Swagger Inn thread 163 - it's raining --HBFs-- rain. FML...

[SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp]

Emergency new thread, with suitable decorations.
Fill your boots...

Grubby HBFs in leather are in our imaginations residence.
Sense of humour required, and tolerance for domestic tedium.

Evening. Have been swimming with DS and I'm knackered.And we have curling on TV.

I've registered on a ticket site so me and DH will be competing to see who can get tickets first tomorrow (if at all...).

The weather didn't improve - stayed cloudy and dank, but not actually cold so I shouldn't complain.

We watched Earth From Space for a while and then I think I gave up because it was too depressing "Look at this amazing view, shot from space, and now we shall zoom in so you an see how humans are in fact screwing everything up!"

Evening wenches.

Re the activities Helen. Hopefully Athos demonstrated the importance of really getting the blood pumping. Need to be particularly vigorous.

Just the kind of day for hiding under someone’s cloak Wicked

I was just thinking the same thing today Apricot, about how early it’s starting to get dark. Bloody awful.

Lots and lots of luck for tomorrow morning Helen

I’m watching an old episode of Death In Paradise. Perhaps just ignore how humans are screwing stuff up and imagine oneself in that beach shack with an HBF of choice. It’s the way I’m going this evening.

Evening

It is dark early - but we're only one month off the shortest day so the end is in sight

Morning wenches.

You captured the essence of things beautifully there Helen.

That is very true Fancy and I shall cling to that, and to wenches.

It’s raining but it’s Friday so woohoo. I think I’ll have to start thinking about Christmas this weekend and start my lists

That's me LetUs - capture the HBFs essentials

No rain here - just more cloud and dreariness, but not cold and, more importantly, no rain. Hurrah! All the farmers are out putting in stupid hours because they can finally get on the fields again.

A month you say, Fancy? Well, it's that dreary that we may as well stock up on food and HBFs and just stay in bed for the month until the days start to get longer

Completely agree Helen.

Good luck for tickets today!

Good morning
Fabulous idea helen - I'm not in work next week, so as from tonight I can have a week uninterrupted of doing just that

Good luck with the tickets letus

FFS - I am in a constant queue to even choose tickets... as is DH, though he's at least been able to say what price he want to pay. Maybe we're not going....

Ah well - no tickets for us. I did get some in y basket once, but between selecting them and pressing on 'buy' they were gone again. FFS and all that. I shall live vicariously through LetUs

Fingers crossed they add some more dates Helen 🤞🏻

Oh Fancy, a week off! Aannnndddd relax ....

Evening. Still raining here.

Oh, shame about the tickets Helen. It's a terrible racket, consortiums buy them in whole blocks and then put them on other sites at inflated prices. I thought they were going to put a stop to that.

Yes, Fancy that thought about the shortest day is all that's keeping me going. So depressing.

Oh yes, the C-word. I'm going to get done early this year as I say every year and don't.

Yay for a week off Fancy
I had a horrible day, so happy it's Friday
Watching Graham Norton with Olivia Coleman and Helena Bonham Carter and now I really want to watch The Crown.

Just peed a little laughing at that Lady something talking about her honemoon

Evening wenches.

I think loads of bands and artists are trying to put a stop to bulk ticket buying and reselling but I’m not sure how successful it’s being. I thought I’d read that there was only going to be one ticket reselling site for these gigs and that would only be at face value, but then I’ve seen other sites are reselling at inflated prices. I completely agree with you Apricot that it’s

I loved her too Wicked and that story she told

I've watched it three times now And I really want to read her book.

Fräsan is the cutest cat ever, I just want to bite her little butt she's so cute! Every night she carries around her toy mouse she had since she was a kitten, while making chirping noices, the toy mouse usually ends up outside the bedroom door and then she jumps up in bed with me She's done this since she was a kitten.

Evening. I've been out playing badminton and I'm knackered. I'm using gth eback massage thingy and frankly it's not doing much except pushing painful lumps knots about in my back and I think I probably need to have a series of proper painful sports massage sessions. (Followed by soothing HBF massages - in my dreams.)

Meh, re the tickets. We probably could have got some at £70+ a shot, but frankly with three of us... it's just a lot of money. In fact, it's more than we paid to see the Foo Fighters

Haven't watched Graham Norton yet... DH has cricket on.

Morning.

Rain, rain and more rain again...

Morning wenches.

That is so cute from Fräsan!

Athos said he was flexing his fingers Helen, and I told him you needed the sports massage first, and he said he wasn’t giving you a massage.

Crikey!

Rain here too. I woke up and whilst I was having a lie in, was thinking it was Sunday. Why is DH up so early on a Sunday? Why did I only do one lot of washing yesterday? Then I realised it’s Saturday. Result!

Afternoon
Result letus!

Am currently lounging around with ScaredyCat - I need to go into town, but it look grey & damp out there. Maybe if someone laid a trail of hbfs I could be enticed out

Aw @ Frasan - how cute is that?

I haven't seen the sun for weeks

Aaaaaaaawwww That's really cute Wicked (though I don't think I'd want to bite my cats and get a mouthful of cat hair, irrespective of cuteness )

at the idea of Athos under the duvet with me

I have been out at SportingActivity, and then home to check the leaky roof (nothing obvious, though I have suspicions), clear out the gutter, and to clear out the empty beehives (and lob some frames onto the bonfire for burning). I feel I've earned a sit-down on Athos

DS is lounging about in front of the TV and refusing to consider homework. FFS and all that. It's not even bloody hard and I think it sounds interesting. Obviously not as interesting as ninjago or x-box though.

Ooooooh - wicked - is that the lamp you put on Facebook the one that you bought in the black Friday sales? It's lovely!

Thanks Helen Yes it is. It's from a furniture shop called Mio, it's a bit more up scale than IKEA but still afordable and they usually have great sales, and I can walk there in five min

Evening. DH is back, so I had to do some housework and general tidying because I'm a bit of a slut I don't bother very much when he's away.

I'm also up to my ears in Thomas Train stuff. I'm trying to sort it into saleable lots and it's driving me mad. DH saw what I was doing and tried to help but I was worried he was going to set it all out and start playing with the engines.

Anyway, aaaaaaaw at Fräsan! I want a cat.