Swagger Inn 167 - Autumn is here, the days are getting shorter and colder...

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...so the wenches will snuggle down in the Tav with the HBFs maybe.

Oh, first shot of Mank on twitter twitter.com/ThePlaylist/status/1314223846988419072 Very odd, I had to zoom in and TB's in make-up with a fake nose

Evening wenches. You know when you have a drink and then you’re setting off home and you think “I’m okay, I can wait for the loo, it’s fine” and then you get stuck in traffic and perhaps you should have gone after all? You’d think at my age I’d have learnt by now.

Made cakes, went for a run, went to shops to get stuff to decorate cakes, got home, pegged washing out, decorated cakes, had a shower, had lunch, went up to see DS1. All is good with him. He looks happy 😊 and says the work’s fine but he’s prepared for the fact that it’ll be getting harder.

DS2 thankfully bucked his ideas up. That doesn’t mean the HBFs aren’t very much needed however

Boo to having to do some work today Fancy but hurrah for Cinn’s paid holidays!

I was reading that about the Coupe de Mousequetaires (?sp). Very happy with today’s result.

Not sure I’ve seen a murmuration in real life. I’d like to.

Lovely Simon has two new tv programmes coming up in the next few months. Excellent

Getting an apartment ready for photos is f-ing exhausting. Every muscle in my body is in pain. I'm in such bad shape

I'd have hoped that Kylo would have help you a bit wicked, but his packing/tidying skills seem to be lacking... unless you want any livestock carried?

Hurrah for DS2 behaving LetUs, and for seeing DS1. Come and visit us, we have murmurations

Hope that Fancy hasn't spent the whole day working, but got enough work done to make next week easier.

A soothing warm bath should help Wicked. You’re right Helen, AD’s packing skills aren’t up to much. Thankfully Wicked will be able to confirm his skills lie in other directions.

Also, silly cat reflections, just because...
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Morning all. It's sunny-ish, but depressing start to the morning - I thought it was Sunday when I woke up Dooooom.

Oh well. Wildlife report - bats (because they're still out now when we're having breakfast), crows, and I thought we were going to have no geese but then a small flock landed in the field as I was walking home. Also, cat vom. Yay for Monday mornings

DS says I'm not allowed to walk down the road with him from next week Not even the 2/3 I've cut it back to. (He'll soon change his mind if it's tipping down with rain

Morning wenches.

Love those cat pictures!

Woke up around 4.30 having a nightmare about being kidnapped whilst out running. Super.

Have FaceTimed DS1 for a birthday chat.

Grey weather here. Not planning on leaving the house. Getting as much done this morning as I can - washing, dishes, ironing, tidying - and then the afternoon will be spent on the sofa.

at MiniHelen imposed restrictions but absolutely right that there’ll be a change of tune when it’s raining.

Afternoon. Rain and more rain here.

My day has been pretty much the same as LetUs's. Happy Birthday to DS1.

OMG, that nose looks ridiculous on TB. Cute cat pics.

Hope you've recovered from the hard work WW.

Afternoon.
FancyMan has been round and rodded my sink.

Not sure I can follow that

Evening wenches.

Have just FaceTimed with DS1 (second time today, I’m honoured) so he could speak with DH and DS2. He’s had a great birthday, except for the five hours of lectures, and is off out for something to eat with his flatmates.

I’m quite enjoying these Mondays off. It’s going to be bloody awful going back to a five day week at the end of the holiday year. Nearly finished TB

Fancy

yay for DS calling again letus that's lovely & relieved he's having a good birthday (what Kermode & Mayo describe as) what with one thing & another.

Love those cat pics helen

Fancy (what you need is my mega drain unblocker, which doubles as a multi-coloured Dalek fancy dress accessory www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01HBSRDEE/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?)&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Glad to hear that DS1 has had a good day LetUs - and you got 2 calls out of him

I faffed around doing boring house stuff all day.

ooh my, helen that's a big one
FancyMan did follow up the rods with a large plunger

Seriously though, I have sink plunger envy now.

That plunger looks fab! Ours is a bog standard one, last used when attempting to unblock the bathroom sink. Turns out no plunger would have sorted it as it turned out —DS2– someone had put loads of cotton buds down the sinkhole.

Have finished Troubled Blood. Excellent, absolutely excellent.

I think I’ll head to the hayloft.

Our 'bog standard one' doesn't work with the stupid design of our shower - hence the need for the new dalek one.

Hayloft sounds like a good idea. We've got Brave New World on, but I don't know if I can be bothered.

A bedtime treat for us all

Morning. It's wet out there. Any sensible wildlife is undercover. So there were pigeons.

Today should be a duvet day.

Morning wenches.

Wish my bedtime was treated like that.

at pigeons Helen.

It’s actually sunny here, but quite chilly.

Suppose I’d better get to work.

Morning.
Hmmmm, work. Lots of it - suppose I'd better get started.

Afternoon. Sunny this morning, but it started to tip it down as soon as DH went out to mow the lawn.

I can't compete with Helen's diversity of wildlife, but there were a couple of squirrels chasing each other round the terrace and jumping up in the air as I made the cuppa this morning. Very cute.

Hope WW's photoshoot went well.

Awwww at tree rats Squirrels. Always good for entertainment value, and they make the funniest noises when they're cross. Our lawn needs mowing too, but since we've barely seen the sun for two weeks, there's not much chance of it drying out enough for the mower.

Weather has continued the same all day. pfft. Definitely a day for spending under the duvet with HBFs waiting on our every need.

Hope everyone's had a good day at work and has stopped

Also - yes - how was the photoshoot Wicked? Hope all went smoothly!

Evening wenches.

Similar here Apricot with the weather. Awww at the squirrels playing.

Have had a bit of a shitter of a day. NiceColleague and I have been swamped today by lots of “can you just” requests from lots of different people. Some should be done/should already have been dealt with by someone else —who’s a bit useless— so we’ve been re-directing these requests to that person. This is usually met by “oh noooo I don’t want to ask her” or “I’ve asked and she’s not done it”. I cracked and told someone that it’s useless person’s bloody job and we’re fed up of it.

Fucksake whinge whinge whinge.

Hope the photoshoot went well Wicked - I’m sure it did.

Tasteful indeed, after I changed everything. I've bought white curtains for the first time in my life.
It went very well, the realtor was quite impressed with all the work I've done Can't wait to see the photos.
Completely knackered and also hurt my back, can't move without making noises. So tired I ordered take away to be delivered, for the first time in my life, then had a bubble bath and pink fizz.
Watching Poirot now.