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.

It was quite sweet with Miss S tonight. She has bitten her nails for so long I can't remember when I last had to cut them, but she's just stopped doing it, completely out of the blue!

So are they all pink and sparkly, now?

Talking of pink, that must be the colour of my eyes, by now. it's time i was outta here.

Night night, all.

Nooo - school tomorrow - just trimmed and shaped. Have got myself her a lovely lilac shimmery varnish for the weekend though!

Bitey Knight ^ sweet dReAms!

Wakey wakey all. Hopefully, Miss Spiro is just a sensitive soul rather than an ill one. I know a couple of people with Coeliacs, I think getting the diet right is key, have you tried cutting out wheat?

Morning ladies, and Happy Tuesday to everyone. See you all later - connection permitting, of course.

Good Lord! Look at the Vicar of Dibley!

She looks amazing.

btw Spiro, I out did you on bad mothering today but can't say it on here for fear of outing I am very about it though.

WOW, she looks fantastic. Adore that dress, too.

Small, did you make the Smallboys another of your cakes? :o Try not to feel bad, whatever you did - we all slip up sometimes, we're only human! I bet you are a fab mum 99% of the time, so try and forget about the 1%.

Chin up, Small! I'm sure it wasn't that bad.

Have a mug of hot chocolate and a Belgian bun.

careful you, or I'll make you eat one of my cakes!

Thank you both for your feel better gifts, I am a little calmer now.

I love Dawn's dress too, tis very pretty in a simple way.

Aw Smallio!! We are all human and all make stupid parenting mistakes from time to time! Don't beat yourself up about it

What's wrong with your cakes by the way? Bet they can't be worse than mine!!

Wow - doesn't VoD look different? As long as she is happy I say.

Vampy, I was just teasing Small about an icing shape she made earlier in the year, probably before you joined us. It was actually very good but I just enjoy teasing her about it :)

The MiniTwiglets are painting and I am hiding from the detritus...

There is nothing I hate more than that pleading question "Can we do painting?"

Right - soup is boiling over - how long will it take before I realise that popping on here for a few quick minutes while supper is cooking is not a good idea?!

My cakes are quite delisioso Vampy it's the rest of my cooking that's awful Twigs is just jealous of my superior icing skills .

Despite being a 'creative' myself, I do hate it when the children want to join in - they are just so messy

Twigs, I'm not sure about the imaginext thing, he doesn't seem thT bothered. Didn't want to say over there as the person who bought it is on FB.

Twigs is just jealous of my superior icing skills

Indeed. Nobody can do a splat like Small... :)

Hee, I am exactly the same with the kids joining in - though it's cooking I really can't bear them helping with Cooking with kids is brilliant for them but I think the education and enjoyment is lessened somewhat when I stand there yelling "NOT LIKE THAT!!!" and "KEEP IT IN THE BOWL!!!"

Oh girls you make me smile so often!! Still undecided about the end of the month as it is going to cost quite a bit childcare and travel wise for effectively not very long! But it would be fab to put names to faces etc!

Hee, I am exactly the same with the kids joining in - though it's cooking I really can't bear them helping with Cooking with kids is brilliant for them but I think the education and enjoyment is lessened somewhat when I stand there yelling "NOT LIKE THAT!!!" and "KEEP IT IN THE BOWL!!!"

Oh that's me to a T, Twigs. Especially when they start icing ::twitches::

Well I am a rubbish cook who can't keep it in the bowl myself, so I could never really criticise my little helpers.

They have lost interest now thank goodness No budding Jamie Olivers here

I must have been unusual, then, because I was always encouraging The Girl to get creative and used to be disappointed when - after half an hour's careful preparation by moi of the studio - she used to wander off having daubed some paint on one sheet of paper.

Maybe she's just the more theoretical type. Maud.

Yes, maybe but I wanted an excuse to spend an afternoon throwing paint and glitter around.

Why did you feel you needed an excuse, though? Weirder things have been done in the name of Art.