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Swagger Inn 179 - It's looking very Autumnal out there, time to get the winter coats out...

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ApricotCrush · 03/10/2025 16:10

Yet more domestic witterings...

Swagger Inn 179 - It's looking very Autumnal out there, time to get the winter coats out...
Swagger Inn 179 - It's looking very Autumnal out there, time to get the winter coats out...
Swagger Inn 179 - It's looking very Autumnal out there, time to get the winter coats out...
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SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp · 01/04/2026 08:27

<cwtch to LetUs re. Shite work and le fucking idiot powers that be. Angry>
Vous etait correct, j'ai using le neige pour soothing le burn-de-solei

Nous avons voir un grand grand oiseau flying tres low al la top de la mountain. Je pense, c'etait le European Vulture. C'est tres amusement:
"Oooh!" pense le enormous Oiseau "Un skier est 'splat'! Lunch pour moi..... Oh. merde, ils ont skied off. Peut etre je could mange un petit entant - il y a beaucoup - would ils miss one?" <le vulture wafts off for easier hunting>

Je aussi practised mon impressive Francais skills quand le coffee machine etatit playing off.
Moi: "Espresso?"
Waiter: "Le machine la."
moi: "Non, le machine dit 'non'"
Waiter "Ah!" <checks machine and reboots it.

J'ai put on le creme-de-solei, et donc, ma nez est beaucoup de shiney. c'est un peu embarrasing

Avez un bonne jour tout!

ApricotCrush · 01/04/2026 16:31

Afternoon. Cloudy and not very warm. I did a Sainsbury shop this morning and I've been putting stuff out to pack. I've got to take sheets and stuff for three beds. DH hasn't got the cases down yet. Hmm We're going tomorrow, after I've been to the dentist. <panic>

Quelle horreur Helen, cette grand oiseau sounds terrifying. J'espere votre nez
a calmed down.

We're going out tonight for DS's birthday which is actually tomorrow, but we won't be here.

Have a good evening all.

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SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp · 01/04/2026 19:58

Bon soir wenches.

<CBF> at MrA - that's a very poor performance on caravan prep, the suitcases should have been down a week ago. Hope that work was much improved today LetUs

Nous avons been ski-ing (le shock!) DS etait in charge pour un peu, donc il y a encore de la piste noir. Nous saw le premier piste from le lift, at est looked un peu steep, mais pas de bumpy. 'Ce n'est pas de problem' nous ditons, et nod wisely a each other. A la top, however, c'est un peu steeper that it looked, donc je needed to donne myself un stern talking to. Je crois je spend beaucoup de temps skiing avec un running commentary to myself - 'turn', commit', 'turn' et also 'dum-de-dum-de-dum'. Je suspect je sound slightly deranged, si anyone etait close enough to hear.

Il y etait un magnificent view a la top - mountains and snow and mountains etc, et ma phone etait confused - j'ai received un text 'welcome to Italy' Hmm Nous must be near le border je suppose.

Nous sommes tout le tiiiiiired, et DS est le grumpy - il ne meet pas les lunatic friends aujourd'hui.

LetUsPrey · 01/04/2026 20:28

Evening wenches.

Work was much the same but long weekend is approaching so I am very much trying not to care.

Rather vous et ne pas moi avec le skiing Helen, particulement à la top de la steep mountain. Peut etre le oiseau etait admiring votre skiing skills et pense que vous etait un member de la BBC Winter Olympics commentary team. Tres impressed by your Francais skills!

Oh MrApricot, get a move on if the cases aren’t already down! That’s a lot still to do Apricot with the added urgh of a dentist visit. Hope you’re enjoying the meal out and a happy birthday to DS for tomorrow.

Finally got round to sewing together something I’d made all the bits for ages ago. It’s supposed to have a little cute face. In fact it looks a bit sinister and is currently smirking at me.

LetUsPrey · 02/04/2026 06:12

Morning wenches.

Basically a Friday today so woohoo.

Good luck at the dentist Apricot and safe travels after.

Hope all is okay with Fräsan Wicked.

Have lovely days wenches.

SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp · 02/04/2026 17:26

Bon Soir wenches.

Je suis tres tired. Nous avon skiing avec le friends, et apres midi DS a led le way. Il est tres vite et je need to catch my breath beacoup. Le excitement du jour etait le drink avec friends in un autre village, et DS taking un enfant de les amies off pour le last run. DH waited pour him, et je at un friend a skied back. DH and DS missed le last ski lift, et ils ont cherche pour le bus a l'hotel. Je n'ai pas le clef pour notre room, donc je ski back working out, comment je demand un autre clef. Mais DH et DS etait plus vite, et it ne matter pass.

Hope that Dentist et travels went well pour Apricot, et work est d'accord pour tout les wenches.

LetUsPrey · 02/04/2026 19:25

Evening wenches.

Le work can get dans le fucking bin.

Votre day sounds tres exhausting Helen, pas aide certainement par MonsieurHelen et LePetitHelen missing le last lift. Donc (love that 😁) je pense que vous should have un grand chocolat chaud.

Am considering bath’n’book tonight but I’d probably fall asleep.

LetUsPrey · 03/04/2026 07:02

Morning wenches.

Did not do bath’n’book after all. Had an early night and actually seem to have slept okay, despite the mad dreams.

Off to help family with some garden work (I think DH will be helping more than I will). I’ll probably have a walk into the local village unless it’s throwing it down. Out tonight for food.

Have super days wenches.

ApricotCrush · 03/04/2026 16:56

Afternoon. We are here after an uneventful journey. Dentist was alright, basically a lot of my teeth are loose and will eventually drop out but hey ho. Hmm It was very cold overnight and today is cloudy and windy, but no rain.

DD&Co arrived this morning and we’ve been out to big local town this afternoon. DD bought some trousers and I bought some yarn. I don’t need yarn and it’s too lightweight for the cardigan but I liked it so…

Moi aussi avec le skiing LetUs, je suis nervous dans deux inches de neige. Vous etes tres brave Helen.

MN has just asked me if I want them to translate the page from French to English Grin

Have a good evening all.

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SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp · 03/04/2026 20:48

Bon soir les wenches. LOL at MN thinking qu'ils ont translate le Franglais. Bon chance avec ca! <le snort>

Nous avons un autre fun day avec les amies. DS a herded beaucoup petit enfants through les arbres et le petit jumps (comme herding les chats). C'etait le chocolate chaud et vin chaud cette apres midi. Nous avons un grand group photo, and DH a un grande beer. Il fait chaud - especially pour le skiing.

Mais, zut alors, nous return a l'hotel, et DH etait feeling tres ropey (et je start packing). Il avoid le dinner (ce nest pas anything special, unless tu aime les mussels), and il reste dans le bed. DS et moi return a la room, and since then, DH est le vomit comet Confused. Nous check out at 9am tomorrow (Je request un later check-out, mais je ne said pas about that until tomorrow). Guess qui a done tout le packing Hmm though DS a aide-moi un peu (quand il ne stress pas about catching le bug de vomit, et il n'est pas updating notre friend on le vomit status). Mais, le sigh. Ce n'est pas DH fault - pauvre DH, mais shocking timing! Fingers crossed que je ne vom pas - or pas until nous somme arrive home. Je need to survive 27 heurs, je crois.

Glad to hear that Apricot et famille ont arrive at la caravan, et hurrah pour le eating out chez LetUs. Avez vouz started Le Capture 3 Fancy? Does Frasen have an appointment yet Wicked?

LetUsPrey · 04/04/2026 07:30

Morning wenches.

Oh non non non mon dieu (again), le pauvre MonsieurHelen. J’espere qu’il est doing pas de vomit. Je now maintenant am imagining les chat sur les skis avec les goggles. C’est une image tres cute 😁 Bonne chance pour le journey Helen.

Can’t think of a better reason to buy yarn Apricot. It’ll come in useful at some point.

Did indeed go for a walk yesterday and wouldn’t you know it I ended up at the craft barn! Then we were out yesterday evening so I was completely knackered when we got home. Early night again but madder dreams than ever.

DS1 and his girlfriend are coming round this morning. I’ve a couple of errands to run before that. Then I’m out from late afternoon for dinner and theatre.

Have super days wenches.

FancyFancy · 04/04/2026 11:15

Oh no Helen 😞 fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for him.

What are the chances of ending up there letus? 😁

Glad you've arrived safely apricot, it's definitely chilly at night here too.

I had Thursday off, so am on day 3 of a looong weekend. Spent most of yesterday gardening and went to the garden centre on Thursday - who could have predicted that 😱 I have started s3 of The Capture and am trying not to binge watch it - final episode is next Sunday, aiming to space the episodes out over the week.

ApricotCrush · 04/04/2026 14:19

Afternoon. They’ve all gone down to the beach, in 40mph winds and 75% chance of rain. DGS wants to go into the sea. DH has struggled into a wet suit he made for himself in his 20s. Shock They’re mad. I’m staying here thanks.

Oh non, quelle disastre Helen. Pauvre MonsieurHelen. J’espere que no-one else tomber malade et vous managed to catch l’avion.

You are busy LetUs. Enjoy your dinner and theatre.

We’ve finished season 1 of The Capture Fancy and will start season 2 when we get back. I understand the basic premise but can’t see how they knew he would go after the barrister lady when they set all that up. It required perfect timing with the bus and everything, and when are buses ever on time? I realise I overthink these things. Grin

Hope WW and Fräsan are okay.

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LetUsPrey · 04/04/2026 22:49

Evening wenches.

Dinner and theatre was jolly good.

It’s jolly windy here. Proper howling. Hope all the ApricotFamily made it back safely. You definitely had the right idea to stay put Apricot.

It’s like one of those things you have to figure out in English lessons. Craft barn is to LetUs as garden centre is to Fancy 😁. Look, it’s not drugs so there’s that.

Hope FamilleHelen sons safely back à la maison and le vomit comet has disparu.

LetUsPrey · 05/04/2026 07:37

Morning wenches.

Last few nights have featured some absolutely crackers dreams and stupidly they take ages to sort of shake off when I wake up, whether that’s in the middle of the night or in the morning. Getting bored of it now.

Ironing is done and an almost usual Sunday is ahead. No LovelyMIL today as she’s away visiting family and friends.

Have lovely days wenches.

SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp · 05/04/2026 14:40

Bonjour wenches. Urgh. tiiiiiiiiiiired. Nous avons arrive a la maison dans just apres midnight.

tl;dr
DH and DS were both sick, there was a ridiculous amount of phone calls, conflicting info and jumping through hoops to make sure we were covered if we couldn't fly home (likely have been stuck out there over Easter weekend), but in the end we managed to stop the puking to get home last night as planned. Franglais stream of conciousness/trauma-dumping follows...!

Je spent le last night de la vacance avec DH vomming every 15 minutes, et DS a un stinking cold/worried about catching le vom. Je manage 3-4 hours sleep. DH aussi sleep pour 3 hours - je pense 'hurrah, il est better'. Il wake up et drink un petit sip de l'eau. Il vom beaucoup.

Le matin, je suis jumping through hoops.
Le holiday rep est un chocolate teapot ('lempsip?') Hmm
L'hotel recommend le local walk-in, et will allow a delayed check-out, et donnez-moi un bucket pour vom.
Le travel insurance a dit nous ne fly pas (vous ne fly pas within 24 hours of le vom), et aussi nous require un Dr's note to dit que nous ne fly pas (et nous ne pull un fast one pour le extra holiday), et je must check si notre flight billets are flexible. (Duh - c'est un package holiday - of course they're not bloody flexible, maid, le hoops, le jumping...). Aussi, ils ne pay pas pour mois et DS to stay avec DH - only one de us. [confused, et potential £££] Je realise que si nous ignore insurance et travel, et ont refused boarding, nous est stuffed, parce-que le insurance told us to stay put. Donc je booked l'hotel pour un autre nuit (£££), et je book le video call avec le online travel insurance Dr.
Le Video Dr a dit que if DH prenez le drugs prescribed et il et probably fiiiiine for le flying. <le confused>

Je allais a la pharmacie... le prescribed drugs n'est pas ici - peut-etre les autre sur le shelf? Je buy the 'sur-le-shelf', et order le prescription (£££) pour le pick-up tomorrow (le Easter Sunday - impressive service!)
Je return a la room - DS fait le vomit. Je lob drugs at both le manshapes
Le holiday rep phones for le update - il espere que nous can fly - DH est dubious, il fair urgh/bleurgh/boak.
Je phone le airline - ils ne parlent pas parce-que le vacance est booked via un agent, et un charter flight. Je phone le agent - le flight n'est pas flexible. (Nous laugh at le insurance pour pense que le flight c'est peut-etre flexible.)

DH ne puke pas pour 20 minute, et ne pas hurl apres drinking l'eau. C'est le grand progress.
Je phone le travel insurance et add DS a la sick list. Le plus side - le insurance will have to pay pour him aussi, et j'ai le +1 non-sick person allowance. Je ask about flying since le online DR a dit que nous could fly si ne vomit pas apres drugs. Mais le Dr report ne mention this pas. Je message le online Dr to request ca in writing.

Nous decide - nous assume nous etait flying - DS et DH ne-vom pas since le drugs. Le frantic final packing...

Je (et notre non-vom ami) allons a le lunch et souvenir hunt (et le plastic bags (in case of le vom sur le bus et plane). Je remind DH to update le rep, je mange le crepe. DH le phone moi - le insurance demand un 'fit to fly' interview avec online Dr. Je tell DH to book le bloody call then!
Nous return a l'hotel. Je swear, et run back a la shop pour le plastic bags ("'Au revoir, encore!" dit le amused lady dans le shop). Le bus pick-up pour le flight est a 2:20, le pick-up et a 2:30. Nous drag beaucoup de bags outside. DS et Envy. Je suis Confused.

Le 'fit to fly' call - DH et tout le cheery: 'nous avons le drugs, and nous sommes fiiiiine'. 'D'accord et au revoir' dit le Dr. Ils hang up. DS le vom dans un plastic bag. JE enpty bag in drain and bin le bag. Le bus est late...

Le bus arrive!!! "Qui a vouz?" dit le driver? "Arghhhhh" dit DH et phones le rep. "???" dit le driver et call quelqu'un. Le confusion, mais tout good, le driver est voir le wrong list/flight number/something or other. Nous load notre luggage inside et squeeze onto le mini-bus - le bus et illing, et nous allons 500 yards et meet un autre bus. Nous unload le luggage et re-load le luggage. Nous drive and le bus bounce along les rues. DS et Envy... DS le vom in un autre bag. (J'ai crois que je was beyond the days de holding petit bags de unmentionable contents from illing enfants!) DS mange le anti-vom drugs Le mini-bus stops pour le scheduled change. Je prend le unmentionable bag at la toilet, while le luggage et unloaded and reloaded.

Nous drive a la airport, nous queue pour le check in, nous queue pour le security etc etc, nous route march a la gate pour boarding. Nous allons!!!! Le landing est un peu wibbly-wobbly-bumpy, personne ne vomit pas - hurrah! Je passport control est le facile Shock, tout le luggage arrive, je buy le Red Bull, nous allons. Nous arrivons just past midnight. Personne ne vomit pas... j'espere que le vomit est fini, et Je have avoided it.

J'espere que tout les wenches have un bonne jour, et Apricot's holiday is less eventful. Je aime aussi le craft barn et le garden centre.

J'est tres tired - did I mention that? I need to see if I can claim the unused extra night of hotel, and prescription cost back from the insurance.

ApricotCrush · 05/04/2026 19:53

Evening. Everyone got back safely from the beach but getting the wet suit off DH was hilarious even more difficult than putting it on. It was a ‘never again’ moment. Then we had a power cut at the restaurant in the evening but fortunately we’d just finished our meal. Everyone was wandering around with the lights on their phones.

A surprisingly nice sunny day today, but there’s still a very cold wind. We went out for Sunday lunch at a restaurant new to us, which pleased DGS as there was a pool table there. DD&Co. have gone home now and the caravan seems a bit empty without them. Sad

Sacre bleu Helen, c’etait totalement horrendous, mais vous etes chez vous maintenent. Avez un bon rest, vous deserve it. J’espere you don’t get le vomit bug.

Have a good evening all.

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LetUsPrey · 05/04/2026 20:55

Evening wenches.

Beaucoup de la crikey et la blimey Helen. Ce n’est pas un tres relaxing fin a votre vacances! In fact, c’etait tres tres stressful and je suis tres impresse that vous did not curl up et cry. Obviously that would n’aide pas anyone. J’espere que vous have managed to get some rest et vous have not jumped sur le vomit comet.

Trying to get MrApricot out of the wetsuit reminds of the nursery rhyme about trying to take off the farmer’s wellies.

We had wind and rain as we left the house this morning. It was dry at the parents about five miles away. DH had the Scottish football on this afternoon and there were blizzards! Supposed to be nice the next few days - washing ahoy!

Haven’t really done much today. Started a new jigsaw so that was nice.

LetUsPrey · 06/04/2026 07:06

Morning wenches.

Monday but not Monday! Hurrah!

Might see if I can drag DS2 out for a walk later. I don’t think I’ll be successful but I can try.

Have lovely days wenches.

FancyFancy · 06/04/2026 09:52

Morning
Have so far spent most of Easter pottering in the garden, may do some grocery shopping and go for a short walk today - probably best to get out and speak to someone other than Chonk and Floof and the robins in the garden 🤣. And then I'll get back to more garden pottering, we have sunshine here and it looks lovely out there.

Hoping Helen is getting some rest?

You were lucky with your timing apricot, how dramatic in the restaurant!

How are your powers of persuasion working out on DS2 letus?

Watched episode 2 of The Capture last night. Am finding the baddy (or is he? 😵‍💫) quite easy on the eye.

SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp · 06/04/2026 12:08

Morning (sort of) all. Washing is on the line. I'm hoping that if I get to the end of today without feeing ill, then I've avoided the vom. Am feeling very washed out still, but hopefully that's just the cumulative effect of being tired and stressed.

LOL at the wetsuit situation - I'm impressed MrA got into it to start with, but getting out of them is tricky at the best of times, from what I remember.

It's lovely outside. There's a load of washing on the line and another in the machine. Other than that, I don't think I'll do much other than gentle pottering about the garden and house. Possibly a gentle walk. Oh, and IdiotKitty had a larder under a cupboard yesterday (I caught him nosing about for leftovers), so I need to clean that out! Happy days...
What's the jigsaw LetUs?

ApricotCrush · 06/04/2026 17:06

Afternoon. Lovely day with much sun and just a gentle breeze.

DH karchered the caravan this morning which is horrendously noisy when you’re inside. Poor Misty couldn’t get her sleep, but she’s flat out now. This afternoon we sat outside and did sudokus. We’re not going out so I’ll microwave one of the meals I’ve brought.

Fingers crossed for Helen not getting the vom.

Hope everyone has had a nice day.

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FancyFancy · 06/04/2026 18:42

Spent another day pottering in the garden - rather less energetically though, think I've tired myself out! Had plenty of company from the robins though which was lovely.

I am outraged in Misty's behalf! She must be even more tired than me 😁

Fingers crossed Helen, I think you deserve a break.

LetUsPrey · 06/04/2026 18:56

Evening wenches.

Washing was done and dried. It’s been sunny all day but not very warm.

I am also outraged on Misty’s behalf!

Impressed by the activity and the being outside. I have binge watched The Other Bennet Sister. Loved it.

It’s this jigsaw Helen. It was a birthday gift from BestFriend.

Swagger Inn 179 - It's looking very Autumnal out there, time to get the winter coats out...
SisterHelenoftheEternalCatchUp · 06/04/2026 21:43

Evening all.

Poor Misty - being kept awake is very unpleasant - I'm not surprised she's flat out. The jigsaw is excellent LetUs - two fun things combined together. My gardening has been very lightweight - I've come back to lots of plants starting to bud and blossom, so I could see the dead wood to be cut out of the blueberry bushes - one has died completely Sad

It's been lovely and sunny, and a bit breezy, so I've had three loads through the machine, and holiday washing is now done. The last one didn't quite dry, but the other 2 loads are dry and on our bed. This is a minor problem because DH overdid things (aka went to Tesco) and has been asleep on and off up there since about 5:30. I have to move the dry clothes so I can go to bed, which will inevitably wake him up. Ho hum. I would binge on the Other Bennet Sister, but DH has been watching it so it would be a bit mean of me to watch without him.

Back to work tomorrow - dooooom. Find out what sort of chaos has happened over Year End Confused
Hope that Wicked has had a good weekend.

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