(Dear IPOATthe Fourth, that a happy ending is altogether unlikely?

[Hullygully]

Or not?

Goodness, he's growing up fast, isn't he?

That's right Hully, jewelled elephants, and dancing girls, and peacocks...

Lavender blue dilly dilly, lavender green...

She's quite hysterical! I feel I may have to sedate her.

My love, I must tear myself away from you to lunch search for more camels.....

I feel, Gibbon dear, that I am coming in to my rightful heritage. For many a long year, ere I was a tiny girl suckling at my taken-without-permission mother's breast, that there was a dimension missing in my existence. I never felt I really fitted in anywhere. Oh yes, I loved to dance, and frolic in the May sunshine, but there was a certain melancholy attendant on those pursuits, a lightheadedness that now I can attribute to the absence of a crown.

But you may be third lady of the bedchamber if you desire, I will not forget my friends, and little Nigel may buff my toenails to a dazzling shine.

Yes Widow, tis his demi God blood you see, boy grows at a fierce rate.

I fear she is quite unstable widow, sedation may be the only option.

(alas RL calls again in this manic week, I must away )

Yes Hully darling, that sounds like a wonderful plan.

(Irritating twit )

Pot and kettle etc...

But she is fascinating, as are all those who remain impervious to reason.

Impervious to reason? Jewelled elephants?

Oh. Do you feel jewelled elephants are a touch outre?

What about white jaguars with diamond collars?

Well that is just too far the other way. That's plain minimalist that is. Is there no middle ground?

Crocodiles inset with lapis lazuli? Mice dipped in glue and then ssquins? Rabbits with giant feathered headdresses?

I like the mice. Or perhaps a...

....chatter of budgerigars bearing little silver tinkly bells, twirling around golden perches.

gerbils wearing teeny tiny sparkly shoes?

(Afternoon Paggy. Are your pipes all sorted now? Better week this week?)

Hey Paggy!

I am of the BLOOD.

Ow. I have it! Hamsters, of course! Hamsters in little silk suits with parasols.

I was going to conquer London with that JUICE.

I shall be unstoppable.

Maiden Juice of the blood ! (....mwahahahahahaha)

No, that's ROYAL BLOOD. You may kneel.

(hey Umami

Pipes are fine thank you, I am unblocked and free flowing..

(( life a bit better thank you. Pagboy had hideous upsetting reaction to residential stay. Has made me a bit irrational and generally strange. Can't think why anyone noticed really . ))

Was just about to ask about Pagboy. Is he going again...?

There's no place like MN for irrational and strange.

Get down, Madame!

not over the top at all...

yes. Seems odd that I avoided MN at such a time

He is due to go every week for two terms. It is a specific course for independent living and working on social skills. He will live with us forever but of course anything he can manage on his own will be easier for him and everyone - and increases his chances of avoiding 24 hour/residential care should anything happen to us or for when we get old ourselves.
The more he can do the more options really.and more options for Pagboy the First and Pag girl when his care falls to them to arrange
[sob]

[feck it]