Swagger Inn 153: New Year Resolutions: restrict --perving-- HBF appreciation to days including a 'y'

[SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp]

I think I can keep to that one...
Here's my starter for 10.
I have thoughtfully arranged arranged them in order of FAF Debate ad discuss

at screaming teenage Apes and yeah it's a good thing we're all so dignified and ladylike these days

Evening wenches. It was pretty devastating Fancy. Took me a good few minutes to get over the disappointment and get up.

What a fab story Apricot! I can just see you walking back in your stilettos . And yes, dignified is definitely the word to describe us.

Exciting news re Career of Evil

I’ve promised DS2 another dance battle. Have the oxygen on standby.

Love the image of Apricot as screaming teenager

at BBC publicity - 5th March is about 7 weeks away. So unless the DVD is coming out before it's actually screened, they're not giving it much build-up/publicity. you'd have though it would be included int he post-xmas 'coming this year' stuff.

whatevs, need to get DS into bed....

Hmm McMafia finishes on Sunday 11th February so is it likely Strike will be on the following two weeks 18th and 25th? Also a bit at lack of BBC publicity.

Steady LetUs - in and out, get a good rhythm going...

This made me laugh: stolensleep.com/2018/01/11/a-beginners-guide-to-mum-forums/ I'm sure you can work out which particular bit made me snort into my tea...

Oh, good thinking LetUs. Someone has been interviewing Tom and Holliday today for TV mags so it looks as if it's getting going.

Very funny Helen, so true.

DH wanted to watch an Arnie Schwarzenegger film. It's all guns and explosions and shouting. Not my type of film at all. DH is asleep.

DH is playing on his tablet, I'm on the laptop. He has football on the TV.

That’s so funny

Does MrApricot wake up if you switch channel? Press the buttons really quietly. I’ve got a Star Trek film on but I think we’re doing ep3 of McMafia. I may be asleep before it finishes.

probably best to go slow and deep too

I ought to do lunch for tomorrow really. God, life's one long tedious repetition at times... (and that's just my witterings)

I'm going to take a box of chocolates and Athos and make the hayloft really messy...

Ep4 of McMafia, not 3. Either way probably only half the episode tonight.

Morning wenches.

Woke up at 5 having had a nightmare. Couldn’t get back to sleep until just as DH’s alarm went off.

Also am thinking of getting a water pistol to get DS1 out of bed on a weekday morning.

I’ll just lie here under these HBFs.

What was James Norton doing in my dream last night? That was not what I ordered. FFS... Not that he was doing anything other than hanging about in ut...

You seem to have got my order by mistake Helen. Well part of it anyway.

Morning, need to get moving to work, but ScaredyCat has climbed into my arms for a cuddle & is purring deafeningly .

Have fab days everyone......

Afternoon!

Yes, DH does wake up if I change channels LetUs. 'I was watching that!'

We're up to date with McMafia. One reviewer said she thought James Norton had a Poldarkian clause in his contract that said he had to remove his shirt at least once per episode. It does seem that way.

I'd take James in a dream , I fact any of the HBFs, all I seem to get are anxiety dreams and nightmares.

We've been looking at retirement properties. DH's knees have focused our minds on the fact that we can't stay in this house for ever. We saw a beautiful penthouse apartment this afternoon. Not ready yet though.

Talking about his knees, he saw the Consultant this morning and had new X-rays. They've deteriorated something awful. I blame myself to some extent; I started him on all that outside painting. First op in next six weeks. Eeeek!

Evening wenches.

Are you still being held hostage by ScaredyCat Fancy?

I am jolly grateful for the McMafia Clause

Poor MrApricot though with his knees and eeeek at potential move! Fingers crossed for successful op.

I’ve picked up DS2 from childminder, taken washing off drier, emptied washing machine, made dinner and done the washing up. Have to do homework with DS2 now. I’ve had about four hours’ sleep. If I’m still in here after 11pm, tell me off please.

Oh, ouch Poor MrApricot. And poor Apricot - looking after an invalid MrA while he recuperates Shall we move you into the ground floor of the Chateau?

I have been taken hostage by Stupid Cat - because DS wants me to go upstairs with him. She knows... the second I want to move off the sofa when she's not sitting on me, she leaps up. Devious creature.

Maybe Badders and Wicked are busy in Strike's coat? Or lost in the pockets...

I do like the sound of StupidCat

Are they have a thorough rummage about do you think?

Very thorough, knowing those two

Stupid Cat may need to be re-named Devious Cat - she puts on a stupid front to get her own way... And is on my lap, because I need ot move again shortly...

Any chance you can ask said cat to pick out some lottery numbers given the seeming talent for predicting the future?

Am watching a Six Wives with Lucy Worsley. Is very interesting.

Am catching up on Delicious, is entertaining and not even remotely educational.

at “cheated on me”.

I’ve just watched the last 15 minutes of Mock The Week. It actually made DS1 laugh. Going watching Dara O’Briain later this year.

DS1 agreed that something that you were watching was funny?

Oh dear, now I need a passing HBF to carry me up to the hayloft

You're going to see Dara O'Briain? Lucky thing - DS got his book for Christmas (something about Space, for children?) and walloped through it - said it was very interesting and funny.

Night...

Night Helen. Athos will give you a lift up to the hayloft.

As per I am still not in bed. I am going now though. HBFs follow me...

Morning wenches.

Everywench alright? No wench blown away overnight or washed away? The wind here kept dislodging the entrance panel to the loft - thud thud thud. Fantastic.

That space book sounds interesting. I think I’ll look it up.