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HI VIV,
pete wonders if his recipe is the
same as yours, but hope this may
be of use.
8oz flour
8oz of fine oatmeal
8oz black treacle or golden
syrup
4oz marg
2 teaspoon of gound ginger
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of
soda
pinch of nutmeg
little milk to moisten
little icing sugar to dust squares
when cooked and cooled.
hope this of some use!
pete says he loves it but not had
for years( I'd not heard of it)
so guess what I'll be trying to make
next week!
well Viv speak again later,
caz not too well so weve been
going up to her place to give
T.L.C and take care of Malchia,
take care Viv,
byeee jo and pete.

Hello Jo
Thankyou to you both for the Parkin receipe brilliant the ingredients are slightly different.
Oh hec now Pete's taste buds are at it again sorry about that
really
You sound as if you have enough going on I hope Caz is feeling better, its sure good you are able to lend a helping hand.
I have copy and pasted the reciepe onto a Word doc and will forward it via email to USA ....( Like that that's techy eh ;o) .....)
Very handy to learn that copy and paste is ;o)
You minimise and then bring the Word programme...do the task and then save and then close and the click back up on line... just like that !!!
Well I cant cook so had to learn something useful
Bye for now ...can smell the parkin from here
Viv http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/AddThread?inreplyto=1737485

Hi Viv,
yes glad to say Caz is on the
mend,but Malachi being normal
active 4 year old is quite a
handful when your feeling a bit
under par!
Ive been trying to get on line
with pc but having a few problem's
with getting the internet explorer?
online! if that makes any sense?
I read with ore your "tecnic"
explote's I hope your right and
I will some day make sense of it all.
maybe I ought to stick with cooking
Im not too good with that either
but it feels safer!
no, Im not going to give up that
easyly, even if it does make
my . take care Viv.glad
recipe was of some help and pete
thanks you for reminding him of it,
byeee jo,

Hello Jo
Well here is the receipe for the techy PIE

1....Pie is the bit that keeps the info.
2. Software ( not tupperware ) is the bit you can't touch
3. Hardware is the bit you can ( The pots and pans)
4. To keep the pie at the right temp... the fan kicks in ..
Okies now we got it cooking ;o)

I too had the internet explorer prob and the only way I sorted it was with the tech chat of my server...
In fact I just had a prob now...so I closed the comp down and pressed the button and hey presto all is well again... sometimes I guess the poor old comp gets a bit muddled up with me ....
It sure takes some sorting at first ;o) but I know you will survive it ..... its sure better than any baking I done...
Dont forget Jo tell Pete you can shop on line for Food Too!
I did before Christmas ..... got it all delivered to the door.! was brilliant ...
On that note I am away going off to the static tomorrow just for the day as we are taking a friend to see one of the vans which is vacant and up for grabs....
Take care ...... Viv http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/AddThread?inreplyto=1739236

Hi Viv,
liked your "techy" receipe
but the mad chief doing the "cooking"
is sure making a mess in the kitchen!
just hope the oven dont explode!
its murder cleaning all that cake
mixture of the walls!...........
hope its a nice day for you at the
static, yesterday was lovely here
really bright and quite warm when
you were out of the wind.
see you later Viv, take care,
jo and pete.

Hello
Had a great day at the static yesterday.... today have just taken Charlie a walk to the post box and wow !!! its a freezin cold wind !
Hope the cake baked okay ? now what cake was it I wonder ?
Ahh if a mess happens well just use mmmmmmm elbow grease....
Now where have I seen a recipe for that one ?
Take care see you later bye Viv http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/AddThread?inreplyto=1750096

Hi Viv,
yea you guessed it right,cake went
fairly well,next time should be
better ...still not managed to sort
out "techi" mix though, might have
to wait till my middle son can come
over to sort it out for me!...dont
it make you feel envious,kids today
make computers look so easssssy"
Im still struggling with setting
video timer!
glad you had good time at static,
yes the wind has got a bit bitter
(maybe spring bit further away than
we thought!) oh well,
take care Viv and wrap up warm on
your walks with Charlie,maybe a wee
warmer on your return
is in order! byeeeeee jo

Hello Jo

Hey we got some gales here ! Its March winds doth blow already !
No walks today... staying put indoors.
I am here though tap tapping on the comp again..
Its sure good to have a day to myself... I have been going to the courses and the voluntry training..its been like having an evening job...
Today is my day .....but.... the wind has blown the pilot light out on the boiler no hot water.... there goes my plans for today
Washing is in the machine.... next load...is at the side,.... next load is upstairs...
Boring stuff this is ... hope your days going well.... take care and have a good weekend.... Roll on Summer !!!
Viv http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/AddThread?inreplyto=1754794

Hi Viv,
I felt for you,when we saw weather reports
it looked real rough up your way,
we didnt have it quite so bad,but it
certainly has got cold and wintery
again!
weve been making some progress with
guide dog,Pete's had informal interveiw
and met a guide dog owner with her dog
oh he was so clever(Edward, golden retrevier)
and his had his medical to check his fit and able
to take care of a dog.next step, formal assesment
and if acepted to get dog wait for a
suitable dog and training in preperation
for one, have been warned even if all goes well
could take up to a year! do hope it does go through
pete really needs the independence
and will boast his self confidence and moral.
well Im rattling on here,have a good wk/end
and hope the weather improves your way,
take care Viv. jo.

Hello Jo
Oh in a way I was so chuffed to see your news on the guide dog and then as I read on you said " It could take a year " Still at least you are further than you were ... Oh what a joy it will be though ... I just admire the trainers and the dogs ....
Once on the disabled survey I did a few years back ..I had to escort a man with his dog in the city centre to see what probs he came upon. After we did the course once .,I was instructed to ask " Would you like to do the course again ?" His reply should make you both smile....
"Eee lass I would love to do it again for you ....BUT .... my dog will have to have some coaxing !" See they are clever.... thinking why go that way again we have just been there
I just adore them
Oh re; the weather well it sure has turned cold...only thing to keep us going is surely the worst is behind us
Take care you two.... Byeeee Viv http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/AddThread?inreplyto=1769135