Wild Celebrations!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 27 Aug 2004, 20:37

Yo!

legals on sale of our flat completed (at last)

2 for 1 carry out at The Peking Inn and a special Scotmid trip for Champagne or Special Brew beckons!

3 weeks today we'll all arrive in the promised land!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 27 Aug 2004, 20:42

Congrats. You guys really push the boat out when you celebrate!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 27 Aug 2004, 22:18

hmmm, indeed we do...

then I went out to our late opening Scotmid for a sherbert fountain and some wine gums, just to cap it all off!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 27 Aug 2004, 22:21

Careful now. Don't want to overdo it.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 27 Aug 2004, 22:23

mr magnolia wrote:hmmm, indeed we do...

then I went out to our late opening Scotmid for a sherbert fountain and some wine gums, just to cap it all off!

Somehow Mr M I think you'll fit in quite nicely down here!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 31 Aug 2004, 21:18

We'll be watching out for that maniac magnoliette scooter whizzing down the prom any time now...
When's magnolia bud likely to be moving in (or should I say out?)?

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 01 Sep 2004, 11:54

Sept 17 we land, BB

I read a rumour in the papers that September is to be dry, warm and sunny all month throughout the land to allow us to maximise our initial beach opportunities.

We'll be the ones in the sea at 0630 (ish) each morning.

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 13 Sep 2004, 17:00

Not doing packing. Spending time in the long list of 'things we will miss'

Favorit
M-N-U (sad name, great coffee)
French deli / cafe place that I've never worked out the name for but if you fancy taking over the lease the boy is dying to get shot of it so he can go back to France and rejoin wife and children.
Indebele (Coffee and date balls)
Global Fruits
The swing park just down the way
The neighbours drinks cabinets
The neighbours (mostly)
Cameo
Bike Trax
The walk into work via Meadows, Grassmarket and High Street
Warrender Baths (colder than Portobellos though)
The view out of the window onto the Links
No. 45 bus (best route through town)
Our favourite Chinese carry out (no idea what its called, too near to have a name) Woah up, its The Peking Inn (I think)
Sokathai (sp?) Indonesian
Scotmid...
Scotts Deli
Berlington Berties
Our Doctors
The kids Nursery
The flat
It certainly made for a busy weekend...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 13 Sep 2004, 17:22

Lupe Pintos surely? I had a fantastic sandwich there last week. I just asked the assistant to make a sandwich she would like to eat and let her pick all the ingredients. She was busy making a huge bowl of fresh salsa when I arrived so I had to wait a while. Wonderful smells of fresh coriander, chilli and lime juice while I deliberated over vegetarian or traditional refried beans and chose a paella dish and stocked up with lots of other stuff. And the sandwich was just delicious. I believe they are planning some in-shop cooking demos, starting with a Jamaican one on the 24th but check for details.

www.lupepintos.com

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 13 Sep 2004, 17:28

Never had more than their fabulous guacamole and salsa, but will miss it for that!

Thanks for the reminder Bob - and forcing me into post no.100, I believe?

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 13 Sep 2004, 17:30

Aahh its true, I've come over all very importy.

I think I'll have to have a Scotmid lager when I get home, to celebrate.

Mimpty · Post by **Mimpty** » 13 Sep 2004, 17:32

Mr M,
The best bus is the No.26. You will be able to take the no. 15 to Tollcross if you get withdrawal symptoms. Just don't have them after 7pm or on a Sunday. And we have a Scotmid too (you may have noticed the love/hate relationship Portobellians have with it).

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 13 Sep 2004, 20:15

Mimpty wrote:Mr M,
The best bus is the No.26. You will be able to take the no. 15 to Tollcross if you get withdrawal symptoms. Just don't have them after 7pm or on a Sunday. And we have a Scotmid too (you may have noticed the love/hate relationship Portobellians have with it).

The ONLY bus is the 26 - it comes every three seconds whether you want it or not. Tough if you want to go anywhere else.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 14 Sep 2004, 20:32

Marya wrote:Don't you mean the no 26 comes in three's every 10 mins?
Do you think it's their mating season or something?

It's highly dependent on what we're watching on the telly! If it's something we really want to watch the buses stop outside every three seconds (or so it seems!). We have become adept at lip reading

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 16 Sep 2004, 07:04

Its early

too early.

Outside a chill wind rattles the trees. A few early leaves swirl and fall onto the patina of moisture covering the ancient golfing lands. Nearby a 45 and a rare 15 jostle for supremacy on the downhill from who knows where, past the historic Toll and onward through the quiet streets, headlong towards the limits of their recognisable destiny - The Playhouse Roundabout.

A few short earth miles away citizens of another world lie unaware of looming chaos. Civilisations have foundered on less - Hearts to Hibs, Connery to Porter, my Scotmid to your Scotmid, a veritable gulf if measured incorrectly.

The lines are closing now though.

Onward, into the gathering storm, the accelerating crisis, the terror and the torment.

See you all on the other side, BT willing.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 16 Sep 2004, 07:25

You're trying to tell us that tomorrow is moving day, aren't you??

Hope it all goes smoothly for you and the M clan.

I am taking precautionary measures by leaving the country for a while - nothing personal, honest!!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 16 Sep 2004, 09:34

You have my deepest sympathies Mr. M and Clan Magnolia - I've just been through it all myself, albeit within the boundaries of Portobello. I'm still living in chaos at the other end.

I hope you all wake up on Saturday in the right place, with ALL your belongings - and have managed to upack enough to make breakfast!

Mimpty · Post by **Mimpty** » 16 Sep 2004, 13:26

Good luck Mr. M,

Hope all goes smoothly for you. Keep track of the kettle. I never found mine - think I left it in the old house.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 16 Sep 2004, 17:24

And whatever you do don't forget to change your currency from notes into very small change - otherwise you just won't be able to shop in Greggs when you get here

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 16 Sep 2004, 21:45

Good luck, Mr M. Courage in the face of diversity...no, that's not right...adversity... Come and join us in the wilds. People did it again today..."ALL the way from portobello?" Anyone would think I'd crossed the atlantic, not simply failed to get a 15, got the slowest 26 in the world and run up Lothian road late for an important appointment... Three miles, maybe four...in this world of high speed transport and the information superhighway, three miles is of course considered to be a great distance over unknown lands...

Safely back in the east, i would like to say good luck. Watch out for hidden areas of current abode that like to keep treasyures as momentoes. Mine was the attic. A gorgeous carved nativity set from...erm...oops, forgotten, but somehwere exotic - and a box of my favourite films. Including my "Full Monty". It wanted to stay in sheffield, where it belonged.

We'll be looking out for bewildered people in Scotmid, and people with large notes in greggs.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 17 Sep 2004, 09:27

So, do you think any of us are going to see a Pickfords van rolling up their street sometime today then?

That would be some welcome for the M clan -- spladoosh!

Mr. M said the sun would start to shine on Potobello from this day forth and at the moment he's spot on!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 17 Sep 2004, 20:18

Mr M

Hope the move has went well!

Bet you had a takeaway tonight! (food and alcohol variety)

Will be expecting a glorious summer day tomorrow as predicted.

S

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 19 Sep 2004, 20:08

Well, Mr Magnolia, the weather has taken a turn for the worse and it looks like either your telephone has not been connected yet or your PC has been damaged in the move. Anything else gone wrong? !

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 27 Sep 2004, 12:22

No worries about the phone, Marya! But how on earth does it take BT 10 days to activate a previously-live broadband connection?

Have been here safely for a week and now had to finally get back to work (not that I'm doing any, you'll notice).

Mrs M celebrated the move by going away to Exeter to work for the greater part of last week, leaving me with the boxes, the children and the dead goldfish. No time for idle chatter via the wind up dial-in connection!

Have managed to sneak in incognito, I think? (It wasn't a Pickfords van it was a big yellow Bishops Move)

We've buzzed up and down the prom a good few times now and the eldest Magnoliette started last week at St Johns nursery, Mrs M now back in the country and on maternity leave, hurrah for her!

Sorry about the hurricanes and recent lack of sunshine - I dont think we brought it with us...

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 27 Sep 2004, 18:49

mr magnolia wrote: and the eldest Magnoliette started last week at St Johns nursery

Welcome!!!
Morning or afternoon class?
I'll have all your family history in a matter of days now...

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 28 Sep 2004, 09:13

Afternoon.

And the family history is all lies.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Sep 2004, 09:31

Woohoo!
I might be first to bag a Magnolia!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 28 Sep 2004, 09:58

Be gentle with Mrs M - she is only aware in a scoffing manner of our electronic identities. We dont want any early births, she needs to hold on to the wain within until the first of November to max out the maternity leave stuff...

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Sep 2004, 10:05

I will be a model of decorum as always.

I shall simply sidle up to her and say "Ooh, you're new around here, aren't you, love? Aye, can tell, so i can. You have that shell shocked look about you - in fact you look like someone that's just moved in from bruntsfield or somewhere...would that be right? And I must say that bairn looks like she can go it on a scooter..." etc etc.

Ok, ok, I'll behave. It's important to get every minute of maternity leave possible.

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 28 Sep 2004, 10:19

Maybe they're related?

PS to BB: Mrs M spent about 20yrs in York in order to get the Midlothian accent out of her, so you can talk all northern to her - it would mak er feel reet gradely.

um..assuming I'm remembering your own heritage correctly?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Sep 2004, 10:26

Pretty much - I'm from "Midsomer" aka Glossop, near Manchester, but spent seven years in sheffield before coming here. I'll do me best, but in Sheffield they say reight, not reet. It's reight good 'ere by t'sea, though, in't it?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Sep 2004, 12:55

Yay - I have successfully spladooshed Mrs M and the Magnoliettes!
What lovely children you have, Mr M.

It takes courage, you know, to go up to a woman you've never seen before, and tell her you know her husband, even though you've never met him and don't know his real name. It's all a bit espionage-like.

Imagine the conversation - "I know your husband."
"Oh yes? What's his name then?"
"Erm...I don't know."
"OK, what does he look like?"
"Erm...I don't know."
"Well, what's his job?"
"Erm...I don't know."
"Where do we live?"
"Erm...I don't know. But he has cycled on part of the tour de france route."

You get the idea.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 28 Sep 2004, 12:58

Well, don't keep us in suspense, Bellybabe !

.... what happened next!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Sep 2004, 13:05

Mrs M was very gracious in the face of slighty crazed random stranger telling her she didn't really in fact know her husband. She even managed not to look scared! I was very impressed with her imperturbability. She showed me the children, introduced herself, and said that Mr M really spends a lot of time on the forum.

(It's true, she did!)

See - now the Magnolia bush has definitely Arrived in Porty, spladooshed already!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 28 Sep 2004, 13:09

I feel a name change coming on...