What are you in the notion for ?

[MaC]

To us a notion is a liking, a fancy, sometimes a sudden one, for something or someone.

I have no notion to go for a walk today because it's pouring and blowing gusty wet winds.
I do have a notion to go for a blether with my friend though.

I also find myself with a notion for Sweetheart Stout.
Not a clue why, just a notion for it. Might pester Himself to bring me in some later

So, what have you a notion for ?

 

[ElThomsono]

I remember my first can of Sweetheart Stout (Alloa's finest), my first remarks were "it's sweet!", and then the penny dropped. Quite nice when you get used to it.

I've gotten all the bits in to make a curry, but tonight it'll be getting a delivery of Chinese food, as I really got in the mood for it the other night when it was much too late to do anything about it.

 

[Jaggededge]

Been outside in the cold and wet since 6.30am. Had a notion for a McDonalds breakfast so that's where I went after work.

 

[MaC]

Himself was off for his walk, and I took a notion to make tattie scones. So he's home, warming up in the kitchen with a mug of coffee and a stack of fresh made hot cheesie tattie scones.....and butter dripping everywhere

 

[Beachlover]

There’s a little cafe in Shanklin that among other foods, make hot baguettes filled with pork, apple sauce, stuffing and gravy. I’ve had this notion growing since my daughter reminded me of them at the weekend.
Did three laps of the town centre trying to park and in the end to no avail. Bugger!

 

[noddy]

Sweetheart Stout.

That the same as Mackeson?

 

[MaC]

That the same as Mackeson?

I'm sorry, but I haven't a clue...off to google Makeson.

Sweetheart stout is a sweet dark ale, no bitter kind of thing to it. A lovely drink, especially on a hot Summer's day.
I'm healing just now, which is why I maybe have a notion for the stout

 

[MaC]

Just checked; no, Mackeson's is a milk stout, contains lactose (would have me throwing up) while Sweetheart Stout is, "Extremely sweet low ABV (2%) Scottish stout, traditionally recommended for nursing mothers and convalescents to regain their strength." made from barley and wheat apparently.

 

[Jaggededge]

There’s a little cafe in Shanklin that among other foods, make hot baguettes filled with pork, apple sauce, stuffing and gravy. I’ve had this notion growing since my daughter reminded me of them at the weekend.
Did three laps of the town centre trying to park and in the end to no avail. Bugger!

Why didn't you just stick your blue badge on the dash and leave it anywhere that could inconvenience someone else?

 

[Beachlover]

Why didn't you just stick your blue badge on the dash and leave it anywhere that could inconvenience someone else?

Not got one, but the missus has and trust me, she does just that. Her favourite recently is to park in other people's disabled bays outside their houses and takes delight in telling them it's a disabled bay for any disability badge holder and not their private parking space. How no-one has decked her yet I'll never know.

 

[MaC]

There are always the self centred and selfish.

We all like ease, but sometimes just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

It's really hard to get the blue badge here, it took a neighbour nearly three years, and the Council only finally came and painted out their parking spot in the street last month. We thought M. would be dead before they got round to making life a little easier for him.

 

[Beachlover]

There are always the self centred and selfish.

We all like ease, but sometimes just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

It's really hard to get the blue badge here, it took a neighbour nearly three years, and the Council only finally came and painted out their parking spot in the street last month. We thought M. would be dead before they got round to making life a little easier for him.

Unfortunately that's true here as well, but when your job is filling in Housing benefits, PIPs forms and the like for others it seems to give you something of an advantage when it comes to blagging it with GP's and filling in your own forms. Can't help but think it will end in tears eventually and I've said so. It only takes one narked or jealous neighbour who sees the blue badge flaunted on whichever car she's driving or has parked on the drive and feels that's incompatible with three long dog walks a day on the beach, on the downs and around the locality with alleged severe peripheral artery disease, intermittent claudication and not even the almost mandatory prop of a walking stick, but she knows best.....

 

[MaC]

My friend was refused because she could walk 50m unaided.
The fact that she couldn't walk any further was irrelvant.
I know she's your Missus, but that's scandalous, Kev.

 

[MaC]

Himself, bless him, went looking for Sweetheart Stout for me....none to be had in either village. None in Tesco, Lidl, Morrison's or the Co. Asda supposedly have it (next village across the river) but their website says out of stock.

He'll wander into town tomorrow and see if he can pick it up there.

Funny the things you take a notion for though, and it seems I'm not the only one :dunno:

M

 

[Saint-Just]

Did three laps of the town centre trying to park and in the end to no avail. Bugger!

You really need to get better at this driving thing Kev

 

[Stew]

Must be something in the air!

I was buying some other bits and saw these.

I’ve been meaning to pick some up to try for a while - generally brewdog stuff isn’t to my taste but figured stout is worth a try.

In a cider glass, just because…

Not bad at all. Quite smooth and mellow.

I’m off to grab another….

 

[MaC]

Hmmm, that looks lovely

 

[Stew]

Hmmm, that looks lovely

I think you need to do some comparisons!

 

[MaC]

Could be a Winter project



There are a lot of Scottish stouts, is it popular in England too ?

 

[bushwacker]

Could be a Winter project



There are a lot of Scottish stouts, is it popular in England too ?

I'm only just over 5'6'' and there are lots stouter than me.