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.

Bonsoir, Maud (et tout le monde). Ca va?

Massive, ah, I get it now - I didn't realise that song was a Spongebob thing (I know what Spongebob looks like but have never seen the show). My comment about your Father's Day Fun being in inverted commas was just that most 'fun' things involving children rarely are :) Like the phrase 'Fun Day' - you just know it's going to be anything but.

Tomato omelettes - haven't had one with normal tomatoes but I love sliced cherry tomatoes in them; YUM!

I have a busy week coming up - volunteering at school Wed, Thur & Fri (two school trips and chaperoning swimming lessons), so am hoping my cold doesn't linger that far. At least it will stop me eating, I suppose :)

Morning

I love omlettes with ham, mushroom and tomato but I have to make my own and I don't fry them first or peel them. They are yum.

I have a busy day also so won't be around much.

Bonjour tout le monde. Voici quelquechose de très grande beauté.

Maintenant, je dois faire mes housework corvées de ménage. A bientôt!

Twigs, I told you you were a domestic goddess! Cherry tomatoes for the omelette! Full of flavour, no need to skin them and not watery either. I shall try that next time and say it's a new gourmet recipe I got from MasterchefOnLine.com

Hope you start to feel much better, right now. this morning I am pretty despite the dreaded school hols. I just had one of those frantic searches for change you have to do now and then, and I was and because guess what I found in the pocket of Mr M's old winter coat.

Black leather gloves. I had forgotten he'd got them. I wonder if he'd agree to taking them off for me in that way we all know so well.

Hmm, Massive. Going through one's husband's pockets is a risky business.

::images of boiled sweets with coat fluff stuck to them and ancient tissues::

I love your glove action, lust's just a distraction.

::picks up fluffy duster with no great enthusiasm::

Hello, Maud and Small, who popped up while I was in the throes.

I am going out soon to meet a friend I haven't seen since the BA* days.

Will Massive be able to resist the urge to do a little down and dirty Armitage promotion? Will she revert to a simpering teenager over the frozen fruit coolers as she blushingly extols her own particular Hero's endearing young charms?

*Before Armitage

Watch this space.

PS. I didn't post an illustration for the endearing young charms. You know the one I mean.

The SBs are off on a playdate, if you were wondering. Which is 21st century speak for sloping off round Billy's* to annoy his mum instead

• name changed to protect the not-so-innocent.

Massive, how funny about Mr M's black leather gloves :) What you should do is get him to wear them and then give him two things to hold so both his hands are full, then you have to get him to do something which requires one glove to be removed... then however could he get the glove off with both his hands full?

If I say so myself, I am rather good at working out these scenarios... arent' I, Small? :o

I'm in the mood for glove simply because you're near me
Funny but when you're near me, I'm in the mood for glove.

Glove is good for anything that ails you

Tee hee, Maud! :)

That is what I call pure animal cunning. Twigster. I feel for poor Dr Twiglets, I really do!

All you need is glove

So, that's a pair of gloves then, Massive.

Glove looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

I feel for poor Dr Twiglets, I really do!

The funniest one was when we were watching Spooks together and Lucas came onscreen, wearing virtually the exact same coat that I'd just bought for DrTwigs and it was suddenly obvious to him why I'd chosen it - I got one of those looks :o

Glove is no glove which alters when it alteration finds...

sorry no time for a lovely glove porn illo, gotta dash!

sorry, that should read glovely glove porn.

[[http://www.richardarmitagenet.com/images/gallery/RobinHood/album/RHpromo/album/series1-30.jpg O, that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!]]

Right. Must go into the centre of the bustling metropolis, to consult my banker. Wish me luck.

ROFL at all the glove porn going on this morning!

Mr S did have leather trousers which he is certain he has got rid of unfortunately. I did ask him if he'd like another pair but he thinks he's too old now .

Did any of you catch the 125 Years of Wimbledon documentary on last night on BBC2?

Not very interesting you may think, until you realise that yer man was narrating.

It's on iPlayer until the end of the week........

Glove is no glove which alters when it alteration finds...

Aww, we had that as a reading at our wedding. Along with probably every other person on the planet :)

I saw it advertised LadyD - will have to catch up on iPlayer.

Well, I am back from my ladies' tea, and reader, I restrained myself. Not one mention of the Man passed my rose-bud lips.

Am loving that last Gizzy pic of Maud's. Just imagine barreling round a corner and spotting that, lurking so elegantly, with rather wicked intent. Guh!
Collapse of no longer quite so stout party on conveniently located pile of sacks.

Twigs, you will be comforted to hear Mr M and I didn't have the 'alteration' quote at our wedding So at least there was someone on the planet that didn't.

Re the Wimbledon documentary, I am hoping some resourceful soul whacks it on YT as the Beeb still haven't got round to making the I-Player available to us pore exiles from Blighty's bright shores.

Well done on your restraint, Massive. I thought you might find that photo quite interesting. ::Understatement of the year emoticon::

Would anyone like one of my home-baked chocolate and hazelnut melt muffins?

::snatches Twiggy's domestic goddess crown::