Crepes and Mulled Whine in your pants

[Auriga]

Somebody had to do it

I love those dressing gowns. My winter one is a felty fleece one, decorated with beads, bought in Knickerbox many years ago. It's all huge and snuggly. It also, sadly, looks like a dog's blanket. DP hates it. But until I find a suitable replacement – ie full-length, made of something other than towelling or slimey fleece – I shall keep it firmly wrapped about me.

I directed DP towards a silk one in the Toast sale (as birthday rapidly approaching), but not entirely sure he got it.

When you say 'directed', Herbs, do you mean 'forwarded the link with the suggestion "click on this"'? Which might work

I am indeed wearing sweater dress and boots. Also stopped in M&S to buy Warm Socks, which are bringing me a considerable amount of bliss. I should perhaps point out this is not merely age-related. I have always enjoyed what you might call an enthusiastic socks life.

< When you say 'directed', Herbs, do you mean 'forwarded the link with the suggestion "click on this"'? >

Exactly my procedure, MI. He claimed it crashed his computer. It was also £170, which may have crashed his wallet.

'Enthusiastic socks life'. Chortle. I have been getting much extremity-related joy from my thermal tights. And my fleece-lined ones. And have discovered that Uniqlo is doing a new range of 'urban fleece', which I may have to buy up.

urban fleece???

Mmm, I am a bit unconvinced by the Uniqlo fleeces. It was not so long ago when some of the senior S&B mavens informed me that the worst things I could be wearing were bootcut jeans, mum boots and a fleece. Being a suggestible person, I immediately stopped wearing all of these. The Uniqlo fleeces don't look much different from some of the fleeces I see on very non-urban persons round here. And some of their patterns make me eyes go funny. I've got a bit of an Emperor's New Clothes feeling about them.
Somewhat against my better judgement, I purchased one of their striped polo neck t-shirts recently. It has very 70s orange and brown stripes. I have worn it a number of times, but am still not really sure whether it is a good idea or not. However, I do have some lovely, lovely cords from there (supposed to be ankle-grazers but are normal length on me) that are just splendiferous in every way.

I have some Scandi proper wool socks and they are my bffs.

Stropps

DD1 has some faaaabulous new 200-denier tights, bought obviously from that well-known style emporium Sainsbury's (on Saturday when I was out being Cultured and they were nipping to PC World and nearby shoppes). Admittedly she needs them for school but I am combusting with envy.

Strips, tis true that you have to be v selective at uniqlo, and that a lot of the fleeces are frumptastic. But the new 'urban' ones looka little bit edgy.

Strips? I mean of course stropps. Good old autocorrect.

MI, 200denier? I didn't know they existed!

In S&B news, I have just received a new purchase for my friends 50th - this dress which I got for £45 with some discount codes!

Oh that is nice, BTM.

Wilbur hope the day went well!
I am trying to curtail purchases what with Christmas and Mexico (did. I mention I am going to Mexico ;-) ) and all that.... But have (after you lot going on about them) asked for boot slippers....

Lovely dress, BTM.

I fear the dog has something very nasty wrong with him and will probably require another operation. The total vet bill for this year must now be nearing £700. Poor little hound, he's not even that old, he's just unlucky. I shelled out £40 last week for what the vet said was probably an infected insect bite. I think she was wrong and it's a skin tumour (he's had about 6 ops for lumps and bumps already). Back to the surgery tomorrow.

Poor doggy, Stropps. And poor you and your bank balance.

I am very bored at work, but I think my boss is going to ask for me to be removed from this project. This will only be a short term fix though - they have massively over-recruited and there is really not enough work for everyone.

Oh dear Stropps

What are you doing to fill your day, MrsS?

I have been proof reading my Latvian friend's novel. I had to admit to her that I thought there probably wasn't much of a market in UK for a book about the run up to Latvia joining the EU. She took it quite well. (And she did ask.)

Like that dress, BTM.....

Just to let you know, I've made our willsthanks Crepeys!

BTW are we meant to have a pre-Christmas pissup genteel evening meeting for a small sherry or two? If not why not?

Did someone mention sherry? The very idea of sherry perks me up no end...

God I am not drinking at the moment and miss it desperately (enforced through long course of Flagyl). There is half a bottle of Chablis winking at me from the fridge door . So that would be a yes to the piss up. Or even a schooner of sherry or a port and lemon at the local.

I have just thought... the Mockingjay (from Hunger Games) and his cheery little whistle - all I can think of is Simon Bates "Our Tune."

Beachy, well done on the will front!
Chicken update: chook 3 has finally started laying. Woohoo! How are your new ladies doing?

Pre-Christmas drinks would be lovely - didn't BD have a date?
Are you still able to make it BD, with all that is going on? And what was the date?!

Pre-Christmas drinks a grand idea. As long as I can fit it in between buggering committee commitments. As well as becoming the chair of the local park friends' group, I've also got myself landed with organising all the games at the PTA's Christmas fair (I only went to the meeting to see what it's all about), and the publicity for our choir's Christmas concert. And working three days a week. And volunteering half a day a week. Error.

On the plus side, my mum's getting me a Woolovers Guernsey (as recommended by CV) for my birthday.

But the cat's been sick under the desk.