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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: silver swan on February 25, 2011, 06:27:05 pm

Title: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: silver swan on February 25, 2011, 06:27:05 pm
Hi all,

I've been house-sitting for in-laws and OH let slip that they want to give me a pressie for sorting out all the decorators/electricians/plumbers etc in their absence.  He suggested champagne and truffles. Aargh. Don't really do chocolate! Would much rather have a good book.

What would you rather have? Unless you LIKE choccies......!   ::)
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: HappyHippy on February 25, 2011, 06:31:16 pm
Ooooo now I do like choccies BUT I'd much rather be paid in fence posts  ;) ;D
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: silver swan on February 25, 2011, 06:36:28 pm
Happy Hippy,

That made me chuckle.  Bizarre, out in left field (no pun intended). Hope there are lots of other atypical responses to laugh about too.  :D ;D :wave:
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: Rosemary on February 25, 2011, 06:42:15 pm
Field drains  ;D
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: plumseverywhere on February 25, 2011, 06:45:33 pm
a return house sit! they get 4 hyperactive children aged between 4 and 9, a noisy cockerel, 2 very cheeky goats and a miserable guitar playing/drumming husband while I go to a spa!!
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Post by: Sandy on February 25, 2011, 06:48:27 pm
 ::) Whiskey!!!!
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: silver swan on February 25, 2011, 07:01:15 pm
Plums everywhere!

Used to (occasional) grumpy OH, boisterous kids (used to be a nanny), don't mind the cockerel and goats. Tell you what - I'd house-sit for you for a shed load of bath bombs/few soaps!!! (lovely whilst soaking in bath reading a 'good book'!).  :&> :&> :&> :&> :&>
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: plumseverywhere on February 25, 2011, 07:04:07 pm
Plums everywhere!

Used to (occasional) grumpy OH, boisterous kids (used to be a nanny), don't mind the cockerel and goats. Tell you what - I'd house-sit for you for a shed load of bath bombs/few soaps!!! (lovely whilst soaking in bath reading a 'good book'!).  :&> :&> :&> :&> :&>

 ;)  deal!
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: faith0504 on February 25, 2011, 07:18:20 pm
a pond liner would do me  ;) :wave:
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: Sandy on February 25, 2011, 07:33:58 pm
We built a pond last year but went ahead without too much planning, now the edges are not straight and it never got properly finnished, be warned, the pond liner was fairly cheap from the internet!! good luck!
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Post by: northfifeduckling on February 25, 2011, 07:54:11 pm
aything edible including chocolates (champagne gives me indigestion but white wine will do!) with a good book  ;D :&>
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: Sylvia on February 25, 2011, 09:23:34 pm
£10 to trawl the charity shops for good books would be a good   "Thank you" for me :) :)
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Post by: doganjo on February 25, 2011, 10:58:50 pm
A year of driving me to the big dog shows in Englandshire ;D
Title: Re: Champagne & chocolate truffles or....?
Post by: bloomer on February 25, 2011, 11:05:58 pm
there are so many things id take over chocolate

beer for starters

i need friends i can pay in building materials like you lot like, i always have spare materials but i can never get house/child sitters down here!!!