to think IPOAT gels will never marry well if they continue to be so fast?

[CaptainHornblower]

Unfortunately I could not try the laudanum behind the ears as I inadvertently poured the tincture into a tisane. That was most effective and I believe we shall need some in our MASH wing.

These doctors have been most helpful advising me on a suitable medical still

I am afraid my scrying orb does not allow me to advance that far into the future, I will have to venture to the escritoire for that.
I am sure I read somewhere that if you sleep with a silver coin under your pillow, a new tooth appears.

Ladies something has gone dreadfully wrong. There are five days until Christmas and the only thing I have left to do is buy some fancy cheese. This is just not right!

I have also not been drunk so far in December. This issue will have to be addressed

Here try this sloe jin, Jins. 'twill soon set you squiffystraight. Perhaps you have a clone that's been doing the organising.

Am back fom thuh duntissht and can jussht abot spik.

Sip the sloe stuff, Jins, it will prevent you fretting about what you may have forgotten.

I may join you, 'tis a refreshing alternative to oil of cloves.

Sloe gin it is then.

I've forgotten nothing. It is unheard of. I've also made and iced a Christmas cake and just baked a batch of mince pies.

I'm really worried about myself.

I am going into Christmas rebellion now (mardy emoticon)
No more shopping, no more cards, Bah humbug.
'tis the solstice, I am off to dance around the stones and be merry, from now on the days get longer.

Am posting this, so ipoat hall doesn't disappear.

Merry Christmas to one and all! RL has been a blur these last few weeks. Every morning I think I must post and then the day is gone!

I organsied a splendid eurythmy recital for you all for old times sake

And remember.....the air is not empty

happy everything everyone!

christmas betides me thither to the bosom of mince pies and hostessery

I shall repair to the orangery to tat some new years resolutions.

My New Year resolutions

Eat less, drink less, be merry more.

Make a random/surreal comment to a stranger then wink knowingly at least once a day.

And return to the comforting cleavage of IPOAT chums more often.

For new year I am in need of good corsetry, as I have a hangover. At least a four inch hangover around the waist area. Any ideas. Do we have a good belly dancing teacher at the hall?

Let me start by saying no one could ever replace Gerald.

But I was given the most wonderful gift by a most lovely eurythmy sister. He's a dear little chap, please meet Mike

I simply adore him. So can I please ask that everyone tread very carefully.

Ah. I can see that Mike is truly a natural talent and will be an inspiration for the eurythmy. I do hope he and gerald will get on.
I have deeply miserable lurgy and am in need of a medicinal tisane, a medicinal massage and a medicinal large scotchherbal tonic.

He is a natural isn't he?

Sorry to hear the lurgy has found it's way to you, so much of it about at the mo

A merry new year to you all!

I have been working on the twin problems of the super colander and the cook for sometime but had a break through last night when I finally forced her, and her overly ample and muscular forearms through the colander at well in excess of the phase velocity for cooks in colanders. This caused both a pleasing blue glow and a less pleasing (and somewhat messy) diffraction phenomenon.

The end result is that the cook has lost some mass (to the glow) and is now at large in the universe travelling in probability density packages which, if they ever coincide once again, may spontaneously reform into an undoubtedly very irate red faced woman armed with a rolling pin. I personally will be laying low in the hall for a while just to be safe. I have hired us some help for the lunch trays until we can persuade Mistress Hully to a more permanent solution.

I want a lunch tray now!

Sorry Mini, I am very nearly done with the tray....erm... well...erm... maybe just another hour day.....

Gosh, aren't you wonderfully scientific! (translates as "didn't understand a bloody word but it sounded divine")

More Merry New Year Greetings to all!

Entropy, well done on disposing of cook, she is probably a particle cloud around a distant planet now. I notice that you are still wearing your tinsel, come now, off with it, and tat something more January.
Fiderer is your quill back in working order?
We must search for replacement for cook, Monsieur Roleepolee is far too temperamental.

Yea, Mini, indeed, the relief! My Quill overfloweth!

Plus I was in Albion for one long lovely week over Yule.

Who is in charge of the Hall kitchen now?

I don't mind helping out in the kitchen. I'll get the kitchen boy to give me a hand.