Crepes, Cats and Calamari

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Here you go.

BTM , sorry ds seems to have different ideas about what was said at the docs. Selective or interpretive hearing does seem to go hand in hand with the condition. I hope he comes to accept this is not the case.

Ps I meant mini Herbs would be good at travelling solo , given his special talents. I'm very woolly ATM, so please ignore me if I don't make sense.

Crem, you always talk good sense, you poor poor love. What can be done for your under-active thyroid or to compensate for it?

I can't wait till the Herblet starts travelling independently. I think he should start a blog documenting his public transport adventures for an audience of admiring crepeys to follow.

Happy Birthday CV and WAF.

MrsWobble, I would go for B, as long as it doesn't backfire and you get made out to be the oversensitive hormonal loony woman. (Been there, done that, got the tee shirt, bandana, maracas and tambourine.)

Oh I just LOVE Blamange, BTM!!

You keep me going round and round
Well that's alright with me
Up and down and up and down
And up the bl**dy tree
Oh That's alright with me, yeah
That's alright with me.

Apols for wrong- ish words, but it does seem to apply to most of us at some time.

Bat shit dog sitter did not sleep in the house. Well she didn't sleep in the bed that was made up for her. She moooched her way through our loft space (caught by decorator who wondered where the noise was coming from), and left the house only notionally locked up, no alarm set, and my elderly DDog very confused with no water in the kitchen.

So, not very exciting stuff, but alarming.

Tomorrow I am meeting up with previous sitter who recommended bat shit one. She had to step in and scoop up dogs for the week.

CV I can recommend the River Cottage restaurant in Winchester. Have had some good girly lunches there. Also french bistro type place down the side of Cornwall Pasty Company which overlooks cathedral. Also The Black Rat. Hmmm. It seems I've eaten out in Winchester rather a lot!

Cloud @ Blancmange. But @ batshit dogsitter. Glad the old one rescued the situation. And thank god for the decorator.
Reason #342 to not get a pet!

CV, hope you had a good night - how lovely to have a weekend away with your DH and no offspring.

So what shall we all do today?

Do I have the energy to rally everyone to do Something Together or shall we all just boddle around and do our own thing?

Dh appears to be taking a degree in 'asking stupid questions'

Actually a joint honours with 'Mishearing me and Getting the Hump'

Beachy, my DH has that degree already

Yesterday I got into an irrational middle class rage because he'd never heard of The Soil Association

My dh has gone to work for the morning - no stupid questions here - but no cup of coffee either... swings and roundabouts!

GGG, there's no chance of DH ever making me a cup of coffee - I'm lucky if he makes me a tea about once a week!

He sounds terrible, but he has just spent an hour and a half patiently helping DS with his maths!

I am suddenly sledgehammered with exhaustion. Must make it to BL.

I have taken DD2 for a hair cut, been shopping, taken her to Leake Street to take photos of the graffiti for her art project and am now home having tea. The cat is lovingly washing my hair. Early dinner tonight with my second cousins.

'Kinell, MrsS. I am still in my dressing gown. I have had a large veggie breakfast involving eggs, garlic tomatoes and hallumi, and am contemplating getting dressed while I swig my second espresso.

Stop bragging, MrsS and MI. I have the rage with DH, too, as I have been asking him all week if he wanted a cake for his birthday which is today, only to be told, no. What has he just asked me to do - bake a cake, that's what.

The dog sitter sounds totally useless, Cloud; thank goodness the old one came up trumps.

BTM, DH brings me a cup of tea in bed every morning - smug, moi?

I suppose I had better go and start baking ...

Morning all. I think I beat you all in 'uneventful morning' news. I'm still in my dressing gown, have had three cups of tea, two boiled eggs, and lots of games of Candy Crush. DS is excitedly going through all the leaflets left behind by the Cats Protection League.

We are awaiting The Call from current kittens' foster person, who is apparently two streets away from us. I am being strict with myself, and saying we won't get them unless they're lovely and friendly. Don't want aloof feral types.

A friend put the, ahem, cat among the pigeons last night by saying we should get a Maine Coon, as they are reliably friendly, gentle and playful. I've always wanted one of them, but a kitten is £700!

Herbs, DO NOT spend £700 on a kitten. And Maine Coons also eat VAST amounts, I think, too. The world is full of adorable free moggies. Though our poor old boot is getting less and less adorable...

Am on way to British Library, having slightly piqued DP who was "going to cook a nice lunch". I am so full of aforementioned breakfast that I am going to walk up from Blackfriars station in any case

Gosh herbs 700 squids....I'd rather go on holiday...

Well I haven't been lolling around. Up early, and have spent the morning at a new salon in the village which I have been meaning to try for ages. Excellent, it was...Elemis strawberry back cleanse and massage, scalp massage, facial and get this...with extraction. She got to milia that no other beautician has been able to excavate, and it didn't really hurt much at all. Then, a second scalp massage, and hand and arm massage whilst the face mask was on.

I guess that's lolling of a sort. I am getting my own tea, DH makes tea that tastes like piss. Anyway he's at home chauffeuring DD around, and doing the laundry. I am back for a shower and hair wash and have resolved to walk the harbour path and the prom, and have booked myself a late table for lunch on the seafront. Beachy if the buggers won't do anything with you, I can easily make it a table for 2

Rose, that sounds fab

MrsS, I am that you can get your DD2 out of bed that early. Though TBF, mine was up for work, leaving the house at 8.30 which is the time she should be there - lucky we are only 5 mins away.

My cat is a rescue Maine Coon. He is stupid and more needy than friendly. I love him to bits but the neediness can get wearing. I am his Special Human and he has to touch me all the time. He is currently asleep next to me with his paw on my leg.

This is him

BTM - I've seen Big County too and I love TOTP 1983. My husband is also very dedicated to Africa by Toto but also Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez (I forgive him this on account of his Frenchness).

Herbs - agree with MI - there are lots of needy waifs and strays you could have.

I would ( and may) pay that for a
Doggie but not a puss. Although Ive been sorely tempted by a Birman kitten at £550. Dh nearly had a fit.

Well done to all early risers. Mrs S
I am in work dont shout at me asy anything. There is noone here and I am sneaking in to get my training records for an application.
Place is a tip. All the bad old feelings are alerted. Geugh.

Dh is taking me out for Valentines dinner tonight, if I can stay awake.

I also like Africa by Toto, in fact I think we might have it around somewhere.

Rose, your day sounds delightful (I am ironing, including the outer shower curtain which is vast, so I am having a break). You asked how I was; thank you. Making slow progress, tbh, and trying desperately not to keep on taking the painkillers. Like Crem, I have hypothyroidism and I am due my yearly check next month, I am feeling perpetually tired and anyhow which I had put down to the operation, but perhaps not. Enjoy your tea.

Hatty, you mentioned me coming to the MU in March; for one thing it is my birthday weekend, and I secondly I just don't get down to London these days at all. If I did come down sometime it would likely be a flying, down first thing, back on a teatime train. Now the Midlands or the North and I might manage it.

DH is out with DD and DGS1 trying to find him a suitable Frog bike and then later on the whole family are going to the Italian for DH's birthday.

Cross post, Crem. Step away from the office. What dose of thyroxine are you on now? I reckon it took me a week to start feeling better, so keeping my fingers crossed for you. Enjoy your romantic dinner.