... to think that because I can't see a new IPOAT thread I should start one myself?

[PrincessFiorimonde]

Especially as I want to wish CheerfulYank a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY for today. Hope you are having a lovely day.

And here is the patron saint of IPOAT playing Happy Birthday To CY!

We had a goldfish called Goldie, a cat called Felix (unimaginative children) and a tortoise called Sigmund.

I do like them v much. I like their little wrinkly heads and beady eyes. There are lots of wild ones near our furrin place and we take em home and then feel guilty and take em back again. They don't seem to mind.

As long as you don't return with tales of farts tomorrow, Paggy

I too must swoon.

Wild what Hully?

wrinkly heads and beady eyes - surely there aren't wild tortoises round your parts?

They are named after our Coalition leaders as they are blue and yellow PrincessFiorimonde

DS is ecletic but topical in his naming of things.

I don't think anyone should have wild tortoises around their parts.....

well, quite Honeydragon......

hellooooo one and all and especially newcomers.

I have no wild animals around my parts, nor do I have a nickname

You do! You are Jins.

Hully's right again you know. You were Jinny, Hully called you Jins and you preferred it - so you changed your name to your nickname.

Night all.

And we like it because it sounds like Gins.

Where oh where is Umami with her Oestrogin?

So sorry Jins - that post last night sounds really peremptory.

I like Pag's Gins suggestion, tho.

Not seen Umami around for a while.

Or Mimi. What's happened to her?

Oh yes - I'd forgotten I was something else once.

Happens to us all Jins. Happens to us all.

Well ladies I am officially self employed as of today.

I am beyond excited!

I have set up a round of drinks on the bar.

Hurrah!

Take yourself out to lunch to celebrate and set out as you mean to go on.

Boo!

You were hiding from me. Sheesh. Step outisde for a few months and see how unloved you are

Riven

I've been moaning about yr absence intermittently- now bit lost for words

[shy]

Wheres the giant 'welcome back' chocolate cake? I blame hully

I think she ate it

twasn't me. I'm coeliac

...how are you? you properly back? or swanning in and out?