Life with Nat - EP266: Scraping the Barrel #52 - is Natalie a lunatic?

Episode Date: September 23, 2026

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Hello, how are you? It's Evie here. Life with Nat will start in just a moment, but before we get into this episode, I want to tell you about my podcast that I think your kids are going to love. I help them deal with big feelings, whether that's calming down for bedtime, finding confidence for school, or helping them feel safe and ready for whatever comes next. Evie Asks is a podcast full of calming stories, kind affirmations and simple ways to help children make sense of their emotions. Search for Evie As to listen along or on YouTube to watch. Hello and welcome to Scraping the Barel. Hope everyone's having a cracking week. How are you? Yeah, right, thanks, yeah. A bit tired?

No, I'm all right, actually. That's good. I feel quite good. Interesting, though, isn't it? What's interesting? Well, you probably had about six hours sleep last night. Yeah. And you're just all right?

Yeah. But I had a good night sleeping up before. The old Heath Robinson got quite a lot of traction from our last podcast. Yeah, loads of people said that they knew what I was talking about. Loads of people didn't. I've got quite a few people that said they did know what I was talking about. So it's a generational thing, clearly. Loads of people didn't.

All right, okay. Morning, just listening to today's pod. I have definitely heard of Heath Robinson, but didn't know. where it had come from. Ironbridge is another living museum in Shropshire, so a bit closer than going to Beamish. Thank you, Sandra Golding. There you go.

So Sandra knew what I was talking about? Sandra did. James Muddle. Hi Mark, my parents used to say something was Heath Robinson, especially some of the crazy modifications my granddad did to his house. Right. So your case you just made was that no one's heard of it before, and you've just read out two messages that specifically state...

They know what I'm talking about. Kelly, just listen to Monday's podcast. I've heard the term Heath Robinson and use it on a regular basis. Anything slightly crap is always slightly Heath Robinson. You wouldn't make a very good barrister, would you? No. No.

Go on, read one out, read one out, but it doesn't know of it. I can't find one. There were a few. Okay. I mean, just based on the pure evidence, it's been read out, I would argue that most people did know. On another note, because I've just flipped through. I did just want to

talk about the funny messages that you get sometimes or that I get. Okay. I got a message, I'm not going to read out the name, but I got a message from this geyser. Right.

This is an absolute shot in the dark, Natalie, but would you be able to be my date to my parents' 25th wedding anniversary in Corsica next summer? Does he actually think that I'm going to say, yeah, that's a good idea? I don't know. Then I've got another one.

This is an absolute shot in the dark, Natalie, but can I take you on a date sometime? Is that the same person? Yeah. Okay. Jane Svensson, Heath Robinson is definitely a phrase I know. Sarah, Sarah Skills, Mark, Heath Robinson, absolutely no idea. I've never heard of it.

In a minority, Sarah, as you can tell. How do you feel now? There you go, Sarah. It's me and you, babe. Yeah. I bet she was great about that now. I was going to ask you, Yeah.

How are the tickets selling? for the live shows. I have a little look on the old seating plan. Not quite sure. You don't know. Covent Garden on the 8th of November. Yes. How's that going?

Have a little look. Oh my goodness me. Come in as if you're booking tickets and see what the seats are saying. The thing is, is when this goes out. It's a very Heath Robinson way of looking at whether tickets are sold out or not. Well, you're the one who brought it up. I've had a few, do you know what?

I've had a few people. Oh, blimey. What? Do you want to be looking at that? Well, if you're listening to this, you can definitely get a ticket for Coffant Garden. Please, come along. Bishop Stortford. Lots of people have booked tickets.

I've had a few Instagram messages where they screenshot their ticket booking saying they can't wait to come. Be very lovely. Okay. It'll be good. Yeah, basically, if you want to go to, on the 18th of October, the Bishop Storfford show, there's tickets available. the 8th of November, London. Coffee Garden. What time that show is?

I think they're all the afternoon. They're all about 2pm. And the 15th of November. Is Tring. Definitely tickets available as well for VAT. I've got a headache where I've had that cup of coffee. Yeah. Does anyone else get that?

They're only 17 pounds. I know, they're cheap. That's Tring, by the way. I'm not looking at the other. It's 2pm. Yeah, 2 o'clock. I mean, actually, Hey?

No, it's all right. I just realized I just don't get paid for those live shows. What do you mean? I was looking at the tickets and they're 17 pounds I thought,

well, do you know what? Someone could maybe donate their ticket fee to me. What, not come? Just give you 17 quid. They're not going to pay 35 quid, are they? No, I'll tell you what. 15 quid cash,

I'll meet you by the stage door, get you in. It's brilliant. It's like undercutting your tickets. I could do. that, get my costs covered couldn't I? I could be like selling them out the black market

out the back. You're talking as if I'm horrible to everyone and don't pay anyone? I just about come out with evens, Stevens on these shows. They cost actually, to be honest with you. Well, it's more about getting people together, isn't it? It's nice. It's nice to do a few a year at least. But it would be helpful to sell

some more tickets. You would, yeah, please. Yeah. So 18th of October, Bishop Stalkford, 8th of November, Covent Garden, 15th of November, Tring. Lovely. Going back to what I was saying, because everyone's bored stiff now, listening. Yeah, but they're probably true.

Like an advert. It's not an advert. It's boring now, isn't it? But it's meant to be a community, meant to be supportive. Yes, that's true. Come and make some fans of the podcast. You know, sometimes when you have a cup of coffee,

and it's either a good cup of coffee or a bad cup of coffee. I do. That's what's happened to me. I'm sweating, and it's not agreed with me. at the proms I did a camera in the auditorium right in front of the stage and it was an evening performance

and I had a coffee I don't ask me why but I had a coffee What time? Probably 5 o'clock, 5pm and it's very good television catering company and they always have an urn of coffee and earn of hot water

but the coffee has probably been stewing all day in the urn And I guess they top it up And it was basically this stuff Was pretty strong Yeah, like rocket fuel During the show

I honestly thought I was having like heart pulpitations Did you feel like you were going to shit yourself? No Oh No Natalie Heart Pulpitation

No I know but usually with it comes The urge to sometimes go to the low I find with a coffee No Fair enough That wasn't a problem But my heart was feeling a bit And I'm a bit worried.

And it was very hot as well. It's a culmination of those things, isn't it? Never do, no, never do. And it's, you know, high pressure, isn't it, as well? Yeah. Well, it is compared to some things. It's live, you know. It wasn't high pressure, really.

Oh, right, okay. No, I was concentrating and not breathing very well, probably, holding my breath almost. Yes. Doing, like, some quite... Intricate shots. what I mean. Yeah, maybe, yeah.

True. Maybe. Yeah, not breathing properly. Coffee. Yeah, a lot of heat. Not great. No. I was right last night.

Yeah, last night at the proms. I've not watched it. I did try. A million months away by the time. It doesn't matter, but I did try and watch it, by the way, with Joni. I said, come on. I said, let's support Daddy. Should we see what he's doing and see what's on?

Yeah. And there was an opera singer, quite a camp guy, very good. Yeah. watched his VT. Yeah, yeah. And then she said, this is really boring. I'd like to watch four in a bed. She's so camp, it's like living with Alan Carr.

What, Jone? Yeah, I mean, four in a bed. Do you know what four in a bed is? No. It's hilarious. It's an afternoon, like an ITV or Channel 4 show. Yeah. Which is, remember, come dine with me?

Yeah. It's like a come dine with me for bed and breakfasts. Right. So you have four different people who own bed and breakfasts. Okay, yeah. And then all of them go and stay there and they mark it. And then they sit around the table and say what they think. I mean, it is the most just three camp show you've ever seen.

And that's what we were watching last night. I'd watch that. I mean, I love it. It's brilliant. It's very relaxing. But I just, I said, this is a shame that we've decided to watch four in a bed. We could watch it any time. We could just support Daddy and watch a bit of the proms.

But she wasn't having any of it. Well. It is recorded. and I can watch it maybe. She'll like you, Jo Wang, playing the piano. I told her that. Yeah, she'll like the, the second half was great. There you go on.

So if you haven't seen it, go on BBC I play. How was the Dolly Parton? Yeah, great. Bit. Yeah, I'm good. Yeah, well, excellent. Shall I tell you what I was doing last night when you were doing that? You were watching four in the bed? No, after that.

You just explained that to everybody. No, after that, I could hear distant rumblings. Standard, at that time at night. I heard distant rumblings when I got into bed last night I'm going to show you that and wasn't coming from outside that house I could hear sort of explosions happening

and I thought oh this is a bit weird and there was like but from very far away and I thought I'm going to forget being silly it could be anything leave it Got Joni to bed

This happened quite a few times And then Eliza came out of her room Which is rare And she came out and she said Mommy, I'm really scared Can you hear those noises And I said yes I can So then for the next hour

Me and Eliza Had our head out of the window And for a moment I thought to myself Oh my God We're at war genuinely that's what it sounded like It sounded like

There was a war starting I even messaged LBC on the WhatsApp and I put Can anyone tell me I am in Hertfordshire Sorry and what are you going to get a text back from LBC

I don't know why I did that I panicked It's a bit weird that I panicked Were you drunk Bunny Trans No Absolutely not It was a bottle of wine in recycling No that was from

The two nights before Okay Where we were watching clocks farm. Okay. And there was about that much left, so I had a little glass of white wine with our curry. Fair enough.

But anyway, I messaged some friends who live locally. I said to Abby and Rachel, we've got a group. I said, can you hear these noises? Rachel came back with the same sort of funny joke as you. Is it Joni snoring? Is it your stomach? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I said, I mean this.

I said, there are some distant rumblings. Abby then stood in the garden. She said, actually, I know what you're saying. This is a bit weird. Turns out, Hatfield House had a firework extravaganza competition on last night. It ruined my evening for 90 minutes. Right. I genuinely thought London was being bombed.

You don't think that might have been on the news? Well, I did check it out. I thought maybe it's happened and no one knows. Okay. Didn't text me, did you, when I was in central London? I did. No, you didn't. Yes, I did.

Yeah, you text me afterwards saying you had a bit of a funny evening But you found out what it was You didn't tell me at the time You didn't care at the time I could have been being bombed No, what I did do was put on BBC iPlayer live on my phone Yeah To check that the problems were still on

Because I thought if something's happened That'll be off Be a holding card Something'll happen It'll be that little woman, little girl With a blackboard So anyway, I thought no It's all okay

But it was just a very funny thing When your mind goes to things and I thought... I'm really concerned that your first thing you thought of was a war had started as opposed to some fireworks

were going off. It didn't sound like fireworks because it was so far away and it was very, very regular. All right. But anyway, there you go. It all made sense in the end. Wow.

Yeah. Well, that's good to hear. Reassuring. Come the 8th of November just to warn you, it won't be World War III starting again it will be fireworks. Varley.

Just to warn you. We also do this thing over here called Guy Fawkes Night. That's the 5th of November. Yeah. I know that, babe, because they'll be close by. You're not getting it.

Please if, please just let me know if you remember this evening and you live nearby. If you're in Harlow, if Lisa's there, if Dorney, who lives in much,

Hadam heard them, let me know, please. O-7-8-19-19. They won't remember this was weeks ago. Oh, it doesn't. matter to see it. Honestly. Well, what a great story. I think people have enjoyed it.

I know my audience. Know my listeners. Yeah, clearly, yeah. I have had, I reckon, about 12 people message me. And say they know what Heath Robinson means? No. It's a small ride-on steam engine. Oh, at a wedding?

A wedding. That's gone viral, that, isn't it? and everyone, oh, this is what you could do, this is what you could do. I can assure you, thank you, thank you for thinking of us. I can assure you we will not be doing that. Yeah, I'll keeping my options open. The steam engine idea, though, is a good idea. Hello, hello.

I'm really behind on the podcast. I've not been very well, so I'm very behind. I'm just listening to episode 246. It's an episode with Mark. and he's taking the mic basically because of you and loving the moon and he's saying he'll never be interested in that. And he said, or maybe you're just a lunatic, you do know where that word comes from, right?

Because I was waiting for you to point it out and say, that's the right word. That's where the word comes from, from people going funny when it was a full moon. And I was just waiting for you to say it. Because he called you a lunatic and I think he was just being sarky

but actually it's exactly the right word. There you go. I love how it's assumed I didn't know what I was talking about. I could try and start it out now but I actually didn't have a clue. You didn't have a clue. It comes from the late Latin word lunaticus.

Yep. Moonstruck that means. Or of the moon. Mm-hmm. There you go. How mad is that? Honestly. Roman writers thought the moon increased moisture in the brain,

much like it pulled the ocean's tides. Yep. People once believed that changes in the moon's phrases or the glow of the full moon caused intermittent madness, seizures or erratic behaviours. Correct. I think you've got quite a thin skull. Sorry?

I think you've got quite a thin skull, so you're very, very affected by the moon. I think I just an observation. Well, it could be. My bones are not great. That's true, actually. My bone density isn't it amazing? Yeah.

So that's very, very weird. Very interesting, yeah. Oh, I like that. It's a good voice like that. Very good. Got a little bit of Maxibon porn for you. That's the new phrase now. Strange.

Oh, from Rachel. A bit of Maxibon porn from Mark. Just got back from a week in Caledior. in New Yorker. Listen from the very first episode, but never message. You keep me entertained as I work from a cabin in my garden

in West of Berkshire as a dog groomer. Love Rachel. Lovely job in the garden. Get up. Be surrounded by dogs all day. Just loving things. Never needing to leave your house

to go to work. Oh, it's lovely in it. Just, you know, wander up the stairs. Well, she goes in the garden. Okay. Or you'd be in the house, can you? She could have her place in the house. She could have converted a bedroom in her house

so she could do something to earn money, a job. Yeah. Rachel is a dog groomer. Has she got a jump on a train to Manchester in about an hour? No, but you're not doing that as part. Has she got other jobs to do as well? Because this job... I don't know.

Ask Rachel. Maybe she has. Maybe she's a volunteer doing something. Maybe she's... Who knows what she does? Well, this is lovely. But one of her jobs happens to be within her property. Yes.

I would believe that's her full-time job. I would argue that this possibly is your full-time job, but, you know. I would disagree with you. Voluntary job. My voluntary, my hobby. Yes. Yeah, I've got to get a train to Manchester in a bit. Quite looking forward to it.

I like a train journey. Brilliant. Well, you can sit on your phone the whole time, can't you know, read up on stuff. I quite like getting on a train. I am going to read and start the new book club book. I'm not sure if I've told you and actually for the listeners I did put something on Instagram

but I will let you know now I've had a lot of messages from different people who haven't joined Patreon who can't, who don't want to which is absolutely fine and they were rather upset that Book Club was on Patreon so I'm bringing it back

to the main feed for everybody that way we might get more than one person sort of convict exactly yeah it's a bit niche to start with putting it on Patreon makes it really niche. But yeah, people are really pleased.

There are a few people who've already got back to me on Instagram and said, we've bought the book, really pleased it's back. So there we go. And the book is, Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Auderton. It's also a Netflix series. The reason I've done that is some people might struggle to read the book. And if you've seen the series, you can also message me to let me know what you thought of the series.

Or if you read the book, please send me a review. Send us a voice note. 7-7-8-28-19-19. And we've got six to eight weeks to read this. So there's no rush and no panic. But come and get involved or download the audiobook. Let me know. Hi, Nat and Mark. It's Lucy from Halsham here, your toilet roll convert and Tony's card buying consultant. Just a couple of updates from me after listening to your latest pod. The bags in the shops. I have recently purchased from MNS a bag. It's supposed to be a handbag. It's like the like the old jelly shoes we used to have.

I don't know if you've seen them that. So it's like a jelly shoe type bag with holes in it. And I've actually used that in the supermarket, putting my stuff in that bag and then taking it out to pay for it, which I've never ever done before. So I guess it depends on what kind of bag you've got because it's see-through and you can see that I'm not stealing anything. And pininis, I learned over the last few years that panini is a plural.

So one on its own is a penino. There you go. Learn something new every day. Cheers. Take care. Bye. Thank you, Lucy. And you know what?

It's very, very funny about the whole panini thing. It is so true. When you have an eye at the end of an Italian word, it makes it plural. But we never say, I'll have a ham and cheese pinino. We don't, do we? Can I get a tuna melt pinino? We don't say that. We say pinini all the time, like a load of morons.

You write it everywhere. It's written everywhere. That's an interesting one, isn't it? But it is pinino. What's wrong? Banino? Let's talk to do Italian, please. Please. Okay.

You could do a version of this, couldn't you? Vubberne. You could do an Italian... No. No, I couldn't. Lini could do it. Well, obviously, because she can speak Italian. Yeah, Linny could phone Tony in Italy or something,

and they could do one in Italian. A special. I could just go Rabberne, Sisi. What specials have you put on Patreon lately, by the way? I was going to ask you. Oh, there's some nice bits of... pieces up. We've had lovely Samantha, one of the listeners.

That's been a really nice episode. There's lots of live ones on there. What else is on there? What the live shows are on there? Yeah, a few. Interesting. And coming up to Christmas, we're going to put the full Clapham Christmas show on.

Brilliant. Which is going to be great. Don't worry about coming. Yeah, don't come along to the Covent Garden one on the... No, that's a different show, isn't it? It's for people who didn't come last year. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So that would be good.

Talking of Covent Garden, by the way. Yes. Well located that Oh it's excellent I'm taking Joanie there today I know you are You're going to go up to the Twist Museum Aren't you?

Yes that's well that's not in Covent Garden But we're going to go to Covent Garden first And have a little mootrabout Lovely I was thinking I could take it to the Royal Opera House canteen Staff Canteen I've got them on staff pass Brilliant

Subsidised a bit of food It's lovely they do a great Full English You're going to have a full English At 4 o'clock on a Sunday afternoon No I'm not really But also at the Royal Ballet and Opera You can go out on it

the staff canteen is, it overlooks Covent Garden. Yeah, it's absolutely brilliant. You have sent me a photo before. It's amazing up there. You see everything. And you've got the bridge, haven't you? Yeah, the bridge. It's like a little bridge thing.

Between the Ballet School and the Royal Ballet School and the Opera House. Yeah, there's a little bridge that you can walk through. It's clever, isn't it? Very good, yeah. Like it. It's lovely place. I'd say Covent Garden is one of my favourite places in London. I always feel very safe when Eliza goes to Covent Garden.

Do you think of my fair lady? I always think of my fair lady when I'm there. Never seen it. Oh, come off. I haven't. You must have seen that. I have never seen it. Oh my goodness me.

I know. I know. Oh, that's such a good music. No, I know, I know. I've seen bits of it. You know what I'm talking about when you see the Covent. I always think of, I mean, I know it's... They're in the market, are they?

Yeah, isn't it? They're actually at parwood film studios, but it looks like a set, but it's based on Covent Garden. I see. That kind of columns and... Yeah. Oh, we have to watch that.

I would like to, yeah. There's quite a few things I'd like to watch. Is it some Roberts and Hamlstein? Robert and Hamilton? No, it's Hammerston and... Something in Hampton. Yes, it's not Roberts. No, it's not Roberts.

I always feel like I should know loads about musicals because of what I do. Yeah. But I don't really. Okay. I just know what I know. That makes sense. I'm like that with everything.

think really creature a habit if i like something then i watch it 150 times i e oliver or bugs him alone rogers and hammersstein that's it very good lyricists they did the music yeah they did a lot they didn't write the play no no there you go uh morning now i'm just catching up a still i think i'm not sure if i'm on track yet but you're talking about beamish in this episode i've been to beamish i went years ago with my husband before we had the children because he kept going on about this place where he went as a kid so we had to go back there and it is really good we had a really nice day out there's other places like it too there's the black country museum which is apparently really good obviously Birmingham way and then I believe oh I forget the name of it now iron bridge I think

they've just been taken over by the national trust but that was also doing a lot of things like that as well and obviously Ironbridge is also near a similar area to Black Country Museum so we are going to go and do those two at some point with our two boys as well but just thought I'd let you know but Beamish is good and we will take our boys there as well when we head north on that side because we want to do Northumberland soon. Thank you ever so much. Northumberland is a beautiful place.

Yeah, I don't really know Northumberland. Drive through that when I drive up to Kelsoe. Really, really amazing place. Yeah, lovely. I told you the story about when I stayed in Northumberland. ofumberland in a place called Wooler. On the way to the racing?

Yeah, it was really funny. And I've actually stayed there a couple of times now. About three times I've stayed there. It's just on the border and it leaves you half an hour just drive into the Scottish border and into Kelso.

And the first time I went there, I remember I talked to my dad actually on the way up there. It was quite funny. First I went up. And I stayed in this little Airbnb. No, I wasn't an Airbnb, it was a guest house.

And it was, you know, when you're sort of traveling, especially when you're traveling around the UK. And people just, can tell, you walk through the door with a bag. Yeah, they just know you're not local, don't they? Well, the clue's probably the fact I'm walking into a hotel. But, you know, and I guess being a receptionist at a hotel,

you might assume that you've got visitors coming in and out with luggage. And before about that, it's pretty obvious really, isn't it? Yeah. But it was interesting because the immediate reaction was that I was there because of what had been discovered in their back garden. I remember. And it was, they'd found like a medieval queen or some sort of, some, I forget the detail now, but it was somebody that had been buried with lots of riches

and had discovered this grave. And the news had been up there. And it was like a big deal. It was like the biggest thing that had happened in Wooler for a very, very long time. And they thought that I was there for that. I see. And, you know, making, kind of making sort of, you know, what you're here for. you know when I'm checking in.

Yeah, yeah. I'm a TV. Oh, you're here for the queen. It's in the museum now. I think we went off to the university to be looked into. I've looked it up since. But the funniest thing was

was when I went to bed that night, I went to go and do the curtains and it was like a spotlight on this grave. No, not there. I promise you, it was in there garden. That's hilarious. Yeah, promise you.

You drive past it on, I forget the road number, but on the way up, you drive through, Willa, and you go past this little, guest house. But I just always remember that. That's random thing.

And I was so excited and proud about, quite fair, you know, understandable. Absolutely. Yeah, it's been found, you know, this skeleton was found with loads of gold and, yeah. Very good. I really should listen to the pod more

rather than like, stop it, send you a voice note, then listen. Because then Mark's like, I know about this place, be rich. Of course I do. And I'm just thinking, like, my husband was brought up in a family that love steam trains. And my husband, like a steam train, said to my kids now.

So I'm thinking, this must be why Mark knows about it too, because clearly it's something to do with that kind of thing for their families. I mean, it's different, but there must have been something. Maybe you went up that way for some kind of steam train thing, because that's why my husband went that way. Is that true? Did you go that way? To do you with steam engines? No, I just know about it because it's something I'm interested in. What do you mean? What you mean? The Beamish Museum.

No. Yeah, it's got like steam vehicles there. It's got a steam vehicles there. Yeah, I just know about it for obvious reasons. It's my, you know, it's my subject, isn't it? I'm howling. He's brought up Fred Dibner now. Oh my gosh, this is like living with James.

The North Pennines, there's a beautiful road that goes from one side. So like, I'm thinking Durham-ish area. There's a lovely road goes from one side of. the country to the other, through the Pennines, to Penriff, basically you come out in the Lake District, at the top of the Lake District. So you've got, you'll kind of go from like, I think it's like Durham-Middlesbrought area, and you can go all the way through, cross through the Pennines, to Penriff, something like that. It's really nice. And that's where it is. And also, then you can go to this waterfall. Cool, is it high, high falls.

I'm cutting you off. Please don't think me... Was it Lucy? Sorry. You've sent so many messages I've forgotten your name. You will understand that. That's really bad. No, but I can't...

Find her name. Let me just finish this bit. I can't listen to all of your recommendations. Because it'll end up being sort of a quarter of the pod. I think to be you, loose. She could do a Patreon episode by the sounds of funny. I'm sure it's Lucy. I'm going with it.

Uh, morning now. I'm just catching up for still, I think. I'm not sure if I'm on track yet, but you're talking about... Leave your name. There is well when we head north. Don't know. Don't know the name. So sorry. Sound advice. I reminded myself then of Trigger in Only Forrest's when he said, and he was like, you know, it's that one phrase that's passed down from generation after generation of road sweeper. Look after your broom. And Rodney goes, and your broom will look after.

He's like, no, no, Dave. Just look after you, your broom. Oh, dear. This is my favourite message on our group at the moment. Our group. The scraping the barrel one. This is from Lisa, right? You were talking about your veg on a recent pod.

Pardon? Not your veg. Our veg in the garden. Right. The husband said we had a huge coixette in the garden. I honestly wasn't... Carry on filming it. No, you wait till you see the photo.

I've seen the photo. I honestly wasn't expecting this. And apparently my face was a picture when he brought it in. Excuse the dressing gown. A must in the evening now are in the Burmints. I have made ten large portions of Ratatoui and I've still only used half of it. It's a fantastic picture.

I've sent it to Emma. Emma will be flashing up the picture now. I mean, we thought our coergette was big. Well, you said that's not a corsette, though. Well, no, it's a marrow. It's now a marrow. But I wish we'd let one of ours get that size so I could get some seeds. Because it means next year when we do, you know, when we do courgettes next year,

I've got to buy some seeds now. Yeah, I've got carrot seeds. I've got tomato seeds, chili seeds. And I've just realized we didn't get back to Tom Allen about his question about courgettes. I did. Oh, what did you say to me? No, I did a nice video, and I just said, I don't know, darling.

Sorry. What was the question he asked? Just why his corsets haven't worked so much this year. I think you just need to prune the leaves off. Because whenever I've cut the leaves back and I push it, I think, oh, there's not a lot of leaves left on this plant. All the corchettes pop up. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Again, it's a bit like the tomatoes, isn't it, trimming off the leaves so the energy goes to the fruit? Yes. A little bit. Yes. But yeah, I love that, Lisa. It was fantastic. She also said she did feel a bit turned on.

She said, I don't know why it was a bit phallic. Show me. She didn't say turn on. I'm paraphrasing. Sorry. Hang on. You can't say that about someone who just had their photo. No, she said.

You can't misquote people. Excuse me. She sent me that. I said, that is, messaged about that is absolutely fantastic. She said, I got quite giddy about it, probably, because it's rather phallic. That's what she said. Apparently, my cat shit is an amazing fertiliser. I said, who knew?

There you go. Yeah. Cat. I don't think you meant to do that. I don't think she's done it, doing it on purpose. She's just saying her cat might get in there, whatever. But what's funny, isn't it? But what's funny is you grow this stuff.

For example, every three or four days, we get a bowl of tomatoes that's like that big. Now, okay, we can freeze some or whatever. We are... Quite a large mixing bowl of tomatoes, I'd say, for anyone listening. A lot. We get a lot of tomatoes. It's great.

And then we'll go, oh, we'll do a pasta tonight and chuck a load of tomatoes in. Yeah. I've just given Ellsbell some. Brilliant. And also, I've given quite a lot of carrots for her roast dinner today. Perfect. Brilliant. But what's funny, when you do, you're growing your own at home.

A bit like that lady's saying about the massive, like a big corsette. Yeah. And she's done all this ratatooie and made all this stuff. Yeah, yeah. Do you just sort of go down this weird route of like, I'm just going to eat that now for a week. Yeah, yeah, you do. I mean, we've got so many chilies now.

I don't know what we're going to do. I will give some away. You're going to have to. Well, I mean, that will keep us going. That's a couple of years worth now. It's ridiculous. When one of those prairie fire chilies is like rocket fuel. May I just say, talking of curries, you're like this.

I did a curry last night, but a cheats curry. I bought a very nice sauce. Why did you not buy a paste? I just, I was doing my hair, doing my root chest today. But it's not much more work. You just fry the paste.

Genuinely. Paste and the meat. Honestly. So anyway, I bought this sauce, a really, really good one, however.

What a waste of time. Did my little mini chicken fillets, organic fillets that I'd like to do, put it all in, did a narn bread, bought popadums that were already done. So not like the way you fry them. Oh, I can't be doing this.

You may have just gone to a restaurant Well no I tried to do it cheap Because I'm trying to be healthy I didn't want to get a takeaway So I just wanted to do it from home Anyway we sat down And the girls were like this

It's not like Daddy's curry is it And then they looked at the Popper Dom's They were like They're not like Daddy's Popper Dom's I said I'm sorry Daddy does the curry the best Yeah but it's not Tony Singh

I can't cook Tony Singh would kill me Because I can do a really good curry But I need time That's another thing That's a bit irritating I will start. You were amazing.

The stuff you knocked up. I know. Brilliant stuff. Since... I will be doing it again. Please do. I will. January.

And I've got to say, for anyone listening on the curry front, if you've not done it before, there are loads of people that make these curry pasts. It's no different to buying a sauce, but it's cheaper. And you know what you're doing of it.

So if you do a coconut milk-based one, you can get your own coconut milk, you can choose, or whatever you want a low fat coconut milk, you can do whatever you like, and you just get a paste. Just try the paste of the meat. It's so easy.

I'm not being rude. Just so you know. Yeah. When I say I'm going to do a curry. Yeah. You're going to make the paste. I am, yeah. Yeah.

You really know what you're doing. That's why I can't believe you've bought a jar. See it enough time yesterday, darling. I'm going away today. I'm away for 48 hours. Homework needs to be done. I've sorted out all the washing, all the school stuff done.

The house is in order. Spellings needed to be done. Me and Eliza, we're going. going through things for her week. All right. I had to sort out all my bits and pieces. Lots going on. Too much information.

Well, don't stress me out. I'm not stressed you out. You are. How much stressing you out? Are you joking? Anyway, when this goes out, we need to talk a little bit now. Five minutes before we go.

Right. I'd like to say happy birthday to our darling daughter Eliza. It's not her birthday yet, though. When this goes out? Yeah. It's her birthday. Oh, what date does this go out?

What date? The 24th. You sure it goes out actually on, it's actually her birthday today? Yes. Really? Yeah. And she does listen.

I think she skips ours. She loves Natsneeses. Okay, yeah. But anyway, I feel like for future reference in years to come. Oh, you're documenting it. You know. Oh, that's nice. I can't believe she's 16.

And also, I wanted to thank you, not getting a bit deep now. but you have been the most wonderful dad to Eliza. Oh. And I'd really mean that. I could get quite emotional about it. Oh, that's really nice. And I mean it.

Oh, no, you're a very good mum. Thank you very much. Oh, it's quite exciting. It's her birthday today. Quite looking forward to that. I know. You're doing quite a lot for it, aren't you? Not really.

Oh, no, you are. You're sorting a few bits out. Obsessed, obsessed. He's obsessed with a carport. Cleaning it out. It was her idea. Well, actually, we dreamt that up when we're on a holiday. We were talking about what to do

and said about getting a marquee and talking about stuff and we were like, well, yeah, we've got a carpool. So you're doing it all out? Yeah, I mean, hopefully by the time this has gone out, I've done that. I've cleaned it. Hopefully.

I hope so. Otherwise, something's gone wrong. How'd you feel about her being 16? I can't believe she's sick. I mean, that's gone very, very quickly. Isn't it? But, yeah, I mean, obviously, it's not like the last time I saw her she was free.

I've sort of seen the progression It's not that much of a surprise No, I think 16 I don't know I just feel she's so Why is that a bit of a more Stoence? Just because she's, again

It's her GCSE year She's got her national insurance number She can get a little job now Has she got a card? Do you still get the card? No A little red and blue card? No What are mine is?

I don't know where mine is either I know my number It's one of the only things I do know You almost went to say it then. Yeah, I did, yeah. But no, it's just lovely and very proud of her. I feel like she's quite a good girl, if I'm honest. Yeah.

It's good. That's all right. You haven't got long to wait. And the other one, six years time, the other one will be 16. Don't, because that one's starting, not now. That one's really coming into our own with a sassiness. And I can't believe we've got to go for it all again. But there you go.

Good job. We didn't have another one when you suggested it. That's what I'm going to say. Still time? Absolutely. I'm extremely fertile. Just saying. How do you know that?

Well, I just didn't know. I think I'm going to be like my mum. Got a couple of years left in me yet. Right. Mom had me at 44. I'm 44 next May. So there's still time. Right.

Okay. It would kill me. Don't worry. Yeah. There's no way. No. Don't need to. No.

Liza will be saying we'll have like 20 kids. Be fine. Don't say that. She bloody won't. And you can actually morph into the Catherine-Tay-N-N character. No, it would be like Motherland. I'll be like, sorry, darling, I'm out for lunch. Oh, are you going to do that, are you?

Possibly. No, I won't, will I? But, no, we've got at least, at least 10 to 15 years before that happens. Thank you very much. What are you doing that for? I hope not. Why? I'm quite looking forward to having grandchildren.

I know, but bloody hell, she's got to live her life first. Goodness, me. I suppose I'm, well, I mean, I'm very lucky because she did say the other day when she was talking about, I think a lot of people already mentioned this on here as well. Go on. She said, oh, you know, you're like a young dad. Oh, here we go. Oh, here we go.

I hope I am. Funny, isn't it? Yeah, hilarious. But all the other dads have sort of thought we're through a bit more, so all their wives are like 10 years younger, hence me being so young. There you go. Yeah. Here we go.

those three bentoffs are still on the side over there but Tim dropped off. I know they're in a tin. Could I have one of those tonight? Yes. So it is just a pie, is it? Yeah. Do you know what?

I might do that. What's a nutritional value of them? What are you laughing at? Well, me and the girls are meant to be doing a taste test, but I can buy another one. That's not happening yet. Didn't Tim get them? I thought Tim bought them for you.

No, I think you bought one. Maybe did he do all of them? Yes, he did. So you could do a taste test? I mean, this is, he listens to this. Interestingly, can I just say? Yeah. And there is no rhyme or reason behind this.

I know that they can sit there for 10 years, don't get me wrong. But because they've been in this room, through that baking hot summer, they've just sat there. Oh, they're survived a nuclear war. I know, but I'm going to buy some more. I feel weird about eating those because they've been in here. What's the best before date on those? Hang on. can actually cut to camera free here, remember?

It's exciting. It's not lit, though. Let's have a look. 2028? No, I'm not getting them on camera. No, I'm not getting paid. No, chuck them over. I'll have a look at them.

Minced beef and onion. I mean, I've never... I'm surprised. I'm surprised. I mean, do you know what? You could bury them, couldn't you? Someone in the future, like Time Team, could... Listen to this though.

Go on. Once they are open and clean, apparently they are fantastic for Yorkshire puddings. I'm meant to be amazing. Yeah, they are, yeah. That would be good. Really good size. That is very clever.

I know. Few people have told me that. Thank you listeners again. Now, nutritional info, they've put per half pie, as if you're going to cut that in half. Well, it's quite big. Per half pie.

Go on. 340 calories. Yep. 680 calories in a pipe, that's a... A pie is usually more than that. Is it? Yes, because it's a pastry, darling. I suppose so, yeah.

Remove lead using a robust can opener, we recommend both... All right, so we've got... What are you going to have tonight then? Chicken and mushroom. Can you do a little... Steak and gravy. If you do one, could you please put it on Patreon? Sure.

I mean, but if you're not on Patreon and you're listening to this, after that advert, why would you not sign up? I'm just saying. There you go. Right. Let's be honest. That's kind of what we've got to look forward to.

No, but if you do eat one. Oh yeah, I'll stick it on Patreon. Yeah. Do you know the best thing about Patreon is getting to listen to it with no adverts? It is, yeah, it is good. I agree. You don't, I haven't already mentioned that.

No, you're right. You're right. Worth remembering. You can watch it, listen to it with no adverts. And there's a bonus episode each week. And... Sometimes I pen a little letter. Just so you know, on a Monday morning.

Sometimes if you're really lucky, I post a photo of me. You sat behind a camera. It's been quite a few little pickies on. Me and Linda were getting our hair done exactly the same time yesterday. That weird? We've not spoken. I put a picture on Patreon saying, getting me roots done up. I'll be Saturday afternoon, everyone, what you're up to.

Linda, exactly the same photo. I'm getting my roots done. I'm in sync. Did you hear that? What was it? It was a ding. What sort of ding? It's just a notification.

It's like all of your Patreon people have just unsubscribed. Shut up. People like the real life stuff. Come and join the family. www. www. patreon.com forward slash life with Nat. There you go. Thank you so much.

Thank you, darling. going to go and enjoy a three-hour train journey, reading the book club book. I might have a little gin and tonic on the train. First class. It feels rude not to when it's first class. You think you've got to get your money's worth. How much does that cost? I haven't paid for it.

I'm doing a job, aren't I, tomorrow up there? So I've got a nice couple of days ahead. Sorry, I can't tell you what it is. Really boring, but it's something that most of you will know. It's been on the telly for ages. Little quiz show. But yeah, it should be quite good. have a good couple of days.

Can't wait. Lovely. Peace and quiet. Enjoy London. Enjoy the Twist Museum. Going to, yeah. You could pop a little picture up on Patreon of the Twist Museum later. Oh, I already have done.

It's weird, isn't it? What do you mean? Well, because that was two weeks ago. Oh, God. Don't start all that. That's mad. That's mad. So we're talking about, that's like going back in time.

Oh. And going forward in time. Anyway, there we go. It could be complicated when you listen back of what day. is, whose birthday it is, where we've done, last night in the proms, 24th of September. But you know what? We're trying to, we're trying to bank them up for you. We're trying to get them done so you don't listen to the best bits.

I'll tell you something. We need more voice notes, by the way. We love a voice note, guys. Please. I love voice notes. About anything. Messaging. Anything you want to talk about.

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Thank you. And I will speak to you all very, very soon. Thank you. Cheers. Bye.