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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa hello hunnie Happy New Year

hello my dear twin xxx you are not missing much - it's freezing out there *blush* yes bee would love the hat if it's spare

Good evening everyone Zoonie and Marie - thank you for your thoughts. It's been snowing in London all day today but snow was melting till about 2pm then it started to stay on the ground. Boss decided to close the office at 3pm as we all had problems getting to work this morning and we all went home. Trains are runnung reduced service today (and tomorrow too) so it took a while but I got home about 5pm (20 minutes walk from local station today as I was not sure if buses were running). Just been to shops to get bread and milk as we run out and my local sainsbury's has most of shelf empty - but I managed to get the milk LOL I am home safe and warm. Not sure what it will be like tomorrow - we have about 2.5 inch of snow in my village. Hope you all doing fine and are nice and warm and had great day

Just quick hello - sorry can't stay today - too much work on my desk already and I only got to work 5 minutes ago (yes I arrive at work at 9.45 today). We only have about 1.5 inch of snow but there is very restricted train service and I spent 50 minutes on train to London today not able to take a breath properly - I think sardines in a can have more room that it was on this train and after my stop no-one else could get on. Hope you all doing well and are safe and warm. big and lots of to all

ok guys - sorry but internet is playing up - will have to reboot If I don't make it back tonight have a great evening and be safe and warm

at least they are nice and warm. It might be over by monday - or at least under control I'm bit worried about tomorrow - january is mad at work with tax return deadline so near - I can't really afford not to go to work

if there is situation like this - i always check live departures on the net for my local station before I leave house can Mr Zoonie work from home if he can't get to work?

hehe - make sure you carry a hipflask with something strong in your handback. your OH is lucky that you could go and pick him up and it's good to hear you both got home safely (and that you finally have oil too!!)

tell me about it! London Bridge was total nightmare - people running from platform to platform. I managed to get on a train that was 45 minutes late (why? there was no snow in London at that point) and then walked home though dark park as I was not sure if busses were running this time There was a message on our local train station announcing that tomorrow they will be revise timetable with first train leaving at 7am

sorry my wireless is playing up - I will try to laad the game. Thank you hunnie - you didn't have to sent me anythinkg. I hope you had nice and peacefull Christmas

hello hunnie Happy New Year

hello everyone just got home and its cold out there!!!

yes I buy mine from Twinnings - love their fruit infusion range

interesting fact that I didn't know about Chai - what would we do without Wikipedia? .... Main article: milk Usually, whole milk is used for its richness. Generally, masala chai is made by mixing 1/4 to 1/2 parts milk with water and heating the liquid to near-boiling or even full boiling. As previously mentioned, some people like to use condensed milk in their masala chai to double as the sweetener. Spices and cut tea leaves [edit] Spices The traditional masala chai is a bracing, strongly spiced beverage brewed with so-called "warm" spices. Most masala chai incorporates one or more of the following: cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, star anise, peppercorn, and cloves. Traditionally, cardamom is a dominant note, supplemented by other spices such as cloves, ginger, or black pepper; the latter two add a pleasantly piquant flavour. In India, fresh ginger is often used. However, in Western India, star anise and black pepper are expressly avoided.[citation needed] The Kashmiri version of chai is brewed with green tea instead of black tea and has a more subtle blend of flavorings: almonds, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and sometimes saffron. Other possible ingredients include nutmeg, rose flavouring (where rose petals are boiled along with the loose-leaf tea), or liquorice root.

Masala chai (Hindi मसाला चाय: masālā cāy, "spiced tea") is a beverage from the Indian subcontinent made by brewing tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs.[1] By itself, chai is merely the generic word for tea in Hindi, Punjabi and many other languages around the world, and was adopted into British slang as "cha" or "char". However, for many English speakers who refer to ordinary tea as "tea", the word "chai" is a relatively recent addition to their vocabulary and automatically implies "masala chai".

hello KB Happy New Year

sorry guys - computer crashed on me (still not fixed like it was promised) I LOVE green tea - especially the flavored ones (apart from jasmine) and I drink it hot in winter and iced in summer. I love Chai too - I drink it without milk though

moving? (blond moment) - is AZ part of USA?

we have 1 degree here at the moment and they predict snow later today.

my Christmas was ... quiet. Long story - was not in mood to celebrate anything anyway.

hello Marisol Happy New Year hunnie. Hope you had nice Christmas

we ended up walking home together last night (I didn't know he was on same train as I normally don't take this train home) and were talking and he said he would prefer if I stay in this area as it's nice and safe around here. That when I asked him how much time do I have. He also suggested for me to get in touch with local council to see what help would I be eligible for. The thing is - our area is not only nice but also quite expensive (studio flat for £600)

hello frannie

byeee Kijo and BG Zoonie - I'm not making any decisions yet - Mr B said yesterday that he's not going to throw me out in some s**t hole - I can take bit of time to find somewhere nice and affordable.

Hello Kijo, BG and Zoonie sorry I'm in and out (as ususal)