h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Things are good meg! I was offline for awhile there...I'm back volunteering at the club, so enjoying some great there. Otherwise, went for a nice Sun. brunch yesterday.

I've been busy doing paperwork here, I've only 1/2hour to go before I finish, so may not get back to you tonight but will be here next week for longer. Take care

Ok, meg...

hello again. I forgot I was doing overtime this week so I get another chance to chat to you HURRAY

Ah, hi Meg, a nice surprise!! Was just fixin' some supper, but I've got time to chat, always time to chat...I can eat anytime .

A news story here just now about a Canadian Midwife instructing local Midwives in rural Iraq.

Sorry, I had to see a few patients. Nice to hear about the Canadian Midwife. We do like to share our skills. There's a big international midwifery conference in Paris next week. I'd love to attend but funds are a bit short with the wedding looming. I went to Tenessee last year to meet other Madwives (that's what we're lovingly known as!). We're passionate about our work but can be rather fierce.

What's the difference between a midwife and a bulldog?
A bulldog doesn't wear lipstick

Thats ok, I assumed things had gotten busy there.

have you had supper now? Hope it was good. Canteen food here isn't bad. I had stuffed peppers tonight. Not as good as the chilli before work though. Have you got plans for the weekend?

Oh yes, I've eaten...made a rather interesting meal: potaoes, okra & parsnips in a tinned pumpkin pie filling (spiced with garlic, oregano & basil), & some spicy Chorizo sausage, was very good...an improvised triumph!

Not really any major plans for the weekend,except music at the club Fri & Sat.

What an interesting meal. Most of my best dishes are improvised. One of my best is a hot bean stew that I invented when I was a student as it is cheap to make. Don't get much time for invention now but haven't resorted to readymeals yet

Sometimes I get very spontaneously creative & whip up a great (although maybe a little odd) meal in 45 minutes. I do cheat a bit sometimes though, like adding frozen veggies & so on.

Oh yeah, we all do use the convenience stuff now and again. It just always suprises me when people don't cook at all. It's very easy not to, but where's the fun in putting something in the microwave each day?

Oh, thats for sure! Lunch at McDonald's, supper at Pizza Hut or Kentuck Fried Chicken, or whatever...who could live that way, not me! My Dad was a I just grew up thinking "you cook/fix it yourself'.

I'm not food-obsessed by the way, I'm just feeling a little peckish at 04:45 in the morning. Can't wait to get home for breakfast
Looking forward to baking pie today with the children

how lovely to have a father. My mum is a very good cook, but not professionaly

Ah, save me a slice then!

I'd post you some but it wouldn't be worth eating when it got there.

No, unfortunately not !

I have to start locking-up now as it's nearly home-time<yippee. I've enjoyed the chat. It makes a change to have time to talk Have a good weekend.