Shock horror - recession hits ED!!!

[jonno]

Recession has definitely fallen upon The Lane. Witness a conversation amongst a group of yummy mummies in the park today. Discussion topic: children's party. Budget - only ?200. Tough trade-offs to be made. Would Cava be acceptable instead of champagne? Cup cakes or fairy cakes? To have a bouncy castle or not? Wait - Henrietta's mother might be able to do face painting instead. Life is getting harder in ED make no mistake. We should probably start a collection to ensure that the kids of JAGS and Alleyns get the parties they deserve. To contribute, please PM me and if I see them again I will pass the cash on.

[ClareC]

Troll alert!

[Annette Curtain]

1/10

[Frankito]

I only read that again as I thought Netts had posted something witty, or better still, a picture.. Darn...

[LadyDeliah]

If a troll, it was still funny1

[RosieH]

If a troll, he should have done his research and known that we drink prosecco these days, not cava

[maxxi]

And a bouncy castle is positively de trop, admittedly we had a bouncy Hogwarts for Josh's 5th but this year we're going with the Flibberty 'Den Kit'; it's just soooooo Shropshire, do you now what I mean?

[Alan Medic]

Are cup cakes and fairy cakes not the same thing? Educate me please.

[Frankito]

I think cup cakes tend to carry a fair deal more icing and tend not to be made by 5 year olds..

[Alan Medic]

Would you say you know more about this than say chickens for example Frankie?

[iamhere]

The problem is not those that are already afloat, but for those of us that are all ready close to sinking - we drown!

But it's funny how even those that are not really suffering, seem to find such trivia to fret over.

We need more 'wake up calls' in our lives to find perspective?

Thx.

[red devil]

Fairy cakes have 'wings'...

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/imageBank/cache/r/Rachel-Allens-Fairy-Cakes-14k.jpg_e_be4a040f41dfb65a155b3b24351d007c.jpg

[Frankito]

Meds, it's 50-50 really.. I have probably eaten more chicken than cake so I guess if I had to jump off the fence I would probably say more chicken.

Troll alert.....>:D<

[DJKillaQueen]

We eat lots of cake during half time at the ladies footy sessions. We bake them ourselves too. No recession there it seems.

[Frankito]

Do you make cupcakes? You should have said....

[Salsaboy]

That's a butterfly cake, not a fairy cake.

red devil Wrote:

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> Fairy cakes have 'wings'...

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> http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/imageBank/cache/r/Rach

> el-Allens-Fairy-Cakes-14k.jpg_e_be4a040f41dfb65a15

> 5b3b24351d007c.jpg

[Frankito]

Whatever it is, I will have 6 of them.

[red devil]

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> That's a butterfly cake, not a fairy cake.

You didn't see who baked them...

[Annette Curtain]

DJKillaQueen Wrote:

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> We eat lots of cake during half time at the ladies

> footy sessions.

Hmmm...

Is this one of your famous euphemisms DJ, I mean whatever next, your famous "lady cake" painting ?

Nette::o

[DJKillaQueen]

PSML......oh my Annette......I'm trying very hard not to picture that scene, but not trying hard enough to be successful ;) (we once had a bakewell tart on the half time menu care of one Dita-on-tees)

Yes Frankito I do bake cupcakes - made some rum and raisin ones today - very scrummy with a splash of whipped cream I might add :D

[Dee Woffaz]

Us northerners call em sticky buns.

[Alan Medic]

Is that 'cause you always burn them?

[Moos]

Sticky buns are much, much nicer. Mmm, the glossy icing, mmm the raisins..

[DJKillaQueen]

We used to buy something called a 'sally lun' which was a huge long sticky bun, ten times the size of one bun...........and filled with cream!

[Dee Woffaz]

Much akin to an 'iced ring'...........:-$