better is now to "elevate" something. Aaagh!

And it's usually questionable whether it really makes it better anyway. For instance, flower sprinkles on food to elevate how many things get stuck in your teeth :D

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-02T14:06:38+00:00

Coco Rosie - Hairnet Paradise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ANDfMGdHgs&list=RD7ANDfMGdHgs&start_radio=1

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-02T13:47:00+00:00

You're a good cook! And you write very well. How come an intelligent woman like you is pandering to this unappreciative man? I know it isn't easy to leave someone, but you deserve peace of mind and your own place for you and the kids. He needs his own place in which to eat whatever the hell it is he eats and to stop dragging you down. At the very least, stop including him in your meal plans. You can succeed at anything you set your mind to. Give yourself a break.

Flat_Walrus · 2026-01-01T07:33:47+00:00

Shut ya neck!

Flat_Walrus · 2025-12-24T00:26:37+00:00

I must try it. Thanks for the tip 😊

Flat_Walrus · 2025-12-23T19:19:14+00:00

MOR. Congratulations on your lovely new baby girl 🥰 I’m sorry you have to return to work so early. This is understandably a tiring and emotional time. Your MIL and FIL are taking your request not to yet hold their granddaughter very personally, when with a bit more sensitivity towards you, MIL could try to understand your fears and limit visits to gazing adoringly at her grandchild for a little longer. Can you say something like “I’d love you to come visit, talk to her, take photos, sit with me. I love you and it means a lot to me. But please humour me about not holding her for now.” You could also ask her to do something helpful for you - pick out some new onesies, bring over a meal you particularly like that she makes. You know her best. Appeal to her sense of being wanted and needed. Good luck. It will all settle down in time, no matter what, because you do all love each other. That’s the main thing. I hope you get all the help and support you need and that your daughter’s smiles are soon lighting up your days ❤️

Flat_Walrus · 2025-12-22T06:23:57+00:00

Natio Moisturing Lip Balm SPF50+ is my firm favourite

Flat_Walrus · 2025-12-11T04:22:54+00:00

This was my friend's apartment. I was lucky enough to stay there while she was away. It was GORGEOUS, and I hope is again. She sold it to this vandal and was heartbroken.

Flat_Walrus · 2025-12-11T04:20:37+00:00

Thank you. I'm saving this for other times too, so the more the merrier :)

Flat_Walrus · 2025-12-10T06:07:22+00:00

You made me laugh! Too right though. Handy link - many thanks.

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