Margaret Hale Academy of Tea-Pouring & Wallpaper Selection at the University of Milton Northern

[ComeIntoTheGardenMaud]

Welcome to our new common room which, as you would expect, is decorated in impeccable taste (despite the limited choice of wallpapers available in Milton Northern). Above the marble mantelpiece hangs a portrait of the Vice-Chancellor of the University. As we recline elegantly on the chaise longue, we partake of tea and ratafia biscuits and discuss the works of Plato, although in the evening the finest wines and Polish cordials may be served.

Now that's my kind of fancy dress!

Magic Moments was always very popular when I was doing hospital radio for some reason.

Maybe it was a good incentive to get better, Spiro-- so you could go home and not be forced to listen to it any more

LOL, Massive!

So I think I need to create a better role model for my children. MissTwigs put on my shoes just now and said "ooooh look at me, I'm Mummy, I'm going to have some wine and then look at Twitter, I wonder if Lucas North will be on there?" :o That's almost as bad as the time both kids were playing Mummies and Daddies and they put a dolly in the pram and said "Come on, let's go to the pub". I wouldn't have minded but we never go to the pub!

at Miss Twigs! We were in Debenhams earlier when DD saw a mug with 'Dead Handsome' on it and suggested I could get it for daddy, I said 'nah' and she replied "I bet you'd get one for Richard Armitage if you were married to him"

On the upside I did manage to talk Mr S into buying another Porter-esque shirt

LOL at MissSpiro!

That shirt is nice. For some reason, the rolled-up sleeves always seem to make them look more Porteresque...

JP, fullinging many fantasies

LOL!

I think it's this shirt I always have in the back of my mind. Ikwym about the rolled sleeves, and also the fabric - brushed rather than crisp cotton.

As for Miss Spiro - I was very grateful that it wasn't busy and that Mr S was wandering off in the opposite direction at the time!

I'm afraid, Twigoletto, that the Lav Nacinood cardidgan shots do not float my boat at all. I have very high standards when it comes to gentlemen's attire.

Sorry to hear that Small is having a bad time. Chin up, Small. And what a chin.

Ha! at all these perceptive children.

I always think of that shirt too, Spiro, and I got DrTwigs one almost exactly the same last year - I love it :)

Thumbs down for the knitwear, thumbs up for the shirts, from the island jury.

And thank goodness for the SB's rutabaga-style emotional intelligence which means I never get zapped with incendiary remarks a la Miss Twigs and Miss Spiro. Yikes and at the thought...

Wot, no new pics today? We were rather spolt, yesterday weren't we?

Seriously? No-one around and I have a new toy to play with?

Come out, come out wherever you are!

Hello Spiro, it has been one of those days here. What new toy is this?

I have a laptop at last! Early birthday pressie from my lovely mum.

One of those days? How so?

How about as an Academy theme tune?

Heard it playing in a shop today and thought "Yup!"

Oh congratulations, how great! For the writing and all. Have you got a memory stick?

I'ts been one of those days when I have felt reall bleurgh all day. Woken up out of a deep sleep by noisy neighbours crashing car doors and shouting in the wee small hours etc and never recovered. Hot and sticky thundery weather hasn't helped.

::staggers in::

Good evening ladies. I've been to a marvellous party.

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Yes - no-one else is getting their hands on this baby - it's mine...all mine!

Weather here has been crap for weeks - one minute it's glorious sunshine, the next it is absolutely tipping down. I went to DD's summer fair last week in sandals, sunglasses and a sodding winter coat - I must have looked a proper numpty!

Evening Maud! Did you see my previous post or are you psychic?

Oh, Pet Shop Boys a gogo.

do tell me about your party, Maud and let me live vicariously

Spiro ROFL @ your Academy anthem

It was your post that reminded me how much I like the PSBs, Spiro.

A summary of the party for Massive

A garden lit by evening sun
An impromptu barbecue
A bucket of Polish-cordial based cocktail
Convivial company

Was very good.

::falls over::

Sounds lovley maudie.

I suppose if I had to pock my most approprtiate PSB song, it would be

severe pince-nez mlafunction here btw, it's like a sauna and I can hardly see.

Am just watching the last episode of Strikeback before starting to write a new story. As much as I appreciate many of the attributes of 'Truce' I have to say I can't really see Porter and Layla getting it on when I watch them on screen.