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

home grown, home made veg crisps, anyone?

Ooh, yes please.

I've made up some doughs, so there will be pastries and a selection of bread for breakfast.

Ive had a productive, indoors (wet outside) day
Deep cleaned my bedroom, loads of stuff now in charity/recycling/waste disposal/swap with friends/Vinted bags.

Promising feelers re livestock/grass keep homes.

"D" H wants couples councelling Hmm, will think about this.

Yet more fab wimms in Olympics, and bright sunshine focussed on TRA bonkersness, elsewhere

And just finished Trans, so sending it to my local library.

Gin and home grown, home made veg crisps, anyone?

I've just bought 3 more books to read. Grief knows when I delude myself I'll be able to do this.

I'm having an elderflower cordial with some fizzy water. I'm making cheese on toast if anyone fancies it.

Hello. Just popping in to eat some cheese straws, give the camel a quick pat and drop off these for Spring. Had a lovely nourishing conversation with my feminist tribe offline, so feeling hopeful - and sending courage to everyone who's feeling beaten down.

I've put the huge difficulty about the the loss of keep, difficulty of maintaining my business, looking after the horses , the teaching, and my earning potential, in my petition

But, its so very hard, and yes, tangled

Spring - yes get it and keep horses too. Would be an ENORMOUS responsibility to lose grazing etc and horrendous dealing with a divorce at the same time. And changing weather patterns are making it so hard for farmers and people keeping livestock. Can only send support and hoping you get through to the other side as soon as possible.

I don't think people on here have a clue about rural living and businesses, on divorce.
It's so very difficult.
Oh, @SpringCrocus. Horses are such a massive responsibility - it's why I don't have one.

I live fairly rurally and have done for most of my life, and it's very different from living in a city. The web of social connections is massive and overlaps with the web of professional/work/ business connections (so you wind up knowing your GP's mother). This can be great, and very supportive, but if things go wrong it can be tough, because everybody knows everything (or thinks they do). 'Private life' is a concept.

and I hope you get the animals settled.

Not easy when the other half doesn't want a divorce or is buggering it up on purpose.

@SpringCrocus

Cheers for the , it IS grim, and I'm not apologising for not being tolerant of those who don't seem able to grasp it.

The wellbeing of animals is such a huge area when relationships break down.

There are so many examples on MN of women who can't walk away from a relationship or go to a refuge without first making elaborate arrangements for animals that they can't take with them because they fear for them if they're left behind or may already have heard threats to them.

I’ve brought in more cheese straws, some pastries and put some coffee on. I think it might be a long day today. Hope everyone is warm enough under the blankets. Adding 💐 for Spring too.

I’m still waiting on responses from Labour and Lib Dem PCC candidates.

Never mind, it's gone, now. I guess it wasn't really a pile on, but it wasn't helpful, at all. It certainly made me feel worse!

passes camilla a bib.. and a bucket of water.

spring.

didn't see you other thread.

Camilla dribbling, if its a hot night, is quite cooling!

@SpringCrocus with a hope that everything sorts itself out for you soon.

As long as Camilla doesn't dribble into your gin, it's golden!

And the pile on on my now deleted thread, elsewhere, was a bit brutal. Feeling bruised. Going to hide under the lovely cashmere blanket and drink gin with Camilla. She's nice, even if she does dribble!

My over riding concern are my adult children, and the livestock.

Who actually do take precident as my children are all independent adults, living elsewhere.
The livestock/pet animals have only me to protect them.

Cheers for the , it IS grim, and I'm not apologising for not being tolerant of those who don't seem able to grasp it.

@EmbarrassingAdmissions oh yes. Trying to move/or sell horses, tack, other livestock, my teaching business, oh so much.
I don't think people on here have a clue about rural living and businesses, on divorce.
It's so very difficult.
I can't just walk away, no matter how abusive the situation, because of the animals

Just popping in to toast Helleofabore for a masterful 1000th post on AIBU 🥃

I haven't read back but it looks like Spring could do with a large one too 🥃💐

I'm just popping the kettle on

If I'm still here long enough to do so

Oh, Spring - I'm so sorry for the physical and emotional mess. Please don't answer if this is intrusive but are you apprehensive that you'll end up moving out of/selling your home?

Thank you @highame

Spring here's bunches of