Still Blue, Still Stocking: The Bluestocking remains open in 2021

'Feminist claptrap' = a phrase beloved of my late and unlamented raging misogynist of a father.

It's enraging.

Dick Head Husband now furiously back tracking from what he said, DS trying to gaslight me.

Fuck em

It's very difficult, once you see them clearly doing this shit to you, to keep on living with it. Not sure I want to, any longer.

More Gin! And thanks for the honey mustard sausages yum yum

Passes second gun bottle over

midgemagneto

"Strident feminist clap trap " = an uncomfortable truth has just been spoken that I can't deny properrly

Oh yes. Apso fucking lutely

So angry.

"Strident feminist clap trap " = an uncomfortable truth has just been spoken that I can't deny properrly

One gin ( bottle) and posh tonic on the side if you want it

I've just been told my concerns over my lack of pension, due to having been a SAHM (for far longer than I planned due to DC SN!)

is just strident feminism clap trap.

And it was up to ME to have thought about it 30 years ago and investigate and pay into an independent pension scheme, (while I was busy bringing up the DC, the estate, coping with all the appts, the whole enormous difficulties of several DC with SN, whilst being seriously ill with a long term chronic, debilitating condition myself AND had no income!)

Give me a vat of Gin.
Un fucking believable.

I've just cooked some chipolatas in a honey and mustard glaze.

Some of those and a bottle of Adnam's Ghost Ship?

In the last hour, I've had 3 sets of people walk in on my (just finished) Zoom meeting because, despite being reminded of my schedule at lunch, and despite the sign on my door.

I'm nowhere near finished for the night and I have a lot more work to do over the weekend.

I need to spend the next 40mins in a pleasantly congenial environment, drinking something plain so that I can destress before my next engagement.

I am going to have a virtual cup of coffee as a real one would leave me stopping at every service station between holiday and home... I am drinking the last of the milk instead...

I ought to be up stripping beds and packing the car.... And all those other jobs Mumsnet thinks you ought to do

*too

Thinking of taking a break from Mumsnet as women can't get the support they need in the main part of the site.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4326729-The-silencing-tactic-DERAIL-REPORT-MOVE-TROLL-I-M-UPSET-DELETE

waiting for this post to get deleted or moved to.

@mollythemeerkat

ablutiions - what sort of bear are you with? Sorry - couldnt resist - will go away now.

I hope you saw the morning pastries I dropped in around 7:00 - if not, Camilla has a lot to answer for.

Brunch items for those who are just getting up - usual tomato concoctions etc. for drinks and there are a couple of breakfast casseroles, omelettes, some salmon, cheese, meats, assorted vegetables. Help yourselves, tap me on the shoulder if there's something specific you'd like such as a poached egg.

Morning all. Am on hols so haven't been able to share the cheese marmite bread recipe yet. Bear with.

Embarassing I would love some Neapolitan-style bread. Heavy (but not like rye bread), sour (but not sourdough), thick crust, chewy. Maybe some Neapolitan pizza dough too? Please? Pretty-please with flour dusted on top?

Here in Los Angeles only one bakery makes real pane cafon'. And they have to import all their ingredients from Naples. Maybe even the water. The Antica Pizzeria of blessed memory in Marina del Rey imported all their ingredients from Naples too. And this was way before San Marzano pomodori were on every supermarket shelf. Back when no-one had even heard of taralli, let alone made jokes about them, Weevils. >>sigh

Passing by to drop in yet more marmite and cheese straws, sloe vodka, cider and apple juice.

Been decluttering the larder and cellar here, in anticipation of maybe moving away.
Lots gone to food bank and charity shop today

Spring

@mollythemeerkat thank you. I feel buffeted by the family, we all watched C4 News, It was brilliant coverage of the wider issues and yet H was "poor man" woke S and D were all "oh he was driven to it"

Since when did not having access to a women's body for sex entitle a man to kill his mum/women/random people?

How have we got to this place?

I'm off to do my meditation for the next hour , cos otherwise I think I might explode.

I have been a little heartened by the presence of loads of new, unfamiliar posters on multiple boards who are clearly starting to see the light.

@SpringCrocus I hope it gets better and you enjoy your crisps and wine

Oh don't get me wrong, use by dates I respect because they refer to meat/fish/seafood ibut tend to sniff before throwing. Cooked rice and cooked pasta v careful as actually that is v dodgy.
Bbe dates on tinned/dried food, nope. Construct of supermarkets. If it smells /looks ok, it probably is.

Hanging out with you in spirit Spring - when its horrible it just feels like everything is un-moored and you cant believe it will ever get better - take care of yourself in your woman cave. Been there.