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Morning Christoph,

Sounds like you had a fab weekend - and I totally agree "you never know until you go". I often find that if you really don't fancy something then it turns out to be great fun.

Happy Monday to you, Tash, Bump and all the Bloggers.

AliB
xx

P.S. At least it's not raining!!

Fantastic...

I agree Chris, you have got to go for it...

Hells x

Morning everyone!

I can't say my weekend was quite as spontanious (if that's how you spell it) as yours CLP but I still had a fab time. My boys won 4-2 on Saturday after being 2-1 down and I had 8 people and 4 dogs round for Sunday lunch yesterday which ended up with us all sitting round doing a pub quiz out of a book for a couple of hours while we finished the wine and the cheese... there's still some pud left!

Luv
Lyndyloo
& Booboo
-x-x-

Morning blogland,

My brother used to have a Pinky and Perky LP when we were very little.

That's all.

Ax

Morning Chris

Death By Pig sounds fab - and a bargain price too. But a couple of questions:-

1. What did the dessert consist of. I cannot think of any piggy based puds, try as I might.

2. Did the chef at your regular pub prep the lamb for you, and then have to sell it to another punter when you went for the pork?

Is it the weekend yet?

Chezza of Divaville
xxxx

Hi Chris,

What a really great blog today. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - you are such a great guy - I absolutely love it when you share your life with us!

Nine courses? I love my grub, but I would be dead if I tried to wade my way through nine courses!

If this doesn't bring on Tash's labour, nothing will!!

C xx


P.S. Cheryl - how are you doing, toots?!

Morning Chrissie

Yeh. I'm ok thanks for asking. Just a tad hacked off with being the blog target practice again, for doing absolutely nothing wrong.

Oh well!

Cheryl xx

Hello all,

My internet usage is now bieng monitored at work - hence, I've been absent recently. Boo.

How is everyone?

Your weekend sounds nice, Chris. Ours was quiet - last weekend in January = skint skint skint.

Had a go at that Rock Band thing though, and blimmin' loved it.

Looking forward to next weekend - Mr P and I are going to see Othello in Warwick.

What else have I missed? No baby yet, I take it?

Rosie x

Hello all, new blogger here. Had to sign in because all weekend I have been the singing the Horace Wimp song which was requested on the Friday show. Aaarghhhh. So, tonight Chris can you please dedicate the programme to all those people who have a song stuck in their heads? Thanks.

Suzypie

Cheryl: I don't want to add fuel to the fire by saying anything about last night's contributions. Anyway, it wouldn't change anything.

All I can say is, I really do enjoy reading your comments on this blog, so don't go anywhere!

As Rob Brydon would say: "It's a bit of fun"!


C xx

Hello all! Ooh, spooky - I had pork for my tea last night too!!!

And then I ate ALL the crackling!

Snort snort (piggie noise)

T xxx

I have nothing to add to todays blog

grass munchers and pig lovers of the world unite

super bp - friend to all animals

Has everyone gone on to FB?!

It's lonely over here!

C xx

Chrissie, I think we are all just stunned at the time of CLP's blog this morning! Do you think the 9 oink food course got the better of him, and he was experiencing revenge of the trotters?

DD out

Ah, Christophe, I broke a tooth on the Badger's crackling yesterday, but that's probably not for here...

No, seriously, he did a GAWJUS roast pork belly for our lunch...with corn, mash and all sorts of other goodies...but then I did indeed break a toof.

Anyhoo, CLP, I'm glad you had a great weekend...(the Badger had a crack(l)ing birthday too, thank you to everyone for their best wishes btw)...and I guess now, you have to look forward to when you can take the new wee'un with you!

happy monday all
love
hazel
x

ps this blog reminded me of the joke about the pig who telephoned the firebrigade when the farmhouse was burning down...

When the local papers came to photograph said pig, they commented on the fact that it had a wooden leg.

'Well' said the farmer, 'when a pig's that clever, you don't want to eat him all at once...'

Hello

I really enjoyed that post Chris, thanks for sharing that with us. The best days are the unexpected ones that just happen to fall into place.

I couldn't see yesterday's blog here this morning as when it gets to a certain amount of posts I get 'blocked'. What have I missed?

Just got to wear a high viz here for the first time how exciting eh? (I need to get out more I know)

Debbie x

DD: good to see you! I was starting to think it may be my deodrant that was causing a problem!

Hazel: very funny! Not for the pig of course .... (yes, yes, I know it's a joke!)

C xx

Hi Debbie:

High viz? Is that a jacket? (sorry to be so dumb). And, yes, it is exciting! It's the little things in life that matter!

Check in with Cheryl and she will be able to let you know what happened last night.

Frankly, it's getting boring ..... zzzzzz


C xx

Nine courses of pig, not for me I'm afraid as I should imagine that several of them would be bits of pig that I would not dream of eating.

As for black pudding, do start me off on that.

PP Just do as I do and make full use of the scroll button when reading the log. It does get a bit depressing when you find you are scrolling more than you are reading, but hey ho. It is like panning for gold , you have to get through a lot of dross to find a shiny nugget!

Afternoon all, it's a nice clear day here in Bournemouth which is a change believe me.

Riding lesson Saturday went really well and bodes well for the 2 hr volleyball training and 2 matches this week looming.

Hope everyone is healthy and full of beans (metaphorically speaking - wouldn't want to inflict that amount of flatulence).

Cheryl and Matt - I really enjoy reading your comments so please do continue to contribute - even though I don't.

Hi Chrissie yep it's a bright yellow jacket. You have to wear it outside here on site. Stops you from getting run over by a lorry full of bread.

Nothing to say that hasn't been said before regarding the nature of the blog. You can't please everyone all of the time.

Debbie x

Greetings Ter The CLP And ALL,

Bingo Star ere.....

CLP - Sounds like a nice weekend, shame though yer missed the parade!
Reminds me of something thar really bugs me - When yer read in yer local newspaper or a magazine report of an event that already taken place, that yer would ave liked ter go ter. Yer know like... well anything, music event, firework display... or motor sport thingy.... THAT annoys me when they report about the event afterwards!!!
Why noot damn advertise it in advance so yer can ave the opportunity of going ter it!!!!!

PS My goodness gracious CLP boy.... a mega early blog @ 04.38!!!@!!!@!!!!!

Gotta go all.... dead busy at work.... THANKFULLY!!!!!!!
(What with the receesion)

GOURANGA Ter Everybody.... and a really mean it!!!!!!!!!

PS Likin' what am seein' from Obama so far!!!!!!

Deb

when i was at the landfill site i had to wear a hi-viz motorway coat when out on site, and steel-toe capped DMs. THE height of glamour, let me tell you!! Add to the look my hard-hat in bright orange complete with radio microphone so that i could conduct tours of the facility ...... not exactly catwalk!!

x x x

Cheryl, well I've got the DM's and a hair net.......looks lovely!

I don't get my own uniform until I've been here for 3 months, then I'll have a name badge ironed on my own set.

Have to wear ex-staffs at present. Today I'm Angela, last Wednesday I was Mark.

Deb x x x

When I was working onsite in Bristol for a well known Bank that was being built by the waterside - I too had to wear white hard hat and highviz jacket - got away with the boots though.

To those who might have forgotten there's still some pictures on Chris's gallery when they all went high viz.

Not long now Christophe Lambie Pie.

Debbie does that mean you get a bit confused when they say the name on the overall?

No Phoenix, they get confused when I introduce myself as 'Debbie'

Honestly I've never had so many people glance at my right boob since I've been here!

x x x

ooh Deb Im really jealous - I'd love a high viz jacket. I've been tempted to get one for when I walk the dog in the dark, but I think that might be a teensy bit sad.

x

Not at all Tins, you should wear one and get one for the dog as well!

Ta ta Lin x

I had completely forgotten this, but when I worked as a temp in a canning factory in the USA, (I was not canning stuff, I was a secretary!) I wore a white coat with the name Rita on it. At that time, I was (quite illegally) working with my friend's National Insurance number.

So, I had my own name - which only I knew - had to remember to answer to my friend's name, and I had the coat which belonged to Rita! I think this is when I developed my drinking habit!

C xx

G'day all!

well all i can say is "phew"! what a lot of entries over the weekend! didn't get chance to join in but have been reading as much as i can! i am new to this blog lark, and so i am not really sure of the etiquette or what exactly people are moaning about - when i was just lurking (for several months!) the attraction for me was that everyone chipped in with whatever was on their mind, regardless of the subject matter! made me laugh a lot usually, and when it didn't it was thought-provoking! surely it isn't meant to be a shrine to CLP? am blimmin sure he would hate that!! so i reckon everyone should just stay and get on with it!! PLEASE - i've only just started to get into it - wouldn't be the same without you all!

anyway, for what it's worth, i had a fab time on my "away day" with Mr CG - his Xmas present to me was a night in a nice hotel in St Ives, kids looked after by grandparents - bit of shopping, lots of reading my book DURING THE DAY!! - good food - oh and a bit of chat with him too! can highly recommend it!!

Debbie - it is "your" cinammon and raisin bread that i have just discovered? that is YUM!!

and CLP - sounds like a great day! spontaneous often works best! although 9 pig courses??!!

puddings - hmm - "porkiteroles"?? (someone must be able to do better than that?!)

Love cornishgirlie! xx

Debbie- Has anyone ever asked you what the other one is called?

Go for it Tinsel, and agree one for the dog too LOL!

Chrissie/Rita, there is no way that I would have been able to keep that up by the way.

CG, yep that's our bread. Got some of the orange one to take home today. Enjoy!

x x x

New Kid, that made me want to proper laugh but I'm not on my own in the office now! Baker Support Manager would think I was bonkers.

x x x

One and all oops better scrap the all.

Pigs to High Viz.
It just so happens in Deepest Dorset yesterday a group of us went back to where one friend had grown up on a farm. They had a pig nicknamed Joe Blower and it lived in the house. In fact the friend in question used it as a pouffee (hope thats spelled correctly) while watching TV. Sadly Joe Blower was eventually eaten.



Aunty Karen I think I will just read the blog in future I would hate to interrupt the flow here of the CTD fan club.

Might start my own blog actually then I can just annoy myself....

Howdy Bloggers

Hmmmm.....pork.....

In answer to your dessert question CtD - possibly something containing Jelly - coz non grass munching jelly is made with Geletine sourced from by-products of animals (not going to go into it in anymore detail!)

Hi - Viz - M-i-L bought our Kelpie X a hi viz harness for a late crimbo pressie as she is predominately black and hard to spot on the farm at night - so after 5pm if "The Wooo" is out she has her "blind harness!" on - "The Grump" curled his lip up when he thought it was for him but he has more white on him and rarely goes out of the garden these days.

Glad I missed the weekends shenanagans (sp?) by the sounds of it - handbags at dawn / dummies and or toys out of the pram. I don't know.........

Hmmm.... pork scratchings.........

Quack

Note to self - Take spare ribs out of freezer

pork scratchings

doggy itchings

donkey scabs!

to quote not the nine o'clock news!

DD out

PS doughnuts with pink-y icing

Morning Dook - still not found you on faceache - can't have continuation conversations - can see you contributing but not able to locate you on members to add as friend - ah well never mind.

I agree with the hi-viz - I have one for riding as it is still a bit on the dim side for being seen on dirty great big animal - so full hi-viz including leggings for him too - but only get to do that when at sister's as that's where the only family horse is.

I do have a hi-viz if I hack out from local stables though.

You can get nice florescent collars for dogs these days as well as the ones I use for my cats.

Sorry for changing the subject so drastically.

Back to pigs.

x x x

I'm still looking out for the hot x loaf - not yet down my way..... boo hoo

Mind you I agree the orange version is very tasty especially toasted.

I had lamb for lunch - sorry did have bacon sarnies over the weekend but that's as near to any pig input I can come up with.

Well I wore the high viz due to lorries that carry bread.

You need bread for bacon sarnies.

So there :-P

x x x

Last week Mr. Egg picked up some ELH's X buns......2 packets to be precise... we both had some, but they can't be good coz the other packet still unopened - a tad over cooked.

On the subject of you never know if you never go - It sounds abit like that film the Yes man - all the opportunities that arose for him just because he agreed to do something else...

Go for it

Quack

just realised how shockingly i changed the subject earlier - sorry, sorry!

i am a great believer in "you never know if you never go" - often they are the best! like the playgroup mums evening before Xmas - not somewhere i would have picked to go but a hilarious night out and some good friendships cemented!!

off for ham sandwich for lunch - is that ok for getting it back on track?

gelatine - my veggie friend is obsessed with finding it on labels and can't eat lots of yoghurts as they are thickened with it (eg m*ll*rlight). also Polos, don't you know?

x

please put me out of my misery - ELH ??

every little helps - aka tescos (other supermarkets are available)

thanks!! makes perfect sense now!!! as always when you know!

Dessert. Hows about a pink blancmange in a piggie mould?

Ta ta Lin x

Now ..... I am trying to be nice, honestly.

PP: can I just say to you - you go on and on and on and on and on about this being the "Chris Evans blog" and the only reason you come on here is because you want to read what Chris is saying.

If that is the case, I would have thought that at the very least you might have acknowledged what he said today.

I do try very hard not to get wound up by you, but it is really difficult because you are very good at pushing all the right buttons.

And for what it's worth you and Aunty just come over as really depressing people - there's never a "smile", never a moment's levity. What gives?

C xx

Ahhhh - weaned foals are having a run around the sand school. 6 of them stretching their (not so) little leggies in the sun - whey hay!

quack

Afternoon all - I ate piggy yesterday too - and far too much crackling!!!

Dook what a lovely picture gangly foals enjoying the sun.

Smile back on my face now - not that it went away for long!!

Beesmum xxx

Chrissie,

Maybe she's just constipated. That can make one irrational :-)

As Chris said at the top, calm down, or we'll have the internet health and safety people all over us.

Mr. Evans, I too like a good porking (pardon the expression) but nine courses?

Blimey fella, you've gone from one big session to another. I like your style.

If you could dedicate the show today to the powers of Alka Seltzer, I'd be most appreciative. Or maybe I should learn that too much red wine gives you a headache.

The Alka saved my life this morning. There's a song in that somewhere I reckon.

Silly boy.

Tobes

I watched Merlin on one of the digi channels over the weekend - must be one of the best adaptations IMOH. It was the one with Sam Neil, Miranda Richardson and a heap of other notable worthies like john geilgud, james earl jones (he was the voice of darth vader doncha know!!)

The most relevant line was that of the Lady of the lake " we only exist if we are not forgotten" and that is how Merlin destroyed Mab by getting everyone to turn their backs and forget about her - she was no longer important.......

Take heed

Quack

Debbie:

I think I may call myself Rita in future - quite fancy it!

It's just as well I was so young then, there is no way I could work somewhere now and be called by a different name. It was very, very confusing!

C xx

I like to be called Mandy on the second Wednesday of every month, but that's another story :-)

Tobes

back to those heels again tobes??!!

Hells bells! And I get accused of purile smut?!?!?!

A good porking.

Purleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez!

;-)

x x x

Tobes:

Bit by bit, slowly but surely ..... we are getting to know you!

Apart from the red wine aftermath, how are you feeling? re: the non-smoking campaign?

I'm out in sympathy with you - no crisps for seven days!

C xx

Purile smut?

Nothing purile about pork scratchings. They are the cornerstone of every nutritious bar snack.

Anyone available to help me remove the dead body of an Electric meter man?

Tobes

Oh I have many faces Chrissie, most of them miserable :-)

Not really. I jest.

Smoking, what's that then, not me luv.

Tobes

Artnoon,

Dookie - IMOH? In my orange hat? Old house? Sorry to be childish but it's been a while since we played an acronym game and I think a few games and songs might cheer people up.

And I'm having a housework day and am bored bored bored bored.

January, sick and tired it's been hanging on me...

As far as things only existing if they are remembered, that must be why I can't find my car keys. I've forgotten where I put them so they no longer exist! Aaaaargh!

A x

Tobes: Oh, of course, I forgot. Silly me!

x

Good afternoon,

On the pig front I remember....(wispy vision and wobbly music cue here)

At the tender age of 14 I was on a school skiing trip to Austria. It was a ski to door location, and upon my arrival back at the hotel after a hard days skiing I schussed past 2 little pigs at the back of the hotel. (The 3rd must've been building his house outta bricks.) At the time I thought how cute and pink and lovely they were.

2 nights later we had the most succulent and delectable pork chops I have ever tasted, done in a light breadcrumb coating. My mind was shouting what a shame it was but my mouth was shouting how blummin lovely they were and the mouth won - as it often does.

However, I made up for the guilt by then spending the next 5 years collecting pigs - ornamental at least - and remembering the sweet little faces of that gorgeous dinner with each purchase. I guess that was the frst time I had ever met my dinner before slaughter.

And now to change the subject and I make no apologies for doing so -

The Great Toilet Seat Debate....

Why is it us wimmin insist on the chaps putting the seat down?

Are we too fragile to do so ourselves?

Or is it because we might break a fingernail in the process?

Do toilet seats weigh so much that it requires supervision of a 'manly man' to ensure no damage is caused to our bodies?

Or is it because we have no control over our bladders, go running into the bathroom in the dark, park and pee without looking only to find that the comfort we were expecting has been removed by the men of the house?

Its not like the fellas come out the bathroom yelling 'You NEVER leave the seat up for me!'

I don't get it. Really I don't.

Help me out here ladies...

MW, a!

Chrissie - NO CRISPS??????? That is a bridge too far in the pursuit of a beautiful bod.

A x

MWa, I think it's the idea of coming into contact with the invisible residue of the previous incumbent.

A x

Boleyngirl,

I can understand that, but whether he or she puts the seat down you're not gonna come into contact unless he is a particularly poor shot and manages to get said residue on said seat in its upwards position - surely?

MW, a!

Poor shot.
Man.

Nuff said!

xxx

boleyngirl: I know! I am a fully paid up member of the two packets a day School of Crisps. I absolutely love them, but they are my downfall and I just have to stop messing around. Also, just remembered (honestly) I haven't had a single chip for a fortnight!

I wonder if I am being good, or whether I am actually just forgetting to eat these things, now I am 52!

Mariella, I think boleyngirl has got it in one. Sorry boys, it is utterly gross sitting on a toilet, with the lid up, and one of you has been there first!

C xx

Afternoon everyone.

Haven't been around much the last few days due to being busy, stressed and also poorly :( I do have a note if required..........

Lurked a bit and tried to keep up but there was way too much to read it all. I'm sad to see another little spat or two but I'll say no more about that.

Just wanted to log in to wish everyone posting or lurking - especially CLP and Tash - a good Monday afternoon and a good rest of the week. It could/should be this one Chris!! Hope that all goes well and safely.

df x

CtD - exactly!

Sorry blogmen, I expect you are the exceptions and are meticulous in your "toilette" procedures.

A x

Morning/Afternoon Everyone,

Hope you all had a good weekend. Very cold here again today but it's sunny which kinda makes it okay. I would rather have cold and sunny, then dull, dark and mild..... The snow is still on the ground and we'll just have to see what the week brings.......

I hate Mondays.......

IMOH - Duckish for In My Honest Opinion!!!!!! (should be IMHO)

quack

Chrissie, you can't "forget" to eat crisps! I have a packet of Walkers Baked Ready Salted every single school day, without it my world would be slightly less cheery I feel. So you must be possessed of an iron will and huge self discipline which I can only marvel at.

A x

Oh yes and Tobes, we haven't been formally introduced but well done on giving up the fags. I'm down to2/3 a day but enjoy them so much... and I know it's disgusting, and I only do it in the garden and I always wash my hands and clean my teeth, which is in itself an exhausting process and I must. Cut. It. Out. Completely. Soon.

Steve's doing Chinese horoscopes. I was born in 1968 - the year of the monkey.

Explains a lot really, don't it!?!?

xxxx

afternoon all, hope you're well?

Love today's post Christophe, I love days that set out to be great, dip in the middle and then take a turn into something else even better.....brilliant.

Worked all weekend, been out all morning making plans for my 40th birthday. Having a 'masters' football match...one last kickabout for me and my mates. Can't believe how much interest it's raised, then off to CP for a week before having a bit of a party on my actual bday.

Oh and I've been offered a ticket for Spurs at Wemberlee in March v lucky/happy boy today

bonnet de douche

KWx

ps - bored with the moaning, it's like a scratched record, same person, same complaint everytime.
Even Chris has commented on it Zzzzzzz

I think it explains EVERYTHING CtD....LOL

Chezza, the cheekeh monkeh. I'm a snake I think.

Sssssssssssssssssssss.

A x

Diva - i'm a monkey too

Anyone remember that film with Maggie Smith and Michael Palin (I think) called Private Function? It was set in WW2 and they secretly raised a pig.... very funny....

btw - pigs, high vis...

....never felt so talked about!!!!


tehe x

Hello Bondman, never caught that one, but I do like Babe, the Sheep Pig.

A x

Baggy - does that mean you're 12 years younger than me? Hells bells!!!

I remember that fillum 007, but don't think i ever actually saw it.

diva - i guess so but i wasn't going to admit to it!

Afternoon all - I think I'm a boar!
Perhaps I should keep that under my hat after all of the porky talk - I might end up on the menu.

And yes - JLFB007, I remember that film and Maggie Smiths face when she smells the piggy 'output'.

ttfn C x

monkey also!

DD out

Are we all going to work out when the others were born?

Hi boleyngirl and CtD, it's worth giving the film a look next time it comes on the telly...

We were at me mam's at the weekend and had sausages called "Porky Whites" which were new to me, v nice though. And some nice black pudding too.

A x

I should say mine's not 1947 or 1971!

another Monkey ...... apparently I am well suited to a Dragon or a Rat. MrS is a Horse ...... this explains quite a lot!

C xx

Mr BP is a dragon - and our horrorscopes match as well/ capricorn and taurus/ so I hope our marrige will be written in the stars

super bp x

A bit like "ebony and ivory", only with pigs. Very PC.

A x

Crumpy, LOL I remember the line from the film which they used to keep telling the grandmother, "No Pig"..... because she kept seeing the pig and wanted to tell people about it, or something like it....

Super bp: I'm sure it will be! xx

We could play "Rock Paper Scissors" only with our Chinese new year animals. So a snake can strangle a monkey but a horse can trample a snake and a dragon can breathe fire on the whole lot of them. And we all know the fate of the pig.

Sorry, it must be the bleach fumes.

A x

Afteroon all... another monkey here! (the erratic geniuses of the cycle as I have just read online...)

Hope everyone is surviving Monday and had great weekends, it's a beautiful sunny day here in the 'burgh, wish I could be outside rather than stuck on fron of a computer!

Must dash, back later...

R x

According to t'interweb:
People born in the Year of the Boar are honest and tolerant and make good friends, but tend to expect the same from everyone else, and more often than not they end up disappointed. They thrive in the arts as entertainers.

So move over you other animals whilst I give you a song.

Crumpy -
or should that be Crumpy the Diva?? Competition Chezza!

Chrissie, can't believe you've given up crisps. My favourite food. I agree with Boleyngirl - it's a step too far in pursuit of the body beautiful!!!

I'm a 1961 girl - what animal would I be???

Tobes, I'm now thinking of Kinky Boots again!!

T xx

Sparkle - you are an ox
Oxen are born leaders, inspiring confidence in everyone they come into contact with. However, they can be too demanding. Methodical and good with their hands, they make fine surgeons and hairdressers.

Bit concerned about the surgeon hairdresser thing!!!

Don't fancy my appendix being taken out with a set of curling tongs!!