Bess said:That film sounds good, I like Timothy Spall, is it one of those gentle English films? I'm not keen on the car chase/shoot 'em up variety - I always fall asleep!
Pommette said:Hope you've had a good day today up't north.
I finally made the roulade tonight. Tasted fantastic but . . .
As I said on Jules thread I bought Fromage Frais instead or quark. It was fine in the sponge - although it didn't rise an awful lot. Think I might need some new baking powder - mine must be about 10 years old.
But the Fromage Frais was far too runny for the spread and it all started to leak out when I rolled it up.
I also used fresh figs as the fruit and they were just not strong tasting enough!
Will do it again though making sure I buy quark next time.
So thanks for the recipe - a virtually syn free pud was a nice change from just having fruit and yoghurt.
Well, it centres around this guy who's really overweight and never leaves the house, and who's mission in life is to be the fattest man in Britain. It's very funny in places, but quite a tear jerker too, and some things that the big guy 'Georgie' says really strike home with anyone who's overweight, well they did with me anyway. Timothy Spall is brilliant in it, and also a young actress who's name I can't remember. A 'feel good' film, with a bit of swearing in it but totally in keeping with the characters. Ive seen it twice now lol!
Mini Mum said:I love that film! I think it was a drama series on tv wasn't it?
I know I watched it on tv and cried my eyes out in places and yet cried with laughter in others! I may have to look that up to watch again I think
How is your holiday? It sounds like you are in a gorgeous part of the country...
Any news on your Uncle?
pjallen1982 said:Hey Dawn,
Hope you're enjoying your last evening on holiday, and have a great time with the girls tomorrow. Enjoy xxx
Bess said:Dawn, when you started to run did you buy any particular shoes or just ordinary trainers? I'd like to start I think.
Have a great time tomorrow with Gail and Jules.
Nattymo said:Have a great day with the girls tomorrow!
xx
Maverick said:Glad your hols have been sooo relaxing and sunny. Have a great day tomorrow, I hope going home doesn't depress you too much xx
Pommette said:Ditto from me too and give Jules and Gail a hug from me.
Hi Bess,
Well I wasn't going to bother with running shoes and started out in my old trainers, but it was quite quite a mistake. I soon began to have problems with my knee and had to stop. After reading up on running, I found out that there are different ways that your foot hits the ground, and if u wear the wrong shoes u can cause a lot of problems. So I went to a sports shop (cant remember the name off the top of my head but it was one of the big stores) and they tested my feet (just had to stand on a heat sensitive plate) and I got a pair that had been reduced to about £40 I think. They feel totally different to trainers...its like walking on air! And my knee has been ok since I got them, although I did have a problem recently but it was more my leg. You can actually check yr own feet by wetting them and then standing on dry tiles or some paper to see what sort of print they leave. It shows if your arches are low or high, which effects how yr ankle rotates and this in turn can affect yr knees and so on...
Have a look on the internet as I probably haven't explained it very well lol!
I'm hoping to get back into it next week. I find it hard as I'm very unfit, but I'm definitely improving, even if it is very slowly lol! Xx