It was lovely to catch up with Hair Dresser Friend and Dyke Friend from Tasmania mid afternoon. Coffee, then dips with flat bread. Whoa, Dyke Friend remarked. We need wine with dips, so we bought a bottle of wine, cheap as it was happy hour. We ran out of bread for the dips, so more was ordered. It was still happy hour, so another bottle of wine was ordered. By then, two and half hours later, it was after 5pm. I made it home, as I instinctively know how trams operate in spite of me being somewhat disorderly. Having recently received some money from Ray, I told my friends that Ray was paying, and he did, via me.
Hence, no post this morning.
Well, I could just post this. Last night I told Phyllis I like the kitchen cleared of pots and pans and anything else. Surfaces sweetie, surfaces. Today he left a frypan on the stove hob. I wiped it down, still oiled and put it away. I also mentioned to Phyllis that Bounty bars had disappeared from supermarket shelves. He found me one and brought it home tonight. It was the last one on the shelf in Upper Combuctor West, somewhere on the outskirts of Melbourne. He can be such a sweetie and it is hard to be cross with him. I can be mollified by a Bounty.
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I am glad that you had such a lovely afternoon. And hooray for auto pilot.
ReplyDeleteA Bounty Bar? I will remember that.
EC, if you can still get them. I first came across them in New Zealand in the 1980s.
DeleteI must remember that about Bounty bars. I wonder if it works for everyone?
ReplyDeleteA sweet treat must help, JayCee.
DeleteI will give bounty bar a try
ReplyDeleteRoentare, if you can find them. They seem to have almost disappeared.
DeleteYou can make a post without even trying! I wonder if Bounty Bars are available here. I shall look.
ReplyDeleteDeb, yes it is not the first time. If I don't post people might think I am dead.
DeleteThe best bribe for my husband is anything food. lol Be well, my dear.
ReplyDeleteThere you go Darla, it works.
DeleteIt sounds like a delightful afternoon with friends! Wine, dips, and good company are always a recipe for fun. It's great to hear about Phyllis being so thoughtful with the Bounty bar too!
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Thanks Melody. It was nice of him.
DeleteMy soother was Kimberly biscuits. Can't get them in Canada, alas. But I admit to a fondness for Bounty bars.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great Ray treat.
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Are they Irish WWW? I haven't heard of them.
DeleteI envy you your friends and the genial gatherings.
ReplyDeleteI have maybe three friends Debby but I've never had what I would call a friend I could confide in. I think that is just me though. I am not confiding type.
DeleteSounds like Phyllis' way of apologizing for the pots.
ReplyDeletePossibly Kirk. It was sweet of him.
DeleteI know several houses where surfaces have to be imagined since they are all covered with who-knows-what in every room. I like waking up to a clean kitchen too. But you can have my share of all the Bountys in the world, I hate them.
ReplyDeleteRiver, what about Cherry Ripes? They are similar. I think it was you who told me they bits of real cherries in them.
DeleteCherry Ripes are better, the filling layer is thinner, than the chunk of coconut in a Bounty.
DeleteAlways good to have a good chat with friends even though they live across the sea and come and visit, lovely of them to do that, Andrew.
ReplyDeleteGood poor boarder, making up for doing the wrong thing, but you got a nice treat.
Margaret, it was but I could have done without the football talk. I feel I am mean to Phyllis at times, but things have to work for me and I have to protect myself from being taken advantage of. I can hear Ray saying, as if!
DeleteThat was very sweet of Phyllis. I haven't had a Bounty bar for years.
ReplyDeleteJB, it was sweet of him. He is kind and I have to remember he is only 21.
DeleteBounty bars are delicious and I'd be upset if they were discontinued except I never eat them cos I can't afford the calories.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised you can navigate the trams while a little "happy"
Kylie, they are an occasional treat for me. Funnily I am more steady on my feet on a tram, after a drink or two.
DeleteThe morning after a night out.
ReplyDeleteTP, I did actually write it that night.
DeleteA Bounty bar is an all time favourite with me. That's good of him to bring that back from the store for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting more cautious about confidences as I get older.......folk just can't keep secrets can they and then there's the embarrassment factor, cold light of day stuff......sorry I'm rambling.
Alison in Wales x
I'm glad you like them Alison.
DeleteI've always been very cautious and Ray would have told you I could be personally too cautious. I've also learnt that what seems to be a terrific idea at 11pm may not be at 8am.
Now we know that a Bounty bar can sooth the beast in you, Andrew. ;-)
ReplyDeletePat, it can, and with two, I simply melt.
DeleteSince John does the dinner dishes, I end up putting the pots and pans away when I get up. I am always up first.
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