Academy Of Armitage Studies - pass the Twiglets...

[Bodenbabe]

Welcome to the new common room! Grab yourself some Twiglets and a glass of Chateau Gisborne or some Polish Cordial and come on in - the water's lovely!

I've just added The Impressionists to my Christmas list. You ladies are a Bad Influence.

So your friends know about your little weakness, then Stripey?

A style tip for anyone still having difficulty buying Christmas gifts for their significant other. Fashions in gentlemen's neckwear autumn/winter 2010.

Delightful, Missy, if a bit impractical in the torrid climate here along the Limpopo.
Same goes for the leathers in Twiglet's remarkable Christmas catalogue, a page ago..

I had a rather worrying thought, last night, after all the talk about socks.

That's not a question to which I have ever devoted any thought, Holly.

For those in warmer climes, perhaps this might be remodelled as a solar topee?

Can I just warn you about the Bernard Cornwell thingy Teresa as it comes in 'quite a large case' - not the sort of thing you can just slip into your knicker drawer without cause for concern.

Hmm black is not good, but I suppose it could be concertina'd down and the top sliced off to provide built-in AC.
My lot are so not into clothes though, though of course they do wear them, I hasten to add. But any gift not electronic is received with a suppressed sneer and immediately hidden under all the holly and robin plastered paper.

Perhaps Mrs Thornton would lend Holly an antimacassar to drape over it as a disguise?

Thanks for the timely warning ,Oyster

May I hope it doesn't have a large leery photo on the box?

I am and at thinking of Guy leaving his boots on. Quick, get the Magicool!

Twiglets, the fact that he dies with them on, poor darling, is kinda ominous.

I'm with you Twiggy - my gut reaction to that question was "do we care if he leaves his boots on?"

Obviously I was just pretending to be more refined, MrsLNP. A girl has her pride, and all.
I was also trying not to wonder what Twigs was going to get up to with the Magicool.
BTW, are you planning a musical number to entertain the boys at the New Year party?

Is it just me then? I think it'd be... um... yum

Holly, the Magicool is for moments when one finds oneself a little overheated but doesn't have a fan to hand.

It's not just you Twiggy - boots on would work for me as well

Look Twigs if you want the raw unvarnished truth, there isn't much that would put me off: socks, boots, gloves, you name it

It's ok, Holly, I realise your repertoire of responses to Guy and all his foibles is, shall we say, consistent.

Honestly, the depths to which I have sunk. I hardly recognise myself.
And what is worse, this depraved attitude has been flagged as ''consistent''
What has happened to me? And why?

The shame, the shame.

At least I made no mention of big swords.

Perhaps I should have said steadfast rather than consistent?

I have been at home again today with a listless, lethargic child. I could have cleaned the house from top to bottom, but the lethargy was contagious and so, instead, I watched the rest of Sparkhouse on YT. Tres Gothic. Ms Bronte wowuld probably have been happy.

I have lent N&S to my friend. She will be converted before the night is through .

I don't mind boots on of or anything really.

*or

Did someone mention hats?

I cannot stop thinking about boots now.

Holly, the socks would put me off but boots and leather gloves.... well, now....

Oh Stripes, I adore that hat video...

Missy, he is just popping off to Mrs Miggins' pie shop in that photo... :)

(Gosh, I do overdo the ellipses a bit, don't I?)

I'm another one for the 'not fussy' camp!

Given that I still managed to fancy him in Sparkhouse I can't even see Thorin Oakenshield being a problem !

Twigs - how about boots and leather gloves andnothing else