The Locksley-Oakenshield Academy of Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy

[ComeIntoTheSinisterGardenMaud]

All specialisms catered for. We offer courses in

Hairdressing, whether for long hair or a more conventional short back and sides

Manicures

Skincare: facepacks and other beauty treatments

Body art

Advice on styling and personal grooming, ranging from
formal evening attire to casual wear, with specialist sessions on military uniform.

BTW Maud and in fact everyone - do you think he's had his teeth done then between N&S and SB?! There were very bright white perfect in SB - hence why I noticed them so much! Or maybe I should say and be more on topic!!

::Staggers in, still wheezing::

I normally dislike Simply Red, but that vid was very evocative.

I still feel bleurgh and nothing seems to be shifting this infection. ::wails:: I want Dr Track and I want him noooow!

Well, Vampy, I couldn't possibly comment, but he himself has referred to his crooked teeth in N&S yet somehow he doesn't have crooked teeth any more ....

Hello, Maud. The very lovely Dr Track could cure a broken leg,Ii know with just his smile, but do you think you might need some medication or something? Mind you my last putrid cold did clear up on its own, eventually. though it took an age to do so.

Yes Vampy, the teeth were done post N&S

Poor you Maud. If your coughing up green gunk or your cough is not getting better at all, it may be worth a little trip to seeDr Track's locum at your local surgery.

I have to say that he's gone down a little teeny-weeny bit then if he's had work done on his teeth - I know that it's for his career, but I kind of liked to think that PR would be happy with the way that he was made and had remained all natural!! How do we know that he doesn't wear a wig? Or dye his hair, as it's going grey oh how I like a man who's greying at the temples! .

Ach who am I kidding? He wouldn't be PR if he wasn't perfect in every sense of the word I suppose!! when do you think he'll have his beard lasered off and his twiglets cosmetically mended then?!

Do you think he wears blue contact lenses as well?! Not sure I could cope with that revelation!

You're NOT your!!! I have to start writing by pen again, this typing is doing terrible things to my spelling!!

Don't be too hard on him, Vampy, it's because of his job.

::cough cough cough::

I went to see Dr Track's ever so slightly less comely assistant last week, who advised that, as this is viral, antibiotics won't work and all cough medicines are useless. So I am left coughing and spluttering and feeling generally - as Massive so eloquently puts it - putrid.

Vampy - I feel mean that I've even referred obliquely to the, ahem, transformation of the tooty-pegs. Heaven knows that I couldn't cope with that level of scrutiny of my hag-ridden and wrinkled characterful visage. But I'm not surprised that any actor wanting to break into the American market would have their teeth fixed - the Americans are famously rude about the state of British teeth.

AH well if it is viral, they're ain't no drugs going to help you m'lady. Just keep on coughing up your guts

I'm only jesting, of course I know he's probably done it for his job - it's just such a shame that people feel that they have to be perfect. It's no wonder there's such a problem with self-esteem and body-esteem issues with youngsters today when they idols even change themselves to fit in with the so-called ideal!

Anyway, enough of my soap box!!!

Glad to see the island connection is working well today Massive by the way!!

Poor Maud :( I never understand how they can tell what's bacterial and what's viral without blood tests... serious coughing is exhausting, isn't it? I do hope you are better soon. What about you, Vampy - are you back in the land of living a bit more today?

All back to normal Twigs thank you! Just can't motivate myself to get on with my website - I really really really must - it's been up for a couple of weeks now if not longer and still under construction all over the place!!

I must tear myself away from here, but it's so cosy in here with the log burner and chaise longoo! It's freezing at home with my two vests, 2 tops and thick woolly jumper cos as we've discussed before I'd need to sell both children to afford to pay to refill the oil tank before winter is out!! Need to invest in some fingerless gloves I think so I can keep typing!!

Thanks, Twiggy. I am feeling very sorry for myself.

::Kicks self hard::

Shh Vampy, if they hear you say so they might cut me off again

Right ladies, I've added some more to the website - if you have the link, can you do me a favour and visit it a few times to get its hit rates up and hopefully I'll get higher on Google searches!! Currently if you know my name I come up immediately, but not if you search for fancy foot tickling somewhere near Transylvanian Castle

but can't viral trigger a bacterial infection? So a virus has caused snot catarrah and thus a cough but the catarrah in the lungs can breed a bacterial infection requiring antib's? Or did I just make that up?

In any event, I hope it clears up soon Maudie but suspet it may be months yet.

If I still feel this putrid tomorrow, I will try to see Dr Track i his surgery but as our surgery has an appointment system that appears to be designed to keep the nasty sick people well away from the doctors, I won't hold my [wheezing] breath.

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I liked that one Maud, I do love that song

It's very lovely, isn't it? It even includes Captain Brandon.

::Literary crush double whammy::

::Pity they didn't also include the lovely Toby as Mr Rochester, for then my cup surely runneth over::

What was that rather steamy scene at about 0.48, Maud? Wasn't that a little, ahem, strong for such genteel times?

::rewinds the tape::

Gosh, that is rather, ahem, saucy, isn't it? I'd never really noticed it before as it doesn't concern Mr Thornton, whose is the only bare chest I want to see. I guess it's that minx Becky Sharpe from Vanity Fair, cavorting with Rawdon Crawley.

I did rather need my smelling salts, myself, Maud. Nice pecs Most ungentlemanlike behaviour.

I did notice the saucy scene and chose to ignore it and averted my eyes.

Oooh Maud! And before the watershed too!

Small you are indeed right that a bacterial
Infection can follow a virus but until such time as a bacteria is present antibiotics will do diddly-squat as they used to say down my parts when I was a youngster!. Bit definitely needs watching Maud if it isn't showing any sign of improving over the coming days.

Was it ungentlemanly, Massive? Really? It looked to me as if the lady was far from displeased by the gentleman's attentions (but then she is a bit of a strumpet).