OT: Cadbury creme eggs!

Oh, yum!!

I love those chocolate oranges, at Christmas, and I love Cadbury eggs, so this is the best of both worlds!

So much for the diet!

Yeah, that's what I said........[as I bought more than one!!!!!!!] :-)

I haven't seen them yet.

That's probably a good thing!

I actually found (blasphemy!) SUGAR-FREE Peeps.

Linda2

In message , Linda2 writes

Where, where, Had to stop eating them when I found out I was diabetic. Shirley

At a local pharmacy. Would you like some if I can find more? I'd be more than happy to send some to the Tassel Queen.

Linda2

In message , Linda2 writes

I would love some. Thanks. Shirley

A-HA! I see a "SFPFNR" coming soon.........

What does that mean? Or do I not want to know? :-D

Best, Christine

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Sugar free peeps for no reason. They are being sent to me.

Thanks Shirley :-D I feel so much wiser now :-) Enjoy your peeps when they pop over!

You know......I think it was our own Sooz who started the "____FNR" thing. First it was BFNR (Beads For No Reason), when someone sent someone else (often annonymously) beads as a pick-me-up, etc. Then, in the spring, there were often "PFNR" -- PEEPS For No Reason - again, sending some as a Random Act of Kindness (RAK). We've had a lot of those "___FNR" thingies flying all over the world from one RCB-er to another for quite a few years! It's always fun to hear about them, and now that there are sugar-free peeps, well, it was bound to happen!!! :-) [RCB-ers are the best!]

- Susan in VA

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These things for no reason started many years ago. It was at a time when there used to be over 1000 messages at any one time on RCB. I got the very first BFNR Beads for no reason and have more since. We say for no reason but each time I have had one is when I was really ill. Sooz organised the first one and I doubt if you could imagine my surprise when it arrived here. I had heart problems and had a bypass but things went wrong again. So wrong my GP thought I would not make it. The people in this group chivvied me through it and then came the BFNR. My Dh put the parcel down in front of me and I thought I had not ordered anything from USA. DH said I hope you have got enough money to pay for it. Imagine my surprise when I opened many beautiful wrapped gifts of beads. All topped of with a card stating from their hearts to mine. I shed more than a few tears to think that people I have never met cared so much about me.

At various times we have got together to send others BFNR maybe as a group or as a one off when one wanted to surprise someone.

I did many swaps and include a special condiment spoon that I had got from antique fairs. We called it Shirley's Spoon Club.

A good many of those people are missing from the group now. I wished they would drop in again. I miss them very much. Shirley

I still have my Shirley Spoon and use it when I bead. It's one of my most favorite beading tools. :-)

I am pleased to hear it is still useful . I also use mine when beading, so good for sorting beads as well as shovelling them up to put back in bags and pots.

I have not been to may fairs lately, some of them have stopped because the venues have been pulled down. The last one I went I did get some gorgeous vintage buttons. One lot is large black and silver with a flower centre, maybe I could put a bezel round them. The others are domes set with AB stones could be "s". Very pretty anyway. Shirley

In message , Valerie writes

ME TOO! I *love* my Shirley Spoon -- especially when I have to pick up beads after a spill! :-) I feel blessed to be in the Shirley Spoon Club!

- Susan in VA

Waving back at you. Shirley

In message , Susan in VA writes

Oh that's such a shame that they stopped! I loved hearing about all the cool goodies you found, aside from the spoons!