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Post by mossie on Jun 8, 2017 14:37:47 GMT
Agreed, could be a stiffish breeze and just the chance of a shower
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 8, 2017 14:52:54 GMT
I am packing a little umbrella.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 8, 2017 15:46:53 GMT
Agreed, could be a stiffish breeze and just the chance of a shower And you said I was Cassandra....
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Post by whatagain on Jun 9, 2017 17:17:36 GMT
Wishing you a great evening you all !
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 9, 2017 18:25:29 GMT
You would have liked it, what -- 4 bottles of wine and 1 bottle of champagne for 6 people.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 9, 2017 18:41:43 GMT
I'm drinking mineral water right now. Oddly, my system seems to demand it. We had a WONDERFUL time! Everyone who is lovely online, i.e., everyone there, is lovely to the nth degree in real life, and super fun, too.
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Post by bjd on Jun 9, 2017 18:58:13 GMT
Happy to hear it all went well and you enjoyed yourselves.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 9, 2017 21:16:00 GMT
You would have liked it, what -- 4 bottles of wine and 1 bottle of champagne for 6 people. Indeed, we restrained ourselves carefully.
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Post by lagatta on Jun 9, 2017 22:54:09 GMT
I've already laid in some bubbly water as tomorrow late afternoon/early evening we'll be welcoming our Argentine friend C. back to our Boreal waste with a slap-up picnic, asado and what have you. There will be wine and perhaps stronger stuff for some. And lots of bubbly water. Lagatta is exhausted but it is only 18:53 here and bright sunshine, and Livia is bounding about...
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Post by fumobici on Jun 10, 2017 0:34:09 GMT
I'm drinking mineral water right now. Oddly, my system seems to demand it. We had a WONDERFUL time! Everyone who is lovely online, i.e., everyone there, is lovely to the nth degree in real life, and super fun, too. I would have been a bit hung over going in from celebrating the UK election result
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Post by mossie on Jun 10, 2017 6:39:24 GMT
4 bottles of wine and 1 bottle of champagne for 6 people. But it took a long time to drink it, we paced ourselves properly. Even I got home in one piece and I am a teetotaller. When I am not drinking
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 10, 2017 11:32:49 GMT
I'm drinking mineral water right now. Oddly, my system seems to demand it. We had a WONDERFUL time! Everyone who is lovely online, i.e., everyone there, is lovely to the nth degree in real life, and super fun, too. I would have been a bit hung over going in from celebrating the UK election result Odd. I don't see you as a Theresa May fan.
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Post by mossie on Jun 10, 2017 13:35:20 GMT
You have picked the worst possible time to let me loose. Just washed up after lunch which included opening a bottle of Cote de Rhone and I find old songs from my youth echoing in my empty head, just as well the wine yesterday didn't bring them out. On my way to the venue I had to dodge the Household Cavalry, so realised I would have to be on my best behaviour Anyway here is part of the merry throng Note that Cheery is missing, but she was soon with us clutching something to lubricate the proceedings While Kerouac and Patrick ensured decorum While sitting there I noticed that some of the resident swans were continuing their kids education, now teaching them how to queue up nicely for their grub, like all good English people while a cormorant dried its wings after having hopefully found its meal It was a very pleasant way to spend a few hours and a great way of putting faces to names, which is something I have wanted to do for a long time. I hope I haven't trodden on any toes, fools rush in... etc. Thank you all.
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Post by bjd on Jun 10, 2017 13:41:12 GMT
Thanks, Mossie. It even looks as though you had nice weather.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 10, 2017 13:48:13 GMT
Lovely....I enjoyed it tremendously.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 10, 2017 17:54:39 GMT
You would have liked it, what -- 4 bottles of wine and 1 bottle of champagne for 6 people. A correct ratio. I hope there were women who didn't drink too much so that the male portion was bigger ...
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 10, 2017 18:08:45 GMT
Table 54 will go down in history...................
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 10, 2017 18:10:15 GMT
....or infamy.
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Post by lagatta on Jun 10, 2017 19:20:55 GMT
After the famous railway geek "Man in Seat 61" www.seat61.com/ the "Band at table 54" will go down in travel history. And I can hold my own against any man in the bar...
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 10, 2017 19:30:04 GMT
You would have liked it, what -- 4 bottles of wine and 1 bottle of champagne for 6 people. A correct ratio. I hope there were women who didn't drink too much so that the male portion was bigger ... Ahem I'm sure that the Gentlemen will confirm that Bixa and I barely touched a drop and were like little flowers of quiet decorum. Won't they?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 10, 2017 20:03:28 GMT
I will not say a word about who supplied all of the booze because it might imply that there were ulterior motives, not that I noticed them.
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Post by mossie on Jun 10, 2017 20:16:41 GMT
I can confirm that Cheery conducted herself exemplarily, and didn't spill a drop
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 10, 2017 20:23:20 GMT
A correct ratio. I hope there were women who didn't drink too much so that the male portion was bigger ... Ahem I'm sure that the Gentlemen will confirm that Bixa and I barely touched a drop and were like little flowers of quiet decorum. Won't they? There's a word that rhymes with rollocks. That may nbe appropriate .
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 10, 2017 20:26:41 GMT
The men were quite obviously outnumbered -- 4 men and 2 women. Who can compete with that?
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Post by patricklondon on Jun 11, 2017 7:36:47 GMT
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 11, 2017 9:27:50 GMT
Yes, I get it. So did Kenneth Williams. A brilliant pun.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 11, 2017 9:54:17 GMT
*groan*
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Post by tod2 on Jun 11, 2017 18:05:07 GMT
Boo Hoo Hoo! I have no idea why I did not see this post at the beginning of May!? I would not have made the delightful gathering for reasons of travelling later during September but I have a good mind to filch out a photo of me sitting at the Serpentine and put it here! And yes, I am still on for our meet up in Venice Mich! I've had terrible computer problems and am due to go Off-line at midnight tonight as I am working on borrowed data. It's a real pain as I have a ton of photos to show you from our Kruger trip last week. You all look wonderful and happy - what an achievement Bixa, to get so may together in such a far off land. Well done. And well done to everyone that got there....Mick, I'm girding my loins for our meet up in Broadstairs. I wish I could bump into Cheery, Ian, Mossie and Patrick but we are not stopping in London. Only one night and one day in Hammersmith.... Anyone for lunch next to the Thames? I will see Kerouac in Paris. Hopefully for a good seafood lunch.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 11, 2017 18:37:52 GMT
OOOh you've changed your avatar Patrick. Very nice it is too
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 11, 2017 19:57:28 GMT
Before ~After ~Can't you get that camera to shape up & fly right, Mossie?The directive here was, "Now, ya'll don't pose!"
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