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[notyummy]

Hello all!

Cake - come back we neeeeeed you to tell us about your holiday....

Confession: I fancy one of the boys who built my house. Young and funny and good looking. I bump into him on nights out and now at the rugby club. Probably because when I was young, boys like that never looked twice at me so I'm loving the banter now! I know, wrong on so many levels!

Blossoming I fancied one of our carpenters when we build our house last year. And the soloist in the concert we went to in July. Advantage of front-row seats. Bit embarrassing, he could almost have been my son.

Just popped in for a quick 'smug fashionista' moment!

Was reading this weeks Grazia over lunch. On p52 there is an article about New York's fasion bloggers and their generally fab clothes when they turned out at fashion week.

Top left on that page is a lady wearing an H and M leopardskin maxi - that I bought 2 weeks ago!! I mentioned it earlier on this thread and said I was slightly worried it was a bit too 'Abigail's Party.' Obviously, what I should have said (quoting Grazia) is that I would be 'rocking the 70s bo-ho look.'

Finger on the pulse me

Will try and find a link.

I fancy:

Alex Saarsgard
Rafael Nadal (another 'could be my son' contender)
Viggo Mortenson

However, the likelihood of me actually meeting any of these people is slim at best! I fancy very few men I actually meet - although there was a guy serving coffee at the motorway services I was at recently who was BEAUTIFUL. I mean stunningly handsome - and every woman there between 12 and 60 was giving him sneaky looks! It helped that he also seemed to be a charming young man....however I am fairly sure he was doing the job before he started Uni. Looked about 18. I told DH and he just rolled his eyes.

Ooooh - I'm loving the last few posts! I fancy Colin Firth, and (whilst in a truely confessional mood) my playground crush is the Dad of one of DS1's friends - absolutely no flirting involved on either side - honest - but he is tall, sporty, deep voiced and has the most amazing mop of strawberry blonde hair - I always feel a little frisson of excitement when he says Goedemorgen OWW! I love DH to the moon and back (to quote DS1) but its nice to have something to make you smile on the school run no?

Bunny - so pleased you linked to Rosamond Pike pics - I almost did it this morning to highlight how beautiful she is - she even managed to get photographed dancing without looking like a loon! (Didn't link as I don't want you lot thinking all I do is read the DM all day!)
Plum - your necklace is really lovely. I like.
Fritzi - your educational system sounds the same as here - DS2 in Year 2 and doing a little bit of number work but will not learn to read until the next school year. Causing a few problems when we meet up with his English friends, one of which called him dummy for not reading something. Made DS1 feel very sad.

OWW - Yes, I met quite a few Dutch and German families on holiday and we were chatting about the differences between educational systems. As far as I am aware, the actual results by aged 12 are very similar in general, so it obviously doesn't make that much difference! I think there is definitely a risk in expecting too much of 4 year olds (boys also seem a bit more spatially aware but not so keen on sitting down reading/writing at this age.) Am delighted that dd wants to and is picking it up - but will go at her pace.

I was reading at 3, but my mum was SAHM and taught me and I remember loving it - not a chore IFYSWIM. At school for the first couple of years I just got to read whatever I wanted whilst everyone else did reading sessions - worked my way through nearly all of Famous Five and Secret Seven books! Alas early reading did not lead to vast brain and PhD Although, I guess I have done alright and always, always loved books.

The only pic I can find of my H and M maxi on the whole internet is here (unless you have this weeks Grazia of course!) Not sure the picture does it justice tbh - but it does look great on! Just to figure out where to wear it....

Notyummy - I think its brilliant that your DD is so keen and obviously good at it! My sister is having a realy problem getting her 5 year old to sit and practice reading! DS1 showing an interest in learning so we've spoken to the teachers at school. One was totally against me doing anything in English with him - even things like Cbeebies magazines! DH and I are not convinced so I'm doing bits and pieces with him and also doing Dutch stuff when I can (tho DS1 understands more than me!). The other teacher says that DS1 is ready for more challenging work so she sets him various exercises like rhyming games which he luvs. Had a proud mummy moment last week when she said he had done some exercises that she wouldn't have expected someone his age to have done until the end of the next year school year. I do fret about the English side of things tho but as there is no sign of us moving back I'm trying not to!

I completely agree with you yangymac, that it could be a very dangerous path. I'm with ollie though, I would never act on it, love and admire and fancy the pants off dh!

Great fashion moment there for you notyummy.

Just been in DC1's school teaching days of the week in French. Fun experience!!
BTW DC1 taught himself to read English by pressing the buttons on the Sky remote to see what programmes were coming up next on cbeebies and working it out because he knew the first letters! That's the only way I can explain it. Welsh is phonetic, and once he knew his letters, there was no stopping him.

Because none of his classmates' parents have been to uni, I don't want him to rest on his laurels because he can read fluently, where the others are still learning.

Plum I love that necklace. Have also linked to that cardi before, best I've seen as contender for cheap Stella copy. Fear cotton would lose shape v quickly though.

Re male attention, I get a bit, nothing ott and certainly not of the low cut top variety. Re fancying men, some are worth a second look ( usually when i'm running) What I really miss, due to being a sahm and only working face to face and even then only occasionally, is male banter. Am a bit of a laddette at times and can sometimes find women a bit earnest. Footy and beer and the swell, bring it on

May have purchased my one and only nod to camel today. A butter-soft lambskin leather jacket. £3. I kid you not.

Sunshine!! How lovely it is. Kids on trampoline, washing dry.

Verity so pleased course going well and zembo, oooh, imagine!!

Working with women, I meant

Cake, so sad to read of your friend's poor little boy.

Our friends lost their newborn this summer, it was heartbreaking.

The funeral was very small and most people did wear black/charcoal but less formal. I wore a very fitted wool dress suit , both black then aubergine courts and bare legs. Most of the men wore black/grey suits but the women all had some colour mixed in with black/grey and the overall look was less severe than a 'normal' funeral.

Re the wolfwhistles I think some people have a 'face' for it as I never show much flesh but get lots of unwanted attention. OH says I look friendly and approachable, I think I have 'mug' written on my head as I am too polite and not good at sending people packing.

No W&A shopping here but my friend bought me a gorgeous scarf as a late bday gift, can't find it anywhere to link but it's a dark bluey grey, Calvin Klein, very chunky and long knit with fab rouching detail I love it.

notyummy I was admiring that maxi as I flicked through Grazia while DD was having her swimming lesson earlier - looked great.

Happily so sad for your friends too.

BTW do you get asked for directions much? (since you are the approachable type)

I get comments, like men say something like 'looking good' from car windows - stuff like that. It makes me giggle as it is so mild and and non-leary. So much better than in early twenties when more sexual in nature and a pita.

I liked working with boys when I did but we were all young and mid-twenties, they look like students to me now... With vans and cool haircuts. The men at the school are nice. But that is all very civilised. There is a very good looking one that the women chat about! It's funny.

Never meet anyone in RL that I fancy since I met DH!
But I do like Viggo like yourself NY! And Jon Hamm (aka Don Draper). A colleague gave a presentation last week on a new strategic plan which wasn't going particularly well. I asked completely deadpan "yes, nut what would Don Draper do?". Half of them thought it was hilarious, the other half said "Who?". I work in a very PC environment and if anyone so much as looked sideways people would comment!

I do get comments occasionally from builders/men in vans - as Marsha says, along the lines of 'looking lovely darlin..'

I promise I do no combination of short skirts/low cut tops/red lippy!!

I think I actually posted on here when a builder passed (a polite) admiring comment as I walked past with no make-up on! Quite made my day...I had just been to the hairdresser and had big sunnies on though!

Oh yes, meant to say I'm not the type that gets wolf whistles. I have been yelled "oi posh spice" at a couple of times.
LOL at your neighbour BM. I had a screamer too(and yes, no kids!)

Happily Sorry for your friends too.

I like 'bad boys' I'm afraid. And I am most definitely a 'Man's woman'. Too many women in one room is my idea of a nightmare - sorry!

Ok, Wise and Avid ladies - I need your help. Dresses from Very arrived this PM. LOng black one heredidn't look as good as hoped so it is going back - the 12 was too big, however I think it is the overall cut that didn't work for me. My best point is tummy/waist so could do with something reasonably fitted there. Think it could be really flattering on someone apple shaped though. I think it has been pinned in in the photo!

Right, the second dress I ordered I think I really like. However there is no adults to help me decide! I am worried that I am suffering from 'must have a dress' fever and maybe have decided I like it because the other one was a let down. I have put 3 pics on my profile and would welcome thoughts - don't feel the need to be polite! With apologies in advance for the 'let is dry by itself' wild hair and knackered make-up free face.