Life with Nat - EP171: Nat's Nieces #35 - the Roro-less ep

Episode Date: November 13, 2025

Nat's popped over to Ellia's for a pretty chilled catch up and look forward to Christmas. Some of the Christmas magic is discussed, so not one to listen to with kids. Enjoy!! xx Please subscribe, fol...low, and leave a review. xxx You can find us in all places here; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/lifewithnat/view⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifewithnatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get the merch!: ⁠https://www.lifewithnat.shop/⁠ Nat's insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@natcass1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Neice's insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@natsnieces⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tony's insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tonycass68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linny's insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@auntielinny.lwn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ THE BIG CHRISTMAS LIVE SHOW 7th December ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- claphamgrand.com/event/live-with-nat-at-christmas/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The tiny warm-up shows 4th Nov - Dixon Studio, Palace Theatre, Southend - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trafalgartickets.com/palace-theatre-southend/en-GB/event/other/live-with-nat-work-in-progress-tickets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 6th Nov - Hat Factory, Luton - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/live-nat-work-progress⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 16th Nov - Hawth Studio, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the-hawth/whats-on/live-with-nat-work-in-progress⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book Club: November's book - All Together for Christmas by Sarah Morgan & December's book (optional extra for the speedy readers) - A Heart for Christmas: Advent Romance by Sophie Jomain Nat’s solo chats - any rants always welcome!  Scraping the Barrel - SCAN AND SHOP VIRGIN NO LONGER! Bonce vs list! - Are you a list maker? Always collecting for Nostalgia Fest! What’s brewing with the Nieces - are we all skipping the end of summer, all of autumn and going straight to Christmas - Nat’s door is! Group chat ettiquette & pranks. Nice Lorraines… get in touch! Advent calendars & gift recommendations v. welcome! Things we’re nagging with Linny about - More lateness stories and some cleaning questions, please! The Tony talks chatter - Keep your DIY questions coming, also open to some saucy two paragraph stories for Tony to read out at the Southend show - think cheeky postcards (both in tone and length)! Can we make Tony an influencer and get him any freebies?  TBC Cultural differences ep - inspired by Linny’s Mediterranean heritage and her & Ellia's Italian trip, we'd love to hear about the cultural differences you've noticed between the UK and basically ANYWHERE else!  A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Hello, peeps, just to say in this episode, there will be a few bits and pieces regarding Christmas and the children. So maybe listen on your own. Hello, hello, hello, welcome to Life with Nat on this very chilly Thursday afternoon. It's actually Tuesday. I do it all the time. And it's not afternoon. No, it's definitely the morning. And it's not that chilly, is it?
Starting point is 00:00:37 It's quite fresh out there. I've not left the house, I don't know. Elis Bells is joining me today. Last week we had a Nats and Nis's minus L's. This week we have a Nats Nisysi's minus Roro. We are really, really throwing a few spanners in at the moment, aren't we? I think people are going to start thinking that you and Rerro are falling out and that we're trying to cover it up. No, we did all go out and throw it out.
Starting point is 00:01:00 Friday so that's done all right. Oh, just tight. It's just busy and illness and this and that, but we are live from my bedroom. We are sat on Elsie's bed, which is so comfortable, but it's weird isn't it? I feel like, why does it make you feel like a child? What, sitting on the bed? I would never just sit on my bed, is it? Do people do? I mean, I'd sit like in my bed and watch the telly of an evening. But sitting on the bed, it's a teenage thing, isn't it? Why is that? It's like Eliza and Astor. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:01:33 I do. I feel like a child sat on the bed, but it's quite nice. The other thing it reminds me of is, I don't know if you remember it, Big Breakfast. No. They all used to sort of sit on a bed in the mornings and they'd be on the bed or.
Starting point is 00:01:48 I think they were on a bed. I'm so, 07-8, 2019-19, were they on a bed? We'll have to find out. Yeah, I'm not sure about that one. So how's your week going? Yeah, really good. James is poorly. Oh.
Starting point is 00:02:03 So several trips to the doctors. Emergency on Sunday yesterday. But it's one of those things. He's all right. He's actually a bit better today. I do feel like this is kind of, thank God, like the first sort of illness where you're a bit worried. It's horrible because, well, you know,
Starting point is 00:02:23 everyone has said it's viral, it's viral. But you know, when you just know something isn't right. He's in pain, his temperature wasn't going down. Like, I just, and I think it's so true when people say, like, Mother's Instinct and you read so many things of, you know, we did this and we did that and we went back and we, and it's so true. So I, like, and you know what? I went to the doctors yesterday and it was one of those where I thought I'd been to the
Starting point is 00:02:47 emergency one and I said, look, I'm sorry, I don't want to waste your time. I just feel something's not right. And she was like, absolutely not. We are here to reassure you. And I thought that's really nice because you can. get some that make you feel like shit. Well, I was going to say to you, it is a bit of a lottery when you phone the doctor
Starting point is 00:03:03 or what person you see. Yeah, because they can sort of make you feel like, why, if you come again, you were here yesterday. Yeah. But they were brilliant, and they checked him over again, probably more thorough than the previous visit, which was a different, you know, out of hours' surgery. Yeah, it's just mad, and they're just, you know,
Starting point is 00:03:21 you're trying to help them, and then they don't want you, they don't want to be held, they don't want to be put down. But no, he's actually, handled it really well so he's having a nice nap now and hopefully hopefully yeah he'll remain on the men basically well i did think earlier this is what life has come to just trying to squeeze a pod in i mean it would be nice to just have a cup of tea if you actually and just see how
Starting point is 00:03:43 you are but i'm not i need to do a pod for i haven't even offered you a drink no sorry um i actually got a little chai latte in the costa in tescos oh that is disgusting don't like it no I love a chai. What is it? Couldn't tell you. Hang on, what am I thinking of? Is that the green one? No, that's match-a.
Starting point is 00:04:03 Sorry, that is disgusting. It's earthy, isn't it? Just tastes like a pond. I did have, because, you know, Abby, my friend, is obsessed with coffee. Yeah. All the time. It's like Deliveroo coffee wherever you go. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:04:18 And I had an eggnog latte from Starbucks on Saturday. How was that for you? Absolutely delicious. Was it? quite sweet and rich for me but that was like what was the one I love, the toffee nut latte oh so good
Starting point is 00:04:32 I'm not really having any coffees out anymore because I've got a coffee machine I'm loving it I'm really enjoying having my but I can only have one I don't know how people have like three four coffers a day I can only have one and I have to fancy it yes yeah there's some mornings where I'm not bothered
Starting point is 00:04:48 and do you have a coffee first thing it depends Like if I, when I was going to work, yes, I would go to the coffee shop. But now I'm here, I would maybe, again, with James, no, because I'll, I know it's mad. Like, I want to enjoy it. Yes. So instead of having it when I'm doing his breakfast and this and that, I'll do it when I know maybe he's, like, sat playing nicely or he's eating his breakfast, like, toast and doing it himself or having his nap, then I can sit and enjoy it. I'm not, I would, again, it's sort of a process
Starting point is 00:05:25 if it's just there and I'm just sipping it, not bothered. I can't have a coffee as soon as I wake up. No, you have a tea, don't you? Yeah, I love a cup of tea. But do you remember a couple of months ago, I kept saying to you, just feel very anxious. Yes. I felt, and I thought about it and I thought,
Starting point is 00:05:42 it's that bloody coffee pot that Mark makes and I was getting up and having a coffee. And I think that's what it bloody was. Well, it's very strong. You don't really eat first thing in the morning So that's the first thing you're having Isn't it stupid though to not think about that Yeah no it's true
Starting point is 00:05:58 I feel much better and I have a cup of tea Sometimes I'll get up If I'm taking the kids to school And I'll just have a cup Like my water And I won't even have anything until I get back I'm not like obsessed But some people wake up
Starting point is 00:06:11 Don't they open their eyes And they've got to have an espresso Yeah my friend Tallin's like that She is like she can't move Until she's had her coffee And she has like What's it called What's the contraption called?
Starting point is 00:06:22 It's got a name. Perculator. No, it sits on top of the mug. It's like a funnel. Oh, I know. And you put the paper in it. Is it not a perculator? No, but she calls it a V.
Starting point is 00:06:33 A V. A V. Oh, she's going to kill me. But yeah, the paper goes on. You put like the powder in and then you do the, she's got like a special, like, metal. But when we go away, like any time, it's with her in her bag, with her own cup. And she has to have it. It cracks me.
Starting point is 00:06:51 up. It's lovely, though. I would never have a coffee with no milk, but that is beautiful. Really? It's really nice. Yeah, don't get a black coffee for you. V-60? No. It might be. I'm going to have to just Google it because that's annoying me. Do it? And otherwise, what is a V-60? Is that like
Starting point is 00:07:07 a... Vover something for your like car? Oh, no, it is a V-60. Oh, well done. Look, it's like that. It's like got a little lid on it. And then it's a funnel A black dripper. Yeah. Pour over... Yeah, I don't know. But a pour-over. So I guess it's like a...
Starting point is 00:07:23 Perculator. But like a, yeah, like a travel. Yeah. Oh, very good. Yeah, I wonder why she doesn't use a percolator anyway. Oh, excellent. So, yeah, that's... Yes, I had a little coffee.
Starting point is 00:07:33 Went to Tesco's this morning. I've bought all of my ingredients for my mincemeat and puddings. Oh, lovely. It's a little bit late in the day, but I think we've still got time. Yeah, have you got time? Yeah, because it's stir up Sunday on the 24th of November, actually. Stir it up. Stir it up.
Starting point is 00:07:49 So, yeah, I'm a bit. early so I should soak all my fruit tonight I couldn't get any barley wine which I need so I'm going to have to put to waitrose tonight they'll have it I think they will have it because it's a little bit more doesn't interest me that stuff shame really maybe one day it's a lovely thing to do maybe the mince pie side of things I do like a mince pie but the Christmas pudding to be honest I make it no one eats it it's true you give them you give them you give us all like a little one and it ends up in the back of the cupboard. So bad.
Starting point is 00:08:24 Does anyone actually like Christmas pudding? I like Christmas pudding, but a very small sliver with a little bit of brandy butter. It's not my go-to to do it. No. Have you still got the little pudding? Not sure, probably not. That's a shame. Because it would last.
Starting point is 00:08:42 I don't remember that I had one. Did you give me one thing? I probably said no. No, I don't have it. Nice. Sorry. Speaking of two early two. too late.
Starting point is 00:08:51 Yes. Now I love Christmas and I'm very much, I'm here for it. We went to a local garden centre. Me and James, a couple of weeks ago just to get out for an hour one. I left there. I was very in the mood. Yeah. But people put in their Christmas tree up already.
Starting point is 00:09:11 I mean now, look, mid-November I can take, mine is going up on the 23rd. I'm telling you that, that's for sure. Fine. But before Halloween I saw some go up It's too much It's a bit early We've had some photos I've had some photos
Starting point is 00:09:28 I've had some on Instagram Yeah Which is fantastic Looking beautiful I mean look Each to their own I just need to get Halloween bonfire night out the way
Starting point is 00:09:41 Yeah A little rest I think the 23rd's a great time Well then it's up for sort of six Five six weeks Because when Christmas is over I want it gone Gone down
Starting point is 00:09:53 Yeah So I want to enjoy it Joni was busting my nuts At the weekend I know she said She wanted to get it up Really wanted it up Last night got home from school
Starting point is 00:10:04 Oh bless her She's in full Christmas mode She's making paper chains We watched a bit of the Christmas Chronicles yesterday Oh what great thing But I love it Because she loves it Like I do
Starting point is 00:10:13 Yeah no And look I get it When I saw the ones Going up before Halloween Yeah That was too much for me I am listening to Hot Christmas in the car Yeah, I've had it on a couple of times
Starting point is 00:10:25 Yeah But that's all right, it's music But again, you can only listen to that music For the next six weeks Yeah, like, well, you could listen to it on Spotify or something But yeah, but you're never going to, I'm never going to listen to it after boxing day Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's true
Starting point is 00:10:40 So I want to enjoy it The same as the films, Mark's like, why is that on? It's because there's a hundred films to get through Yeah, we'll start reading our Christmas books Yeah, I do love the films I'd like some Christmas books actually I've got loads Well you bought me that lovely one for James
Starting point is 00:10:54 Which is the What is it? A poem A Night or something Yes yes And when I look towards coming to Christmas It's got the carols and stuff So that'll be really nice That's lovely
Starting point is 00:11:03 Talking of books Rickett Jvase How good So we went to see him Didn't we Friday We had a lovely night out Amazing Really good
Starting point is 00:11:14 Great wasn't he But I thought This is that And I've had a few messages because obviously we posted we were there and a few listeners have said did you ask him about the book that you got him? Well
Starting point is 00:11:25 I can't quite I still can't believe it we have an update and I knew he wouldn't let me down I can't believe it I cannot believe that you send him a text message what an hour after the show not even that half hour
Starting point is 00:11:42 and he responds immediately like he's just done a show and he's responding to to you. Yep. That is unbelievable. Close your mind, didn't it? Especially when you can, you know, send a text message to other people.
Starting point is 00:11:57 Yeah? And you don't get anything back for a long time. He's just played the Palladium and it's Ricky Jervais. Yeah, brilliant. And I said, hi, Ricky, loved the show. You know, blah, blah, blah. Did you receive my book? He was like, thanks, great.
Starting point is 00:12:11 What book? So I had a little chat with him. Anyway, it doesn't matter about the detail. But another book has been. it got lost and hopefully he's got it now well you said it had been confirmed delivered so yeah now he's just got to like it or he might look it and go what the fuck is he's I know I will it is a children's book all about space and time and fighting in the world and I know that sounds a bit it's quite a deep book for a child but every time I read it to Joni it's one of
Starting point is 00:12:43 our favourites I can't think of him I can't help it no it's lovely and it isn't even because it's just I know he's going to like it. But it's hilarious that it's a children's book. Yeah. He's going to think, be like, what do you think of me? I know. But it's sweet. It's the fault and it's nice.
Starting point is 00:12:58 Done mad beans. Two copies. Well, no, you need to message and say, you didn't, the first one got lost. Yeah, you won't. That's ridiculous. You've got to do it. Yeah, he was clever, weren't he? Very clever.
Starting point is 00:13:13 Just brilliant. Brilliant. Funny. just got a nice aura, I don't know, just, yeah, very good. What about the hecklers? Because that's a crazy thing, actually. Because I know some people think they're planned. No, and that wasn't.
Starting point is 00:13:31 No, of course not. Just shut up. Shut up. But why are they doing? What is the point of that? Because they don't possibly like what he said, but at the end of the day, you know what, you know a comedian, you know what they're about, right? Yes, I think so.
Starting point is 00:13:46 Or like singing or whatever it is. go and see them, if you don't like it, shut up or leave. Yeah. But again, I think when it comes to comedy and Ricky Jervais always says it or has said it before and I think it is so incredibly true, just because they're saying it, it doesn't mean they believe it or condone it. Correct. It's comedy.
Starting point is 00:14:09 So if you're watching, let's say, Estenders, and someone murders someone and you see them in the street, you're not going to abuse them for being a murderer because they're playing apart. I think that has happened before. I remember Charlie Brooks playing Janine. Yeah. And she used to get a lot of aggravation in the street a lot. It's mad, isn't it? And interestingly, who was I talking to? I was talking to Mark about this person. Who was it? Oh, we were listening to Louis Theroux, and we were listening to Steve Coogan being interviewed as Alan. And there was a part in the interview where Steve Coogan was saying there was a point if people came up to me and went, aha, he would run up. up to them and like shouting their faces. And we were listening to it and I said that is not, that's like moronic. Yeah. And Mark was like no. And I said no, I have never been rude
Starting point is 00:14:57 to a fan. He's like, I know but you're very fortunate because people come up to you and you've played a loving people love Sonia. So you don't know what it's like to be aggravated as such. Well no, but you've had some things. I mean, oh like when people say about always shouting on a night out, get your
Starting point is 00:15:15 trumpet out and you're like, oh. Yeah. But yes And I get it But at the same time What I'm saying is He has written that That is a show He's practiced it
Starting point is 00:15:27 And he's on stage But people Because he's not dressed up differently Or got a different name They think Yes Do you know what I mean
Starting point is 00:15:35 They think that that's His faults and feelings And I just find that mad But that's just stupid people In my opinion There you go Yeah Sorry that was my
Starting point is 00:15:47 What about yesterday? I was in M&S. Yeah. And we didn't have much sleep. He was a bit unwell. We needed some food. He needed, I needed bits. So I thought, let me just get him out for an hour, a bit of fresh air, chucked on a track suit that was like five sizes too big.
Starting point is 00:16:04 Put on my big rain mat. Yeah. Didn't even brush my hair. And a lovely woman who looked beautiful, very, you know, older lady, but very smart. Yeah. she didn't it was very odd because she didn't sort of stop or she just sort of walked past and looked at me and went you look very elegant and I was thinking is she taking the piss and I said oh I think my face must have I went oh thank you she went no you do but hand
Starting point is 00:16:36 she went so elegant I mean I'm sorry very very what a lovely compliment but I was far from elegant oh she must have thought it about me that was elegant I I can tell you something at the moment because your skin looks very radiant and your eyelashes are like a giraffe's I think your face looks elegant Oh perfect Everything else is a part of shit
Starting point is 00:17:01 No no I mean we're sat on a bed And you've got a track seat on Because you've been up or not with a baby But you do look very fresh No I know it's just not a word That I would have used And then I thought Do you think she's then walked away and thought
Starting point is 00:17:13 Hmm elegant maybe isn't the word I was thinking, do you know what I mean? Then I was thinking into it. But yeah, it was lovely compliment for the way I felt on a Monday morning. So thank you. That was very, very kind of you. Finally getting you out on stage this weekend.
Starting point is 00:17:35 Hopefully. Don't shout about it too loud. Fingers crossed, eh? Yeah, fingers crossed. I think you'll really like it. No, and... Look, it's not, it's not been anything really than to do with just plans and child care and, you know, it's a lot. It's a long day.
Starting point is 00:17:53 There's a lot going on. Yeah. So, yeah, hopefully I'll be there Sunday. Just fingers crossed pending how baby is and stuff. Yeah, of course. But yeah, no, I'm looking forward to it. It'll be good. Really good fun.
Starting point is 00:18:04 Really good fun. So what I'd like to say, which is really, really important, and for anyone who has been to the show so far, I do get these audience slips out before the show that people. that people can write down their questions or advice on, that sort of thing. But to help me and for ease, if you are coming to Crawley on Sunday, you can send me on 077-8-219 or on the Facebook page or DM me on Instagram, a message for Nat's nieces, for Tony Talks, for Auntie. liny or scraping the barrel okay so even if ellie is not their row row is so every single pod i do with a family we're all going to be there and anything you want to throw out at any of our pods so if
Starting point is 00:18:58 you love auntie liny i want to ask us something if you've got a building question for tony the usual stuff please send them to me and it just lets me have a few before we get there so i can sort of shape the show so that would be really really helpful yeah it can't be having no spontaneous things Oh, there'll be a bit of spontaneity. Oh, great. Brilliant. Merch is going down well. Yeah, nice.
Starting point is 00:19:20 Yeah. People have said it's really good quality. Good. I don't have anything. No, I've got to get you some bits. The bag's nice. Yeah, you can take this. You can have this.
Starting point is 00:19:28 No, that one's dirty. I want to clean one, thank you. Oh, and this is the one that doesn't have an apostrophe on it because it was a tester. So I think I'll get you one that's fell properly. I love my trolley token. Nice. Quacking that.
Starting point is 00:19:39 Excellent. I don't know why I looked over there. Yeah, why are we looking over there? I don't. I don't have. got no idea. Yeah, trolley token's excellent. It's got me out of trouble several times actually.
Starting point is 00:19:47 Really, really good. Good. What are you doing for Advent calendars this year? Because Joni, yesterday, so I always get a chocolate one. Yeah. And I know this is over the top. It's very over the top. And some people, you know, I know you don't do this.
Starting point is 00:20:03 But I've always sort of bought a few for my kids. I can't help it. That's just what I do. Eliza's been really good and just said, I'm not, mommy, I'll just have a chocolate one. Wow. But Space NK kindly gifted me theirs. Oh, lovely.
Starting point is 00:20:16 She's so kind. So she can have that? We can have that. Because I said to her, yeah, there'll be things that, yeah. So we can open it up. She can open it. Exactly. And then maybe chuck a couple of things to me. Yeah, chuck some over.
Starting point is 00:20:29 Mark said the dipteak runs sold out everywhere. Shut up. Has it? But I said, too, don't worry. Why are we whispering? What's going on? I don't know. It's really annoying me actually. Sorry.
Starting point is 00:20:39 I don't know. I don't need to liven up a little bit. Maybe we should get up and do like a little. It'll dance or something. A little workout? Yeah. It's because we're on the bed and we're relaxed.
Starting point is 00:20:46 It's not a bad thing. I'm very zen. Yeah, so he said he can't get that and I said, don't worry about it. It's just been his 40th. He's had 450,000 bottles of whiskey. I'm not buying him the whiskey. Yeah, no.
Starting point is 00:20:58 I'm not overly. It's mad, isn't it? I guess when, like, I'm just more excited about what James is going to get. Yeah, and even though he hasn't got a clue what's going on. I know, but you do you say that. He's very knowing.
Starting point is 00:21:09 Do you know what? There was a thing on Instagram and it was so true and it was all about it was like a sliding one with like words you know all them yes but it was saying how you did this you do this and they don't know and they don't know but it's you bringing that magic and then one day not being able to bring that magic anymore oh lovely I feel so emotional at the moment you're gonna make me cry but well I was going to send it to you and I thought I better not but it's so true and it's like there's only so many years you can bring that magic so if you want to bring it from when they're six months
Starting point is 00:21:43 I'll just do it. Don't worry about it. And what I love is you're absolutely right and the imprint of what my mum and dad made Christmas. Yeah, I've carried on and that's exactly what... And it's that feeling. And that's what also it said is then you are, you're done that magic not just for you
Starting point is 00:22:00 but for them and they will grow to then have that magic. And they will do it for their children or their family or whoever they have. And it's seeing their little faces and people might say you're over the top or this and that but you know what? Fuck them. You do you do a fuck them? Couldn't give a fuck. whatever you want to do.
Starting point is 00:22:12 I completely agree with you. And that's why Joni's crying after school to put a Christmas tree up, making paper chains and watching Christmas. Well, let her put it up. Well, let her put it up. So I've said to her Saturday, she can do her Saturday. And even Eliza, Eliza has never been, gosh, she can be moody about a lot of things, but she has never gone, oh, Christmas.
Starting point is 00:22:35 Like she's so excited for Christmas. Oh, they should be though. You know, it's just a lovely time of year. joyous, festive and the lights and... Oh, it's beautiful. If I told you about me do all yet? No. Is it done?
Starting point is 00:22:48 What do you think I'm doing? Green and pink, sure. I haven't told you that either. No, are you doing that? Don't what you're doing? Yeah, Haley message and was like, we do dark greens and gold, and I was like, oh, can we add some pink for life with that?
Starting point is 00:23:02 Yeah, nice. So that would be really nice. Oh, cute. We'll have to get a little picture. Absolutely. What advent calendar are you getting Joan then? So, because you got a jewellery one, didn't you? last year.
Starting point is 00:23:11 I did. She wants a really terrible plastic, squishy crap. So I've ordered that. What you mean? Squishy crap, what is it? I don't know. You open it up. There's little squishes in it, stichits and stuff.
Starting point is 00:23:25 Yeah. So I did that. And then we went in Tesco's yesterday. Oh, no. And there's a massive sticker dolly dress-up one. Oh, so I've had to get it. Because we do those. I do think about it. And I have been thinking about it quite a lot because the toys she's asking for this year.
Starting point is 00:23:40 she wants a Barbie dream house she wants things that are quite young and again a part of me's like oh she's a bit young and I'm up why is she that's what she wants and she still loves imaginative play yeah let her do it because it's probably the last year it's lovely that she wants to do that because there's so many you know that you think what am I buying a nine year old yeah that is such a hard age but I mean saying that I remember I was playing barbies that properly that like for good few years at that age I agree But that is very rare now But that's the point
Starting point is 00:24:13 I don't think that's weird That Joni wants Barbies at 9 I think it's weird Because we're like Oh no they want an iPad Or they want a laptop Or an Apple watch Oh no they're children
Starting point is 00:24:23 Exactly right That's what they should be doing I just think I'm in the minority So it feels a bit strange to be doing it But I'm not going to change What she wants to do I was playing Barbies I remember me and my friend
Starting point is 00:24:35 setting all our Barbies up Like combined We had loads of them And then we made like a Christmas day we wrapped all of like bits up in toilet paper like I'd done presents under the tree oh it was the best and I would we were we were like 10 yeah if not maybe even 11 I mean I don't know yeah I think I could have another year of Joni but I do feel she's she's asked me a few times is father Christmas real what is it my mate and I've just said the same thing darling
Starting point is 00:25:05 I promise you you haven't got to worry about who's real who isn't real what happened And just believe in the magic. Yeah. And I never ever sat Eliza down and said, by the way, you know, this is how it is. Yeah, but there's no need. It's magic and just believe in the magic. And that's all that's, don't need to worry. She said to me last night, Mum, eh?
Starting point is 00:25:28 She said, I think that elves are going to be so naughty this year. Oh, she's getting you out. She's really getting me out of it. I'm like, oh, no, what am I going to have to do? Oh, it's lovely, though. It is lovely. It was quite heartbreaking. on Thursday last week.
Starting point is 00:25:43 I just feel extremely emotional at the moment with the growing up thing because she came down the stairs with a bath towel. I was there, babe. Oh, I beg you pardon. We were there and she just wandered off up. I had a bath or shower, washed her hair. I was like, pardon? With the towel wrapped like she was about 30.
Starting point is 00:26:04 I just thought, oh God. So that's it. But I will still give her the odd bath. Yeah, yeah, of course. So it's another step. Again, it's the same with him. Like, there's nice parts. He's having a bath and putting his hair up?
Starting point is 00:26:17 No. It's not enough of it. The old barnet. It's the, it's the wanting them to do the next thing, but also wanting them to be a baby. So him being unwell has meant that we sat on the sofa, we're cuddling. And I was like, this is so nice because he doesn't do that. No.
Starting point is 00:26:38 And then I actually texted my friend yesterday. um because i hadn't eaten i was hungry and he hadn't really eaten so i thought let's get let me get some breadsticks and hummus and we were sat on the sofa both dipping our breadsticks in the hummus and eating them and i was like my brain wasn't ready to be sat on the sofa with my son eating breadsticks and hummus no i know that sounds so weird no it doesn't but that is such such a step like i'm now i mean look we don't sit on the sofa and eat that's not a regular thing but because he weren't well and
Starting point is 00:27:12 but I was like this is like sharing food together you're an actual little human yes in my care and now we're sat watching Mr Bean so good Mr Bean and Wallace and Gromit I was like I'm choosing all the things that I want to watch Mr Veen is so good how good is it
Starting point is 00:27:29 the animation of course but yeah I can't wait to watch like really good films and stuff I'm so excited but yeah it's those steps that you sort of look forward it's like everyone's like is he walking and then there's a little bit of me that's like, come on, walk to me, but also I'm not pushing it, because I don't, I don't want him to. They will do what they need to do when they need to do it.
Starting point is 00:27:48 Well, no, I'm not worried about that. I mean, he's just, what, 13 months? It's not, I'm not worried. It's more, yeah, there's sort of bits where you think, oh, he can now, he's now, like, using, he'll try and put the sausage on his fault, quite a potato and feed himself, and it's nice, but then you're like, no, I want you to be a baby again. So true. Can I have a shout out, because this is lovely, because we're talking about children,
Starting point is 00:28:09 and we don't often do that, and I think this is very, really nice. Shout out to all the listeners who say they listen to us during the night on night feeds. Oh, yeah. And it makes them smile and less lonely. That is a hard old time. Yeah. That is a hard.
Starting point is 00:28:24 Those night feeds are hard. And it's very lonely. So we got you. Keep listening. Hope we can, yeah, make you smile. And then you go on to the next stage of sort of Eliza's age. And she came down last night because she is. She's in her room all night.
Starting point is 00:28:40 now. I could go up there. She's on FaceTime. She's mucking about. She's having a shower. I don't really see her of an evening. And last night, quarter past eight, downstairs. I said, what are you doing? She went, oh, should we watch Christmas King Gary? And she said, I want to just try and get down a bit earlier so we can watch a little Christmas sick on each night. Oh, my God, all the Christmas. Christmas King Gary.
Starting point is 00:29:00 Oh, it's so good. With the light. Hang on, is this the one where they go to, do they get married? Is it the venue? That is one, but no, the one before that. I need to watch it. He's in the drive. and a big deal is going to go through. Oh, yeah, yep, yep, yep, yep.
Starting point is 00:29:15 Oh, it's brilliant. But I do love that other one. Yeah, the other one's brilliant. But this is the problem, so Darts is back on. Okay. So I'm watching the darts at the moment. Yeah. Although the last, you know, the evenings now are not like they used to be.
Starting point is 00:29:28 So it's on. I feel like I don't get any time to watch anything. Only watch your tenders, which also at the moment is unbelievable. Is it good? I love it so much. Oh, I haven't seen it what's going on. It's just done a whole thing with Cojo being, what do they call it,
Starting point is 00:29:43 cuckooing? Is that right? I'm not sure. They put it up. They called it that basically being taken advantage of in a drug situation. So they've used his flat to... Oh, I've seen the guy...
Starting point is 00:29:59 Okay. Yes, but who was the brother? Who was in there? Harry. Harry was in there. So I saw a bit of that. So he sort of... He was really good friends with...
Starting point is 00:30:10 Cojo, then he got involved. Basically, Cojo threw drugs down the toilet right at the beginning of all of this. And so now they've basically said, you need to make it up to us. So now they're using his flat. They've sent him on some runs doing things. And honestly, it's so heartbreaking. Oh, my goodness. But it's what an amazing story.
Starting point is 00:30:31 Yeah, absolutely. And it's just been really good. It's been really good watch. So that's like the only thing. I'll try and catch up with a few. You should. It's brilliant. It's very, very odd not being there.
Starting point is 00:30:40 and it's not genuinely it's I haven't done it on purpose but not watching it I just not watched it and I think before because you're in it it's weird isn't it you think it'd be the other way around but I used to like to go to work and congratulate people say last night was good
Starting point is 00:30:56 yeah yeah whereas now I mean the thing is as well it's not even on for it's not even half hour so we sort of do it while we're eating you know watch it while we're eating but we do we do enjoy it so but that's really good but there's quite a lot
Starting point is 00:31:10 to watch shoot Christmas cooking I know Christmas sitcoms Christmas films yeah Darts
Starting point is 00:31:20 Darts will then The Christmas Darts Like it's quite a lot And I And then there's a lot of plans in December But all I want to do Is sit at home
Starting point is 00:31:29 And watch a telly Well You know watch telly At home Watch the darts for me Going out It really stresses me out When I miss it
Starting point is 00:31:36 But that's another Whatever that's fine I'm pleased I only start watching the darts after Christmas 27 And then I watch right up to New Year's Day And I really enjoy that
Starting point is 00:31:46 Well day after New Year's Day Yeah, fine up But yeah But yeah But the Christmas food Christmas cooking It needs to start now Just for that lovely feel
Starting point is 00:31:55 You've got to start watching stuff Yeah I love the Christmas cooking programmes Yeah Jamie Oliver My go too I do like those But yeah All of the Christmas
Starting point is 00:32:05 What's your favourite Christmas special? It's a really difficult thing to ask me. This is like an episode in itself. But I feel like we say this and then we don't get around to do it. It's so difficult. That is a really, really, I'd have to do it through sort of mood, decade. The Motherland Christmas special in which they go to Amanda's party
Starting point is 00:32:31 and end up painting the wall. Really good. Is one of my favourites. What I would say is one that I prefer. probably watch the most I probably watch there's multiple of them the most that I watch
Starting point is 00:32:47 is the Royal Family Oh yeah And I love all of them Every Christmas special Yeah absolutely brilliant And then we've sometimes put them on Going to bed Because it's like a nice tone
Starting point is 00:33:00 You know sometimes like if it's too loud Yeah you just want it tonally What's that banging? What's going on down that? I thought you were painting Not knocking walls down Oh Paul Yeah
Starting point is 00:33:09 Ficker of Dibbley Christmas special. See, yeah, not overly bob. It just reminds me, I think, of, it's how you grew up, isn't it, and what you were watching with your family. Yes. That has a lot to play in it as well. I feel like my brain's gone, my mind's gone. But only falls in horses when Raquel's parents come around,
Starting point is 00:33:25 they've got the massive dining table. You're not going to like it, but sorry. It's not one that I've done. What do you mean you've done? Well, I don't know it enough to love it. I've seen it. Gavin and Stacey. Ah, yeah.
Starting point is 00:33:40 The original one. The first one, fantastic. Absolutely brilliant. So, yeah, for me, I think... But King Gary is up there for me. Yeah, I need to watch it again. You need to watch it. It's absolutely brilliant.
Starting point is 00:33:52 And can we just say that Amanda Land... When's it coming? Are they doing a Christmas special? Christmas special. Yes. And Jennifer Saunders. Oh my God, I saw. He's playing the sister.
Starting point is 00:34:05 Unbelievable. It's going to be unbelievable. So that's a Christmas special. Yes. on over on Christmas hopefully well no but it's not like Christmas
Starting point is 00:34:13 fuck off also sick of it here we go you haven't watched here we go have you no you need to watch it really
Starting point is 00:34:21 I would say to you big statement coming for you oh god this is the best sitcom that's been out since well I love King Gary
Starting point is 00:34:33 so that's but I still think it's a bit different to King Gary what Gavin and Stacey. Wow. What's the vibe?
Starting point is 00:34:40 Why have I not heard of it? It can't be that good because I feel like everyone would be talking about it. It's only just started to be talked about but we've watched it from the beginning. There's three seasons of it.
Starting point is 00:34:49 Free series. Oh, she's in it. It's from, what's her name? From Gavin and Stacey. It's really good. Alison Steadman. Alison Steadman.
Starting point is 00:34:57 Is it? It's really good. You need to start getting into it. Yeah, I can't do that now. It's really great sitcom. But yeah, for me, Gavin and Stacey and we're all family. 100%.
Starting point is 00:35:08 And then writes it who's in Afterlife who plays the brother-in-law Oh, okay, yeah He actually wrote it very talented It's amazing What about the office Christmas special
Starting point is 00:35:16 Oh, it's fantastic Yeah, you're gonna have to start Because what, they go on like gold And you and gold Isn't it? Yeah, the whole shebang was on there Really good Yeah, we've started
Starting point is 00:35:27 We did King Gary last night And we did Mavelaan the night Before me in Eliza Really? Yeah I just don't, I need to Yeah, I'm gonna, that's gonna be my thing
Starting point is 00:35:34 Maybe there'll be like a little list Come on, guys. Send through, you know, like a checklist. Yeah, that would be good. And then what I haven't watched yet, and this is, this is cringy guys, but just I know that a lot of you will be on my page. Just the really cheesy films.
Starting point is 00:35:53 Are they Hallmark? The Hallmark Christmas films. You know who's obsessed with the Hallmark films? Eliza? No. Mark? No, no. This is a random one.
Starting point is 00:36:02 Oh. You know, lovely Tom Allen? Yes. So his boyfriend, Alfie. On the 1st of November he wears a Hallmark onesie and he watches all the Hallmark films. Well, I'm with you, my friend. I don't think I've ever seen a Hallmark film.
Starting point is 00:36:17 No. Honestly. The Hallmark Christmas films are, they are so cheesy. Like, you know, it will be American girl walks into a library and then the man, the library is going to close down so they need to revamp it for Christmas and then she falls in love. with the son of the... Do you know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:36:39 But they're the best. Well, they're not all hallmark. There's a couple, like Lindsay Lohan did a cheesy one. They're just very... Just one, she fell off a cliff, banged her head, couldn't remember anything, and then fell in love with a mat. But they are just easy watches. You can stick them on, you know, during the day.
Starting point is 00:36:56 Yes, I'm going to do it. Whatever it is. If they're just brilliant... I'm going to do it. And they're so Christmassy. Yes. Because it's so cheesy. It's snowy.
Starting point is 00:37:05 There's lights there. Yeah, yeah. to the Christmas tree farm to pick their Christmas. Oh, it's brilliant. Well, I have to say, the book that I am reading for November Book Club, which is all together at Christmas. Oh, 11-11, make a wish. And it's 11-11's day. Massive. It's Memorial Day. A little bit of a silence.
Starting point is 00:37:24 And I wish for the angels. Why did we hold hands? I'm not sure. It was very nice, but we both just held hands. Oh, my. Oh, my God. What else is going on? I've got a new obsession.
Starting point is 00:37:47 Oh, talk to me. I think you're going to really like it. Okay. What do you think of my jumper? You're obsessed with blue, navy blue. Oh, I can read you like a book. Not only navy. Chocolate brown.
Starting point is 00:37:59 I did my colour therapy. But can I just say chocolate brown? Sorry. I'm bored of that. Or the brown? No, the colour therapy. Yeah, but I need to tell people, they don't know. But brown is very, look at that corner.
Starting point is 00:38:13 But brown is very in at the moment. I love brown. I really, I want everything in brown. I want a brown coat. However. But the navies, I like a bit of navy. I think if you did colour therapy, I'm not sure you'd be autumn.
Starting point is 00:38:27 I've got a feeling you could be winter. Which is what? Black. Yeah. Sort of more poppy colours. I'll show you. the palette, but it's very interesting. Yeah, but very interesting because when I wear green,
Starting point is 00:38:41 yeah, people always say, wow, that really suits you. When I wear red, if I wear orange, whenever I wear big, maybe it's just because generally I wear black. But maybe you are autumnal. Because I had red. I didn't really have any orange. Anyway, navy was a well colour for me. Chocolate brown was a well colour.
Starting point is 00:39:02 I'd like to do it. When I looked, I thought, I've really not got much brown stuff because the lady said you're wearing black leggings today Why? Because I had a beige jumper She went they need to be chocolate brown Yeah, I've got some brown leggings
Starting point is 00:39:14 So the obsession is this Uniclo Yep I'm telling you now I've bought aloe leggings for 130 quid I have spent Lulu lemon money I have... Lulu lemon money
Starting point is 00:39:29 Is it Lulu lemon? No, Lulu melon? I've spent Lulu lemon money I've spent my money on Lulu lemon money It's raining again, guys. Yeah, what I'm saying is over a hundred quits worth of leggings. And you don't need to. Uniclo leggings, they have a little pocket, they wash fantastic, under 25 pounds.
Starting point is 00:39:50 Really? And I popped in there yesterday because I was in town for a little minting. And I bought myself chocolate brown and navy. Nice. And the zip-up tops to match with a little vest top. Lovely. And I thought, lovely, because I haven't got chocolate brown. or navy.
Starting point is 00:40:06 So I'm going with my colour palette. Very nice. Uniclo, I picked up this little jumper. Yes, nice. Under 30 pounds. Yeah, they do some like. But like every day,
Starting point is 00:40:15 like that you can chuck it with anything. I wish not, because it fits me and I like it. And you just want every colour. They have chocolate brown, beige, great. And you can just go in there. And I think for my age, I'm going into a bit of a simpler era, is what I need to do.
Starting point is 00:40:30 But that's lovely what you're wearing, trousers, jumper. But navy's interesting. I would never wear. navy. No. And the colour by telling you, the colour therapy has made me do it. Yes, no, and it's lovely, but then what colour shoes are you wearing?
Starting point is 00:40:43 I'm wearing beige trainers. Yeah. And then putting it with maybe a little beige coat. Should we take a photo of you? Yep. Can you see it's navy? No, because the light, uh, maybe we'll do it after, we'll take a photo. Oh, right, okay, fine. So, obsessed with Uniclo,
Starting point is 00:40:59 but you go in there and you go, oh, I like that T-shirt, and they've got every single colour within the T-4. shirt. Sorry. What are you doing? Just doing a video because it's just quite funny that... We're in the bedroom.
Starting point is 00:41:12 And you've got the microphone. I'm just practising for the live show actually. Yeah. So, as I say, you can go in Uniclo, you go, oh, I like that jumper, under 30 quid, and they've got burgundy, they've got brown, cream, whatever. If my neighbours saw any of this, they'd be thinking what is going on. She's stood in the bedroom with a microphone. Lovely outfit
Starting point is 00:41:37 I'll tell you what Ellie She loves that kid She has entertainers round Is she? Are he still asleep though What a good baby boy That's really really good
Starting point is 00:41:50 For it Oh bless him And he's not been eating That's the worst Isn't it when the kids don't eat Because he loves his grub The doctor went Well I
Starting point is 00:41:57 You know like when they do that thing Well James I think it will be okay If you don't eat for a few days You're not going to starve Are you? I thought, fucking not quite out.
Starting point is 00:42:08 Just one way to say that he's fat, my little chunk. I don't know it won't hurt him, but it's not nice. But you know, like when they talk to the baby, oh. I've saw a meme,
Starting point is 00:42:19 it's like, oh, did mommy not put a hat on you today? Is it not too cold? You know all that. That would be me. Yeah, it's so true, though. It's like digging you out to your kid. That is so true.
Starting point is 00:42:32 But yeah, I'm here for that obsession. Maybe I'll order a, jumper uniclo get some leggings as well honestly I urge anybody I've seen some from Calzadone
Starting point is 00:42:47 Oh no that's A pizza Calzadona I don't know what it's called In Italy Funnily enough we went to an outlet And I saw a look Have a look
Starting point is 00:43:00 She's got the chocolate brand going on Yeah don't worry And funnily enough I said the other day What's the shame is I need more of a beigey hoodie to go with it. Yeah. Is it Caledonia?
Starting point is 00:43:11 I don't think we're saying it, right. We're going to get absolutely mullered. Mirked. There's no fucking tag on it. Where's the tag? Anyway, well, no, it is that. But they are, these are beautiful. Look how soft they are.
Starting point is 00:43:26 Yeah, they feel very light the Uniclo ones. Very nice. And I bet they were cheap. I mean, this was in an outlet, but yes, they still aren't super expensive. Not like, yeah, some of the adenola ones But the adenola I love Yeah But this material is just so much softer
Starting point is 00:43:41 Uniclo And what about You know you were saying about aloe Here, you're absolute moron Oh, well done Caledonia They're a bit big now that which is a shame Yeah
Starting point is 00:43:51 You know you were saying about Looking fabulous by the way Thank you Hello Have you put it in the tumble dryer You're a dickade You can't You can't curse some
Starting point is 00:44:04 something when you're putting it was inside out you don't was is it wool wool no it's not wool what is it carton you don't put it in the tumble that's that stuff doesn't the adenola all of that stuff you can't put in the tumble dryer so it's your own fault that's why it's gone bobby she's having a go at me all i'm shit is shit don't buy it did a dear i haven't got time for things that can't go in a tumble what are you going to fart no i'm not i'm bleeding over to tell you You was going to Did you forget? No, I nearly let one out
Starting point is 00:44:39 Why I didn't She just left Oh you've got to watch King Gary When the in-laws come around Yeah, I'm going to watch it tonight Because Jack likes that too No, honestly And they're sat there
Starting point is 00:44:52 And he goes, You're like, you're like, Leaches, you've done the celebrations here You're sat here And he's got the bloke He puts his front up on the table And he starts picking it And they're like,
Starting point is 00:45:04 it reminds me of me and you, picking our toenails. That's what I've just been sat here doing so. Oh, all good. But going back to Royal Family, what about, Hello, Barberra. The one where they host. See, that's not Jack's favourite, but that's my favourite. I love it.
Starting point is 00:45:20 And they do the, do you want it in triangles or squares? I love that. Would you like rectangles? No, it's brilliant, absolutely brilliant. It is very, very good. No, it's just a lovely season now coming up. Oh, and also you said to me, you said about Advent Canada, sorry, and what I was going to say is, I'm going to buy James.
Starting point is 00:45:38 I was going to ask you? Well, yeah, but you didn't. Well, I haven't yet. I've come around to talk to you about him. Wow. I'm going to get him the book one. Yes, exactly. But what one?
Starting point is 00:45:53 There's a lot out there now. Is there? Yes. Do they do a Thomas one? Well, we'll see. No, I want to get one that he is aware of, either something that's like Christmasy or Thomas Yeah
Starting point is 00:46:05 Yeah You know Well it doesn't matter though It's quite nice to have different books And he loves a book I really think Mark is pitting his hopes On having A boy within the family
Starting point is 00:46:17 That could perhaps take over The steam engine Oh I don't know if he could take over That's a lot of work But it sort of links in nicely Steam coal, gas energy You know It's heated
Starting point is 00:46:30 Yeah it does all linking in so maybe um oh you love that jack then he did love that we'll have to pop that little picture up and he put and mark done a lovely video of um him with the train but no he's obsessed with thomas he loves it it's great and he's absolutely he loves a book so yeah the advent calendar and funnly i was talking to someone and they were talking about chocolate and i thought oh will it hate him to have a little milky buttons one of course not but he doesn't eat chocolate but even if he has one every other day he hasn't got to eat them all was he No
Starting point is 00:47:01 I can have one one day And he can have one the other day Perfect Like me in the space in K When I'm sharing him with Eliza I just want a Ferreira Roche one I've asked so many times I just want a Ferreira Roche
Starting point is 00:47:13 And I know I get some beautiful ones I'm not being a dickin But I just love Ferreira Rochets It's really sad Yeah okay I'm sure it can be organised Excellent Excellent
Starting point is 00:47:23 That's the one I've bought Mark And it's a double Is it? Yes nice What a cracking big one Cracking big one Cracking. How much?
Starting point is 00:47:31 I think it was 1380, Tesco Club Club. Oh, okay, so not terrible. Oh, Sainsbury's nectar, leg of lamb, half price. Oh, really? I know you might not be using it now, but whack it in the freezer. Oh, very good. Half price. Ready for Easter?
Starting point is 00:47:46 For a big leg of lamb. That's good. I nearly got one, but then I thought, oh. Even if you chuck it in a sauce? Well, you can cut a bit off. Yeah. Do cut, yeah. Great.
Starting point is 00:47:56 So I thought that was a cracking little deal there. And also I bought James and bits in Sainsbury's. They had like, you know, the Chad Valley stuff. Yes. It was, you know, all half-prime, like £6. Really good. And I bought a new bath toy again for Christmas, but I've just picking bits up. And I've got, I know I'm going on about toys, but also there's another thing which I will put on Instagram.
Starting point is 00:48:21 Yeah. That apparently is like a bit of a thing for babies. Go on. And they're blocks. Oh, I've forgotten the bloody. name of them they're blocks but they're soft
Starting point is 00:48:31 they're like swiggy and there's five different that one some of them have got beads in them some of them have got like magic sand in them okay some of them have got so very sensory
Starting point is 00:48:41 very sensory and people are saying that they're you know even just taking them out with them and the kids are just like saying you know playing with them in the high chair
Starting point is 00:48:48 they're meant to be brilliant so I will well don't you just get a cup of socks and fill them up with rice and beans to be honest lentils um well You could, though, couldn't you?
Starting point is 00:49:00 Well, yeah, I could do that, but... If you wanted to home-make those sensory toys... There's a lot you can home-make, but I'm not, and I need to find him some things for Christmas, so it's sort of defeat, unless I've bought him... I've bought him such a good present. Have you? I can't believe I haven't sent this to you.
Starting point is 00:49:18 What is it? Have you seen this in M&S? What, the water? Yeah, it's unbelievable. M&S have now got a whole... Water range. Of water range. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:49:30 If you're seeing the Spanish still. I am obsessed. One thing I'm not obsessed with is one of them that looks absolutely beautiful. Yeah. It's like a fiver. I know. For a bottle of water. Is it glass?
Starting point is 00:49:44 Yeah. So you could keep the glass and fill it with something else to make it worthwhile. This is lovely if you're having a dinner party. Yes. And you're hosting and you want a couple of nice bottles. That for me, I, I, You know, when we did Mum's birthday, do you remember? And then we were like, we've got no water.
Starting point is 00:50:01 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And we wanted to get some nice bottles to put out. But it's a lot of money on water, isn't it? It is, yeah. But Fiji water. Yeah. It's roughly the same when that comes in a plastic bottle. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:50:13 Although it does taste beautiful. But they've got that lovely blue one, you know, the blue. Oh, yeah, I do know. And that's plastic. But again, the bottle is really nice. But I saw it yesterday. I actually took a video for Jack. I mean, we shouldn't really be buying plastic water bottles, should we?
Starting point is 00:50:27 so the glass one is better. Yeah, but also it's all about what's affordable, you know? Absolutely. I think there'll be a lot of people saying what are you talking about, get it out of the tap, put it in a jug. No, it's true. And I've got a fridge now that gives me water. I've got a tap that gives me water, so I'm not buying it.
Starting point is 00:50:44 No. I do think if I was doing it. And I probably would buy a glass one, and then I would probably refill it for the next guest. Soz, if you're second coming round. Guys, they're called Jelly Blocks. Oh, they look good. The O-X.
Starting point is 00:50:58 Okay. They're on offer on Amazon at the moment, so get on there, but meant to be unbelievable. A few people have said it. And then when I picked them up in the shop, a woman went, oh, my God, my son loves these. Oh, really? So are you wrapping them up for him? Yes, that's for Christmas. Okay, fine.
Starting point is 00:51:12 And also maybe another gift for another small human in our family. Okay, do you do okay. Right, okay. Oh, that was nice, wouldn't it? It all catch up. That was very nice. Maybe, I'll be a bit, be a bit. I need to go out.
Starting point is 00:51:29 Am I allowed to go out? No. I can't speak. You're not going anywhere. Very mellow, right? Nice. Mellow, but a nice catch-up. A little bit about the kids.
Starting point is 00:51:40 Now I need to go and hopefully quickly get a wash on, take some stuff at the tumble dryer. Oh, yeah, the golden couple of nap hours and I've taken him up with a pod. Especially when he hasn't, this is the first day he's let me not. Yeah, no, go to bed. Why don't you go to bed?
Starting point is 00:51:55 I've not had to hold him Because he's been very unwell Well hopefully it means he's sort of On the mend Yeah Oh my God Brilliant I just thank you for doing a pub
Starting point is 00:52:08 When you've been up for three hours In the middle of the night Because I tell you what I would have been doing Sleeping If he was asleep Yeah Do you know what's interesting Yeah
Starting point is 00:52:16 I feel like I have more energy Than I would if I've slept all the way through Why is that? Because you're nervous energy Oh nervous Exhaustian? Yeah, but I'm not exhausted. I mean, I was up for probably about three hours in the night.
Starting point is 00:52:32 You could have done two Hallmark films and a Mary Berry, Christmas special. Oh, no. Mary Berry, not interested. Mary Barry's great the Christmas one. Not interested. That does not interest me whatsoever. Oh, that's really upsetting. I love her, but I'm not interested.
Starting point is 00:52:47 I just want to watch Jamie Oliver. Delia Smith, an old one. Nigella, Delia. Not really, yeah, a Nigella fan. Is that bad? I'm not, but I could. I could watch it. Oh yeah, I don't mind.
Starting point is 00:52:57 On a Sunday. Nigel Slater. My favourite. Yeah. Christmas Chronicles. It's my favourite Christmas cookbook ever. He's great. Yeah, I'm not really bothered about cookbooks,
Starting point is 00:53:09 Christmas cookbooks, if I'm truly honest. So good. Right, well, that was really nice. Well, I hope everybody enjoyed our little nata. I will see you. We will see you, fingers crossed, on Sunday, Crawley, at the Horth Studio. If you're there,
Starting point is 00:53:24 remember to send me a question. for me and any of the pods you like. Scraping the barrel, Tony talks, chats with Auntie Lini, nagging with Auntie Lini. And that's nieces, of course. Send us a little question in.
Starting point is 00:53:36 And hopefully next one we'll be back together again. Absolutely. Back together again. All three. We'll be back. We'll be back. Maria is always missed.
Starting point is 00:53:43 You were missed the last one. But I also think it's quite nice to mix it up a little bit. I don't think it makes a difference. The energy is definitely different. Yes. But that's maybe not a bad thing because sometimes when the three of us together
Starting point is 00:53:54 we are like. It is chaos. Yeah. But it's cool. It's fun. It's lovely. It's nice to have different tones. Well, anyway.
Starting point is 00:53:59 I'll tell you what, I can do what the fuck I want when I want. That's what's great about it. We can just do what we want whenever we want. True say. We can sit on my bed any time. Anytime you like. Peace out, people. Thank you.
Starting point is 00:54:12 All right. And yeah, peace out. Have a cracking weekend. And let me know any much. If it comes, take a little photo for me. Send us your Christmas trees if they're going up. Yeah, I'd love to see the deck. And also any sort of unusual things you'll.
Starting point is 00:54:25 might be doing i'm always up for you know like a little media unit what are we putting on there you know like we've got shelves and stuff what are we doing yeah what are we i've seen like a someone do a pole in between the wall do you get what i mean like a long pole that they hang between the wall and they've got a garland wrap around it with things hanging down is that just a real that a woman is making look really easy but actually it's really hard tell us i reckon you can get an adjustable curtain pole yeah that's what they do easy yep from wherever I being in wherever home sense
Starting point is 00:54:57 whack that in between the thing you wrap a garland and if you hang start you like people hang stuff on it I haven't got a little gap I have that's a really good idea well look guys
Starting point is 00:55:08 can someone tell me if that's actually as easy as it looks because mark the wall but it's a great idea yeah all right we've got a go send us your inspo see you later
Starting point is 00:55:18 bye bye

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