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The Locksley-Oakenshield Academy of Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy

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ComeIntoTheSinisterGardenMaud · 01/11/2011 23:10

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.

OP posts:
SupermassiveLBD · 08/11/2011 23:09

I think I need an early night, myself. Well, as early as it gets for me Grin

Goodnight, all and sweet dReAms,

ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 08/11/2011 23:13

Good night, dear heart!

::Looks around to see who's still standring::

LadyDamerel · 08/11/2011 23:14

Maud, I do not consider a preposition to be something with which one can end a sentence.

I am following in Spiro and Massive's footsteps and retiring to Gizzy's lair bed.

Night all!

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ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 08/11/2011 23:26

G'night, LadyD!

Oooh. It's lovely Gareth with his miltary ladies' choir.

::Trills::

TransylvanianVampiress · 09/11/2011 07:17

Tis good that programme with the lovely Gareth!! Got the feeling he was quite shocked by his initial thoughts on what army life is like! Smile

I like what you did with standring - reet clever!Grin

Looking forward to my research later then!Grin

SupermassiveLBD · 09/11/2011 12:26

I am following in Spiro and Massive's footsteps and retiring to Gizzy's lair

It does get very crowded in there. Grin

How are we all, this fine afternoon? Vamp,y you are indeed in for a treat with the lovely Mr Standring.

LadyDamerel · 09/11/2011 12:32

Afternoon. I have had a lovely morning working one-to-one with a little boy in the MiniDs' school. It's been most enjoyable to unearth some of my long forgotten skills.

Now I just have to decide what to do with the free time before the MiniDs need collecting. Shall I ask Gizzy, Lucas, Claude or MrT to accompany me whilst I iron?

It's a real quandary I tell you Grin.

PassTheTwiglets · 09/11/2011 12:35

Is that voluntary work, LadyD, or is it one of those scary J-words we were talking about?

TwigBoy is off sick from school - he's absolutely fine really, just has a cold coming. Nothing to report here - extremely bored, in fact. Is it Friday yet?

SupermassiveLBD · 09/11/2011 12:39

Put the DVDs in a bag, LadyD, and do a lucky dip. or do the sensible thing and get your Gizzy on

Poor Twigboy.

LadyDamerel · 09/11/2011 12:53

Very voluntary, Twigs. I'm using it as an opportunity to brush up on my skills before I start looking for one of those J-word thingummies.

Although, technically, I do have a paying job. The school runs a creche for the infant children who have siblings in KS2 as KS1 finishes at 3 and KS2 finishes at 3:30. It's staffed by parents and for my two sessions a week I am paid the princely sum of £25 a month. I think that's a valid contribution to the household coffers, don't you? Grin.

Hope Twigboy's cold is mild. LordD has a serious case of Manthrax today for which he has received precisely NO sympathy. ::bad wife emoticon::

Massive, I will do a blind dip into the Box of Lust and see what I come out with.

Must hoover first though. Black moulting dog and cream carpets are an exceptionally bad combination.

TransylvanianVampiress · 09/11/2011 12:56

I've done some Christmas shopping!!! yay!!! That's all to report from Transylvania so far today!! Grin

Poor Twigboy - hope he's better soon.

This week is going rather too slowly for my liking, but then we are off to see MIL this weekend and I'm dreading it in a way. It will be lovely to see her, but I just want her to be well and us not be going to see her for the reasons we are, if you see what I mean?!HmmConfused

Ohh massive, I'll have some warm soup to warm up my hands - it's freezing in here today! Smile

SupermassiveLBD · 09/11/2011 13:09

Here you go, Vamps. Cream of tomato do you?

I do see what you mean about visiting your MIL. Not easy at all Sad

PassTheTwiglets · 09/11/2011 13:29

Well just as I said TwigBoy was fine, he threw his entire lunch up. Sigh. Two sickness bugs in as many weeks? REALLY?! Plus the little hair pets from school have returned as well... sigh...

Vampy, must be very tough visiting MIL. I mean what does one even say? :(

TransylvanianVampiress · 09/11/2011 13:30

Thanks Massive! Brew Nice and toasty hands now!!Grin

J-things - scary!! Glad I've managed to delay getting a proper job for the time-being!Grin £25/month sounds a fab amount to add to the family coffers Lady D - will keep you in SFV purchases nicely!!Grin

Also, we have the almost reverse of your problem: dark blue carpets and light coloured dog!! And these carpets just seem to show everything! Definitely not a colour I would choose in my own house and we have these in every room so there's no escaping the bright blue-ness of them!! Need to hoover daily, if not twice daily somedays!! thank goodness he seems to have stopped moulting quite so much.

Talking of hounds I really ought to go and walk mine! Still not had a chance to check out JS yet![pout]

TransylvanianVampiress · 09/11/2011 13:35

Thank goodness you had him home with you then Twigs I Suppose!! have I said that I hate sickness bugs??!EnvyConfused

I know, not sure really what to say - she wants us to take something from the house that reminds us of her - I just want her, not her things!Sad. But I shouldn't think like that, I need to be strong for the Colonel. I think I'm going to find it harder talking to step-FIL, but I must. I really want to make sure that although he is not a blood grandfather, as far as the DC are concerned he is their only paternal Grandfather and grandma dying will have to affect on that in our minds. He just isn't overly child-friendly - never wanted children of his own and just inherited the Colonel and his brother when he married MIL. He kind of tolerates the DC, but they adore him in the way children do! And he is a lovely man! I think as they get older he'll get on better with them when they can do things with him. They are certainly finding it easier with my Dad now they are out of nappies and can hold a relatively intellectual conversations!Grin

Ah - still need to walk this blasted dog!

SupermassiveLBD · 09/11/2011 14:14

Oh, Twigs, Poor you! I reckon you need the doctor on permanent secondment to Twig Towers.

Meanwhile, here is something to exterminate the hair pets

or try this if you feel that was a little too extreme.

SupermassiveLBD · 09/11/2011 14:15

Grr, I also meant to say I have to be elsewhere, for a few hours. BBL

PassTheTwiglets · 09/11/2011 14:25

Massive, it would indeed be very sensible for The Good Doctor to be tied up seconded here permanently, I like that idea.

The hair pets are very irritating -there is one poor little girl in her class who always has them - her parents obviously never treat her and I can see hundreds of them on her when I go in! Whilst I feel sorry for her it's even mroe irritating that the rest of us have to suffer with constant reinfestations because of this one child.

TheSmallPrint · 09/11/2011 14:35

Oh poor master Twigs and poor you Twigs! How awful for you - all of it!

Vamps, I'm sure the weekend will be fine, just try and treat her normally and I'm sure she will appreciate it Smile.

TransylvanianVampiress · 09/11/2011 14:52

Twigs - I think I'd have to say something to the mother if you can literally see them crawling in her hair!! Or else invite her back for a playdate, pretend to play hairdressers and get the nitty gritty comb on her with babyoil before washing her hair and blow drying so the mother need never know!!Grin

Thanks Small - I can't think that there is any other way to treat her other than as normally as possible, just don't want there to be a big elephant in the room as they say - it will be easier with the kids as they don't know any different so will just barge in in their usual energetic way! Maybe I'll just take their lead. Smile

Right dog walked well technically wanged so I stood there throwing a tennis ball while he ran around, but it counts as exercise I'm sure! and website revamped again. Still so much to do to it, beginning to see why people pay money to have someone else do it for you, but I suppose you still need to write the copy I suppose and that's the bit I'm procrastinating with the most!!Hmm

Right littlest vampire needs collecting, then annoying hour to wait while big vampire has French Club. BBL Smile

And I've still not done any research into Mr Standring - anyone got a good revision guides I could surmise when I Get in later?Smile

LadyDamerel · 09/11/2011 14:58

Poor Twigs - I'll send you all the sympathy I haven't given LordD as you are far more deserving Grin. I seem to manage to keep the little hair pets away by NittyGritty combing all 3 of them in the bath every week, simply because there are siblings in MistressD and MasterD2's classes who are the same as the little girl you describe.

Vampy, I think the best thing you can do at the weekend is nothing. Just treat her as you always have. When I was at my Grandpa's as he was dying we just carried on as if it was a normal visit, even though we all knew why we were there. I think it made it easier for us all in a way because we weren't putting any pressure on ourselves to make it 'meaningful' or 'memorable' but I still have some very cherished memories from those few days. I can't really explain myself very well but try not to put too much pressure on yourself to do the 'right' thing.

(The lovely cheery Claude accompanied my ironing, btw)

LadyDamerel · 09/11/2011 15:02
for Vampy.

I think Sparkhouse is usually under a fiver on Amazon if you want to cover the entire syllabus. It doesn't really make sense out of context, tbh.

SupermassiveLBD · 09/11/2011 15:07

ROFL @ York Study Guide.

Right. Now I really am outta here.

LadyDamerel · 09/11/2011 15:07
. I rather like it.
DumSpiroSpero · 09/11/2011 16:52

Can't stop as have a friend here, but have you tried on of these Twigs?