tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post2992602457278982533..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: Lads on Touralice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-80776853891075998862008-11-10T23:33:00.000+00:002008-11-10T23:33:00.000+00:00RG - will catch up with real life for a couple of ...RG - will catch up with real life for a couple of days. MrsM has reviewed photos and thinks some may pass muster for publication in due course.<BR/><BR/>Fab weather for three days which is rather different to what it has been back in BlightyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-71813323243408925012008-11-10T20:44:00.000+00:002008-11-10T20:44:00.000+00:00Where is our guest post?Where is our guest post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-43441910838168315412008-11-10T18:00:00.000+00:002008-11-10T18:00:00.000+00:00Recce trip all gone v well. Will be coming back wi...Recce trip all gone v well. Will be coming back with MrsM for sure now that I know there is a Sala de Pegas in the palace at Sintra. All about magpies it turns out...<BR/><BR/>Belem is the place with the pasteis de nata - we had two each earlier today. Apparently the cafe sells 10,000 per day in the week and 20,000 at the weekend.<BR/><BR/>Oh, have some half decent pics as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-74909577390601689732008-11-08T08:52:00.000+00:002008-11-08T08:52:00.000+00:00I have never made a Christmas cake. Are you shocke...I have never made a Christmas cake. Are you shocked?Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-16601929584372265292008-11-08T03:54:00.000+00:002008-11-08T03:54:00.000+00:00Tiles tiles tiles! That's what I remember about Li...Tiles tiles tiles! That's what I remember about Lisbon. And an elevator which leads to a lovely ruined church with some rather surprising exhibits. And little custard pies. Oh, and the nearby town with amazing palaces. Can't remeber the name, but you should go there.<BR/>Have fun, Mr. M.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-50545890831460541792008-11-08T02:57:00.000+00:002008-11-08T02:57:00.000+00:00Tsk, tsk, tsk... surely you should be taking advan...Tsk, tsk, tsk... surely you should be taking advantage of the possibilities of, let's say, a trip to Venice? Florence? Paris?<BR/><BR/>Christmas cake? Bah humbug!<BR/><BR/>N.BreadBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551973313066578118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-58207059762512130972008-11-07T22:54:00.000+00:002008-11-07T22:54:00.000+00:00Dear Mr MAre you sure Mrs M is spending her free w...Dear Mr M<BR/>Are you sure Mrs M is spending her free weekend making a Christmas cake while you are away?<BR/>(I'd check the bins for signs of M & S packaging when you get home if I were you.)Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-31774998558881118672008-11-07T21:40:00.000+00:002008-11-07T21:40:00.000+00:00Sounds like a fun time, and just think of all the ...Sounds like a fun time, and just think of all the quiet Alice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-7017999714168565252008-11-07T16:11:00.000+00:002008-11-07T16:11:00.000+00:00I am planning a Christmas cake tomorrow too and ac...I am planning a Christmas cake tomorrow too and actually I think I would rather be doing that than going to Lisbon. No, really!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895985573831346825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-24426218802898650502008-11-07T16:05:00.000+00:002008-11-07T16:05:00.000+00:00every year uptil now I have really enjoyed making ...every year uptil now I have really enjoyed making the christmas cake, but this year after the raw wedding cake disaster I am terrified, I may still be putting it off come Christmas eve, by which time M&S will probably have sold out.....driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-42695112487449042702008-11-07T14:03:00.000+00:002008-11-07T14:03:00.000+00:00P.S. I love those folding city maps they are so u...P.S. I love those folding city maps they are so useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-51136455704647833952008-11-07T14:01:00.000+00:002008-11-07T14:01:00.000+00:00I shall think of you inhaling the brandy fumes fro...I shall think of you inhaling the brandy fumes from the soaking fruit while Mr M drinks the real thing in the sunshine.<BR/><BR/>I'm with Ann Bebington on this one, I usually head to M & S a couple of weeks before Christmas for my cake, (although I do ice it myself!) I have tried Nigella's "Easy Action Fruit Cake" which was successful.<BR/><BR/>Hope you all have a good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-63274920672749214472008-11-07T13:08:00.000+00:002008-11-07T13:08:00.000+00:00PPS - I am taking MrsM's spare digital camera for ...PPS - I am taking MrsM's spare digital camera for its first outing ... you never know, if I play my cards right I might be able to have a guest blog spot in these annals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-53570322759245243852008-11-07T12:53:00.000+00:002008-11-07T12:53:00.000+00:00Mr.M doing reconnaissance, for a future romantic v...Mr.M doing reconnaissance, for a future romantic visit of Lisbon with the lovely Mrs.M?<BR/><BR/>Well-played, Mr.M, well-played. <BR/><BR/>I'll be expecting some photographic evidence of the visit, of course. <BR/><BR/>How else can I live vicariously through the lives of the entire Magpie Family?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-29035267681998725082008-11-07T10:01:00.000+00:002008-11-07T10:01:00.000+00:00And Mrs.M is not coming?! Not fair!I know exactely...And Mrs.M is not coming?! Not fair!<BR/>I know exactely how you feel. I'm always starving to go to England and it happened more or less three times my husband going to England just for some days and living me at home.<BR/>I hope they will come to Sintra. [beautiful and green with a lot of history]<BR/>They won't regret it.<BR/><BR/>Well, the thoughts of christmas cake is good too.<BR/><BR/>P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713616744985615258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-29877361789473974982008-11-07T09:59:00.000+00:002008-11-07T09:59:00.000+00:00PS - might I take this opportunity to recommend th...PS - might I take this opportunity to recommend the Phaidon Wallpaper city guides to you as featured in the first photo ? http://www.phaidon.com/travel/ provides a full listing and they are very reasonable at £4.95 each.<BR/><BR/>Who knows which one MrsM might find in her stocking at Christmas ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-68132352784131815202008-11-07T09:42:00.000+00:002008-11-07T09:42:00.000+00:00Oh God, November, the christmas pudding. Faaaaark....Oh God, November, the christmas pudding. Faaaaark.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, can't stop and chat, must start soaking the fruit.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831936165024410678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-17815812730787937232008-11-07T09:01:00.000+00:002008-11-07T09:01:00.000+00:00And I can see MrM has an answer at the ready....I ...And I can see MrM has an answer at the ready....I should hold him to that promised trip, MrsM. Have a lovely girly time at home. I'm sure Poppy will be happy to have you to herself.walter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-49861810496361445262008-11-07T08:48:00.000+00:002008-11-07T08:48:00.000+00:00All this talk of Christmas cake is starting to sca...All this talk of Christmas cake is starting to scare me... I'm going to have to face up to it sooner or later!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-32411515289481141932008-11-07T08:37:00.000+00:002008-11-07T08:37:00.000+00:00I should point out that this is really just a deta...I should point out that this is really just a detailed recce for when I take MrsM there in the future. Also someone needs to look after Poppy ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-42706018187150175622008-11-07T07:51:00.000+00:002008-11-07T07:51:00.000+00:00I think Mr M is definitely a master planner of the...I think Mr M is definitely a master planner of the highest order - must say I think you get the rough end of the deal - but then I've never made a decent Christmas cake yet - tried everyone's recipes over the years, ruined loads with cremated exteriors and soggy interiors and finally decided that Christmas cakes are not the direction my baking talents lie so admitted defeat and I head offAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-56000146459584839002008-11-07T07:02:00.000+00:002008-11-07T07:02:00.000+00:00While I feel sure Mr. M will make use of all the i...While I feel sure Mr. M will make use of all the information from his trove of books, there is a thought in the back of my mind suggesting Master M may not!trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623440501234583451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-69490434539981726322008-11-07T03:52:00.000+00:002008-11-07T03:52:00.000+00:00What happens in Portugal shoudl stay in Portugal. ...What happens in Portugal shoudl stay in Portugal. Best to stay home and make cake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-38970613231957178522008-11-07T03:11:00.000+00:002008-11-07T03:11:00.000+00:00That doesn't sound very laddish to me.All those gu...That doesn't sound very laddish to me.<BR/><BR/>All those guide books.....!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-501509442531077042008-11-07T02:58:00.000+00:002008-11-07T02:58:00.000+00:00I am covering my eyes and not reading!It cannot be...I am covering my eyes and not reading!<BR/>It cannot be time for Christmas Cake!blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.com