Can I PLEASE just have 13 minutes? 13 measly minutes to myself to listen to The Archers?

[PseudoBadger]

Come and enjoy awkward dinner parties galore!

Just as well JD wisely rejected the Japanese grill (WTF? does anyone really have those in a domestic kitchen?), it would have made a perfect altar for his unholy doings.

However, Nigel-ghost would not bite the heads off birds. He would use his noncorporeality to good effect playing practical jokes on people.

Oh, that would be a beautiful thing. It's entirely time for Lower Loxley to host a resident sprite. (Particularly that one.)

I knew there was something missing....

You are absolutely right, Errol. Nigel was so un-dark that even if he was summoned back by dark forces, he would still be a benign presence. He would hang around the Orangerie causing confusion about whether to put the jam or the cream on the scone first, and rearranging the paintings in Lewis's gallery, and (most importantly) reminding Lizzie, Freddie and Lily how much he loves them.
Not sure why Bert came out as Neet. Why should he be in employment, education or training? He is about 110 years old.

Ghost Nigel! Woooo!

("Wooooo!" as in "Yeah!", not "Wooooooo!" as in "MN Woo".)

Where can I sign the petition?

And ghost-Nigel would save the fortunes of Lower Loxley :)

Oooh and he could haunt Rob...

Maybe Freddie will find the haunted gorilla suit in the attic.........

I wished for ZombieNigel last thread....

He would make a lovely zombie Pseudo but, let's be honest, an invisible ghost could cause far more confusion and annoyance to Rob. And that's the important thing.

I can't believe David & Ruth would be lax with contraception after seeing Vicki get pg. I don't remember though if any of her others were 'surprises'. Poor Ruth if she is, I'm the same age as her & really couldn't face having another baby.

Just caught up from Tuesday onwards. Marking place and want to say that cows do get grass staggers in the spring, due to low magnesium levels.

Link here

But IME livestock go down with this quite quickly so it may not be. Plus, grass hasn't really started growing that much in Ambridge as it has been raining hard over the last few weeks.

Eastpoint - I know a lot of now young people who were the result of "contraception failure" which includes most methods imaginable. Its very annoying if you are trying to conceive, but mother nature can be sneaky sometimes.

I was wondering too about whether Ruth being pregnant might be a termination storyline. If it was Budapest as keeps being hinted then she would be around 12 weeks I think?

Last night covered most of the options we've thought of

If Roooth is pregnant isn't there an issue about lambing? She helped David out. Just off to google that.

I was just about to say that, remembering!

Yes my pregnant sister works on a farm and isnt in.contact with the sheep during lambing.Very dangerous bacteria can cause mc.

But mummytime seeing a neighbour get pg at a similar age to yourself is a good reminder. I like the way Usha just thought peri menopause & Jill thought pg!

Yes it is a risk - there are notices up on farms you can visit during lambing

here

So maybe it won't be termination but mc from infection from lambing?

I've grown much fonder if Roooth over the past year I hope it's not too sad.

The risk with lambing is toxoplasmosis, but after a lifetime of sheep farming surely Ruth would have been exposed years ago and therefore developed some immunity.

Ben was a surprise. Conceived I seem to remember after an amorous moment atop a hay waggon. Then David had to deliver him whilst the Am flooded. I remember Ruth screaming a lot. I hope because of her age they recommend a nice, calm, planned C-section this time.

The long awaited Amber Archer.... I thought the scriptwriters were going to leave it too late.

Why Amber, NMFP? I think it rings a faint bell but can't at all remember the story.
You would think a woman who's been pregnant three times and works with breeding animals would at least have considered the possibility that she might be pregnant again. But dear old Ruth really isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, is she?

Goodness!

Amber mentioned here -

It's all babies...