AIBU in thinking that the IPOAT hall has transported to another dimension

[Minimammoth]

Where has it gone? Just as I was about to start sprucing it up for the jubilee and start tatting the bunting?

I found my petticoats to be damp after Evensong yesterday, but I put that down to the presence of the new curate.

Poor Mini - have some of Fiddy's Giddy.

It has some sort of anti-matter swirly sciencey thingy left to us by Miss Entropy. Makes you less giddy

We shall prevail Fiddy. Chin up old bean. Umami I wondered about those sounds coming from the confessional. I hope you are shriven.

Chin up indeed, Mini.

I did hear what sounded like prayer from the confessional. Many seemingly reverent cries and breathing which was tellingly holy.

The young Father was certainly shriven afterwards.

There's some truly disgraceful behaviour going on in the Hall these recent days.

I shall call for a priest

Ladies they have finished loading my essential packing for our trip

I fear I have forgotten something. I hate packing light.

There is a little room left for your portmanteaux

We're going to need another boat then for the barrels of tisanes. Dehydration at sea is dangerous.

Are we taking Mr Rochester?

I think we should. The sea air will revive him. I fear he has been sorely neglected of late as the Hall has been so quiet.

I shall tatt a hammock for his leg.

That leg will need a restraint.

Ladies, tomorrow at first light I set sail on my annual pilgrimage to spread the word of posset across the globe. I bid you a soggy summer blessing and entrust all the tender orphans to your care. I know the good ship IPOAT will sail straight and true under your gloved and steady hands lies

Adieu mes bravettes!

Mistress Hully you are selfless in your determination to spread possets to the unenlightened.

I hope you have a fair few yourself :)

I shall be venturing to foreign climes in early August. Paris is fortunately relatively civilised and there are many places where a lady may sit and contemplate Art and Music. Especially in Montmartre where I will stay.

Fairwell on your journeying dear ladies. Apart from the odd excursion and outings to take the waters we will hold the hall safe, and we shall refurbish the distillery herb drying shed and tend the orphans in your absence.

Yes, Mini, we shall have to cancel the flotilla. Staying at the Hall shall be such fun. We can have card games on the verandah and musical evenings.

Note to the footman - please go down to the cove and bring Mr Rochester and his leg back to the Hall. The hammock too. We could play cat's cradle with it.

I'm still here for a few weeks and my luggage is packed

Get that flotilla sailing. We're off on an excursion

The carribean?

The Caribbean it is then. Am I right in thinking that our local cove pirates have some fellow buccaneers there?

I can't think of a better place than the Caribbean for a summer jaunt.

What fun that our pirates have friends!

It is very hot in the Caribbean and I believe entirely natural that one does not have to use stays and that petticoats can be reduced to a minimum. Also pirates will not expect us to dress for dinner Perhaps we shall find it a most educational journey.

My spelling is about to go into creative modethank god Hully is away.
Avast behind and pass the posset duchie.

That's not my experience of the Caribbean

They are very formal

You should have covered your arms, Jins. I was thinking of reducing our petticoats from 12 to 3, that was shocking enough. That and no formal evening attire.

And no hat?