Along with the inevitability of the annual tin of biscuits which my parents used to receive each Christmas from my great aunt I would now rank the fact that the cup of tea on my bedside table, alas neglected while I finished the crossword, is now cold 
Yeuk. That is awful isn't it! And, the next one will never be as nice as that one would have been.
You could just scale up an egg-cosy pattern when, easy really 
You still in bed, Soutra?
Brilliant anno!
And janeA that would be telling but actually no, I am off to have fun with a borrowed power washer - look out Gracie!!!
My DIL was waxing lyrical about the lovely big family house they've moved into - down a country lane, only the birds and insects to listen to in the garden, space for the children to roam - perfect. 'But you know what's disappointing about living here?' she said. 'No ice cream van!' 
I received an email this morn from national lottery to say my ticket was a winner!
Very disappointed to find it's only £5.50
Yes, I know it's still better than nothing, but just for a few minutes i had thoughts of so many lovely possibilities.
I sometimes wonder if they really send out anything but £25 premium bonds. 
Me too jings
We have a fair few Premium Bonds between us. In the 5 years since we have had them we have never had a cheque for more than £25, although some months we have had a couple of £25 cheques. Once, when I was paying one into my bank, the teller said 'I've worked here for years and I've never seen a cheque for more than £25 from Premium Bond wins'. Saying that, many years ago when we had only a few we had a cheque for £1000. We also had 5 numbers on the Lottery not long after it had started. Our excitement knew no bounds. It was the Wednesday one in the days when you could check how much you had won via Teletext. It seemed hours before the amount came up. Guess how much? £875. I had to go to the Post Office to collect my cheque and all the assistants gathered around excitedly. When they saw the amount they said 'oh is that all?'. Still it was a nice surprise all the same.
Looking forward to scoffing yet another of bags's special fig slices and discovering that all that remains is a wee pile of crumbs...
We had the same Lottery letdown very early on, KatyK. Having to wait till nearly 10 o'clock to find out what we'd won. I'm certainly not complaining - it was £1200 and paid for a holiday - but we thought then that 5 numbers would be enough to retire on. And the number we missed? 13. The very next week a colleague of mine won £2400 with 5 numbers.
I won £500 on the Premium Bonds in February! I always check online as soon as the results are out, and it was so exciting when £500 appeared. My mum and dad won £1000 back in the 70s and they only had a couple of hundred pounds worth of bonds. My financial advisor is always very scathing about my premium bonds, so I can't wait for his annual visit! 
Hot beverages, especially tea, must be drunk HOT! Some of the chaps at work don't come to get theirs until about 10 minutes after they are made YUK!
Exactly phoenix as that's why they are called hot drinks [the clue is in the name.] If I have forgotten about a cup of tea or coffee I just stick it in the microwave[although you also have to turn it on, don't forget that bit.]
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