Swagger Inn 170. Autumn is here with a vengeance. I think we'll just hide under the duvet --with HBFs-- until Spring.

[ApricotCrush]

Aaaand, here we go again...

Washing, wildlife, work, with the occasional HBF thrown in yes please and thank you.

*title edited by MNHQ at OP's request.

They skewered baby Jesus also

Afternoon. Nice day here, but I didn't have enough washing for a load.

Cute slippers WW. and at the nativity candles.

I think the fact that I'm slipperless stems from the fact that I've worn high heels since I was 14 (not for school obviously) and there have always been dire warnings about deformed feet, bunions and corns, but I have none of those because I've always walked around barefoot at home to compensate, even in the garden. Anyway, I think I'll get some slippers for the winter.

Back from meal at Indian restaurant, same we went to a month ago. The food is so good

Have been visiting a friend for wine and blether, and home via the Chinese takeaway (oink!)
no home cooking for us tonight!

Hope that LetUs has had a better day

Evening wenches.

Much better day today. Despite the telephone appointment for DS2 that was basically fecking useless. Collected outfit from alterations woman, wrapped wedding gifts, encouraged DS2 to do homework.

Meals out/takeaways sound delicious!

I had my heels on (to practice standing in them for this Saturday) whilst I was ironing and I thought of you Apricot

hayloft for me

Morning wenches.

Another day, another blaaaaahhhhhh. Still at least it’s not raining.

Looks dry today. Am doing a finance course - yawn...

have a Good day all

I'd missed that nativity thingy

I now have a full tank - had to queue for it for about 15/20 minutes, but now should be ok for 3 weeks as long as I don't do much beyond commute/go to FancyMan's/do a food shop.

Need to catch up on washing, but nothing seems to dry in the garden at the moment, even on a dry day.

Afternoon. Bit miserable here, but no rain.

Yay for meals out, wedding prep and full tank.

I'd fall over, my balance isn't what it was.

We don’t have a fuel shortage but it costs a bloody fortune

Evening. The course was ok actually. Even quite interesting!

FFS at the useless telephone appointment LetUs but I'm impressed with the ironing in heels. As are the HBFs

The weather was quite nice today - we had sunshine, blue sky and everything

Evening wenches.

Hurrah for fuel Fancy! Hurrah for actually a bit interesting finance course!

The heels aren’t that high but they’re narrower than what I’m used to wearing so I thought I’d better have a practice. HBFs are welcome to help.

Been a here, there and everywhere sort of evening and now I’m knackered.

Morning wenches.

Not raining and I think there’s a hint of sunshine. Not tempting me to put the washing out even with DS1 at home all day.

Afternoon wenches. Have been at hospital with DS for a check-up. All is fine except he's not allowed to do any sports that might involve him falling over (which is, actually, a normal risk of day-to-day life) for another 8 weeks

It was misty/foggy this morning and it's now just grey and cloudy and generally 'meh'

Afternoon. Same weather here. I put a load of towels on the line this morning and they've just hung there limply all day and not done much.

Glad that MiniHelen is progressing well, although at 8 weeks.

Hope the wedding goes well LetUs, and a good time is had by all.

Best of luck for the wedding Letus have a fab time.

Worky McWork. Have one of the newbies working for me at the moment, a few cultural quirks but she is very keen to learn and is asking great questions and being all motivated and shit - so it's good. Plus her IT skills are strong, so the teaching is not all one way 😁

evening all. No keyboard again, ffs. I need to get the new laptop sorted.

glad to hear that the newbie is doing a good job Fancy, always nice when they can contribute something too.

have a lovely time at the wedding LetUs

Evening wenches.

Work was aaarrrggghhhhh. Most recent online shopping for DS1’s birthday present (football shirt with name printing) was aaarrgghhh because company have buggered it up.

Your towels are very much not HBFs Apricot

Legs shaved, nails done - wedding prep is underway

Morning wenches.

It’s a dry day and doesn’t appear to be windy so hurrah for that.

Need to get packed and start chivvying folk. I’ve a wedding to go to! Thanks for all the happy wedding wishes wenches

Have super wenchy days

Morning all. Lovely morning with sunshine. Hope that some of it reaches the wedding!

In sadder news. Psychotic Cockerel, having been rather subdued for a few days, is no more. He must have been about 8 or 9, so bloody old for a bantam. Anyway, 'E's passed on! This chicken is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-CHICKEN!!

I shall have to dig yet another hole...

Aw, RIP psychotic cockerel . I'm sure the hen's will miss him too, although perhaps not his mansplaining

It is not raining, which means laundry and mowing the lawn......

FML. StupidKitten ate an entire shoelace. Literally, the type you do your shoes up with. I know, because fortunately he threw it up this morning. He now has a temperature, is feeling very sorry for himself, and is due back to the vets again this evening to see if he's improved

In the meantime, I have at least managed to de-frost the freezer and get a load of laundry out. I need to dig a hole for Psychotic Cockerel still though. Grass is too wet for mowing here.

Afternoon. Another misrable day here. I've got absolutely no motivation to do anything.

Oh no, RIP PsychoticCockerel. Also WTF StupidKitten? Hope he's alright.

I knew LetUs would have a reply to my towels hanging limply when I typed it.

Hope the wedding's going well.

LetUs is the Queen of the double-entendre

StupidKitten is home again. He perked up enough to have a bit of special rehydration food (one I prodded his appetite with cheese), and his temperature is back down to normal, so fingers crossed... He's currently hiding in the cat carrier while IntelligentCat has annexed the beanbag. And I have various medicines that I have to get into him at appropriate intervals

So alone with all the vet trips and pet funerals I managed to do washing, de-frost the freezer and pick/roast some tomatoes. So it's been a relatively productive, if slightly stressful day.

Glad StupidKitten has perked up, what a little nutter.

Have been doing a bit of work today - have lost quite a bit of time to answering questions & supervising the newbie this week. And grappling with IT kicks MS Teams