Hey babe,

Have been talked to sternly (or is my guilt exaggerating) about fact I am sooooooo bad at keeping in contact with friends..... When Bryan comes home and tells me my sister has a new job, according to oldest friend(interpret as u wish) that is now in XXX with twice weekly updates and now find out brother in law also in on act, have decided either I am really crap or you've stolen my life ......

Came home to smells of Saskatoon Berry Pie in the oven & Budweiser in fridge last night ..... Me thinks he might be leaving me for someone else!?!?!

Will email soon with all the gorey details

& Maria & Alan & Bryan - will email you all too one day............

Mum has already read it! Her guilty radar must be working. I had ham egg and chips!

Mum and I have just had lunch in the pub. She had a huge sausage sandwich with chips. She had a packet of chocolate biscuits this morning too. I did promise I wouldnt tell your dad because she is trying to cut down a bit. As if I would tell anyone!

Still chuckling at the thought of someone from Sydney, Australia, sending people in the Uk and the world a recipe for Saskatoonberry pie from Canada!

Well done Bryan - made me smile. We're going to miss this site when she gets home.

The pie sounds good but I have no idea what it is ..............so for all of you I found the recipe

Saskatoon Berry Pie

Ingredients:
Pie Filling:

3 1/2 cups Saskatoon Berries
1/2 cup Water
3/4 cup Sugar
3 tbsp Corn Starch
2 tsp Lemon Juice
1 tbsp Butter
1/2 tsp Almond Extract

Pastry:

2 cups pastry flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup lard
1/4 cup cold water

Instructions:
Pie Filling:

Cook berries in water until boiling. Reduce water if using frozen berries. Add mixed cornstarch and sugar and boil until clear, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice, butter and almond extract. Cool. Use as a filling for single or double crust pie, tarts, or on a cheesecake.

Pastry:

Sift flour, measure and sift again with salt. Cut in lard until in pea-sized pieces. Mix in cold water. Form into a ball. Roll out and place in pie plate. Use extra pastry for top crust. Bake at 425 F for 15 minutes. Cool.

alright shes, give my regards to the canadian contingent, bet they are looking after you!
Bit tired today cos i've been up since 1am blowing up ballons for the london marathon. I'm getting into this long distance running a bit myself, i even bought Paula Radcliff's autobiography, but i read half of it then gave up!!!
Better not hang around on the computer too long, i've got a whole lot of house cleaning to be getting on with, ready for inspection.
See you soon

We started looking at the Cook Island photos at breakfast and have just finished! We didn't think that when you said you had 5 hours to kill at the airport that it would take us that long to view them!!!

Moi wants to know if you managed to bring any exotics home from the Cook Islands and I want to know what did you to entertain yourself with the Sea Cucumbers? We find it strange that you had plenty of Sea Cucumbers being thrown at you - what about the men? (Is this because you had a recent identity change and have now come out as 'Mark, formally known as Sherry')

Looking forward to catching up with you when you get back. Love 'n' hugs, Mozza & Sami xxx

Postcards added for US and Canada. Return date to UK is 18th May - not long now, just over a month!! RCMP will be sorely disappointed Michelle - scabby clothes, a few shells, a Cook Islands fish card, mum's duty free Clinique and a mosquito net!!! S xx

Hi Sherry - now have brand new computer!!!! RCMP have confiscated all the items you stashed under the bed, sorry. Guess what? It snowed this morning (Thurs)!! See u in a couple of weeks.

Photos added for Fiji and the Cook Islands. New e mail address is [email protected]. Please copy any e mails from the last few weeks to this new account and I'll try and reply ASAP. Cheers S xx

Still no e mails coming through! Nice to get messages on here though, so please keep them coming and I'll let you know when I am back to being me again! M (S) xx