Tea Room the Twelfth

[RacingSnake]

Come in, come in, to Tea Room the Twelfth! We now inhabit a rambling log cabin, surrounded by mysterious pine forests and mist-covered mountains (but also, strangely) easily accessible by regulars, new-comers and passing bishops, ferried in by Mellors driving the troika. All the usual rules apply and all are welcome!

I really like Quakers. But I wonder if I should be a Shaker instead. The furniture is so much nicer

Actually, I attended a Quaker school in Philadelphia (a friends school) and to my bolshy non-authoratative 14 year old self I was suddenly captivated by a wonderous vision or another way of behaving, and haven't looked back - so I guess I have been Quakered

And I have visited the Shaker settlements in Vermont

Loving Mellors in the Troika and MadBad in the fur. Sadly, however, not needed in Central London. It is quiet and wonderful though, everyone has buggered off! Good day for being out and about!

But, Daisy, if we were Shakers, wouldn't we be banned from having imaginary friends on the interweb coming to the tea room? I agree, though, about the furniture.

Amber - Urgently needing your advice as a businesslady. Trade in the craft sale is very slack. Could you help me with a marketing strategy?

ahhh the craft fair. I knew I'd miss something if I didn't pop in last night.

Phew I see its not just a one day wonder and the handmade baubles are still on display. May I buy some please.

Over there on the top of teh piano I have laid out a display of my handiwork. virtually hand made Christmas blinky flashy ornaments to finish up those half used batteries.

Was being nice to DH last night as he was a bit tender and sorry for self.
Watched Wall-e after a takeaway and enjoyed a boy free evening and morning ( well, DH got teh morning off, I ad to go and collect boy from friend and keep him out of house at toddlers and library till mid afternoon)

Sorry ladies, just want to say that things are not so good - give with one hand, take away with the other - MrThumb has his job but I am not pg now. Not sure whether to wait until GP appt on Tuesday or go to hospital over weekend - any idea? Sorry to ask here, just don't feel ready for the MC threads yet.

ThumbleBells, large hug for you, and equally large cup of something and box of hankies/cooked breakfast/duvet to wrap yourself in. Heck and double heck...

Oh Thumb...

Oh Thumb. Triple heck. Have another ((((hug)))) if that would be welcome.

I just don't know what the answer to your question is. I think I might be inclined to go to the hospital, but I don't know how sensible/necessary/helpful that actually is in the circumstances. Is there an Aussie version of NHS Direct you can call for advice?

I'm sorry that I prompted you to share the news so early.

((((Hug)))) again.

Sorry to hear that Thumb. maybe take self to hospital for check up over weekend/monday to avoid being sent there from GPs on Christmas eve or told to wait till after Christmas.
Sympathy. horrible time of year for it.

Mean time, heres a large glass of mulled wine and a gingerbread. won't make you feel better, but it does smell nice.

Craft fair?! Which craft fair? Might be having a blonde moment here...

anyone else had SNOW. Surely some of you east Anglicans have ? We had a dusting here and a bigger dusting a few miles west while boy and I were out on bike ride this morning, meant we were cycling in lovely fluffy falling snow. Got to Cafe and then had a mountain of toast and tea. Boy sat there with a bit of toast in each hand taking alternate bites.

I'm wearing 2 of everything and not very warm. ho hum.

The craft fair that we talked about vagly a few weeks back and then ALL forgot. it seems to be becoming a series of display cases, so what you got to sell?
Any one doing hand knitted yogurt?

We talked about a craft fair?!? Blimey, I knew my brain was bad!
I try never to hand-knit yogurt: Embroidering it works better.

Yup, loads of snow here. 4 ins & more forecast tonight. Now at the slippy icy bit. DH's car has decided it doesn't want to work any more, so thank goodness for mine.

Thumb - How are you doing this evening? I have been thinking off you all afternoon.

Unis - Oh yes yes yes - lots of snow here too. We have been enduring/enjoying (depending on your point of view) the snow for three days now!!!

We made a lovely snowman with funky hair and had a snowball fight too.

May I offer hot chocolates all round - it seems so right with snow that Milk has been living off of hot chocs for the past three days.

RS - I am terribly awfully desperately waiting by my postbox for Charlie and Lola... they are taking a long time. I too have had bad experience of England to France post. I find it is usually explained with a polite voice that it is all the Frog's fault when you ask the English about it and explained by a shrug and an explanaion that it is all the Rostbif's fault when you ask the French. Did you put your address on the back? In my experience when things go pear shaped parcels end up back on the sender's doorstep.... - I hope it gets here if not back to you (personally I am blaming Lola over all this - she is probably faffing about what dress to wear or finding her shoes while Charlie is sweetly trying unsuccessfully to hurry her along)!!!

Thumb, I obviously don't know any details and I really really don't want to raise false hopes, but don't do anything irrevocable until you know something for certain. I cannot remember how many weeks you are (while being very happy for you I am still inclined to put my fingers in my ears and sing loudly when I hear someone is about to have a second baby, because it does hurt), anyway, while not quite sure how many weeks you are, when I was five weeks' pregnant with Wriggle and again at six weeks, I had quite some bleeding. At six weeks they can do a very early scan and they found a heartbeat. Apparently Wriggle was probably originally one of twins ...

Tea, any sign of books?

Am now going away to cry a bit, I think. It's a long time since I have thought about WriggleTwin.

x post again.

I did put my address on the back, Tea, so we will see. If nothing by xmas, I will start looking for something similar. I have a 'proof of postage' slip - I might take it to the post office.

Racing - There was a MadBadTwin, too. Here's a ((((hug)))).

Unis - Mucho snow here, most of it now melted and refrozen into treacherous sheets of ice. Great.

Amber - This craft fair. I think it is fair to say that business has been a trifle slow, so a batch of fresh hand-embroidered yogurt may be just what we need to lure in the customers.

Oh Thumb, am so, so sorry. Unless things are really bad in terms of bleeding, no need to go to hospital as they won't do anything. See your GP on Monday and go to the EPAU via them.

Back from Olympia - we had a great time, DS behaved wonderfully, and our hotel room was fab (direct view of Big Ben).

So sorry for bringing back sadness to you

Will go and get checked out and then not say any more unless good news.

For the craft fair, I have some handwoven spidersweb fishing nets for catching very small fish (or flies) - but I can't take any credit for them as we have the spiders make them here! (warning - arachnobphobes, do NOT click on the link coming)spider nets. I thought the NMBs might like them...

Those fishing nets are just what the NMBs need for Christmas, they could go and join the (chilly) bishops sat like gnomes by the lake keeping out from under the feet of the lady bishops.

Thumb, please don't hold back from talking about what you need to. I know how lonely it can feel

Don't be sorry, Thumb, and please say anything you want or need to, good news or bad. That is what we are all here for. (That, and handknitting baubles out of dustbunnies and guineapig hair, of course,)

oh Thumb I am so sorry to hear your news, but I would back Racing's advice to go and get checked out now and get a scan. I would probably go this weekend because I don't like waiting, don't think a GP would have what you need (not a UK one anyway) and wouldn't like to have my heart broken on Christmas Eve

But you see you have to keep talking here because we all very indeed do understand

(((hugs))) and to all tea roomies who know how Thumb is feeling now

Usually my first cup of tea is consumed under the duvet, but, as I was thinking about Thumb I thought I would have it in the tearoom and see if she is about...

Any news? PLEASE SAY!

I think the tearoom is a good place to talk about this. Firstly because below our odd and crazy facades we all do bloody care so much about you! Secondly lots of people here know exactly what it feels like to "not be pregnant anymore". If you are feeling pretty odd so say something that sounds a bit strange to your ears it is 100% likely that this lot will 'so get it' and infact will find it very normal! Thumb, use the "Me too" and "Yes of course" of the tearoom - it has been a great comfort to me when I have been feeling wobbly about much much less important things!

I haven't lost a baby of my own (hense why I didn't say anything re drs V hossy - I simply don't know lots of things about what you are going through).

However, your story made me remember when my Aunt did have your experience. It was a very horrible time for her and terribly sad for me to be told at ten years old that my much desired little cousin wasn't coming afterall. I also thought of my Grandmother's third baby who only lived for about a week. She was called Judith and is greatly missed even fifty years later and even by people who are far too young to have ever have met her. Of course your story made me remember these sad stories because as humans that is what we do. We remember our own sadness so we can empathise better and thus help support others with their sadness to the absolute best of our abilities.

Now please tell us - How are you today and what is really happening in your corner of the World tearoom?

Large cups of tea and boxes of tissues continuing for those in the midst of/remembering sad things. Lost one too just before ds.

Aw Thumb, SO sorry to hear your news