The John Thornton School of Reflexology at the University of Milton North

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The Principal

Get well soon Maud!

Well, you lot are certainly very saucy, but I am just trying to take my studies of ancient languages to a higher level. I am not a genius (although thank you for those kind words, LadyD), just committed to my studies. Mr Thornton has helped me greatly with his painstaking explanation of the various diacritical marks - I never understood the difference between smooth breathing and rough breathing until he showed me.

Anyway, it's even later than it seems, so I'm orf to bed. Good night all.

I never understood the difference between smooth breathing and rough breathing until he showed me.

Yup...if in doubt, heavy breathing.

I presume 'reading Plato' is to Milton as 'burying a corpse in the woods' is to Nottingham?

Bitey Night Maud. I must follow your example, as I too feel the need to seek the arms of Morpheus. (aka you know who)

Night night all.

Me too Ladiez...back to the grind tomorrow, and it's going to be one helluva grind this week (and not in a good way!)

Sweet dReAms one and all!

G'night Maud. May I suggest you leave the Plato in the drawing room tonight? Allow poor MrT an opportunity to recharge his batteries.

Night, both of you.

Well I leave you ladeez alone for a couple of days and see what hilarity I miss!

Have just been through all I've missed and the main pictures can remember is that banana top!! It made his normally irresistible thighs legs look like sticks! Definitely not a look he will be repeating once living in the academy commune!

Small how goes the drawings? Obviously we need a pool!!

Can't believe that SB is on the real telly just after I bought it!! And that I missed it last night!! And I missed Harry's guyliner on strictly!! Don't you hate it when RL gets in the way!!

Hope all ill relatives are getting better - there is nothing worse than a man with manflu/manthrax. Hope MrS enjoyed his Lucas Aid!! He-he!!

Thanks again for all your MIL . No more news on that front except I think we are talking weeks/months opposed to days so lots of trips to see her in the offing. Need to work out what to tell the little vampires!

Good days all - thank goodness for inset days - little vamps and I are planning on nothing today after our late night drive home! The colonel has had to go to work though pooR mAn!!

ARF @ manthrax - love that one!

Vampy, I lost my other Grandpa back in the summer (not sure if you'd rejoined us then) and he was ill for a while before he died. I found that being very honest with the MiniDs and telling them what was happening in a simple way, ie, he was very poorly and the doctors couldn't fix it, then answering the questions they asked off the back of that really helped them to understand. I didn't tell them 'til quite near the end but they handled it much, much better than I ever thought they would. Feel free to PM me if you want to.

Oh and I can't believe we forgot about the pool .

Happy Halloween [hsmile]

I wish LordD understood the difference between a gerund and a gerundive
I wish I knew.

I have no nanny this week [hshock] [hshock] how am I going to get any work done? Especially if I waste the couple of hours I have free on here! [hgrin]

Vampy, I have started my commune design around the pool - that went in first!

::Staggers in, eyes propped open with matchsticks::

I am catching up with the resources I missed during my four day Platothon. I must say that Guy's Be My Girl is one of the best Gizzy vids we have seen, in my myopic view.

Twiggy - What learned discourse were you hoping to have, a propos young Harry and his guyliner? I think I preferred Jason's emerald eyeshadow, myself.

Well, don't waste your free time on here, Small, start the commune drawings.

::taps foot impatiently::

Oh, Small, in your design for the commune, have you included a large workshop for the on-site handyman?

Anyone near a radio now should listen to Jeanette Winterson reading from Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? Or you can listen here.

Maud, I was just wondering what you thought and whether you found him any less... illegal. I thought he looked fabulous - though nothing like Matt Baker from last year.

Twigs, Harry's 25 which makes him just acceptable as a toy boy for me and I'm much, much younger than Maud .

Hmm. Having reviewed the evidence, I think it was a great dance, but the Marilyn Manson look does nothing for me.

Yeah, thanks, LadyD.

::Totters back in on her zimmer frame to bring ::

Also for Twiggy: .

Thanks maud - I too have a major slight crush affection for MB in those clips. Put a slight smile on my face - suffering from post-holiday blues and can't be a**sed bothered to do anything. Which is not fair on mini vamps - need to just take each day as it comes and stop focussing on everything that's going to have to be dealt with over the next few weeks and months. Give me a friendly supportive kick someone and make sure if you see me in here again that I've at least finished unpacking!!

But I can't wait to catch up on this week's strictly - although I know who went out. I'm pleased and not very surprised!!

Small - how was x factor? Or have you been too busy designing? Hope this week isn't as bad as you think with no nanny.

Thanks lady d I may pm you if only cos I'm bored and lonely today and like getting PMs!!. But seriously I think we'll tell
Them slowly - they know she's been quite ill and DD knows she's back in hospital again. Wait to the colonel sees her tomorrow.

::Bows::

At your service, Vampy.

::Realises her back is stuck, she can't get out of this position and collapses backwards onto the chaise longue::

Ooh sorry maud - didn't mean to put your back out! Shall I send some lavender back rub over for mr T's fair hands to apply as required?