TGIF :-) Sharpie cupboard love & bread and butter responses

Hi Friday peops
Very unusual last weekend - spent with Sharpie - in a wardrobe - or two - the first was built without beer - the second with.... Apparently they are still standing this evening, even with all those big knickers hanging in there.... so all is well in Sharpie's Ikea World :-)

Now you see her..... Now you don't....

We then went to Richard Branson's steam room and spa pools on the Sunday to get over the aches and pains of hammering the tacks in with a spanner - tho most of the aches were from laughing... so nuff said - see the pics.

Went to say a final goodbye to Paul on Wednesday - the Crem' was packed out - very popular and good all round chap - a fun service - our family are getting quite good at funerals - was great to see all the cousins - and meet Tracy's new man - John - he's a good 'un - we had some philosophical discussions afterwards about whether we would take our mums and dads in when they are older, and bless - John's so kind - he's quite happy to take his future mother-in-law in when she's 75 - apparently he was thinking of the free TV licence? Cheered myself up a bit by going to the flicks with Sue in the evening - Wild Hogs - and had a curry afterwards....

Mom was 71 yesterday - so had take out number 2 - a Chinese - and had it delivered - and in her eagerness to dish it out while hot - I ended up with dad's, me with mom's and she with mine - so there was a gradual realisation after we scoffed half of the meal - followed by a lot of guilty tossing of prawns and chopping and changing of chop sueys - which was quite funny - in the process mom shouted at me (as they do) cos I splashed the table cloth - but as I pointed out - it was really dad's fault - cos it was his chop suey....even though I threw it.

Tonight went for a quick blat around Earlswood lakes with Sarah - who is on tenterhooks about the bread question she tossed into the forum ;-) The bluebells are all out - so a pretty blue haze - which may explain why we got a bit lost - and had a surreal moment when out of the blue haze a huge black and white Dalmation coloured Great Dane bounded towards us - looked like he was in the 'wrong film' - then got home and Sue came round and we had take out No 3 - chippie - and pie - eating them out of the paper - with a glass of white wine, followed by a box of chocolates while watching the DVD 'Chocolat'. -We know how to live in St. Irchley ;-D She just called a taxi - and goodness knows how they knew - but they sent a people carrier to take her home - so if any of you felt a tremor around 2200 GMT - that was Sue heading home......
Have a fab sunny weekend
Kimmie x

Bread and butter responses - or should I say "Doh!".... Get it?

Kings Norton - Matt: Soldiers have to be toasted!!! Mmmm I might go and get a boiled egg with soldiers. Just the one side for me! Too messy otherwise and I’m watching my figure. This is a good question, See it’s nice to eat toast hot – however if you leave toast to cool down before buttering then it tends to be nice and crunchy. Tough one that.

Solihull - Andy & Bex:Andy - Toasted, Both slices, Either Becky Toasted, One Slice, Hot Hope that settles it :oD

New Zealand - Sam: Soldiers start of as raw bread when you are young, then you progress to toast the older you get! Thats if you care to admit that still eat soldiers and egg!!Bread should be buttered on both slices, cos otherwise your filling will drop out, cos it doesn't have anything to cling to!!Toast most certainly should be hot when you butter it, so it can melt and be all yummy!!

Rowley Regis - Sean & Sue: Here are the results of the Rowley Regis jury!!
Norway...null points...oops sorry getting confused...
1. When we talk about soldiers dipped in that runny yolk - are soldiers toasted or just 'raw' bread? Not that I like runny yolk, it must be toasted soldiers surely, raw bread would be just disgusting!!
2. When we have a sandwich - do we spread butter on one side of the slice of the bread or on both slices? Not sure what you're actually asking here:If you're saying, butter on one side or both sides of each slice of bread then, one side of course, both is simply wierd (unless you're doing a toasted sandwich in your Breville!!) but if you're saying butter on one side of one slice or on one side of both slices, then I don't see how it matters, but I butter one side of both slices.
3. Is it proper for toast to still be hot when we spread our butter on it at breakfast or should it be cold? Toast still to be hot so that the butter spreads more easily and melts into the bread. If toast has gone cold then you can get clumps of butter in places with dry toast elsewhere.

Sutton Coldfield - Margaret: 1) Depends on how your parents served them to you as a child, either are yummy,
2) ONE SIDE ...........Buttered inside a normal sandwich and outside for a TOASTIE
3) PERSONAL CHOICE - I prefer mine warm so the butter doesn't melt
One thing is for sure though................... if you drop your toast on the floor, it will always land BUTTERED SIDE DOWN.

Sutton Coldfield: Margaret's other half: http://www.icons.org.uk/nom/nominations/eggandsoldiers

And my favourite - Hertfordshire - the lovely Owen: As for the bread stuff, do either Sarah or Garry live in one of those strange Dr Who-type parallel universes - you know - where things seem OK at first , but then you find all sorts of disturbing differences.

Anyway, here goes Soldiers: I'd find it impossible to stick anything floppy into something warm and runny. No fun at all for anyone. I expect any soldier would tell you that. Sandwich: not really worth answering. I suppose this relates to minimalist design and lifestyle not having a kitchen table and making up a sandwich on your other hand- you can butter the first slice, add the filling, but there's nowhere to butter the second slice.The answer? Doh! Butter one slice, add the filling to one half and fold it over. Or is it that you've only one knife and dont want to get marmite in the utterly butterly. (for that - and I know this involves a challenging amount of planning - do all the bread FIRST - dont work it out as you go along). However I have a reference to back up the both slices position. It's a guide the British Council (no less) proved to Koreans on british culture. Interestingly, never order a club sandwich in the USA. It's about 6 inches thick and you can't take out the middle slice cos it's got butter on BOTH sides Hot and cold: I think choosing cold toast reveals a disturbing tendency towards necrophilia. Only acceptable if you're also putting a dead animal on the toast