The Phoebe Marlow Academy of Trumpery Novel Writing at the University of Milton Northern

[LadyDamerel]

Welcome to the new faculty.

Selected classes available in:

Running Away
Setting of broken bones
Seafaring lore
Care of Small Boys
Humouring of Dangerous Lunatics

Our patroness is considered rather taking when she is animated

and the Vice Chancellor would like to remind you all of the importance of the wearing of a correctly tied cravat.

Sadly, no. I had my nose to the grindstone yesterday and was out for most of today.

Do you always plan what you're going to wear in advance? I usually throw on whatever's lying around and clean.

Do you always plan what you're going to wear in advance?

Depends on what I'm doing and if I have something in mind that is going to necessitate me getting the ironing board out...

Twiggy - I don't know where in the Bibliotheque de Google to find the still I want, so here's .

I love that song so much - have been humming it all day, actually! What still were you looking for?

Oops, just went to show DrTwigs something in another window and realised I still had my water safety still open - oops :) Apologies for the Icky Speedos in that shot but lifeguards automatically imply water safety!

I was looking for the shot of Lucas in the swimming pool, biffing the villain on the jaw and mercifully not wearing speedos.

I was depressing myself, trying on clothes today in a boo-teek, when .

Maud - are you feeling particularly mischievous this evening?

My blood pressure has just shot up several notches after watching those 2 !

Oh we had that one in the car home from M&S today! I had to surpress a little giggle :)

I bet I can out-depress you on the clothes front, Maud - I was looking at clothes in BHS... AND LIKING THEM

I keep hearing in shops which always makes me smile!

Twiggy - As it's just you and me here and nobody else is watching, I will tell you a little secret. I have been swanning round at work in a jacket that not only originates with BHS but came to me from the local charity shop vintage boo-teek. Today, though, I was in a boo-teek of which I am very fond but which is regularly derided on MN for selling just the sorts of clothes I like to wear. Thank goodness I can't come to the meet-up to be revealed in all my middle-aged frumpery.

Spiro - Surely this works on the inoculation principle. The more you are ::cough:: exposed to it, the less effect it has? Perhaps you need ?

Did you know that song before I posted it, Spiro? I am obsessed with it but had never heard of it before then...

PassTheTwiglets, go and wash your mouth out and decamp immediately to Style and Beauty to get that beaten out of you.

I don't go into BHS anymore for fear I may actually purchase something

Oh Maudie, honestly, most of my clothes are from Asda or BHS! LOL at the changing of charity shop to vintage boutique :)

What shop do MN deride then? Enquiring minds and all that.

Ok, this is totally private, isn't it? Nobody else will ever know? White Stuff. Apparently, one of the most heinous crimes against style and fashion is to wear a White Stuff dress with coloured or lacy tights and coloured shoes. So there goes half of my winter wardrobe.

I have to confess Maud that I conceded defeat on your last tutorial as I can't bear 'Fix You' (aural Marmite methinks!).

However...I did find unlikely but wibblesome (imo) little treat.

Twigs - no I hadn't heard the Caro Emerald song before, but having two parents who are jazz fanatics I'm rather fond of that kind of music.

Most of my clothes come from Next or Very as I just cannot cope with trawling round shops trying stuff on. Didn't enjoy it when I was slim - certainly CBA now I'm officially a porker!

Not heard of that place before but Googled it and like most of their stuff, so you and I can frump together!

Got to go to bed now. Bitey-knight!

Oh bum. There goes my plan of wearing a White Stuff dressy thing on Thursday.

I lurve White Stuff. And Fat Face.

And TU at Sainsbury's. And George at Asda

My only claim to redemption in the eyes of the S&B crowd, LadyDamerel, may be that I have the Fat Face denim skirt which apparently was at the time the world's only acceptable denim skirt. Sadly, it hasn't been quite the same since I wore it to paint posters for the PFA (another MN no-no in itself).

That vid is indeed wibblicious, Spiro. The song is a bit twee for my liking but the visuals ::sigh:: Mr Thornton suits black and white so well, I think.

::gasps for air::

Good night, Twigoletto.

Before I forget, got a mention in yesterday's paper, discussing why the name Caleb was now in the top 100.

What am I missing? Why does that song put Caleb into the top 100 names?

Caleb is the name of the KoL's lead singer Lady D.

I had sauv blanc tonight but ended up with Pimms instead - would have been comatose by now otherwise.

Anyway - off to bed and hoping for sweet dReAms - especially after last night's. Local museum's main gallery was full of sculptures of creepy crawlies and I dreamt I was chasing the little buggers and when I caught them they were turning into mice - not pleasant.

Night all!

Spiro has just deprived me of possibly the only chance I would have had this century to show how cool and groovy I am.

::sobs::

Good job Twiggy's gone to bed, or she'd be licking the screen of avidly watching Duran Duran on BBC2's TOTP 80s Special. Oooh. It's Wham! now.

Good night, Spiro!

Maud, I read your post first 'cos you were at the top.

::pats shoulder consolingly::

Perhaps you need a strong shoulder to sob into?

If it makes you feel better Maud - I did Google it just to double check !

Poo. MN just ate my post.

I said that I knew without Googling ::preens:: because I have friends whose boys have the same names as the KOL. I also agreed that that is a mighty fine shoulder and even better when stripped and ready for action.

::waits for Spiro to hyperventilate::

::hyperventilates herself for good measure::

Oo-er. I think that's a good point at which to retire. It's gone midnight in Milton.

::borrows IF to take upstairs to counteract hot flush::