The Weekly Friday Feast

@Queenie Chocolate mudcake? Mmmmmm. Whenever I have chocolate mudcake in the house I seem to end up eating it for breakfast, so the fact that you've waited until dinner is pretty impressive...unless of course you had it for breakfast AND dinner...which is probably what I would do

I totally hear what you are saying about holding onto the hope of having a nurturing family. When I say I ditched my family, I actually only ditched my brother and sister because my parents had already both died. It is the most natural thing in the world to want a loving family. We are biologically hardwired to live in groups - with the family being the most central of those groups. It is understandable that you can't forget what your father said to you - that is an awful thing to say to anyone

Hi @Shaz51, the birthday was okay, very hot weather. It is raining today thankfully so it has cooled down a lot.

@CherryBomb what do you offer for non-coffee drinkers?

Happy birthday @Queenie. Family are like the friends you didn't choose. They're in you're life for this reason, but you can decide on how you interact with the. Your chosen friends though, are the family that you do choose.

Vanilla latte coming up @natureoflife. Sorry to hear that you're not feeling great

@Phoenix_Rising, I sit at my lap top with pen and paper and takes notes to keep up with people! Keeping track of conversations is tricky.

Enoying the cake and coffee...

@CherryBombit's really hard to write stuff in the worry room and then leave it there. it triggers stuff, i can't explain right now. all i know is that this is crap. i am angry, confused, really sad and emotional. This week will be really really hard as it is our auctiion next saturday. lots of mixed emotions. wish i was somewhere else right now, i can't cope with all these changes going on.

@Queenie, I got a selection of herbal teas, peppermint, chamomile, rooibos?

@BlueBay you're going through a lot right now. Selling a house is stressful, and you're processing a lot of family stuff. Can you make some space tonight to put these things aside, and do something relaxing. Cup of tea, and a bath perhaps?

Thanks for thinking of me Cherrybomb and I love the sushi photo, I'm sure yours was just as good. Had my favourite meatball rissoles with veges and some homemade bread and butter dessert with some tinned mandarins. Hope you're enjoying the evening and the weekend will be a pleasant one. Hugs and cheers to you and the other members of Sane forum. Bimby2