Deeming Workshop of Leather and Motorcycle Maintenance, Faculty of Mech. Eng. at the UMN

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Who's first, me or Small?

Think I probably prefer twiggy's vampy shortening but I pretty much answer to anything really!

Oh and any time! I'm sure I can stretch my military discount to include those who appreciate JP's qualities?!

Sorry, Vampy, I was pulling your leg!

Evening all

Well, there is just no hope for me, for I found myself reflecting how very interesting Gizzy is, even with teddy ears.

I am loving all the Halloween names, Small's is particularly inspired.

And Maud, i am so sorry your toe is no better. Have you no idea what caused it? Maybe something nasty in the woodshed, dropped a plantpot or a tray of pricked out seedlings on it?

I have been rocking along to the music nostalgia, but I so have so not enjoyed the hairdo's. They always looked so droopy. And they still do.

But I thought you liked long and slightly unkempt hair, Massive?

Latest pedal theory is that I may have trodden on a wasp in the garden, but even when I am at my most distracted in the garden I think I would have remembered a wasp. I have made Mr Thornton inspect my toe for evidence of a puncture wound. Well, that's my story anyway.

Small, it's a wall in the old bathroom that had hideous, dark red tiles on it. That wall is now going to become a storage cupboard but because there will be no natural light in the room I thought I'd paint the tiles white to lighten up the cupboard a bit, so it might be easier to find stuff on the shelves. And you have to paint tiles with gloss as emulsion doesn't stick so well, or so I've been told. So it was primer, 3 x undercoat (as such a drastic colour change) and 1 x final gloss coat. I'm not a fan of painted tiles at all but as it's only going to be a cupboard I don't care. My Dad is still making me do it all properly though. FFS, he is making me have skirting on the wall - who puts skirting in a cupboard?!?! He does all our work for free, so I can't complain, but it does cause me a lot of stress.

Sorry, that was a very long and dull paragraph about decorating - glad you asked? :)

Maybe it got bitten by that squirrel, Maud. It looks rather aggressive. Perhaps it is a vampire squirrel.

You are right, I do like long and slightly unkempt hair on the right person. But the 70's look is somehow so flat and lank and droopy. I like to see it dance

I was about to point that out to menace that i thought she liked the long lank hair look! poor toe standing on a wasp / let's hope the wasp is very well squashed now though and what a beautiful garden you have.

Twigs - fascinating! I never knew that about painting tiles!

Am I allowed to admit that I love the Rocky horror show?

Was head banging an 80's dance style then?. Lots of dancing hair then!!

Twigs, all your hard work on cupboard interiors will pay off when you next have to imprison accommodate one of the chaRActers. They will appreciate the good finish.

Massive, I like that :) I can hear Lucas now: you may ravish me, Twigs, but only if there's a decent bit of skirting on the wall

. Fascinating Twigs really fascinating. [hgrin]

Maud are you sure you haven't fractured you foot? I had no idea what I did to mine and the pain came on slowly.

drop the skirting Twigs and step away from the lovely Small

. I'm busy making sugarpaste animals tonight but you lot are making me chuckle!

Goodness, didn't JP look fierce in Small's pic?

What? I might have fractured my foot? But that would mean that Mr Thornton would have to carry me in his strong muscular arms, as I snuggle against his broad and manly chest, for weeks and weeks! Oh no!

::Shuts own foot in front door, just to be sure::

Broken does sound likely, Maud, from what you've said about your symptoms.
I have broken the odd toe a time or two myself, and painful and chipolata just about cover it. I do hope not, though.

Oh lawks. You don't really think so, do you? But how could it just break overnight chiffonier accidents notwithstanding? Pass me a hankie.

You could have done it earlier and not noticed the bang. They sometimes only swell up and hurt later on.

If it is broken there's not a lot they can do with it, anyway. But maybe it isn't broken. is there anywhere reasonably accessible you can go to get it checked out?

Argh. We have a selection of teaching hospitals nearby but it'll be very difficult for me to get to one any time soon. Do you know any doctor who does house calls, possibly by helicopter?

Maud I have no idea how I did mine, it wasn't a full on break but a stress fracture. They can be caused by wearing high heels, running - anything it would seem. It didn't show up on my first Xray but did later as the calcification was clear to see where it was healing.

They don't do very much for broken toes do they?. But always good to know. How long has it hurt for? If it is really painful I'd at least be tempted to visit a kindly GP for some drugs!! Ibuprofen over counter may not be enough even with mr T's administrations

Glad twigs and small made up and that twigs missed my sarcasm earlier about her fascinating decorating saga!!

Ladyd - more sugar paste animals. What did you think of my sugar paste tanks, soldiers and guns? Not bad were they for a novice?!

And what did you do once you knew it was broken, Small? Do I need to go and buy myself some Converse (by Royal MN appointment)?