QUESTIONS

fibber Maria...you have also met Patty lol

i cant wait.....do they do an advent type calender to count down to a crop....

there are some avilable to download , i dont know where though

Well I'm glad that info was put up as I was going to ask for loads of smart clothes for Christmas so I could meet you all presentably LOL

Ok I'm asking this as it occured to me when I was reading out the prices to my hubby.

We have quotes for Breakfast and Evening Meal but......

What are we doing about mid day meals. Do we nip to tescos for sandwiches with a few nibbles.

I know some people can probably go nearly all day without food but i tend to need something every 3-4 hours.

Although I can't for the life of me think what we did last year. Did we actually break for meals. Of course, just realised we had that buffet downstairs didn't we. Dopey me again.

So whats the plan this time then gals xxx

we have not decided yet to be honest i think it will be a case of if you want anything then nip to tesco which is close by or a meal at the pub , or we could bake cakes and pastries ,take some fruit and share it all .

fruit????

why whats up with that,i promise not to come out in a rash

or do you prefer your grapes crushed and fermented

ahh you mean fruit shaped chocolate bars I imagine?

Karin, have you read all the threads, hun? There's not many, but you'll see that most things have been mentioned somewhere.

We do have to provide our own lunch, it just hasn't been decided how yet.

and yes, you cheeky mare, I do as it happens!

Lorraine wrote:Karin, have you read all the threads, hun? There's not many, but you'll see that most things have been mentioned somewhere.

We do have to provide our own lunch, it just hasn't been decided how yet.

Thanks all, I have read a lot of the threads, but so many to catch up on that I'm not sure really what I have read. Sorry, I think it was my tummy talking not my head. It seems to do that a lot, probably why theres so much of it. Its too gobby !!!!

Will we be making anything for swaps, for example last time we made ATC's and pages for a CJ?

Anyone got any ideas? I know it is early to be thinking about it but I need as much time as possible to make sure I get everything done

I think both were mentioned but not sure when or by whom. Think I could do ATCs this year, but sadly wouldn't have time to do CJ.

I need to know how much I'm supposed to be sending to Kim and when by again cos I have forgots hoping it wont be needed till Feb.

Oh frick, better book my weekend off from work as well! What were the dates again!??!

once christmas and the new year is out of the way ,we will focus some time on the retreat . as lorraine said though ,all the info is in the threads .we have not yet decided how we are going to do lunch and if we are going to be doing a cj or a swap of any sort

Found the answer to my question! Will squirrel away the money to send to Kim so I dont spends it in the meantime lol

KIm, Ruth asked somewhere about transferring money to your bank account if possible. I wanted to know if this was possible too?

You do not get charged as far as I know and Helen did this last time. Personally it would be a lot easier than cheques for me as there is never any money in the cheque account, and I would hate it to bounce! Plus cheque won't get lost in the post either,lol.

There is no point in anyone telling me to leave enough in it either as I have a hubby that spends money like water out of said account.

Anyway if you could let us know when and how much for def you like I can transfer it straight to you through the bank.


It won't be long now you know.

love the ticker ,i tried toi do one after lorraine put that link on and all i could get was the link to come to my signature ,not the actual ticker .

will look into transfers soon jo , check with my bank .

I just cut the link and pasted it in KIm and thanks.

i might do one ,cos then it will be on more posts about the retreat seeing as im making lots on there about it

Bank transfer sounds like great idea, ignore my question on other thread. It would also be easier for anyone wanting to pay a bit at at time cos if its the same as my online banking it remembers the details for another time.

Though Kim, maybe an account you don't use loads otherwise it'll be mixed, that would totally screw me up, my accounts are bad enough

not sure what you mean karin ,i only have the 1 bank account that i would want to use .what would it be mixed with and how would it screw up your accounts if it were in my account ?????
what i will do is as the money is paid in to my account ,i am going to take it out and then put it in my safe ,i really would prefer cheques though

I was meaning that if it were me getting money from other people I would have to have seperate account, cos I am one of these that likes that bank to be just so....I could never do a didlum or lottery for other people as I don't like thinking about having to look after someone elses money. It was nothing meant against your accounts or anything.

As for more than one account, I have three separate accounts, one with Martin, one for housekeeping and a saving accounts. Thats all I was meaning.

I am happy to pay how ever you want, no problems at all from this end, money already saved.

ooh ignore me its my brain was thinking that somehow having your money in my account would confuse things at your end ,thats why i put the dizzy head smiley on i could not work out what you meant . its monday morning !!!

Kim, I don't have a cheque book with my new account. Will have to be a PO.

I would prefer to send it via the internet into your account as well Kim, I did this with Helen on the last retreat.

lorraine thats ok as long as its uncrossed i can just cash it at the po then
as for internet transfers im waiting for a reply from my bank about costs ,as soon as i find out i will let you know . can anyone tell me how they work and what you have to do with them

Should not cost you anything Kim if I thought it would I would not request it, all we need is you sort code and account number which as far as I am concerned will be deleted as soon as money has been sent, oh and a reference, for instance 'Billies retreat payment' that then shows up on your account so you know whats what.

yes Kim, that is exactly how it works. It doesnt cost you anything and people go into their own internet banking and merely make the payment themselves. The money is credited to your account in a couple of days.

You just give the people paying you (by pm) your sort code and account no.