Someone left a Crepe out in the rain

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Here we go, ready for the Autumn.....

Teenage party not going so well

I will be coming dressed as a crepe.

Great to hear that DD has finally flown, Strops, and I hope she has a fabulous time.

I will endeavour to be there for cocktails before dinner. I have no plans for tomorrow beyond getting out of bed, glamming up (to a point), and catching a train....I'm debating adding a mooch around the shops (are there shops in Islington?). It will be lovely to finally meet Monty and Hatty who I think are the only ones I haven't yet met.

DH was being a right moody arse this evening, so I shoved the dinner in the oven and left him to it while I took DS to our BFs' house - DS was invited for his mate's birthday, and I sat in their kitchen eating birthday cake and drinking tea until I had cooled down.

GGG - the 4. According to tfl.

The 4 is great!

CV - are there shops in Islington???.? Bloody loads of fantastic ones. Whistles, Jigsaw, Kew, Reiss, All Saints, all that, space NK, Khiels, etc etc, and loads of independent darling little boutiques. Not that I can buy anything. As noted on FB, I need cash. And fast. I am at the limit of my overdraft and credit cards, and can't even get cash out. I am earning £250 a month. DP is reluctant to help.

Are there any darling little charity shops in Islington?

For both of us, it would seem.....

Oh yes, BTM and Flora, re winging it - when I convened my granny gang in CV's neck o' the woods, I had skipped over the bit of the thread about her marvellous promotion, duh. So was unable to offer congratulations. I daresay such deep embarrassment will occur tomorrow too. Still, can always blame crepey brain cells, or lack of them.

Surprising number of people getting the train at silly o'clock on Saturday morning

Auriga at your lab - we had one when I was a child/teen and she was fab.
Wasn't Bristol, was it? DD had been thinking about going to that one, but I think she will just go and visit bf when he is settled in!

at all those asking about shopping in Islington! I may bump into you depending on what time I arrive

Cough is still bloody annoying - don't know how DH hasn't strangled me in the bed as I have coughed all night, every night for a week

Herbs why is dp reluctant to help?

Here lazy breakfast with DDad and not much else. Trying not to spend any money as a bit broke what with patios, washing machines, 50% rise in ds's bus pass etc......

Love the Labrador story. Would love one here but garden too small and not home enough.

BD, I am actually a Brummie . My parents moved to Oxfordshire when i was about 20 then onto Sussex so I haven't been back.

Am still knackered. Hoping an energising lady skip will revive me ....

BTM yes, Bristol. Good day. DD was hesitant at first, hanging back & saying 'I don't know what to ask'. Then she bumped into two people she knew from different places, which seemed to wake up her confidence & enthusiasm. DH informs me he did 26,000 steps in the day, which means I did a lot more. Slept very well

MC - :). BTW I'm not! I'm a Londoner :)

CV, meant to say, yes it is the same friend, how amazing that you remember. I will never forget his kindness and help when DH was critically ill. But I haven't taken his side over the split- just persuaded him to go to therapy for himself (which has taken months) and leave his DW alone (though he keeps trying to get round that in various ways, despite her solicitors' letters).

I had a couple of beers last night and therefore will not of course be drinking tonight Ho yes.

Flora, AP and attendant woes sound so wearing. And Herbs

Rudy, uni visits can wait - DD's bf only went to see 2 on offer-holder days - his firm and his insurance and he got his firm, so there is no rush!

And if you're not a great shopper, how come you have so many lovely clothes?!

I hoe you don't mind the intrusion - I am a long time reader who fits the demographic I think (51, 3 dds aged 17-21, full time job (which I don't have time for), aged Ps and a mil with Alzheimer's). I just wanted to ask Auriga re Bristol open day. Do took dd3 there yesterday and came back very unimpressed - everyone they met was unhelpful

Hit post too soon.....

was unhelpful and clueless and as a result Bristol is unlikely to make the UCAS form. Were they just unlucky?

Ps hope you all have a good party tonight

Hello, MrsWobble and welcome.

In case this helps, I took dd to a Bristol Open day a couple of years ago. I came away thinking a city uni is harder to people with beaming t-shirted helpful youth than a campus, but think that was more the layout than the individuals IYSWIM. I suspect you get all sorts everywhere....was your dd disheartened?

Thanks Lalsy. I think she was a bit disappointed. Fortunately it wasn't her first open day and the last one (Southampton) was the polar opposite so she definitely has at least one place she actively wants to go to. But I think she went to Bristol with high expectations and they massively undershot. And I was interested to know if that's because Bristol is so oversubscribed they don't need to make an effort. Anyway - it's their loss - dd3 will be a real asset to which ever uni is lucky enough to get her!

MrsW, I was wondering exactly that - "so oversubscribed they don't need to make an effort" (shades of some local sec schools!)
I think the offer-holder day must have been OK though as DD's bf made it his firm and is starting next weekend (and he doesn't fit their typical demographic at all!)

Welcome MrsW. dS2 went on an open day to Bristol and was disappointed. Very put off by the distance of the halls to the university and the general atmosphere. Having said p, that DBro did his post grad there (quite a while ago p, of course) and loved it. HTH

flora

rudy DS2 did tons of visits to open days. dS1 did virtually none. It didn't factor. They're not mandatory but they are very expensive...train fares etc. All in good time xx

herbs that people per hour website seemed to have loads of need for your type of skills. I read the entire list...me on the other hand could do nothing...and I mean nothing, on that list. .

I am making a vast batch of beef burgers to open freeze for a little gathering to bid DS2 farewell before he departs ....which has mushroomed into nearly 40 people. That coupled with the famous Rose tendency to over cater, means I'll be in for most of the day doing that, and making brownies. See yous lot later xxx

I suspect most universities make a big effort - dd has mates who loved B on open days, and who have thrown themselves into stuff including welcome days etc now they are there. dd's uni is very competitive for her subject and they put loads of effort into open days. I think sometimes it just doesn't work so well, sometimes the organisers get it wrong and some people are less helpful and bouncy than others but am not sure what that says about the (enormous) institution as a whole.....it is all a bit random IMO and dd didn't find open days that useful for rational decision-making, nor has ds so far (only been to two and that will probably be it - his view is most people will be having a good time at all the places he is considering and he doesn't want to miss a football match!).

But, it is great if you come away feeling positive and energised about somewhere and can imagine yourself there.