Happy birthday! Cake for breakfast sounds perfect!

I haven’t been here much longer than you but we had some great summer thunderstorms in my opinion. Not sure how the frequency varied from any other year though.

I think Trader Joe’s sells it. Not sure of the flavor. But maybe someone can confirm because I haven’t looked for it there in a while.

He’s from the UK and said they don’t have them over there.

My husband saw an opossum for the first time in his life the other night.

“What is it? A mongoose? A rat?”

I’m not upvoting this because I like anything about it, just because I can relate to the cost (mine is primarily spent on home heating oil though).

No traditions, usually in bed long before midnight like it is any other day.

As a kid, my parents would cook a specific meal and we would put photos from that year into albums.

Baking, cooking, eating, napping. No timeline, nowhere to be. Just enjoying our home and staying warm, with bellies full of of delicious things.

I hope everyone has a lovely day.

Mine wouldn’t let me open the door. I took it as a sign and am staying home alllll day.

Just wanted to say hey and I feel this. Me too with the drafty, old, uninsulated, (but charming) 1890’s home ownership.

I don’t know about espresso martinis but I hope you feel 100% soon!

I’m so sorry- fraud shit is the worst/ sinking feeling.

Thank you for the tip!

Hey there. I can’t find Branstons at my Publix but haven’t checked WM yet and I can’t find Paxo anywhere other than Amazon. I definitely need to hit up WM (if for nothing else, Colmans).

No shame in that! We totally bought brown sauce and a decent Colmans-wanna-be mustard as well as a few other things. Husband would die without brown and red sauces. Shame we don’t get Branstons at ours because we would probably overpay for that too!

The Publix prices are so awful right?! Like who pays $7.99 for marmite when you can get it for £2?! Or like $5.99 for HP sauce?! I’ve been stockpiling Bisto and Paxo prepping for the holidays. Thanks for the commiseration! We aren’t going back until next May so Publix, Amazon, and Word Market will have to do. Have a great trip home!

I’ll let you know if I can find the recipe. Just checked w my brother and he said he doesn’t have it, so the hunt continues. If I make them anyway I’ll let you know!

Thanks! Your other comment made me think of my Polish grandmother who used to make pierogis from scratch on holidays. So freaking good. Maybe I need to replicate those!

Ooh ok thank you! I appreciate the info!

New to the area and to New Grand Mart- do they have British foods?

My USPS informed delivery showed mail arriving last week and I still don’t have it. Really important pieces of mail, too. USPS said I can’t launch an investigation / make a claim for 7 days, so I guess that’s what I’m doing tomorrow. I’m open to any helpful or hopeful thoughts or comments please. I hope everyone else gets whatever mail or packages they’re expecting because this is a powerless yucky feeling.