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Hello Rusty, and Hello everyone!

I thought I would check how everyone is in those troubled times!

How are you coping Rusty? I assume you still come on the Forum?
there are a lot of new names (to me), which is hardly surprising given the time lapse since my last post!

anyone I know there?

Hi pigale
Welcome back! I hope you are keeping well.

We've missed you, pigale, and your clues!

Thanks Aristo and Chris! I missed you all as well but just needed a break - too much of a good thing, etc....

How are you all coping?

Things are somewhat topsy turvy here as anywhere, but well, we can but cope the best we can!
Difficult to find what I want in supermarket though, their shelves are often empty! Why do some people have to stock up as though shops were going to close for a whole year?

A lady in front of me the other day was buying 10 (!) packs of sugar!
I mean if you are going to stock up on something, surely it should be proper food!
Anyway, must stop moaning!

Hi, Pigale. Great to "see" you again. Hope you're keeping safe and sane.

Hi Skyewalker, safe yes, but sane.... have I ever?

How are you and how is your big ball of fluff?

Many cases on your island?

Hi again pigale - glad to hear you're fine.
Our supermarkets now have flour again, but yeast is still absent!
btw SW lives on the mainland, near Glasgow. Skye is just the name of the dog!

oops! always thought he lived on the island! case of put 2 and 2 together and make 5!

On the subject of supermarkets, it was ages until I was able to buy toilet paper ! just as well I always have a reserve!

I imagine you miss your trips abroad?

Flour and yeast have been scarce here too. We've always baked our own bread and it's been a challenge. Still a First World problem though. And we can still buy cardamom! Why not a run on that?

What I did not know is that Cardamon can be used in Turkish Coffee -

I have Armenian origins and Turkish Coffee was commonly drunk at home, but without Cardamon as far as I know!