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Some Fretwork and the Interminable Christmas Play at the Chalet School

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EmilyAlice · 11/10/2016 15:08

Now girls, line up and listen because this term is a busy one. Firstly we are combining our hobbies club and the Christmas play, so we will need our fretworkers to get busy on the scenery, some beautiful découpage for decorations, our nimble-fingered needlewomen on costume duty and some scrapbooks for - er...
Now one other thing girls. As you know the Chalet School has moved from the Tyrol, to Guernsey, to Armishire, to some island or other and thence to Switzerland.
This term we have moved again and the first thing I want you to do is to find out where the bloody hell we are....

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EmilyAlice · 12/10/2016 11:40

So she does. Have we had any Russian girls at the school?
I am a bit vague about Mongolia though, yurts, smokey fires, reindeer or something similar?, embroidery. Well the last one is a fine Chaletian tradition and I am sure Sybil will help.

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NotCitrus · 12/10/2016 10:51

The local Mongolian peasants brew some interesting fermented horse milk. Probably with a strong taste of wood smoke and onions.

There's probably some ex-Soviet dachas and hotels that could easily be converted into a school and San in time for the new term, and thankfully Joey already speaks Russian...

morningtoncrescent62 · 12/10/2016 10:21

Oooh, oooh, oooh, do let's be 'school in a yurt' in outer Mongolia. So much easier for the faithful Anna to keep tidy because there's no bloody chance of Joey being left behind. Mongolia has plenty of lakes and mountains (thanks, google), linguistic diversity and snowstorm opportunities. And I'm sure its locals would love to have some scrapbooks and reins for children. Not sure about vineyards but we can have oodles of fun researching the local equivalent of light country wines.

I think the Princess has gone on ahead of us. What could possibly go wrong?

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 12/10/2016 10:14

Elisaveta Arnsonira?

Mrs Helston?

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EmilyAlice · 12/10/2016 09:50

Yes I think Canada sounds very likely. So many exciting times there that we only heard about by telegrams, letters and Dr Jem popping in by aeroplane.
...Indulges in brief fantasy of rescue by Mounties....
Now I am getting worried about the Princess. Has anyone seen her? Is she hiding under a pseudonym and pretending to be a commoner?

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missyB1 · 11/10/2016 21:15

Oh has Madame written the Christmas play already? I'm knitting some reins for some poor child (no idea what use they will be!)

Wherever we are there is bound to be a severe snowstorm/ avalanche in which someone will nearly die!

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 11/10/2016 21:13

Canada has blizzards, mountains, ravines, lakes, and can we use huskies instead of St Bernards? It is a bilingual country - what more could any good Chaletian want?

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 11/10/2016 21:09

Oh dear, am I supposed to be catching a train in Basle, the Gare du Nord, Paddington or Cardiff? Where can the dratted School have got to now? Have we followed Dearest Joey to Canada?

hels71 · 11/10/2016 21:07

And as to where we are.....I reckon it needs to be somewhere close a vineyard...

NotCitrus · 11/10/2016 19:09

Can I be an eccentric type who turns out to have an unexpected talent for chopping the old scenery into jigsaw puzzles? Just the thing for entertaining all the zillions of relatives at the San.

EmpressKnowsWhereHerTowelIs · 11/10/2016 18:59

Oh, that's what fretwork looks like.

hels71 · 11/10/2016 18:47

Has the play been cast??? Please may I have a proper part this year??

Witchend · 11/10/2016 17:29

I shall start immediately thinking what to sell.
Does it have to be in lime green this year?

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EmilyAlice · 11/10/2016 15:12

Previous thread here
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childrens_books/2413933-A-f-te-worse-than-the-Chalet-School?watched=1&msgid=64167454#64167454
Sorry forgot the nits!
Terrible problem with all those pigtails too...

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